Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts

Archives for June 2010

Turkey: “Insanity” defense of man accused in bishop’s murder questioned

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It turns out we’re not the only ones noticing an interesting pattern here. “Mgr. Padovese’s driver charged with murder. Doubts about his ‘insanity’,” by Geries Othman for Asia News, June 4: Iskanderun (AsiaNews) – The driver of Mgr. Luigi Padovese, killed yesterday in front of his house in Iskanderun has been formally charged with murder […]

EU, US pledge to ignore the motives and goals of the jihadists while fighting terrorism

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The EU and the US have completely bought in to the idea that it somehow “insults” or “defames” Islam to speak accurately about what motivates the jihadists, what they believe, and what they hope to accomplish — because to do so inevitably leads one into Islamic theology. They are thus pledging not to understand their […]

Saudi scholars “misunderstand” Islam, saying “Dialogue and negotiations only increases violence by the Jews. The only way to save our nation from attacks and humiliation is to return to the way of Allah”

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Whence the obsession with “humiliation?” Perhaps it’s because they’re all too good at humiliating themselves already. “Saudi Arabia: Scholars call for ‘jihad’ over Israeli raid,” from AdnKronos International, June 3: Riyadh, 3 June (AKI) – Leading Muslim scholars and religious leaders in Saudi Arabia have called for jihad against Israel after the deadly raid on […]

Catholic bishop stabbed to death in Turkey

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As is strikingly common in connection with stories like this, (cf. Naveed Haq, or this case in Yemen, and even Nidal Hasan), the attacker has been found to have “psychological problems.” Fixating on mental illness as a possible cause for the attack allows the media to ignore any and all others — especially anything involving […]

Yemen investigating more foreign nationals for links to al-Qaeda

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Given Yemen’s track record, there is always some question of how hard authorities are really trying to combat jihadists on their soil, as opposed to trying to achieve the minimum amount of looking busy. But this report does fit the pattern of Muslims from other countries (particularly European ones) traveling abroad for jihadist training. “Yemen: […]

Fr. Zakaria Botros: Getting away with more than cartoons

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Which is more likely to elicit an irate Muslim response: 1) public cartoons of the Muslim prophet Muhammad, or 2) public proclamations that Muhammad was a bisexual, sometime transvestite and necrophile, who enjoyed sucking on the tongues of children, commanded a woman to “breastfeed” an adult man, and advised believers to drink his urine for […]

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