He had fought with his wife because she would not become a Muslim and wear Muslim garb. “Suspect held in slayings of wife, baby son, two young nieces: 2 other family members are hospitalized, one on life support,” by Kristen Schorsch, Annie Sweeney and Cynthia Dizikes for the Chicago Tribune, April 14 (thanks to all […]
Archives for April 2010
Spencer: Separating Islam From Terrorism
In FrontPage this morning I discuss the new policy on Islamic terrorism, same as the old policy on Islamic terrorism: Barack Obama has removed all mention of Islam from the National Security Strategy document, which during the Bush Administration said: “The struggle against militant Islamic radicalism is the great ideological conflict of the early years […]
Fjordman: The European Union and “Beautiful” Minarets
The European Union and “Beautiful” Minarets by Fjordman Inspired by Bat Ye’or’s groundbreaking work Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis, I wrote my own book Defeating Eurabia in 2008. My conclusion back then, which still stands today, was that the European Union constitutes a threat to the entire European continent and needs to be dismantled: “The EU […]
Fitzgerald: Et In Acadia Ego Or, In Quebec, Not Minding, and Then Minding, Your Ps and Qs
Some years ago those in the Province of Quebec, wanting to in part allay the fears that many in Quebec (and not only members of the Parti Québecois) had about the survival of French in an Anglophone sea, and wanting to ensure more immigrants who spoke French and would continue to speak it, decided to […]
Yemen: 2nd child bride hospitalized with genital injuries
The legacy of Muhammad’s marriage to Aisha. “Yemeni Bride, 11, Hospitalized with Genital Injuries,” by Lara Setrakian for ABC News, April 14 (thanks to George): An 11-year-old Yemeni girl who was was married to a man in country’s Hajja province was hospitalized today with genital injuries, said a human rights group in Sanaa. It was […]
Report: Syria gives Scud missiles to Hizballah
It’s an opportune time to ask: what other country in the world would be expected to tolerate a massive arms buildup by a jihadist pseudo-state on its border, as Israel has faced from Hizballah? “Israeli officials say Syria gives Hezbollah Scuds,” by Mark Lavie for the Associated Press, April 14: JERUSALEM – Israeli defense officials […]
UK KFC goes halal, grateful Muslims threaten boycott
KFC gets a taste of Islamic supremacist gratitude. But this is not surprising: dhimmitude breeds contempt. “U.K. KFC Faces Boycott Threat From Muslims Over Halal Trial,” from FoxNews, April 14 (thanks to Twostellas): Fingers were not lickin’ good for KFC in their bid to sell fried chicken to Islamic customers in Britain. The fast food […]
“The presence of Palestinian civilians in the area adjacent to the security fence in Gaza is used by terrorist organizations as cover for their activities”
More evidence of the Gaza jihadists’ use of civilians as human shields. They want civilians to be killed, so that they can use their deaths to bring down more international opprobrium upon Israel. “Killed Palestinians were heavily armed,” from JTA, April 14: JERUSALEM (JTA) – Four Palestinians believed to be planting explosives along the security […]
Fourth jihadist in New York subway bomb plot arrested in Pakistan
They hoped to “ensure the maximum carnage when they blew themselves up.” For the sake of Allah. “‘New York subway plotter arrested in Pakistan,’” from AFP, April 13 (thanks to Block Ness): NEW YORK: A fourth suspect in a foiled plot to attack New York subways by self-confessed Al-Qaeda agent Najibullah Zazi has been arrested […]
Obama tries to eradicate Islamic jihad — not from America, but from America’s mindset
The Obama administration has just announced its intent to ban all words that allude to Islam from important national security documents. Put differently, the Obama administration has just announced its intent to ban all knowledge and context necessary to confront and defeat radical Islam (news much welcomed by Islamist organizations like CAIR). While this move […]