“The attackers struck at morning rush hour in the city centre, Sabr said, with the militants armed with guns, grenades and suicide vests looking to force their way into the police headquarters in the chaotic aftermath of the car bombing” — avid to claim the promise of Paradise guaranteed to those who “kill and are […]
Archives for 2013
Ibn Warraq: Jews and the Crusades (Part 7)
Jews and the Crusades by Ibn Warraq Part 7 Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 2.3 Narrative of the Massacres of 1096. We now need to get to the narrative of the actual massacres. After the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095, various […]
Graham grills Hagel on the “Jewish lobby,” support for Hizballah, and more
It has been widely noted that Chuck Hagel’s confirmation hearing to be Secretary of Defense were a disaster, and there were many facets of that disaster. Above is one of the most revealing. I have no brief for Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), but he is on fire here. Hagel will be Defense Secretary anyway, but […]
Saudi cleric calls for burkas for babies
This is no surprise. After all, another Saudi sheikh, Dr. Ahmad Al-Mu’bi, said in 2008: “There is no minimal age for entering marriage. You can have a marriage contract even with a one-year-old girl.” If a one-year-old girl can be married, a one-year-old girl can be an object of desire. And if a one-year-old girl […]
U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan: Taliban can be part of Afghanistan’s future
Surrender. “Taliban can be part of Afghanistan’s future, says US envoy to Pak,” from ANI, February 1 (thanks to Benedict): Islamabad, Feb. 1 (ANI): US Ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson, has said the United States is ready to open the door for talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, adding that the Afghan Taliban […]
Disinvited by Worcester diocese under media and Islamic supremacist pressure, Robert Spencer will be at conference anyway
I’ll be in Worcester, Massachusetts on March 16, at an exhibitor’s table or outside if that is denied. People can see and hear for themselves if what I say is hateful or if it is just true. Here, meanwhile is the petition that is circulating asking Bishop Robert McManus of Worcester to allow me to […]
Glad that’s cleared up: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister says both Islam and Christianity stand for peace
A church in Pakistan after Muslims got through being peaceful in it Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, here retails comforting fictions that, as common as they are, fly in the face of reality. But given the state of the world today, I am sure her brand of deceptive “dialogue” would be welcome at the […]
Turkish FM asks why Syria didn’t attack Israel, says Turkey will not stand idly by if Israel attacks a Muslim country
The rapidly re-Islamizing Turks are irked that Assad didn’t respond to Israel’s recent air strike. This is of a piece with their support for the Syrian jihadists, who are Sunnis and are fighting to overthrow the Assad regime, which is a client of the Iranian Shi’ites. “Is Turkey urging Syria to retaliate Israeli strike?,” from […]
Malaysia: Federal authorities say Muslims should “take action” if Islam is disputed or mocked
Disputed or mocked from their perspective, that is. What kind of action should they take? Well, it could range from character assassination and demands for censorship to riots and murder. “Muslims allowed to ‘take action’ if islam disputed or mocked – Umno’s Friday sermon,” from the Malaysia Chronicle, February 1 (thanks to all who sent […]
#MyJihad in Libya: Muslims threaten nuns, force them to leave the country
These nuns are careful not to proselytize, as that would earn them antagonism in a land where proselytizing by non-Muslims is forbidden. But they have won the hearts of many in Cyrenaica by their love — which probably infuriated all the more the Islamic supremacists who threatened them and forced them to flee the country. […]