There is suddenly a concerted effort to light a fire under the comfortable seats of the Security Council and break it out of the endless cycle that has gone on for several years now, of reports, attempts at incrementally more restrictive sanctions, a waiting period to see how it goes, followed by another report, and […]
Hizballah honcho: Iran has a leader “unique to the whole world”
That’s one way of putting it, whether he meant Ahmadinejad or Khamenei. Nasrallah also claims that the Hizballah-dominated Lebanese government’s withholding of funds to the UN Special Tribunal for the investigation of the Hariri assassination was in retaliation for the US’ withholding of funds to UNESCO over its inclusion of an aspirational Palestinian entity that […]
Kazakhstan: “Follower of jihadism” kills seven in gun battle, suicide bombing
The Interior Spiritual Struggle is once again curiously “misunderstood.” “Islamist militant kills seven in attack in Kazakh city,” by Robin Paxton for Reuters, November 12: ALMATY (Reuters) – An Islamist militant killed seven people in running battles with security forces in a southern Kazakh city on Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks on […]
Egypt: Former antiquities official says “Jewish Masons have been trying to cap the Great Pyramid since 1931 with the Jewish emblem”
Raymond already posted here about the crowning absurdity of the closure of the Great Pyramid for any potential 11/11/11 observances: the allegations that Jews, Masons, or “Jewish Masons” (Jackie Mason?) planned some sort of ritual. More on this round of conspiracy paranoia and accompanying denials follow in two reports below. “Egypt closes Great Pyramid after […]
Pakistan: Asia Bibi marks one year in jail under death sentence for “blasphemy”
Does Barack Obama know the name of Asia Bibi? He should, and aid to Pakistan should be made contingent upon her release and fundamental improvements to the treatment of religious minorities. Her trial was a sham in the first place, and the court, still rendered impotent by fear of Islamic supremacist violence, just can’t seem […]
Egypt: Proposed “common law” on building of mosques and churches remains problematic
One of the hallmarks of “moderate” Muslim nations here of late is legislation that allows for the enforcement of Sharia in practice without the liability of spelling it out and risking bad publicity, the loss of aid, and so forth. Examples include the “wealth tax” on non-Muslims in Turkey, laws on the building of churches […]
Indonesia: Attacker partially severs ears of deaf, mute Ahmadi man
Will the attacker be found? How much time will he serve? Or will the victim, if he survives, be charged for having had a machete for cutting wood? There is already a precedent for it, from the last high-profile wave of anti-Ahmadi violence. Many provinces in Modern, Moderate Indonesia have essentially blamed the victims for […]
U.K.: Muslims Against Crusades banned after incident with member of Parliament
Don’t let the door hit ya where Allah subhanahu wa-ta’ala split ya. They finally crossed the line in their most recent incident involving a member of Parliament, Mike Freer, whom they told in a MAC press release that “you have been targeted” in a planned constituency meeting at a mosque. They went on to allude […]
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: Libyan weapons? Yeah, we got ’em
Thank you, Sheikh Obvious: we and a few million other people figured as much. Al-Qaeda was in an ideal position to be a major beneficiary of the Great Libyan Jihadist Garage Sale. “Al-Qaeda’s North Africa branch says got Libya weapons,” from Agence France-Presse, November 9: Al-Qaeda’s North Africa franchise acknowledged it had acquired part of […]
Indonesia: Jihadist cleric appeals already-reduced jail sentence
In the current legal climate in Indonesia, Abu Bakar Bashir is all too likely to be acquitted, or at least to score another major reduction in his sentence. Earlier, we wrote “how much Bashir actually serves of a 15-year prison term in Indonesia will be anyone’s guess.” There is still ample time to guess. “Indonesian […]