Muslims see strength in numbers from the Australian: MOSCOW: Russia’s leading Muslim cleric has alarmed Orthodox Church leaders and nationalists by claiming the country has 23million Muslims, 3 million more than previously believed. According to the last census, three years ago, about 14.5 million of Russia’s 144 million people were ethnic Muslims. Religious leaders have […]
Zambia Deports Terror Suspect to Britain
Update on 7/7 suspect Haroon Rashid Aswat from AP: LUSAKA, Zambia – Zambia deported on Sunday a Briton who has been questioned in connection with the July 7 London transit bombings and is suspected of links to al-Qaida, a senior Zambian official said. Britain sent a plane to collect Haroon Rashid Aswat, who was detained […]
I killed US troops, British al-Qaeda gunman claims
British jihadists respond to Tony Blair. From the TimesOnline, with thanks to Uajeg. A MASKED British gunman claiming to be fighting with al-Qaeda in Afghanistan appeared on an Arabic satellite channel yesterday describing how he killed a team of US Special Forces. His claim came just hours after Tony Blair warned that Britons who boast […]
Terrorists Turn to the Web as Base of Operations
This is why Richard Clarke’s pre-9/11 focus on internet terrorist disruptions was so wrong-headed. Jihadists love the web. From the Washington Post, . In the snow-draped mountains near Jalalabad in November 2001, as the Taliban collapsed and al Qaeda lost its Afghan sanctuary, Osama bin Laden biographer Hamid Mir watched “every second al Qaeda member […]
Bakri: Deportation not fair
“Deportation not fair, says extremist (on benefits)” from the Daily Mail with thanks to Leveller. An extreme Muslim cleric whose family have been living on benefits in Britain for 20 years says it would not be ‘fair’ to deport him. Speaking after the Prime Minister announced his clampdown, father-of-seven Sheik Omar Bakri said: “I have […]
CAIR to have use of Broward County Library to spread their ideas
Press Release from Americans Against Hate: Coral Springs, FL – Starting tonight, Broward County, Florida will be allowing CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) to hold a series of six lectures at the Main Library in Fort Lauderdale. CAIR, is currently the defendant in a lawsuit put forward by the family of FBI agent John O’neill […]
Teenagers to swear allegience at Citizens Days
Will the UK become more like the US, complete with a pledge of allegiance? From the Scotsman, with thanks to Eschwapp. EVERY youngster in the UK will be required to take part in citizenship ceremonies under a radical government plan to boost “Britishness” and combat extremism, Scotland on Sunday can reveal. Ministers are considering the […]
London Bombings Suspect Charged in Rome
From the Guardian Unlimited: ROME (AP) – The London bombing suspect traced to Rome last week by his cell phone calls was charged Monday under Italy’s anti-terrorism laws, his lawyer said, as police described for the first time in detail how they tracked him from Britain to Italy. Ethiopian-born Hamdi Issac, sought in connection with […]
Hamas camp: Sun, fun … indoctrination
Shades of Hitler Youth. From the San Francisco Chronicle, with thanks to Leslie. Seventeen-year-old Osama Abu Asi knows what Hamas stands for: swimming lessons, horseback riding, potato sack races and other summertime fun — including religious education and paramilitary training. This is summer camp in the Gaza Strip, as organized by Harakat al-Moqawama al-Islamiyah, the […]
“˜Sky” comes tumbling down
Now that liberal forms of Islam have been banned in Indonesia, the saga of the giant teapot has come to an end, from StarOnline, with thanks to Nicolei. JERTEH: The giant teapot and other key structures at the Sky Kingdom commune came tumbling down yesterday after the Besut District Council sent in it’s demolition squad. […]