Al-Shabaab finds a way to be even more evil than before: “The hostage-takers are even trying to sell the remains.” “‘Barbarians’ demand ransom for Frenchwoman’s body,” from Agence France-Presse, October 20: France on Thursday denounced as “barbarians” Somali kidnappers who were demanding a ransom for the body of a disabled Frenchwoman who died while in […]
Archives for 2011
U.S. expects more plots from Iran’s Quds Force
The assassination plot against Adel al-Jubeir is by no means the only iron that Iran has in the fire; more conventionally, the Islamic Republic does business through proxies like Hizballah, which is active well into South America, Central America, and Mexico, as well as Canada. There are links all around to the drug trade, as […]
Pakistan: Tiny community of pre-Islamic religion faces threat of conversion through coercion, treachery
There is no compulsion in religion (Qur’an 2:256), but to use the old Clinton Qualifier, that depends on your definition of compulsion. Islam itself is contradictory on this point, as Islamic law is rife with various forms of subtle and not-so-subtle coercion to submit, up to and including the choices afforded to unbelievers by Qur’an […]
Pakistan: “Islamic religious groups have already made the government take a U-turn on the blasphemy law. These groups are becoming powerful each passing day.”
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” – Winston Churchill The crocodile in Pakistan is only getting stronger and hungrier. An update on this story. “Judge who sentenced Salman Taseer’s murderer removed,” by Jibran Khan for Asia News, October 20: Lahore (AsiaNews) — The Lahore High Court (LHC) […]
Philadelphia: Two Misunderstanders of Islam indicted in “Jihad Jane” terror plot
An “Algerian man” and a “Pakistani citizen.” But Pamela Geller is quite right: “It transcends borders, nationalities, continents …… the ideology trumps all. Which is why I find it so amusing when news reports identify the country (Moroccan man, Pakistani, Algerian, blah, blah) because their nationality is as relevant as the color of their shoes.” […]
Two “Minnesota women” convicted of funneling money to jihad terror group
What, oh what, might have moved these ordinary Minnesotans to turn to terror? Did Ali stand for the judge when the verdict was read, or continue to show proper Islamic contempt for his jahili authority? The AP article doesn’t say. “2 Minnesota Women Convicted of Funneling Money to Terror Group in Somalia,” from Associated Press, […]
“Moderate” Abbas welcomes freed jihadists as “freedom fighters,” hopes for release of murderers Barghouti and Saadat
What much of the West is tragically unaware of, with major policy implications, is the difference between Fatah and the PLO as they address their Arabic-speaking audience and Fatah and the PLO as they address their Western audiences. And still, people blame Israel for the stalemate in the “peace process.” “Abbas greets newly released Palestinian […]
Philippines: Jihadists kill 19 soldiers in clash termed “accidental” by negotiator
Accidental? Sure, the army just happened to get in the way of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s bullets. Later, the captive soldiers’ necks happened to get in the way of their machetes. Yeah. That’s it. These things happen. “Philippine leader says no offensive despite Muslim rebel killing of 19 soldiers; army grieves,” from the Associated […]
Sweden: Imam’s on-air call for death for apostates from Islam on state-funded radio “not hate speech”
It sufficed for authorities that the radio show host cautioned the imam that they were in Sweden, though the imam said he didn’t care; that didn’t matter. Authorities do appear to have approached the issue with kid gloves, as one can’t help but wonder how light a touch they would have used had this exchange […]
Gaddafi dead
No further obstacles remain to a hardline Sharia regime in Libya. “Gaddafi killed as Libya’s revolt claims hometown,” by Rania El Gamal and Tim Gaynor for Reuters, October 20: SIRTE, Libya | Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:09am EDT (Reuters) – Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered on Thursday as fighters battling to […]