“Najibullah Zazi and his two co-defendants wanted to inflict maximum casualties around the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.” An update on this story. “Source: Terror plot targeted Times Square, Grand Central stations,” by Susan Candiotti for CNN, April 12: New York (CNN) — The three men accused of plotting to bomb the New […]
Archives for April 2010
Yemen on al-Awlaki: No, really, they’re working on it, but…
… they’re just waiting on the U.S. for the intel. An update on this story, in which Yemen previously claimed al-Awlaki is “just” a preacher. “Yemen says seeks cleric, yet to get U.S. intelligence,” from Reuters, April 11: DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen said on Sunday it is trying to detain a Muslim cleric wanted dead […]
Blasphemy laws not enough, Pakistan also using alcohol laws to persecute Christians
One of the many defects inherent in Sharia, aside from those enshrined in the letter of the law, is how readily it lends itself to further exploitation and abuse, particularly of those already marginalized under its sway. Here is another demonstration of that. “False Charges Filed against 47 Christians in Pakistan,” from Compass Direct News, […]
Dhimmi reporter, unsavory Islamic group seek slick Muslim to deceive Americans about Islam
MPAC unsavory? See here. I’ve got a better idea for Mary Sanchez and MPAC: if they really want to “unravel” Americans’ “misperceptions” of Islam, here is an easy way they can do it without going to all the time, trouble and expense of finding and hiring a slick PR man: 1. Focus their indignation on […]
Watson: Play For Keeps
Play For Keeps by D.C. Watson The terrorist attacks against the United States on 9/11/2001 must be a big joke to them. Maybe they had a good laugh when a Muslim terrorist tried to set off his plastic explosives-laden panties on a Christmas Day 2009 flight over Detroit. Two recent incidents, both perpetrated by those […]
Gorin: More Details on the Georgia-Hosted Jihadi Conference Emerge
More Details on the Georgia-Hosted Jihadi Conference Emerge by Julia Gorin An analysis published Monday by Defense & Foreign Affairs offers some corroboration for the Georgia-hosted, U.S.-approved jihadi confab in December, the mention of which seemed to upset some readers. Here are the relevant excerpts from the 16-page analysis, which is subscription-only and therefore not […]
U.S. jihad suspects in Pakistan now claim police fabricated evidence
They first said they had no regrets about plotting jihad against U.S. forces. Then they claimed they weren’t terrorists, but merely jihadists, and that the latter should be quite alright. Then they claimed to have just been joking. Then they claimed to have been tortured. Next excuse: Ready… set… “American jihadi suspects ‘set up’ by […]
Breaking news: the Muslims saved civilization!
News item: “Scholar of Islamic thought to speak,” from the Ithaca Journal, April 11: The second Arts and Sciences Humanities Lecture, “How the Muslims Saved Civilization: the Reception of Greek Learning in Arabic,” will be given by distinguished scholar of Islamic thought Peter Adamson, professor of ancient and medieval philosophy, King’s College London. The lecture […]
Iranian Supremo embarks on comedy career, claims that Obama threatened Iran with nukes
The Don Rickles of Tehran You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll be incinerated in a nuclear holocaust. “Iran says new US policy a nuclear threat,” by Ali Akbar Dareini for Associated Press, April 11 (thanks to Maxwell): TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s supreme leader said Sunday that President Barack Obama has “implicitly threatened” his country with nuclear […]
New York: Muslim suing hotel for not hiring him as security guard because of his beard
Once again, the assumption is that non-Muslim customs and practices (and laws) must bend to Muslim customs, practices and laws — this is certainly true in Muslim countries, but all too many Muslims assert the same thing in non-Muslim countries as well. “Muslim’s ‘shave’ bias suit,” by Stefanie Cohen for the New York Post, April […]