Robert live-blogged the proceedings, and here is additional reporting: “Fathima Rifqa Bary: Judge keeps girl in Florida, orders mediation,” by Amy L. Edwards and Renee Stutzman for the Orlando Sentinel, September 3: For now, Fathima Rifqa Bary is staying in Florida. That was the biggest decision Thursday afternoon of Circuit Court Judge Daniel Dawson, who […]
Iran’s parliament endorses defense minister wanted by Interpol
This, of course, speaks volumes about Iran’s idea of “defense.” Ahmad Vahidi Update. “Iran: MPs endorse bomb suspect as defence minister,” from AdnKronos International, September 3: Tehran, 3 Sept.(AKI) – Iran’s parliament has approved the president’s hardline appointment for a new defence minister, Ahmad Vahidi, a man accused of involvement in the 1994 bombing of […]
Al-Qaeda continues to thrive in Yemen
“There isn’t a serious fight against Al-Qaeda in Yemen,” one analyst observes, but there is more to the story than economics. There has been a pattern of inaction and bumbling on the part of the Yemeni government concerning jihadists within the country, so much so that one official remarked: “Yemen is like a bus station […]
Australia: Convicted jihadist could be out of prison in less than a year
Despite the fact that not even the judge thinks Kent has abandoned his “jihadist views.” An update on this story. “Jihadist Shane Kent could be our [sic] in under a year,” by Norrie Ross for the Herald Sun, September 3: A home-grown terrorist who was part of a group that planned attacks in Melbourne could […]
IAEA chief: Iran nuclear threat “hyped”
Never mind those unexplained “military dimensions.” According to the article below, El-Baradei argues that Iran won’t have a nuclear weapon “any time soon.” But any time in the future that Iran does have nuclear weapons will be too soon. And at the point at which Iran finally does test its first nuclear weapon, we are […]