How did a Misunderstander of Islam gain such a position? And meanwhile, Yemen seizes the opportunity to beg for handouts. “‘Hundreds of al-Qaeda militants planning attacks from Yemen,’” by Joanna Sugden for the Times Online, December 29: Hundreds of al-Qaeda militants are planning terror attacks from Yemen, the country’s Foreign Minister said today. Abu Bakr […]
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Afghan soldier kills American soldier, wounds two Italians
This should surprise no one, although it cannot be explained by the conventional and dominant analysis. In that view, the hearts and minds of Afghan soldiers would be won, and they would not turn on their allies. No one in Washington is examining the jihad doctrine that would actually make this incident immediately understandable. “Afghanistan: […]
Flight 253 jihadist “was a devoted Muslim who took his religion seriously”
This WaPo weeper tries to paint the Flight 253 jihadist as a poor, lonely boy, but what comes through loud and clear is that he was a very serious and devout Muslim. How is it that someone so committed to Islam could have misunderstood Islam so thoroughly as to think he had a religious duty […]
Modern, moderate Morocco expels five Christian evangelists
Moral equivalence alert: when was the last time a Muslim preacher was expelled from a Western country for proselytizing? “Morocco: Five Foreign Evangelists Expelled,” from ANSAmed, December 29 (thanks to Insubria): (ANSAmed) – RABAT, DECEMBER 29 – Five Evangelist foreigners (two South Africans, two Swiss and one Guatemalan) have been expelled from Morocco accused of […]
Spencer: Flight 253: The Failure of Counterterrorism
In the lead story in Human Events today, I discuss the abject failure of our national approach to counterterror: The chief lesson of the attempted jihad attack on Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day is that our entire anti-terror strategy is a huge and abject failure. Of course, Homeland Security Secretary Janet […]
Nigeria: 30 dead in clashes between jihadists, gov’t troops
But no, Islamic “radicalization” couldn’t happen within Nigeria. “Religious mayhem claims 30 in Bauchi,” by Ali Garba for the Guardian (Nigeria), December 28: No fewer than 30 persons, including four soldiers from the 33 Field Artillery Brigade, Bauchi, may have been killed in a fresh clash between members of an Islamic sect called kala-kato and […]
Karachi: Sunni-Shi’ite violence erupts following attack on Ashura procession
Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad Update. “Pakistan: Riots erupt in Karachi after deadly bomb attack,” from AdnKronos International, December 28: Karachi, 28 Dec. (AKI) – By Syed Saleem Shahzad – Riots erupted in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Monday when a suicide attack killed at least 20 people and injured another 60 during a Shia Muslim […]
Two Al-Qaeda top dogs behind Flight 253 jihad plot were released from Gitmo
Gitmo recidivism comes back to bite us directly. “Two al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S.: Former Guantanamo Prisoners Believed Behind Northwest Airlines Bomb Plot; Sent to Saudi Arabia in 2007,” by Brian Ross, Anna Schecter and Joseph Rhee for ABC News, December 28 (thanks to Awake): Two of […]
Flight 253 jihadist’s hometown: he learned about that jihad stuff somewhere else
Here’s a twist on the Poverty Causes Terrorism myth: “We the children of the masses in this country, we don’t know anything about terrorism because our parents are poor.” In other words, this guy believes you have to be rich to become an Islamic jihadist. “Nigeria bomber’s home town blames foreign schooling,” from Reuters, December […]
Obama ignores Flight 253 jihadist’s ties to Al-Qaeda and Fort Hood imam, calls him “isolated extremist”
“Transcript of Obama remarks on airline security and terror watch lists,” from the Washington Post, December 28 (thanks to Christopher): […] A full investigation has been launched into this attempted act of terrorism, and we will not rest until we find all who were involved and hold them accountable. […] …while steadfastly ignoring the beliefs […]