Archives for 2008

No virgins for you, fellas. “IED kills three insurgents in Oruzgan,” from Centcom, December 16 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): KABUL, Afghanistan – Three insurgents attempted to plant an IED in Deh Rawod district, Oruzgan province, approximately 200 km southwest of Kabul, along a well traveled road when it detonated, killing two of the insurgents. Local […]

They said it. If I had done so, it would be “Islamophobic.” As it is, it’s multicultural, and everybody knows multiculturalism is da bomb. “Concept of Gender Equality Against Islamic Principles: Panel,” from PTI, December 16 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): ISLAMABAD, DEC 16 (PTI) Challenging the concept of gender equality, an influential religious panel in […]

One of the heroes of our age When Colin Powell endorsed Obama in October, he went out of his way to criticize those who were troubled by the idea of a Muslim President. Hugh Fitzgerald explained what was wrong with Powell’s analysis in his article “Colin Powell and Jihad: A dereliction of duty.” And now […]

Kurt Westergaard, the creator of the most notorious cartoon of Muhammad, the one with the bomb in his turban that can be found in the sidebar at left, has drawn this Christmas card for The Free Press Society. It says: “(Self)censorship only makes the truth more convincing.” Ytringsfrihed = Freedom of speech.

Fjordman’s “A History of Optics,” the first part of which was published here, continues over at Atlas Shrugs.

“This lawsuit is as much about protecting constitutional principles as it is about protecting our national security and preventing another 9/11 — whether it be overt through flying planes into buildings or covert through appropriating taxpayer money to fund an Islamic cultural jihad.” David Yerushalmi and and the Thomas More Law Center are on the […]

A small attempt to bring sanity and justice to this incident, amid monstrous injustices still unaddressed. “Pakistan: Dowry Demanded From Captor Of Christian Girl,” from Compass Direct, December 16 (thanks to James): ISTANBUL, December 16 (Compass Direct News) — After a judge yesterday placed new financial and social pressure on the captors of a Pakistani […]

“However, unless Pakistan takes action against those terrorists who are operating from its soil and against India, and also against all those who are behind the Mumbai terrorist attacks, things will not be normal.” Indeed not. Update on this story. “India ‘not planning to attack Pakistan,’” from Agence France-Presse, December 16 (thanks to JE): INDIA’S […]

Jihadists or their Leftist allies. “Explosives Found, Defused in Paris Department Store,” from FoxNews, December 16 (thanks to all who sent this in): PARIS “” French police neutralized five sticks of explosives discovered in the restrooms of a prestigious department store in Paris on Tuesday following a warning from a group demanding the withdrawal of […]

So say U.S. officials. “US: India prepared for Pakistan attack, say Pentagon officials,” from AKI, December 15 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Washington, 15 Dec. (AKI) – India began preparations to attack Pakistan in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks, Pentagon officials told US media on Monday. Unnamed defence officials cited by CNN said the Indian […]