John F. Wood, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, said of the Islamic American Relief Agency: “An organization right here in the American heartland allegedly sent funds to Pakistan for the benefit of a specially designated global terrorist with ties to al-Qaeda and the Taliban”¦. The indictment also alleges that a former congressman […]
Archives for January 2012
Pakistan: Punjab gov’t destroys Catholic center without notice, defying court-ordered stay
Land grab: surprise! It’s “government property.” “The land was declared state land by the district collector in 2007.” “Church Property: Demolition denounced,” by Rabia Mehmood for the Express Tribune, January 10: LAHORE: The National Commission of Justice and Peace (NCPJ) has accused the Punjab government of illegally demolishing a welfare centre allegedly without a notice. […]
Robert S. Wistrich: Threatening Shadows Over Egypt
Threatening Shadows Over Egypt By Robert S. Wistrich The Muslim Brotherhood did not initiate the current upheavals in the Middle East, but the Islamist parties in Egypt, as in Tunisia and Libya, have been the chief beneficiaries of the collapse of long-standing authoritarian repressive regimes across North Africa. In Egypt itself, the two largest Islamist […]
Tunisians’ antisemitic rally for Hamas honcho: “Turn our skulls into a ladder for your glory”
Now, that is what Amazon would call a “Statistically Improbable Phrase.” It occurs at 1:29 in the video, among many other chants about crushing and driving out the Jews (not “Zionists,” but Jews), and so on. More on this story. Video clip from MEMRI.
Palestinian Authority TV sermon: You name it, it’s the Jews’ fault
Not “Zionists,” but “Jews.” Remember, the PA guys are the “moderate” guys, the ones getting U.S. aid. “PA Sermon in the West Bank: ‘Every Evil and Catastrophe’ in the Whole World ‘Is Caused by the Jews’,” from MEMRI, January 6: Preacher: Oh servants of Allah, every evil and catastrophe on the land of Palestine — […]
“Who would dare to go there?” Egypt cancels Jewish festival over security concerns
“Who would dare go there? We see that the mob does what it wants, not fearing the police or the military.” Now, why is that? More evidence of the rapid re-Islamization of Egypt: “Egypt cancels Jewish festival amid security concerns,” by Leila Fadel and Samuel Sockol in the Washington Post, January 11 (thanks to David): […]
Egypt: Woman who spoke out about “virginity tests” on female protesters shunned by Egyptian media, “received telephone calls at all hours threatening rape or death”
Whenever a society sets apart a second class of citizens, that group bears a disproportionate burden to keep the peace by knowing its “place.” To have an altercation with the ruling class (no matter who started it) is to have been found outside of that place, and thus to forfeit any protection that remains under […]
U.S. State Dept official meets with Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
Reaching out in friendship to those who have determined in their own words to work toward “eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within.” “US official meets with Egypt’s Islamists,” from the Associated Press, January 12 (thanks to Kenneth): CAIRO (AP) “” U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns has met with leaders of Egypt’s largest […]
Nigeria: Jihadists murder four Christians who were fleeing the violence
Jihad against refueling. “Suspected Islamists kill 4 again,” from AFP, January 11 (thanks to Twostellas): KANO, (AFP) — Suspected members of Islamist group Boko Haram on Wednesday shot dead four Christians who were believed to be fleeing violence-torn Maiduguri, residents said. “Their car had just pulled up at a filling station outside the town to […]
Iraq: Five policemen and town mayor murdered in jihad attacks
On December 20, I wrote: “Just days after the jihad mob attack on Christian-owned businesses and churches, three bombs exploded in a crowd celebrating the Shi”ite feast of Ashura, murdering twenty-two. That attack will most likely be avenged before too long, and bloodily…” Could this be one manifestation of that revenge? “Iraq attacks kill five […]