He advocated the overthrow of the Tunisian government in favor of an Islamic state. The report below mentions that British security services did not regard him as a threat when Tunisia requested his extradition in 1997. Surely, they’ll want to revisit that assessment. In the meantime, are they studying what he tells them in the […]
Archives for 2008
British PM: Pakistani jihadists plotting over 20 attacks against Britain
More on this story. “Terrorists in Pakistan planning over 20 attacks on Britain, says Gordon Brown,” by James Kirkup for the Telegraph, December 14: The Prime Minister named Pakistan as a haven for terrorists planning attacks in Britain, revealing that around three quarters of the most advanced plots monitored by MI5 are have Pakistani links. […]
Hamas: No extension on “truce” with Israel
They must be done re-arming, as was the case with other nominal “cease-fires.” “Hamas leaders say will not extend Gaza truce,” from Reuters, December 15: GAZA– Hamas leaders said on Sunday they did not expect to extend a six-month ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip when it expires this week, although it remained unclear […]
Bangladesh: Captive doctor in forced marriage case set free
A success for Britain’s Forced Marriage Act, in an update on this story. “‘Forced marriage’ Bangladeshi doctor set free,” from Agence France-Presse, December 15 (thanks to JE): A Bangladeshi doctor whose parents held her captive for four months in Dhaka says she wants to get on with her life after a court ruled she be […]
Are slave-girls in Islam equivalent to animals?
Many are now aware that the Koran””that is, Allah’s word””permits, not just polygamy, but forced concubinage (sex with captive women), according to Koran 4:3: “Marry such women as seem good to you, two and three and four; but if you fear that you will not do justice, then only one, or what your right hands […]
British PM: 75% of U.K.’s “most serious terrorism cases” have connections to Pakistan
More on this story, and on Pakistan’s #1 export. “Brown: Pakistan linked to most UK terror plots,” from CNN: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — Britain’s prime minister Sunday asked India and Pakistan to allow UK police to interview Mumbai siege suspects as he revealed the extent of Pakistan-based extremists’ involvement in terrorism in his country. Gordon […]
Yemen: Muslim suspected of killing Jewish villager confesses, says it was way to get “close to God”
The motive for murder, in an update on this story. Where might he have gotten that sort of idea? The USC-MSA would prefer you didn’t know. “Yemeni Rabbi in Riydah: Jewish community still threatened,” from the Associated Press, December 14 (thanks to Eleutheria ´H Thanatos): A Yemeni rabbi on Sunday said Muslim extremists in the […]
Taliban grooms children for suicide attacks
Feel the love. More on this story. “Taliban’s 12 Child Bombers — ‘Chain of Terror’ That Brought Child Killers,” by James Murray for the Daily Express, December 14 (thanks to Alan): TWELVE more children are being groomed to carry out suicide attacks against British forces in an escalation of the Taliban’s new dirty war. As […]
Fitzgerald: The jihad against Israel
The war against Israel waged by Muslim Arabs and other Muslims who follow the Arab lead is merely a classic Jihad. After the Six-Day War, the Arabs made every effort, because they realized that a military “solution” was not at hand, to repackage their opposition to Israel. They would use the fact of Israel’s victory […]
Fitzgerald: What Israel’s elites should have done
Israel consists of several countries. One of those countries is the one in which an Olmert can compare the justified fury of Jewish villagers in Kiryat Arba who have been goaded by the local Arabs beyond endurance to a “pogrom.” In that country, Ha’aretz columnists, aided by Israelis who control the radio and television, can […]