The message to the West is, “there’s more where this came from.” It could backfire to some extent, however, as al-Qaeda is certainly no friend of Assad’s Alawite establishment, and would like nothing better than to see it replaced by a Sunni-controlled Islamic regime. “Syria releases the 7/7 ‘mastermind”,” by Jason Lewis for the Telegraph, […]
Archives for 2012
Shocker: Turkish think-tank recommends Turkey as model for “Arab Spring” revolutions
Below is a credulous article summarizing the group’s “findings.” Western support of the “Arab Spring” has depended a great deal on wishful thinking, and continues the previous administration’s pattern of repeated attempts to prop up a “moderate” Islamic regime to serve as a model for the Muslim world. It keeps not working, because policymakers keep […]
Turkey bans French state aircraft, ships over bill against denial of Armenian Genocide
A growing export sector in Turkey is disproportionate responses to not getting its way. “Turkey Bans France From Using Its Airspace and Territorial Waters,” from PanArmenian, February 3: French state aircraft and warships are no longer using Turkish airspace and territorial waters after permission requests in three different cases were rejected by the Turkish government, […]
Iran says it will attack any country used to strike its soil
Does anyone really still believe this is about the peaceful generation of electricity? There are not only the secrecy and subterfuge to consider, but Iran’s willingness to commit economic suicide to stay the course in its nuclear program, ultimately indifferent to the suffering of its people. The ends justify the means, and the goal is […]
Pakistan: Three women killed for “loose morals”: “They deserved death. I can’t let my wife talk to other men”
The perpetrators’ sense of entitlement to control in the name of Islam’s strict separation of the sexes had been somehow challenged. The men’s attitudes were surely informed by Qur’an 4:34’s endorsement of the idea of violence (yes, violence) to control disobedient women, as they were also already beating their wives. When violence doesn’t “work” to […]
Ethiopian Christian women detained and deported by Saudis report strip searches, sexual assaults while in custody
An all too unsurprising update on this story. “Christian women report being assaulted after arrests,” by Michael Carl for World Net Daily, February 4: BOSTON — Saudi Arabian authorities are adding sexual assault to their routine for processing prisoners when they are Christian women, according to a new report that is imploring the international community […]
North Carolina Muslim accused in jihad beheading plot “college-educated, well-respected by her neighbors and has no criminal record, not even a speeding ticket”
According to former Detroit Public Schools Superintendent Eddie Green, Kifah Jayyousi was “a great guy, one of the nicest people I”ve ever met.” While Green was superintendent, Jayyousi oversaw the Detroit school district’s capital improvement program. Jayyousi was charged, according to the Detroit Free Press, with “conspiring to kidnap, maim and murder by providing money, […]
Iran’s Supremo: “Allah’s promises will be delivered and Islam will be victorious”
Clearly he must have meant, “Allah’s promises will be delivered and the Misunderstanders of Islam, pushing a twisted, hijacked version of what is actually a beautiful and peaceful religion, will be victorious.” At least that’s what all the learned analysts and Islamic spokesmen in the West would have you believe. “Iran warns world of coming […]
Geller: A Muslim Apostate Sings the West’s Praises
In “A Muslim Apostate Sings the West’s Praises” at The American Thinker this morning, Pamela Geller reviews Ibn Warraq’s important book Why the West is Best: It’s hard to describe a New Yorker’s deep and passionate love for our great city. For me, it is like the love I have for a cherished family member. […]
Saudi women sue over driving ban
They say there is no formal law on the books that forbids women from driving. Not that authorities will respond by saying “Oh, hey, you’re right. Here are the keys. Sorry about that.” It is, if nothing else, a signal to authorities that they are not going away quietly. “Saudi activists sue government over driving […]