Pakistan’s efforts to wrest its frontier provinces from jihadist control may be compared to a child who is trying to get out of cleaning his or her room by doing as half-hearted a job as possible: Put a few things away; how about now? No? Straighten up a few more things; now? No? And the […]
Archives for May 2010
“Hey, wanna be part of the group that goes up to Parliament, man, cut off some heads?”
Misunderstander of Islam in Toronto pleads guilty to plotting mass murder for his god. “Toronto 18 ringleader pleads guilty in terror trial,” by Isabel Teotonio for the Toronto Star, May 10 (thanks to Sr. Soph): In a surprise about-turn, Fahim Ahmad, the ringleader of the so-called Toronto 18 has pleaded guilty. The reversal of his […]
Geller: American Academy of Pediatrics and the New York Times sanction FGM
After all, it’s multicultural. In “Sanctioning Barbarity: American Academy of Pediatrics and the New York Times,” at Big Government today, Pamela Geller comments on this story: In what can only be construed as a complete loss of any semblance of goodness and morality in the name of multicultural poison, the most advanced civilization on the […]
Vienna Forum 2010
Over the last four days I’ve been attending the Vienna Forum in Austria, sponsored by the Hudson Institute and the Educational Initiative for Central and Eastern Europe. The Forum topic this year was “The Future of Europe and the Challenge of Islam.” I spoke on Saturday on a panel, “Historical Background and Thorny Issues,” with […]
U.K.: Jihadist who called for assassination of prime ministers and “huge attacks on centres and places of benefit to the crusaders” pleads guilty
An update on Ishaq Kanmi, whose “loyalty to his form of Islam exceeds his loyalty to this country.” “‘Al-Qaeda in Britain’ leader who threatened Gordon Brown and Tony Blair pleads guilty,” by Duncan Gardham for the Telegraph, May 10: Ishaq Kanmi, 23, from Blackburn, Lancashire, posted messages on a well-known extremist website announcing the formation […]
Iraq: Series of bombings kills at least 99
The intrepid mujahedin, bringing holy, divinely-outsourced wrath upon crowds at a textile mill, and again on the people who came to help after the first two bombs. Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad Update. “At least 99 killed in attacks across Iraq,” by Saad Abdul-Kadir for the Associated Press, May 10: BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber blew himself up […]
Israel: Muslim member of Knesset calls for caliphate
He even argues that “‘it is in the Jews’ interest, since their golden era was under this caliphate.” Right. Never mind the thousands of years of Jewish history before that. Never mind the technological advancement and prosperity achieved by the modern state of Israel. And besides, Maimonides would beg to differ, as he described: “… […]
Montreal: Muslim on welfare for 2 decades linked to prominent jihadists
So much for a return on investment. Or gratitude. That’s generally the problem with jizya. “Canadian on welfare linked to prominent terrorists: Documents,” by Andrew McIntosh for QMI, May 10 (thanks to Paul): MONTREAL – A Montreal man has collected Quebec government welfare cheques for almost 20 years, even as he criss-crossed Europe to meet […]
Another German jihadist killed in Pakistan
Hoping, no doubt, for the promised, endless Oktoberfest-on-steroids in the sky. “German Officials Believe Berlin Islamist Killed in Pakistan,” from Spiegel, May 10 (thanks to Twostellas): Security authorities in Germany believe that another member of a group of German Islamist insurgents in Pakistan has been killed. Officials wonder whether the deaths will be a deterrent […]
Insanity: American Academy of Pediatrics “moderates” view on female genital mutilation
This decision — to approve of the idea of a “ritualized nick” on a girl’s genitalia — is as pointless as it is dangerous. For those who insist on following prescribed degrees of mutilation, which are primarily enforced in Muslim countries, a token gesture will not be enough to keep them from traveling overseas or […]