General Allen clearly has no idea how weak and pusillanimous his repeated apologies in this video will make him appear to many, if not most, of “the noble people of Afghanistan.” He should know enough about Islamic culture to know that it respects strength and sees apologizing and attempts at conciliation as weakness, only to […]
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Spencer: Underwear bomber disproves conventional wisdom about terrorism
In a piece in Human Events this morning I discuss the lessons that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab should have taught the learned analysts: Bravo for life’s little ironies. Last Monday, Bill Clinton attributed the recent jihad violence in Nigeria to poverty. Referring obliquely to the attacks that the jihadist group Boko Haram (A group that preaches […]
Pakistan: Thousands shout “death to America,” demand jihad
Yet another indication that Pakistan is in no genuine sense an ally of the United States. “Thousands shout ‘death to America’ in Islamabad,” by Sajjad Tarakzai for AFP, February 20 (thanks to Ima): Pakistanis poured onto Islamabad’s streets Monday, chanting “death to America” and demanding holy war at a rally whipped up by right-wing, religious […]
Reza Aslan blames Spencer and Geller for rise in “anti-Muslim sentiment,” says radical Christians far greater threat than jihadis
Selling the Big Lie to unwitting students Islamic supremacist Boy Reza Aslan preaches hate in Love Auditorium at Colgate University, blaming none other than Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller for the rise in “anti-Muslim sentiment” in the U.S. since 9/11. His claims are worth examining, since the “Islamophobia” tactic (a strategy that the Muslim Brotherhood […]
No jihad threat in the U.S.? Really?
The facts beyond this widely publicized nonsense. “Muslim Moroccan on Way to Capitol Building for Suicide Mission Arrested,” from the American Freedom Law Center, February 20: Now, here’s an interesting story that developed over the weekend. A homegrown Muslim Moroccan, who thought he had been armed by Al Qaeda operatives, was actually faux-armed by the […]
Netanyahu: “What we have seen is such a huge transformation in our region that we know we will have to spend a lot more to defend ourselves”
While Obama and the American media continue to hail the coming of “democracy” to the Middle East and North Africa, as if the “Arab Spring” really represented a flowering of Western-style democracy and pluralism, Benjamin Netanyahu is more realistic. “Netanyahu: Islamic ‘Wave’ Pressuring Israel,” by Julie Stahl for CBN News, February 20: JERUSALEM, Israel — […]
Kuwaiti legislators call for ban on construction of churches
Funny how that keeps happening, in places far removed from one another. The common thread is Sharia’s prohibition on building new churches or repairing old ones. Christianity in Muslim lands is expected to die a slow death by strangulation and never reappear, though the plan has not always worked as human nature and common sense […]
Egypt: Salafists intend to prosecute Baha’is for “treason”
Baha’is’ very existence may soon be illegal in Egypt, under Islamic law. By contrast, the country that has allowed Baha’is to worship freely and maintain their headquarters in peace and security is none other than Israel. If the jihadists ever get their way regarding Israel, that will not continue. “Egypt’s Baha”is face more attacks from […]
Algeria: Attacks on bars escalate
Wherever Sharia experiences a resurgence, the observable effect is a decrease in tolerance, and an increase in harassment and intimidation. Note also another instance of another popular trend, often seen with regard to the building of churches: backdoor enforcement of Sharia through the use of other regulations and excuses. “Attacks on bars multiply in Algeria,” […]
Kuwait: Salafists call for ban on national holidays
The success of Salafists — that supposed Tiny Minority of Extreme Extremists — in Egypt and Tunisia is emboldening the movement elsewhere. Here again, as is often the case for women’s rights in particular, is the argument that what Islamic law provides for is all you can or should have, and to presume to offer […]