“U.S. counterterrorism officials say [Jamaat ud-Dawa’s] status as a legal organization in Pakistan makes it difficult to oppose. It has thousands of loyal supporters and close ties to a government that has done little to rein it in.” Tiny Minority of Extremists Alert. “Extremist group’s offshoot seen as threat in Pakistan,” by Josh Meyer for […]
Archives for 2007
Saudis arrest 28 al-Qaeda jihadists
Arrests like this demonstrate how Muslims do themselves a disservice when they ignore or refuse to discuss the issue of jihad in Islamic texts and teachings: Even they are not immune to becoming targets of it. And insisting only the proper authorities can call for jihad affords no protection when there is violent disagreement over […]
Muslim street peddlers block Christian stores outside Manger Square
“Several local Christians, speaking on condition of anonymity, charged the Muslim vendors set up their stations without required permits after paying what were described as ‘special commissions’ to the Palestinian Authority security forces.” “Muslims hijack Jesus’ birthplace,” by Aaron Klein for World Net Daily: BETHLEHEM — Muslim street peddlers here bombarded tourists with discounted souvenirs […]
Fitzgerald: Hitchens and Said
Christopher Hitchens likes to think of himself as a brave iconoclast, speaking-truth-to-power and all that I’m-George-Orwell-of-this-age-and-I-take-no-prisoners sort of thing. I’ve mocked him before at this site, many times, quand il fait son petit Orwell. But the longest whack at him, with Hitchens providing the evidence against himself, is the piece “Hitchens and Said.” It appeared […]
Fitzgerald: The leader Israel needs and deserves
“The Israelis now living in the territories of the future Palestinian state should return to living within the borders of the state of Israel. No Jew in the world, now or in the future, as a result of this document, will have the right to return, to live, or to demand to live in Hebron, […]
Palestinian TV uses sex to sell shahada
After not showing it for a year, Palestinian Authority TV has resumed regular broadcasts of the video above, showing a young woman being cruelly shot down by wicked Zionist soldiers, being transformed into a heavenly maiden in the company of other equally beautiful young women, and ultimately greeting a new shahid after he, too, is […]
Spencer: Somalia: The Rise and Fall of an Islamist Regime
My article, “Somalia: The Rise and Fall of an Islamist Regime” in the September 2007 edition of the Journal of International Security Affairs, is now online here. And soon, from the looks of things, it may be time for a sequel: “Somalia: The Rise and Fall and Second Coming of an Islamist Regime.”
Free Mark Steyn!
Defend Canadian freedom of speech. Background: my article “Stand By Steyn,” from Human Events.
Pakistan’s Christians prepare for Christmas amid threats and discrimination
We have posted several stories here over the years of Christians in Pakistan being victimized by that country’s blasphemy laws. Here is some general background on the situation of Christians there. “Pakistan: Minority Christians prepare to celebrate Christmas,” by Syed Saleem Shahzad for AKI (thanks to Insubria): Karachi, 21 Dec. (AKI) – (by Syed Saleem […]
Fatah anniversary map shows all of Israel as “Palestine”
The other “roadmap” “The poster, which has been endorsed by the Fatah leadership, has already been posted on a number of Fatah-affiliated Web sites.” A rare moment of truth in advertising in the “land for peace” scheme. “In Fatah map all of Israel is Palestine,” by Khaled Abu Toameh for the Jerusalem Post: Fatah is […]