Tonight I appeared on Fox Business’ “Follow the Money,” discussing the upheaval in the Middle East.
Archives for February 2011
Pakistan: Brother murders sister in honor killing
90% of honor killings worldwide take place among Muslims, and in some areas penalties are relaxed for honor murders. Yet Islamic clerics are never called to account for this, and Muslim communities never called upon to act to end this barbaric practice. “Honour crime: Woman killed for refusing to divorce husband,” by Rashid Ameer in […]
Libya protesters mark Gaddafi with Star of David
AP’s caption for that one says: “An effigy representing Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, marked with a Star of David on its forehead, hangs from a flagpole in Benghazi, Libya Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011….” (Thanks to Ravi) That one throws in a Hitler mustache and horns, along with the big Star of David, to cap off […]
ACLU and Hamas-linked CAIR file suit over FBI surveillance of mosques
Who ever heard of jihad terror activity being plotted in a mosque? This kind of surveillance is outrageous! “Lawsuit alleges FBI violated Muslims’ freedom of religion,” by Jerry Markon for the Washington Post, February 22 (thanks to all who sent this in): An FBI informant who infiltrated a California mosque violated the constitutional rights of […]
Afghans outraged at Taliban murders of civilians in bank
It isn’t pointed out in this DPA story, but the victims of this attack were, of course, all Muslims. Outrage in Muslim countries against terrorism seems to flare up only when the victims are fellow Muslims, and so the attack appears to violate the Qur’an’s command not to kill other Muslims (4:92). When it comes […]
After jihad attack, German troops admit fears of partnering with Afghan soldiers
These troops are reacting to manifest realities, but they will probably be made the targets of “sensitivity training” by their politically correct, willfully ignorant superiors. “German Troops Admit Fears Over Partnering With Afghan Soldiers,” from German Radio, February 23 (thanks to Twostellas): The bodies of three German soldiers killed in northern Afghanistan last week by […]
Jordan: Muslim Brotherhood to hold “Day of Rage” to demand reform
About 10,000 members of the Tiny Minority of Extremistsâ„¢ are expected to descend upon Amman. “Jordan: February 25 Day Of Rage, Opposition,” from ANSAmed, February 23 (thanks to Insubria): AMMAN (JORDAN), FEBRUARY 23 – A ”Day of Rage” has been called in Jordan’s capital, Amman, for this Friday to ”denounce acts of violence and demand […]
“In Pakistan, democracy and dictatorship have been tried and failed. Now it is time to bring in an Islamic system.”
The voice of the future? Caliphate dreams in Pakistan. “Youths protest against democracy,” by Rameez Khan in The Express Tribune, February 21 (thanks to Block Ness): LAHORE: Some 150 youths gathered at the Liberty roundabout on Sunday in a protest organised via social networking site Facebook, to demand that Pakistan scrap its democratic political system […]
Is an Egyptian “democracy” a good thing?
How Egyptians might vote for a Sharia state out of concern for their immediate needs. “Is an Egyptian ‘Democracy’ a Good Thing?,” by a great friend of Jihad Watch, Raymond Ibrahim, in Hudson New York (via RaymondIbrahim.com), February 17: […] That said, the Muslim Brotherhood does pose a very real threat; moreover, it does want […]
Russian prez sees “fires for decades” if Islamic supremacists take power in Middle East
While the European Union and Obama applaud the advent of “democracy” in the Middle East, Medvedev sees things more clearly. “Medvedev sees `fires for decades’ in Arab world,” by David Nowak for the Associated Press, February 22 (thanks to Jack): MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday predicted decades of instability in the Arab […]