The “Ansar al-Sharia” brand name has also turned up in connection with Somalia. Then again, jihadist group names, like the separatist groups of the Life of Brian, tend to be rather repetitive. “Splitters!” “Yemen: American Trainers Attacked,” from the New York Times, March 3: A gunman opened fire on an American security team that was […]
Archives for 2012
Report: Kenyan police seeking another British female convert to Islam
Samantha Lewthwaite’s denunciation in 2005 of her husband, who was one of the 7/7 bombers, as “brainwashed” can be found here. Now, she is described “no small fish” in the global jihad. “War is deceit,” Muhammad said (Sahih Bukhari 4.52.267). An update on this story. “The 7/7 widow and a boom in British jihad,” by […]
Tunisian media report legalization of “Islamic militia”
Wherever Sharia experiences a resurgence, the observable effect is a decrease in tolerance, and an increase in harassment. Here again, that pattern appears set to repeat itself. “Tunisia’s New Islamist Police,” from Maghreb Christians, March 3 (thanks to Youssef): “Women without a veil deserve to burn in hell.” “” Adel Almi, head of The Centrist […]
Last thoughts on Andrew Breitbart
CPAC 2012 Among the many things that made Andrew Breitbart a great man was that he was not playing defense. So many, many times I have been speaking at anti-jihad events and heard other speakers saying, “We are not racists, we are not bigots, we are not Islamophobes…” We have allowed the jihadists and Islamic […]
Senior Afghan cleric threatens “storm of fury” if there is no public trial over Qur’an burnings, and troops are not punished under Afghan law
Once again: validating irrational rage, and validating in principle the demands for punishment is only fueling the fire, and further endangering American and other NATO troops. The cleric said it himself: anything seen as a half measure will only serve to enrage, and will become an additional excuse for violence. “Afghans won’t accept US justice […]
U.S. troops could face “disciplinary review” over Qur’an burnings
As noted before, it is highly counterproductive to go down this road and validate in principle the demands for punishment. Anything Afghans see as a half-measure of discipline will be taken as another insult. “Official: Mistakes led to Afghan Quran burnings,” by Patrick Quinn and Rahim Faiez for the Associated Press, March 3: KABUL, Afghanistan […]
Egypt throws out case against Christian accused of insulting Islam
He posted a cartoon making fun of a style of dress, and that was seized upon an insult to Islam. Naguib Sawiris was really being brought to trial for daring to mock those who intended to be his new overlords, but who seem to have overreached for now. An update on this story. “Egypt court […]
Algeria: Al-Qaeda offshoot claims military base bombing that injured 24
This item is of interest not only for what happened today, but for where it is leading. The advance of more anti-Western Islamic parties, including Salafists, makes North Africa a friendlier place for al-Qaeda and related groups (see also: the al-Qaeda flag on open display in Libya’s Benghazi), and their strengthening presence in North Africa […]
Libya: Muslim Brotherhood forms political party
For the Muslim Brotherhood, the caliphate is the goal, gradualism is the tactic, and democracy currently happens to be the path of least resistance to power. “Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood sets up political party,” by Ali Shuaib for Reuters, March 2: TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood teamed up with other Islamists on Friday to establish […]
Afghanistan: U.S. probe of Qur’an burning finds 5 “responsible”
U.S. authorities are fighting a fire with gasoline, escalating concessions to a group that will only be satisfied with having the Americans turned over to a raging mob. Continuing down this road may be far more counterproductive than the administration realizes. A reprimand, a court-martial, even a prison sentence for those who have been named […]