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Archives for October 2011

DHS Advisory Council member Mohamed Elibiary allegedly shopped sensitive intel reports to media for story on “Islamophobia”

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I met Mohamed Elibiary at the America’s Truth Forum Symposium in Dallas a few years ago. Elibiary was then the President and CEO of the Freedom and Justice Foundation, which he cofounded in 2002 to “promote a Centrist Public Policy environment in Texas by coordinating the state level government and interfaith community relations for the […]

Tunisian Elections and the Road to the Caliphate

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Tunisia, where the 2011 Arab uprisings began, remains an ominous model for where these uprisings will end. The nation’s first round of elections are in, and, as expected, the Islamist party, al-Nahda, won by a landslide, gaining over 40% of the seats in the national constituent assembly. As usual, the mainstream media, interpreting events exclusively […]

Al-Shabaab gives Kenya grenade attackers an “E” for “Effort,” but says “we want huge blasts”

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“Stop throwing grenades at buses,” they said. “We need a huge blow against Kenya.” Everyone’s a critic. More on this story. “Somalia’s al Shabaab vows huge blast in Kenya,” by Ismail Taxta and Abdi Sheikh for Reuters, October 27: MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s al Shabaab rebels called Thursday for supporters in Kenya to carry out […]

Palestinian envoy to Canada recalled for saying what Palestinian TV says regularly: Death to Jews

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Hypocrisy. “Palestinian envoy to Canada recalled,” by Rob Gillies for the Associated Press, October 24: TORONTO (AP) “” The Palestinian Authority recalled their envoy to Canada this month for posting a link on twitter that included an anti-Semitic video. Linda Sobeh Ali posted a tweet this month with a link to a YouTube video featuring […]

In a raid in Jeddah, Saudi authorities seize nearly 1500 toy guns said to make “sounds mocking Islam”

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Religious police are now on the lookout for the hottest new gift of the season, Blaspheme Me Elmo. “Anti-Islam toy guns found in the UAE,” from Emirates 24-7, October 26: An Emirati social expert and activist shopping in a local market stumbled across Chinese-made toy guns that issue sounds mocking Islam and called on authorities […]

Al-Qaeda reportedly sends emissary with famine aid to Somali jihadists

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Officially, al-Shabaab calls the famine declaration a conspiracy. It may have occurred to al-Qaeda that the Somali jihadists’ willingness to starve the country into submission might be bad for business, or there may have been private appeals from al-Shabaab. In any event, what is of additional interest to U.S. officials in this case is the […]

Kenya: Self-described member of al-Shabaab claims Nairobi grenade attacks

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The good news is that Kenya apprehended this bomber. The bad news is that this pair of somewhat amateurish, opportunistic free-lance jihadist attacks is almost certain not to be al-Shabaab’s main event in Kenya. Al-Shabaab has actually denied any connection to these attacks, which fall outside of its recent tendencies toward suicide attacks, and the […]

Kent State professor reportedly yells “Death to Israel” at event with Israeli diplomat

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This guy again: “In March 2007, a KSU official said that [Julio] Pino, 48, had acknowledged providing news stories to a jihadist Web site but had stopped.” “Kent St. prof. reportedly yells “˜Death to Israel” at event with Israeli diplomat,” by Christopher Santarelli for The Blaze, October 26: A Kent State history professor, who has […]

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