So, remember when the Toulouse jihadist said he would surrender yesterday? Well, so much for that. These tactics certainly seem familiar: enter into negotiations to buy time, do the opposite of what one pledged, say one has changed one’s mind, resume negotiations, bluster a lot, lather, rinse, repeat. Authorities say they have had no contact […]
Al-Qaeda’s former second banana urges Afghans to rise up against “Crusader pigs”
What about bunnies? “Zawahiri urges Afghans to rise against “˜Crusader pigs”,” from Al Arabiya, March 22 (thanks to Kenneth): Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri urged Afghans to rise up against “Crusader pigs” in an audio message on Wednesday, after he referred to the burning of the Quran by U.S. soldiers last month. Zawahiri also made reference […]
Shocker: Chechnya’s “Islamic revival” becoming “less voluntary”
Actually, that has been the case for quite some time, as documented by Human Rights Watch and others. It is another example of the pattern in which wherever Sharia experiences a resurgence, tolerance decreases and harassment increases. “Chechnya’s Islamic revival is becoming less voluntary,” from USA Today, March 21 (thanks to Kenneth): SERZHEN-YURT, Chechnya — […]
France: Jihad gunman “has no regrets, except not having more time to kill more people and he boasts that he has brought France to its knees”
Jihadists don’t lack for three things: bloodlust, excuses for “revenge,” and hubris. “Toulouse siege gunman ‘planned another attack’,” from France 24, March 21: REUTERS – A besieged gunman suspected of shooting dead seven people in the name of al Qaeda boasted to police on Wednesday he had brought France to its knees and said his […]
Man claiming to be jihad gunman called France 24, was “adamant” it was beginning of larger campaign, blames French niqab law, military intervention, grievances against “the Jews”
Not “Zionists,” but “Jews.” The more excuses he piles on, the clearer it is that it is not ultimately about any of them. This, again, is about supremacism and antisemitism.
France: Jihad shooting suspect named, says he wants “revenge for Palestinian children”
Major media outlets say Muhammad Merah has not been arrested, but says he will surrender “this afternoon.” The excuse is familiar and predictable, as pretexts for revenge are a renewable resource for jihadists. There will always be a grievance, there will always be an excuse for more bloodshed, and there will always be an excuse […]
Karzai calls Americans “demons”
But the demons’ money sure seems to spend nicely, doesn’t it? “Gulf Widens Between U.S. and a More Volatile Karzai,” by Rod Nordland, Alissa J. Rubin, and Matthew Rosenberg for the New York Times, March 17: KABUL, Afghanistan “” The Americans in Afghanistan are “demons.” They claim they burned Korans by mistake, but really those […]
Yemen: Jihadist cleric’s son calls for more jihad, threatens U.S. ambassador
A chip off the old block of C-4. “Yemen cleric’s son calls for jihad,” by Chiara Onassis for Bikya Masr, March 20: SANA”A: Mohamed Abdel-Mageed al-Zindany, the son of Yemen’s Sheikh Abdel-Mageed al-Zindani, a prominent cleric and powerful tribal leader, called on his fellow Yemenis to raise the flag of Islam and wage war on […]
Israel: Iranian military experts operating in Gaza, Sinai
“The senior source also claimed that Islamic Jihad continued to fire rockets at Israel even after the recent cease-fire was announced because the Iranians pressured that organization, and the popular resistance groups, to continue acting against Israel.” The interest in sovereignty is curiously selective. Here, the jihadist groups are letting themselves be bullied by Iranians. […]
Mali: Islamic group claims control of northeast region
We’ve been hearing a lot about Ancar Dine lately. Here is more. “Armed Islamist group claims control in northeast Mali,” from Agence France-Presse, March 20: An Islamist group led by a Tuareg rebel fighting for autonomy in northern Mali claimed control Tuesday of the country’s vast northeast, while also vowing to free dozens of prisoners. […]