Did you know there is an Islamic Political Party of America, also known as the “Party of Peace?” They are calling for a National Day of Outrage to protest the alleged Qur’an desecration at Gitmo. Thanks to JS: On Monday, May 23, 2005, the Islamic Political party of America is calling on every Muslim, Man, […]
Amsterdam Fights Jihad With Tolerance
From the NIS News Bulletin, with thanks to Skeetstreet. AMSTERDAM – Amsterdam thinks it can repel extremism by stimulating books and websites propagating a moderate vision of Islam. The initiative has been added to the action plan ‘We Amsterdammers’, which the council drew up after the murder of Islam critic Theo van Gogh by a […]
Pakistan: Al Qaeda Arrests
From the Pakistan Daily Times, “Six arrested for Qaeda link,” . MULTAN/PESHAWAR: Police arrested six militants in separate raids for allegedly sheltering Al Qaeda fugitives and planning rocket attacks against the army, police and security officials said Friday. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said three of the suspects were captured this week in […]
Chechen Rebels Planned “Second Beslan”
From MosNews, “Chechen Rebels Planned “Second Beslan” – Prosecutor,” . Four Chechen rebels, detained in April 2005, planned to carry out a Beslan-style terrorist attack at a village in the republic of Ingushetia, Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolai Shepel was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying. A reserve group of 11 guerillas, led by warlord […]
Freedom House: Arab women “face widespread lack of freedom”
From our Stop the Presses Department and Reuters via Swiss Info with thanks to Mackie. DEAD SEA, Jordan – Women face a pervasive lack of freedom in the Arab world and no country in the region meets international standards for protecting their rights, human rights activists charged on Saturday. Freedom House, a U.S.-based group, said […]
al-Shaibah: I was just the messenger
More news on the Hamburg cell trial from New Zealand Stuff, “Al Qaeda captive’s story in 9/11 trial spotlight,” . BERLIN: An al Qaeda courier was sent to Afghanistan just before the September 11 attacks to convey the message “Eleven Nine”, but did not know the significance of the numbers and was not part of […]
Laciner: The Armenians Dreamed It
Dr. Sedat Laciner writes in Turkish Weekly, “The Armenian Issue: Inventing a Past” Armenians claim that The Ottomans consciously and systematically killed the Armenian citizens in 1915 and afterwards. This claim had been denominated as ‘massacre’ until the end of the World War II, it has been denominated as “genocide” since 1965. In this respect, […]
Hirsi Ali Interview: “We Must Declare War on Islamist Propaganda”
From Der Spiegel, with thanks to Gabrielle Goldwater. Dutch member of parliament Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been threatened with death for writing the film “Submission” — which is heavily critical of Islam and for which filmmaker Theo van Gogh was murdered in November. She spoke with SPIEGEL about her life as a fugitive, how to […]
Canadian Report: West Africa is Terror Hotbed
From our Stop the Presses Department and UPI, “Analysis: W. Africa may be terror hotbed” Washington, DC — A newly declassified Canadian intelligence report warns that West Africa is breeding a militant Islamist threat with “significant potential” for growth for groups such as Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service brief, which […]
Boylan: What do you think is the cause of terrorism now?
An original Jihad Watch article by Patrick Boylan. Curing the symptoms – Ignoring the disease: An approach to fighting terror by intelligence and counterterrorism experts On a one week tour of the various agencies responsible for Homeland Security, a simple question “What do you think is the cause of terrorism now?” put forward to a […]