And “I didn’t set a red line. The world set a red line.” How can he say these things with a straight face when the world (with the exception of always stout-hearted France) is not with him? “President Obama: America’s credibility on the line in Syria,” by Jennifer Epstein for Politico, September 4 (thanks to […]
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Canada: Muslim scholar says chopping off hands is more cost-effective than sending thieves to jail
We’re constantly told that no Muslims in the West hold to the aspects of Sharia that contradict Western law, and that anyone who believes otherwise is a greasy Islamophobe. Tabatabai must not have gotten the memo. “Chopping off hands is much more cost effective than sending thieves to jail: Canadian Muslim Scholar,” from Alternative Angle, […]
Muslims throw stones at Jewish visitors on Temple Mount
Tolerance. “Temple Mount: Arabs Pelt Jewish Visitors with Stones,” by Kochava Rozenbaum for Israel National News, September 4 (thanks to Kenneth): Police forces were dispatched on Wednesday to break up Muslim stone throwers who were targeting Jewish visitors on the Temple Mount (Har Habayit). As soon as stones were thrown and riots broke out, police […]
U.S. hasn’t armed Syrian rebels because no one can figure out how to keep the weapons from falling into hands of jihadists
This article sums up the madness of U.S. military intervention in Syria. “U.S. Still Hasn’t Armed Syrian Rebels,” by Adam Entous and Nour Malas in the Wall Street Journal, September 2: In June, the White House authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to help arm moderate fighters battling the Assad regime, a signal to Syrian rebels […]
Muslims from all over the world now flocking to Egypt’s Sinai to wage jihad
In al-Zawahiri’s words, “the soldiers of the Quran” have come to the Sinai to “wage the war for the Quran.” “Local, foreign Islamic militants turn Egypt’s Sinai a new front for jihad,” from the Associated Press, September 3: CAIRO — An Egyptian doctor once close to Osama bin Laden is bringing together multiple al-Qaida-inspired militant […]
Mississippi town officials nix church plans to build a giant cross — because it might offend Muslims
Christians who are offended by the Muslim call to prayer ringing out loudly (so loudly that the noise ordinance had to be changed) several times a day over Hamtramck, Michigan — they’re racists and bigots. Christians who oppose the construction of a cross because it might offend Muslims in Brandon, Mississippi — they’re tolerant and […]
Syrian jihadists fire gas cylinders at hospital and other targets, “with Allah’s permission”
These are the people on whose behalf we are intervening, to save them from…poison gas. What’s in those gas cylinders? (Video thanks to Eretz Zen.)
What we need right now is another Lincoln
Not the Civil War Lincoln. The Mexican War Lincoln. In 1847, Abraham Lincoln was a 38-year-old Congressman from Illinois. On December 22, 1847, as the Mexican War was raging, Lincoln offered in the House what came to be known as the Spot Resolutions, asking President James K. Polk to provide evidence for his claims that […]
Putin demands evidence of chemical weapons used in Syria
Nothing conclusive or convincing enough has been produced to bring the British Parliament on board — only weak and easily led types like John Boehner. “Putin demands evidence of chemical weapons used in Syria,” from Egypt Independent, September 4: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that his country may support a Security Council resolution […]
Fort Hood jihad mass murderer forcibly shaved in prison
No longer in compliance with Allah’s commands “Hasan said he grew the beard because his Muslim faith required it.” He also said he committed mass murder at Fort Hood because his Muslim faith required it. That’s why he never should have been allowed to defy Army regulations by growing his beard in the first place. […]