From the Jerusalem Post: Hamas and Islamic Jihad announced on Monday that they have reached an agreement with the Palestinian Authority according to which the two groups would not be disarmed. The agreement was reportedly achieved during talks in Damascus between PA Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei and leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Qurei met […]
German Foreign Minister voices alarm at escalation in Iran dispute
From Expatica with thanks to Sr. Soph. BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer voiced alarm Sunday at the risk of military conflict over Iran’s nuclear research and called on Tehran to be reasonable. In remarks aired Sunday on a current-affairs programme on Germany’s ARD public television network, Fischer said he wished that the Iranian […]
CAIR Crows over Graham Firing
“CAIR Hails Firing of Michael Graham” from CNS, with thanks to Looney Tunes. An Islamic civil rights group Monday praised the firing of a Washington, D.C., radio talk show host it criticized for claiming that “Islam is a terrorist organization.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) welcomed Michael Graham’s ouster from WMAL following his initial […]
Australia: Summit leader’s 9/11 ‘plot’ theory
From the Australian, with thanks to all who sent this in. ONE of the Islamic leaders meeting John Howard today suspects September 11 was a conspiracy and asks “why did 4000 Jews not show up for work” on the day of the attacks? Abdul (Ray) Rahman Deen also says there were no black box flight […]
Pipes: How Terrorism Obstructs Radical Islam
Daniel Pipes writes in the New York Sun and his website: Do terrorist atrocities in the West, such as the attacks of September 11, 2001 and those in Bali, Madrid, Beslan, and London, help radical Islam achieve its goal of gaining power? No, they are counterproductive. That’s because radical Islam has two distinct wings – […]
Pentagon says it has found no evidence Atta identified before 2001 attacks
Despite the fact that some blogs are giving the Able Danger story a lot of attention, seemingly in order to defend the administration against all comers, we have not seen fit to run with it endlessly. This word from the Pentagon is sufficient. From AFP, with thanks to D.W. A Pentagon review has so far […]
U.S. Muslim leader embraces Orthodox rabbi whose group opposes Israel
Chasing the ever vanishing chimera of peace, some Jewish groups propose nothing less than the road to subjugation and dhimmitude as a solution. From Haaretz, with thanks to Sr. Soph. NEW YORK – A small rally to support the Israeli pullout from Gaza ended Monday with a Muslim leader embracing an Orthodox Jewish rabbi whose […]
Powerful Explosion Near Beirut Hotel Injures at Least 3
Lebanese Civil War, Part II in the making? Once again, the Christian areas are being targeted. From the New Duranty Times, with thanks to all who sent this in. BEIRUT, Lebanon – A powerful explosion rocked a shopping center and hotel in the Zalka neighborhood in northern Beirut on Monday night, injuring at least three […]
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for rocket attack
Jordan: ‘Prime suspect’ arrested in U.S. warship attack. From CNN: Al Qaeda in Iraq has issued a claim of responsibility for a rocket attack in Jordan just hours after Jordanian authorities said they had arrested the “prime suspect” in the attack on two U.S. warships that left a Jordanian soldier dead. The claim of responsibility, […]
U.S. Says Terrorists May Pose As Vagrants
In the world of jihad, not everything is as it seems. The homeless person on the corner that you passed on your way to work this morning, for example. What if he’s not “just watching all the girls go by?” From AP, . WASHINGTON – Asking for increased vigilance in the wake of the London […]