Refreshingly frank language from prosecutors, and an improvement over Reuters‘ account earlier in the day despite the fact that the defendants are first described as “New Jersey men” (What, did “The Situation” join the jihad?). The criminal complaint discussed in this report also describes yet another connection to Anwar al-Awlaki. “N.J. men planned to ‘wage […]
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Iran: Revolutionary Guard ships ready to escort Gaza blockade runners
This escalation of rhetoric further demonstrates that entire Fraud Flotilla affair has ultimately been a power play masquerading as a mission of mercy, and the main beneficiary, by far, is Hamas. “Iran Revolutionary Guards ready to escort Gaza ships,” from Reuters, June 6 (thanks to Sr. Soph): TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards are […]
Two “men” with “militant ties” arrested at JFK airport for attempt to join “militant group”
Is that a militant tie? What details does Reuters think salient in this case? We learn that the people arrested are “men,” and that they’re “unmarried American citizens” and “residents of New Jersey.” They were planning to join a “militant group” in Somalia — one described here as a “youth movement.” The arrests had something […]
Celebrate D-Day: Stand against the 9/11 mega-mosque
Join us today at noon at the corner of Church and Liberty Streets in lower Manhattan, right by Ground Zero, to protest the 15-story mosque that Islamic supremacists are planning to build there — with aid from clueless dhimmis. Here is my colleague Pamela Geller’s June 4 article on the mosque and the rally: “Rally […]
Iran: Former parliament speaker says jihad flotilla “the beginning of the end for Israel”
He also called Israelis “enemies of humanity.” And he wonders which country is “the real danger” in the region. That’s easy: the one spouting genocidal rhetoric. Also, the one sponsoring Hizballah and Hamas, and pursuing a nuclear program whose level of secrecy and subterfuge alone easily belies any “peaceful” pretenses. “The beginning of the end […]
Philippines: Jihad against rubber plantation workers
The intrepid mujahedin, kidnapping and killing impoverished farmers. “Abu Sayyaf gunmen kill 3 hostages in Basilan,” from GMA News, June 5: Abu Sayyaf bandits fatally shot three abducted rubber plantation workers in Sumisip municipality on Basilan island Friday, after their families failed to pay a ransom, a military task force commander said Saturday. The bullet-riddled […]
After another round of arrests in Ohio, Honest Ibe Hooper blames the FBI for doing its job
A couple in Toledo gets arrested for aiding Hizballah, and it’s Hooper’s job on behalf of Hamas-linked CAIR to remind the media who the real victims are here. “Arrests ‘frustrate’ area Muslims,” by Claudia Boyd-Barrett for the Toledo Blade, June 4: Local Muslim leaders reacted cautiously Thursday to news of yet another terrorism-related case in […]
Caucasus: More random acts of jihad by “youths”
The article does mention the “ideology of global jihad” — we’ll give them that — but softens the assertion by saying the “youths” under its sway are “driven by poverty.” The problem there is, of course, that the jihadist ideology does not depend on poverty, which is why we see so many well-off or even […]
Taliban reject peace overtures of Karzai-backed council
Attacking the meeting with gunfire and suicide bombers probably made that clear enough already. “Taliban refuse to lay down arms, to continue struggle,” from the Afghan Islamic Press, June 4: KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban on Friday rejected consultative peace jirga’s demand that the Taliban should lay down weapons and join the peace process, stressing that they […]
New York parole board releases murderer who aimed to wage jihad over “injustices against Muslims” in 1973
Apologists sometimes posit that “defensive” jihad is somehow less nasty than its offensive counterpart. It’s not. All a would-be jihadist needs is a grievance to “defend” against — no caliph? No problem! Only the excuse du jour changes; the jihad and its driving ideology remain, as this case demonstrates. “State parole board votes to release […]