From VOA: Saudi officials say they have discovered large amounts of bomb-making materials in a militant hideout south of Riyadh. They say the cache included more than 2,000 kilograms of chemicals that could be used in bombs. News of the discovery came hours after the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh warned Wednesday that it had indications […]
Are suicide attacks forbidden by religious law?
What is an “occupier”? “Moderate Muslims Split on Suicide Bombings” From AP, with thanks to Skeet Street. LONDON – The two meetings by Muslim leaders occurred only three days apart, one in Birmingham and one in London. Both condemned the terrorist attacks in the British capital, but they couldn’t agree on one key issue: Are […]
‘Top’ al-Qaeda figure held over London attacks
From TimesOnline : ARMED police in Pakistan seized a major al-Qaeda figure yesterday who has suspected close links to the London bombers, The Times has learnt. The Pakistani, who was among 24 arrested during a series of raids in Lahore and Karachi, was under interrogation last night over the alleged role he played in the […]
Former Saudi Spy Chief to Replace Envoy Close to Bush Family
Prince Bandar is replaced. From Bloomberg: Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, said it plans to appoint former intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal as ambassador to the U.S., the kingdom’s first change in the post since Ronald Reagan was president. The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced today that Prince Bandar bin Sultan resigned as Saudi […]
UK bars over 200 foreign scientists
This is the result of a 1994 law. From the Pakistan Daily Times with thanks to Two Stellas. LONDON: Security services have barred more than 200 foreign scientists from studying at British universities over the past four years, amid fears they could present a terrorist threat, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. The Guardian newspaper said […]
Terrorists kill Kashmir family
From AlJazeera.Net (not the Qatari television station), “Separatists kill Kashmir family,” with thanks to Two Stellas. Suspected separatist fighters have raided a remote mountainous village in Indian-administered Kashmir and shot to death six men from the same family, police say. Village elder Akhtar Hussain and five members of his family were shot at point-blank range […]
Choudary: Britain to Blame for Bombings
From AP, with thanks to Sr. Soph. LONDON — When Prime Minister Tony Blair met with two dozen Muslim religious leaders to discuss a new package of anti-terrorism bills, the radical Islamic firebrand Anjem Choudary was not invited. The British government has heard enough of his views, spoken from the angry margins of the country’s […]
Britain Takes Step Toward Deporting Radical Clerics
From the New Duranty Times: LONDON, July 20 – Britain took the first step today toward deporting firebrand clerics to Arab and other countries, striking a preliminary agreement with Jordan that could lead to the expulsion of a suspected close ally of Osama bin Laden. After the London bombings, the move was the latest sign […]
Australia’s Mufti: Deport the clerics of hate
Al-Hilali seeks to solidify his “moderate” credentials and he also calls for a ban on Muslim hate speech and literature. From The Australian, with thanks to W.R. THE country’s highest-profile Islamic leader has called for the deportation of clerics who preach violence, as part of a push to rid Australia of the “disease” of fundamentalism. […]
Mercer: ‘Islamikazes’ in our midst
Ilana Mercer has an excellent column in WND, with thanks to The One Who Must Not Be Named. Those who talk up the root causes of Muslim disaffection are cultural relativists with a difference. For example, they’ll be the first to point to how ignorant we are of the centrality of honor in Arab culture. […]