“Chechen Rebel Admits He Is Terrorist, Says He Plans More Attacks to End Russian War in Chechnya” From AP, with thanks to the One Who Must Not Be Named. NEW YORK – The Chechen rebel leader who organized a deadly hostage-taking attack on a Russian school last year admitted he was a terrorist but said […]

“Possible threat at Tinker spawns action at RAFB” From the Macon Telegraph, with thanks to the One Who Must Not Be Named. ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE – Robins Air Force Base officials have confirmed that a possible security threat at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., earlier this month has energized local law enforcement agencies. Tinker […]

Andrew Whitehead writes about the Michael Graham controversy in FrontPage: Conservative talk-show host Michael Graham was suspended without pay on Thursday, July 28 by ABC Disney following threats by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) over his on-air comments regarding terrorism and Islam. The suspension came despite repeated statements of support for Graham’s free-speech right […]

From AP: LONDON – Police in Britain and Italy questioned 21 suspects as they sought to piece together the networks behind the London bombings, probing for possible links between the two sets of attacks and for connections to any accomplices overseas. Investigators arrested seven people Sunday at a four-story brick apartment building in Brighton, on […]

“Finger points to British intelligence as al-Qaeda websites are wiped out” from TimesOnline: Over the past fortnight Israeli intelligence agents have noticed something distinctly odd happening on the internet. One by one, Al-Qaeda’s affiliated websites have vanished until only a handful remain, write Uzi Mahnaimi and Alex Pell. Someone has cut the line of communication […]

From NBC4, with thanks to Two Stellas. ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A judge reduced the sentences of three U.S. Muslims convicted for their roles in a conspiracy that began with paintball games in the woods and evolved into a plan to join the Taliban and fight U.S. troops. Two of the three still will serve life […]

From Arab Times, with thanks to Nicolei. PESHAWAR, Pakistan, July 30 (AFP) – Hundreds of Muslims in Pakistan’s staunchly conservative northwest have set ablaze dozens of TV sets following a cleric’s ruling that watching television was a sin, police said Saturday. The men congregated in a park after Friday prayers and piled up about 25 […]

Don’t forget to order your copy of Robert Spencer’s new book, “The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)” if you haven’t already. In fact, get a couple of copies so as to have one on hand to loan to friends.

U. S. loses a strategic air base. From the Washington Post, with thanks to JS. Uzbekistan formally evicted the United States yesterday from a military base that has served as a hub for combat and humanitarian missions to Afghanistan since shortly after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Pentagon and State Department officials said yesterday. […]

An update on the Al-Turki case from the Denver Post, with thanks to Two Stellas. Despite strenuous objections from prosecutors, a federal judge set bail Thursday for a Saudi Arabian man who is accused of raping his housekeeper and holding her as a virtual slave in his Aurora home. U.S. District Judge Walker Miller set […]