Philippines Jihad Update: Note the casualty numbers — these are not the smaller, more routine skirmishes with jihadists. “Philippines: Troops clash with Islamist militants in south,” from Adnkronos International, December 8: Zamboanga, 8 Dec. (AKI) – Security forces were fighting Islamist militants on two fronts in the southern Philippines on Monday, after 24 soldiers were […]
Archives for 2008
“The fury of the new enemies of Islam is similar to the older rage of anti-Semites against the Jews”
No it isn’t. The Jews didn’t attack the United States in the name of their religion. They didn’t carry out terror attacks all over the world and justify them with reference to their religious texts. They didn’t announce their intention to take over Europe and the United States. “‘Islamophobia’ or ‘Truthophobia’?,” by Matthias Küntzel in […]
Pakistani security forces raid jihadist compound, arrest “Mumbai mastermind”
The first attempt to respond to mounting pressure from India and the U.S. “‘Mumbai mastermind’ arrested in Pakistan,” by Zahid Hussain in the Times Online, December 8 (thanks to Alexandre): Pakistani security forces have raided a suspected training camp used by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group blamed for last month’s attack on Mumbai, and arrested […]
Mumbai jihadist is indeed Pakistani: “You’re being given misinformation”
In this story we saw a resident of Farid Kot in Pakistan say that rumors that the Mumbai jihadist Kasab was from there were “absolutely wrong, we don’t know Mohammed Ajmal Kasab and no person having such name lives here.” AP also reported that “Mayor Ghulam Mustafa said police and investigators from Pakistan’s spy agencies […]
Obama to offer “carrots and sticks” to Iran
But probably mostly carrots. “Obama vows tough diplomacy with Iran,” from AFP, December 7 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): WASHINGTON (AFP) — US president-elect Barack Obama vowed “tough but direct diplomacy” with Iran, offering incentives along with the threat of tougher sanctions to disarm the Islamic republic’s nuclear drive. “We need to ratchet up tough but […]
Pipes: “Westerners welcome harems”
And the best Western politicians can do for those Westerners who frown upon Muslim polygamy is to tell them “find a way to live with it” — you know, be more “open-minded,” “tolerant,” “multi-cultural.” “Westerners welcome harems,” by Daniel Pipes for the Washington Times, December 7 : A Scottish judge recently bent the law to […]
Somali female hijacker: I should have killed the pilot, but I’m three months pregnant
Waging jihad for two She should have waited until the second trimester to hijack this plane. That’s when, I’m told, pregnant women feel most vigorous. But in the first three months, that ol’ morning sickness can really slow a pregnant hijacker down. An update on this story from last February. “Hijack accused: ‘I should have […]
Somalis leaving Denmark to wage jihad in Somalia
More on the migrating Somalis. “Denmark: Somalis leaving to fight in Somalia,” from Islam in Europe, December 6 : More and more Somalis with a residence permit in Denmark are going to back their former homeland to get military training and religious school at the al-Qaeda related terror group al-Shabab. This has gotten the Danish […]
Steyn: Jews get killed, but Muslims feel vulnerable
Mark Steyn for President! What’s that? He wasn’t born in the U.S.? Mark Steyn for Pope, then. What’s that? He’s not a Catholic? All right: just put him in charge of all the major television networks. Shortly after the London Tube bombings in 2005, a reader of Tim Blair, The Sydney Daily Telegraph’s columnist wag, […]
Ten Questions for the Muslim Next Door
While purporting to clear away “misconceptions” about Islam, Sumbul Ali-Karamali adds some more. Reform or deception? You be the judge. “Ten Questions for the Muslim Next Door,” by Kamala at Revuse, December 5: The November/December 2008 issue of Stanford University’s alumni magazine features a story about Stanford grad and author Sumbul Ali-Karamali. She has just […]