Emboldened by Western weakness. “US Navy warns al-Qaida threatens ships off Yemen,” from AP, March 23 (thanks to John): CAIRO – The U.S. Navy is warning of possible al-Qaida attacks against ships off the coast of Yemen, where an offshoot of the terrorist network has established a significant base of operations over the past year…. […]
Archives for March 2010
Al-Qaeda in Iraq top dog says the jihad will go on
Not giving up. “Al-Qaida leader in Iraq calls for continued jihad,” from AP, March 23: CAIRO — The self-described leader of an al-Qaida front group has called for continued jihad against Iraq’s American “occupiers” after the March 7 election that he claims was boycotted by most Sunni Arabs. In a 24-minute audio tape posted Tuesday […]
Saudi writer faces blasphemy charges for calling a hadith “barbaric”
Unfortunately, there’s no word from this report or from Arab News, cited below, about which hadith is at issue, or which collection (Bukhari, Muslim, etc.). Or course, there are plenty to choose from, whether it be the ones about Aisha’s age at marriage, the murder of K’ab bin Ashraf, or the one where Aisha says, […]
US mulling nuke deal with Pakistan to overcome “trust deficit”
Shouldn’t Pakistan be working to show the U.S. that it is trustworthy, and not the other way around? “US says it is open to nuke deal with Pakistan,” by Chidanand Rajghatta for the Times of India, March 22: WASHINGTON: Amid reports of massive 16-20 hour power outages across Pakistan causing public unrest, the Barack Obama […]
Pakistani Christian dies after being burned alive by police for refusing to convert to Islam
The silence from Pakistani authorities is deafening. An update on this story. “Punjab: Christian burned alive dies, Christian community calls for justice,” by Fareed Khan for Asia News, March 23: Islamabad (AsiaNews) – Arshed Masih died last night in hospital from the serious injuries – burns covering 80% of his body – which the 38 […]
Pakistan: Muslims murder Christian with axe after he refuses to convert to Islam
Now wait a minute. Isn’t there “no compulsion in religion” (Qur’an 2:256)? Sure. But as far as the Muslim murderers of Rasheed Masih and others like them are concerned, they are merely helping him along to make his free decision to convert to Islam. In general, a system that mandates the institutionalized discrimination of dhimmitude […]
Tarek Fatah, call your office: Muslim leaders in Yemen say those who support ban on child marriage are apostates
Now wait a minute. The exemplary Moderate Muslim Tarek Fatah just grew monumentally indignant when Wafa Sultan dared to point out that (as is recorded in the earliest, most reliable Islamic sources) Muhammad was 54 when he consummated his marriage with the nine-year-old Aisha. Fatah assured us greasy Islamophobes that Aisha was actually fourteen or […]
“Nuclear terror risk to Britain from al-Qaeda”: How’s that student visa system working?
What does one of these things have to do with the other? After the failed Christmas attack on Northwest Flight 253, it was revealed that, in the U.K., they “now issue 370,000 student visas a year – almost the entire population of Bristol or Manchester – yet hardly any of the applicants ever see hide […]
Jihadists try to enter Israel from Gaza, firefight lasts several hours
But it’s the Israelis who must show that they want peace, according to the post-American President. “Mideast; Israel, Firefight On Gaza Border,” from ANSAmed, March 22 (thanks to Insubria): (ANSAmed) – JERUSALEM, MARCH 22 – A firefight lasting several hours took place today on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip following an apparent […]
Obama continues to strong-arm Israel: Clinton says Israel must make “difficult but necessary choices”
Still no call from the post-American presidency to the Palestinians to cut out the genocidal and absolutist jihad rhetoric. “Mideast: Clinton, Israel Must Make Difficult Choices For Peace,” from ANSAmed, March 22 (thanks to Insubria): (ANSAmed) – WASHINGTON, MARCH 22 – US State Secretary Hillary Clinton believes that Israel must make “difficult but necessary choices” […]