They lost trust because of their brutality. But no, seriously, this time will be different. “Insight: Algerian Islamists hope for “Arab Spring” revival,” by William Maclean for Reuters, December 8: LONDON (Reuters) – Algeria’s Islamists, in the political wilderness since their last attempt to win power dissolved into civil war, are now trying again, galvanized […]
Archives for 2011
Business as usual: “Violence feared” over repairs in Temple Mount area
The walkway was damaged by inclement weather in 2004. The new walkway was temporary, made of wood, and needs to be replaced. That’s all it takes for a wave of conspiracy paranoia that Israel is out to commit dastardly deeds against the al-Aqsa mosque. The bottom line is that there is no basis in reality […]
What could go wrong? U.S. is still allowing arms shipments to Egypt
Wouldn’t it be prudent to wait and see what we’re getting before continuing business as before? Amnesty International has its own reasons for objecting in the report below, and there are only many more reasons than those, including the future foreign policy of the country, its potential relations with groups like Hamas, the fate of […]
White House unveils new, toothless plan to fight jihad terror without naming it, and contradicts itself in doing so
“Islamophobia” — i.e., the truth about Islam and its jihad doctrine — had “crept in” to law enforcement training. Now that is all over, and we will all pretend that Islam and terrorism have nothing to do with one another, nothing whatsoever, and that jihad terror is a “public safety issue.” And what about Islamic […]
Lawmakers blast Obama’s Defense Dept for classifying Fort Hood jihad murders as “workplace violence”
Hasan was shouting “Allahu akbar” as he fired. He passed out Qur’ans on the morning of the shooting. He had earlier delivered a power point presentation that was supposed to be a lecture on psychiatry but was instead an exposition of Islam’s doctrine of jihad warfare against unbelievers, and a call for Muslims to be […]
Transcript: Spencer/Fawstin/McCarthy on moderate Muslims, Restoration Weekend 2011
Q and A: This was originally supposed to be a continuation of my print debate at National Review (here and here) with Andrew McCarthy on Islam vs. Islamism. It was changed at the last minute into this panel with the peerless artist Bosch Fawstin and the Baroness Caroline Cox. While the change was disappointing on […]
Germany: Misunderstander of Islam arrested for al-Qaeda jihad bomb plot
A “German man,” AP tells us. Hans? Fritz? Karl? No, Halil. “German man arrested over alleged al-Qaida plot,” from AP, December 8 (thanks to EH): BERLIN (AP) “” Federal prosecutors say they have arrested a 27-year-old German man on charges he was part of an al-Qaida bomb plot in Europe. Prosecutors’ spokesman Marcus Koehler said […]
Harvard fires Hindu professor for offending Muslims
It is surprising that Swamy lasted as long as he has in Harvard’s hyper-politically correct environment; his original piece ran at Atlas Shrugs on July 16. At Harvard, the wheels of injustice grind more slowly than I would have expected. In any case, here is another assault on the freedom of speech and another victory […]
Sharia’s Sinister Smiles
Muhammad Hassan: Smile to infidels only to deceive them The totalitarian nature of Sharia law can only be grasped when one appreciates how thoroughly it permeates and dictates everything in a believer’s life””including when and to whom a Muslim may smile. Popular Islamic TV preacher Sheikh Muhammad Hassan appears in this video clip asserting that, […]
Hizballah honcho promises group will be more heavily armed than ever
Hizballah is already a stronger armed force than the Lebanese army, and the only group from the Lebanese civil war that failed to disarm, in direct violation of the quickly forgotten UN Resolution 1559. “Hezbollah’s Nasrallah vows to arm more heavily,” by Rita Daou for Agence France-Presse, December 6: Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, in […]