One Saad Gaya today Uh, yeah. Or at least hatred and destruction. “Toronto 18 ‘helper’ sentenced to 12 years,” by Isabel Teotonio for the Toronto Star, January 18 (thanks to Sounder): Saad Gaya, who confessed to being part of a homegrown terror cell that plotted to blow up truck bombs in Toronto, was sentenced Monday […]
Archives for 2010
Misunderstanders of Islam from Turkey hack Jewish newspaper website
“A group calling itself the ‘Palestinian Mujaheeds’ quotes from the Quran and attacks Jews in anti-Semitic terms…” But…but…weren’t all those quotes from the Qur’an about respecting the Jews as People of the Book? (In reality, antisemitism is deeply rooted in the Qur’an.) “Muslim hackers take down Jewish newspaper website,” from AP, January 18 (thanks to […]
Fitzgerald: Dubai, or Rodeo Drive on Stilts
Dubai is a place, and a symbol. As a place, it has no claim on our attention. Voltaire once described French Canada as “quelques arpents de neige.” Dubai, like the rest of the Emirates, like Saudi Arabia, could with more justice be dismissed, as “quelques arpents de sable.” It also happens to be in a […]
Martin Luther King, Jr.: supporter of Israel
Martin Luther King, Jr., was an opponent of the jihad against Israel. Some key and authenticated quotes: “I cannot stand idly by, even though I happen to live in the United States and even though I happen to be an American Negro and not be concerned about what happens to the Jews in Soviet Russia. […]
Iran demonstrators to be charged as enemies of Allah and Muhammad
This is a good opportunity for Islamic spokesmen in the West to explain how the Iranian mullahs are Misunderstanding Islam and wrongly claiming to be on the side of Allah and Muhammad as they violently persecute dissidents. Can we get an explanation from Honest Ibe Hooper? Brave Ahmed Rehab? Sinister Salam al-Marayati? Anyone? Anyone? “Iran […]
Joe Lieberman: “Terrorists distort the Islamic faith to promote violence”
Looks as if Lieberman could use a little education about “violent Islamist extremism” himself. Speaking of the whitewashed dhimmi report on the Fort Hood jihad massacre, he said (thanks to Alan): “I am disappointed, however, that the report does not adequately recognize the specific threat posed by violent Islamist extremism to our military, a threat […]
Spencer: Victory for free speech in Texas
In FrontPage this morning I discuss Joe Kaufman’s latest victory in the Islamic supremacist attempt to shut him up and shut him down, and the long battle that free people face to defend the freedom of speech: In a major victory for the increasingly embattled freedom of speech, the Texas Supreme Court has just denied […]
Pentagon sidestepping the question: was the Fort Hood jihadist not removed from his post for fear of offending Muslims?
But of course, the answer is obvious. “Muslim question persists in Army shooting,” by Bill Gertz in the Washington Times, January 18 (thanks to Benedict): Fear of offending Muslims or being insensitive to religion was likely a key factor to why Army supervisors missed signs that the suspect in the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage […]
American jihadists in Pakistan claim they were tortured
Alleging torture when no torture has taken place is a move straight out of the Al-Qaeda playbook. When Al-Qaeda operatives are jailed, they are told to claim that they have been tortured. From the Al-Qaeda playbook: 1. At the beginning of the trial, once more the brothers must insist on proving that torture was inflicted […]
Jihad? What jihad? Saudi prince meets with Rupert Murdoch to discuss “future potential” alliances
Although the meeting centered on Arab media, this bodes ill for honest discourse about Islamic jihad in Murdoch-owned media outlets. After all, we have already seen the effects of Prince Alwaleed’s money upon Murdoch. “Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s media meetings,” from Monsters and Critics, January 18: Saudi’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has met Rupert Murdoch […]