Walter Scott, The Talisman, the Crusades, Richard I of England and Saladin: Myths, Legends and History by Ibn Warraq Part 49 Parts 1-39 / Part 40 / Part 41 / Part 42 / Part 43 / Part 44 / Part 45 / Part 46 / Part 47 / Part 48 Gibbon also acknowledges that that […]
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Hillary Clinton denies blaming free speech for Benghazi jihad massacre: “I did not say”¦ that it was about the video for Libya”
No end to the dissembling. “Hillary Clinton: “˜I Did Not Say That It Was About the Video for Libya,– from Fox News, January 23 (thanks to all who sent this in): Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified at the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, answering questions on the attack in Benghazi, Libya. Rep. Adam Kinzinger […]
Clinton says she “didn’t see” requests for improved Benghazi security, doesn’t explain why she falsely blamed Muhammad video for jihad massacres
She didn’t see requests that would have shown up the folly of the administration’s support for the Libyan jihadists. “Choking up, Hillary Clinton says Benghazi is “˜personal,– by Olivier Knox for Yahoo! News, January 23: Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, testifying before Congress on the deadly Sept. 11 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, choked […]
#MyJihad in Iraq: Sunni jihadist misunderstands Islam, murders 42 in jihad-martyrdom suicide blast at Shi’ite mosque
In the U.S., if you don’t believe that Islam is a Religion of Peace and jihad is solely a benign spiritual struggle, you’re a greasy Islamophobe, a bigot, a racist, an enemy of all that is good. But somehow Muslims the world over keep misunderstanding Islam’s core teachings of peace and spiritual self-improvement, and keep […]
Modern, moderate Indonesia: Man gets five years for insulting Islam on Facebook
This is the kind of law that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation wants to impose upon the U.S. and Europe, with willing cooperation from Western Leftists and the mainstream media. The Los Angeles Times and New York Daily News, among others, have recently published calls for restrictions on the free speech of those who dare […]
Robert Spencer: Algerian Jihadists Wanted to “Teach the Americans What Islam Is”
In PJ Media this morning, I discuss the overlooked lessons of the recent Algeria jihad mass murders: At the height of the hostage crisis in Algeria, one of the kidnappers explained: “We”ve come in the name of Islam, to teach the Americans what Islam is.” As of Sunday evening, this exercise in religious education had […]
#MyJihad in Algeria: Some of the gas plant jihad murderers also took part in Benghazi jihad massacres
“This is the result of the Arab Spring. I hope the Americans are conscious of this.” They aren’t. None of those who are in power are conscious of it, anyway. “Some Algeria Attackers Are Placed at Benghazi,” by Adam Nossiter for the New York Times, January 22 (thanks to Jerk Chicken): ALGIERS “” Several Egyptian […]
Spain: Artist gets threats after eating Qur’an
Those who are threatening Abel Azcona should lighten up. He just wanted to digest the Qur’an’s lessons and draw nourishment from their wisdom. “Spanish Artist Receives Threats After Eating Koran,” by Cheradenine Zakalwe for Islam Versus Europe, January 22: The Navarran artist Abel Azcona, international exponent of performance art, is receiving threats because of his […]
Robert Spencer: Washington Post Publishes Muslim’s Sly Case Against Free Speech
Over at Atlas Shrugs I discuss the latest example of the mainstream media’s suicidal taste for restrictions on the freedom of speech: Ahmadi spokesmen like the strutting Qasim Rashid and the execrable Harris Zafar, the author of a recent Washington Post op-ed, carry water for the same Islamic supremacists who would cheerfully slit their throats […]
#MyJihad in Nigeria: Muslims murder 23 people for gambling and selling un-Islamic meat
Sharia in action in Nigeria: eating monkey and pork meat is haram; murdering those who sell it is pleasing to Allah. “Suspected Islamists kill 23 in two Nigeria attacks,” by Ibrahim Mshelizza for Reuters, January 22 (thanks to Lookmann): (Reuters) – Gunmen killed 23 people in northern Nigeria in attacks that appeared to target gamblers […]