A car bomb, this time. The gradual diversification of Boko Haram’s tactics shows how it has grown in strength and resources, highlighting the extent of its support, and bolstering the case for an increasing connection with al-Qaeda. “Blast at Nigeria church injures two,” by Habiba Salihu for Deutsche Presse-Agentur, February 25: Abuja (dpa) — A […]
Archives for 2012
Two American officers murdered inside interior ministry in Kabul, Afghan official says, “At this stage we can’t say why they were killed”
Who is he trying to kid? More Qur’an-burning rage in Afghanistan: “2 American officers killed in Afghan ministry,” by Nick Paton Walsh for CNN, February 25 (thanks to all who sent this in): Kabul (CNN) — At least two American officers were killed inside the interior ministry in Kabul, a senior Afghan police official said […]
Four more killed in Afghanistan in rage over Qur’an-burning
And still, still, no one in the West has the courage to stand up and say to the “noble people of Afghanistan”: “What madness has overtaken you? None of the people you have killed ever burned a Qur’an. And are your Allah and your Muhammad so fragile that the burning of one copy, or even […]
Taliban’s response to Obama’s apology: “Kill them, beat them, take them as prisoners and teach them such a lesson that they never summon the courage to abuse the Holy Qur’an again”
Responding to the apology just as I predicted they would: with contempt for its weakness and a renewed aggressiveness. “Taliban’s Response to Obama’s Apology: ‘Kill Them, Beat Them, Take Them as Prisoners,’” by Patrick Goodenough for CNS News, February 24 (thanks to Pamela Geller): (CNSNews.com) — In the wake of President Barack Obama sending a […]
Libya: Muslim mob smashes gravestones of WWII British troops in fury over Qur’an-burning in Afghanistan
The madness spreads worldwide, and still no one in the West has the guts to stand up and call it what it is. “Insult to WWII heroes: Graves of British troops smashed and desecrated by Libyan Islamists in protest over U.S. soldiers’ Koran burning,” from the Daily Mail, February 25 (thanks to Pamela Geller): A […]
Verizon drops “moderate Muslim” cable channel Bridges TV A YEAR after owner beheaded his wife at TV studio
The gruesome irony of a TV station founded in order to present a moderate and benign view of Islam, whose founder then beheaded his wife in the studios of the station in a horrific honor killing, is finally drawing to a close. “Verizon drops Muslim cable channel A YEAR after owner beheaded his wife at […]
Report: Western countries look the other way as Syrian rebels smuggle in weapons
“It is coming from everywhere, including Western countries and it is not difficult to get anything through the borders … There is not a decision by any country to arm the rebels but countries are allowing Syrians to buy weapons and send them into the country.” What could possibly go wrong? “Syrian rebels get arms […]
A real apology to Karzai on behalf of all free Americans
From the great Kira Davis (courtesy Right Scoop)
Senior Pentagon official apologizes to Muslims in Washington area for Qur’an-burning in Afghanistan
And I apologize to free people everywhere for the idiocy of the government of my country. “Pentagon official apologizes for Quran burning,” from AP, February 24 (thanks to David): STERLING, Va. (AP) “” A senior Pentagon official is apologizing to Washington-area Muslims for the burning of Qurans at a military base in Afghanistan. Peter Lavoy, […]
After the Mahdi Bomb, the Wahhabi Bomb?
One of the major differences between contending with the nuclear-armed USSR and a potentially nuclear-armed Iran is that the latter nation’s ideology includes an inordinate enthusiasm for hastening the apocalypse, and the coming of the Mahdi, whom Iran’s religious establishment recognizes as the Twelfth Imam, and successor to Muhammad and Ali. As if that were […]