American prisons are proving to be fertile ground for jihad recruitment. From the San Diego Union Tribune, with thanks to Nicolei. LOS ANGELES — On the surface, the investigation of an alleged terrorism plot involving at least one former California inmate seems to confirm the fear that the nation’s prisons may be a breeding ground […]
Female Palestinian suicide bombers on the rise
Al-Jazeera aired a glowing special on female suicide bomber, Hanadi Jaradat, on August 16, 2005. Jaradat was responsible for the October 2003 bombing of the Arab-owned restaurant Maxim in Haifa, Israel, which killed 19. She is held up as an example for other young girls to follow. Transcribed by MEMRI: Hanadi Jaradat: “By the power […]
Ancient practices still a threat to Iraqi women
Another story about the horrific practice of female genital mutilation, or FGM, now occuring with alarming frequency in the American fostered democracy of Iraq. The Light-Unto-the-Muslim-Nations seems to be snuffed out before it was ever lit. From the Washington Times, with thanks to JMP. GERMIAN, Iraq – Set on the arid, pebble-strewn plain southeast of […]
Under US noses, brutal insurgents rule Sunni citadel
Jihad Watch Readers will not be surprised at this, but the folks in the White House and State Department probably are. The Guardian gains rare access to Iraqi town and finds it fully in control of ‘mujahideen’ (with thanks to Rudolf) The executions are carried out at dawn on Haqlania bridge, the entrance to Haditha. […]
Kurds say US ‘pushed’ Islamic law
From the The Age, with thanks to Lee. KURDISH politicians negotiating a draft constitution have criticised the US ambassador to Iraq for allegedly pushing them to accept too great a role for Islamic law in the US drive to complete the charter on time. Although a Sunni delegate made similar charges, US officials declined to […]
Red Ken’s true colors
Here is an interesting profile of London’s dhimmi mayor “Red” Ken Livingstone, whom Hugh Fitzgerald has pilloried before in these pages. From Haaretz, with thanks to Sr. Soph. Ken Livingstone was born in Stratham, in south London, in June 1945, one month after the end of World War II. “I grew up in a world […]
Extremists threaten Algerians in France
It is probably just a matter of time before we see high profile kidnappings in Europe as are described as being planned here. From UPI, . An Algerian terrorist group is calling on fellow extremists to track and strike government and civilian compatriots in France. In an Internet message, the Salafist Group for Preaching and […]
Top cleric held in Bangladesh for bomb blasts
Imagine, a prominent cleric! We’re shocked, shocked! From the Khaleej Times, . DHAKA – A prominent cleric in Bangladesh was arrested on Monday for his alleged role in the August 17 bomb attacks across the country which killed two people and injured 200, officials said. The cleric, identified as Maulana Fariduddin Mahfuz, was arrested at […]
Inside the sect that loves terror
Great reporting from the TimesOnline with thanks to all who sent this in. A more detailed article is here. AN undercover investigation has caught leaders of a radical Islamic group inciting young British Muslims to become terrorists and praising the Tube bombers as “the fantastic four”. A Sunday Times reporter spent two months as a […]
Kurds reject Islamic identity for Iraq
From AFP, with thanks to Two Stellas. BAGHDAD: Iraqi Kurds yesterday rejected suggestions the country should be proclaimed an Islamic state in the new constitution and said there would be no compromise on the incorporation of oil-rich Kirkuk into their autonomous northern region. Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan, assured Kurdish MPs that […]