But deep down they really, really want peace. “Four killed as terrorists open fire near Kiryat Arba,” by Yaakov Katz for the Jerusalem Post, August 31: Victims, shot while driving, include 2 men, 2 women, one reportedly pregnant; attack comes before Netanyahu and Abbas set to meet in Washington for peace talks. Four Israelis were […]
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After calling Europe to Islam, Gaddafi demands jizya
“Fight in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah. Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war…When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to any one of these, you also accept it and withhold yourself from doing them […]
FBI refuses to cave in to Hamas-linked CAIR’s intimidation tactics over Spencer invitation
A month after the Hamas-linked Islamic supremacist hate group CAIR tried to intimidate the FBI into apologizing for inviting me to speak in Virginia some time ago, Politico noticed the story and asked the FBI about it. The FBI, which is on to CAIR, wouldn’t throw the wolves any red meat. “FBI defends invitation to […]
Sharia justice: 90-year-old Saudi to get 100 lashes
Compassion. “90-year-old Saudi to get 100 lashes,” from Emirates 24/7, August 31 (thanks to Twostellas): A 90-year-old Saudi man will be lashed 100 times with the whip after he was convicted of smashing the windscreen of a judge’s car to retaliate against a previous verdict against him, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. The court […]
Gaddafi has a bright idea: “Islam should become the religion of all of Europe”
This is a political statement as much as a religious one, since Islam has and always has had a political character. Another take on this story. “Europe should convert to Islam: Gaddafi,” from AFP, August 31: ROME: Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi’s visit to Rome to mark the second anniversary of a friendship treaty with former […]
Spencer: Bloomberg’s Ground Zero Mosque Dividend
In Human Events this morning, I explore what might be behind Bloomberg’s spurious claim of the moral high ground in the debate over the Islamic supremacist mega-mosque at Ground Zero: […] And in the spring of 2009, Bloomberg opened a news bureau in Abu Dhabi, joining its existing offices not only in Dubai, but in […]
Italians balk at Gadhafi’s sales pitch for Islam
Said one lawmaker: “If I went to Tripoli to demand that Libyans convert to Christianity, what are the odds that I would return in one piece?” More on this story. “Italians attack Muammar Gaddafi over Islam comments,” by Nick Squires for the Telegraph, August 30: Italians have reacted with indignation after Muammar Gaddafi lectured 200 […]
U.K.: Jihadists plotting to use released prison inmates working on rail lines for attacks during 2012 Olympics
Who’s vetting the former inmates for security risks, or jihadist indoctrination while in prison? Or would that also be Islamophobic? “Muslim extremists plotting to paralyze rail networks during London Olympics,” from Asian News International, August 30 (thanks to Twostellas): London, Aug 30 : Terrorist outfits are plotting a rail mayhem to coincide with the London […]
Stand with us on September 11
On September 11, 2010, we’re going to stand for America. Don’t spit in our face and tell us it’s raining. Over seventy percent of Americans oppose the Islamic supremacist mega-mosque at Ground Zero. We oppose it because it is an insult, an offense to the memories of those who were killed in the name of […]
“Moderate Muslims” threaten to turn “radical” if they get angry
A very revealing AP puff piece on the horrors that “moderate” Muslims are supposedly experiencing in America today. “NYC mosque debate will shape American Islam,” by Rachel Zoll for AP, August 29 (thanks to all who sent this in): NEW YORK – Adnan Zulfiqar, a graduate student, former U.S. Senate aide and American-born son of […]