The case of Guantanamo chaplain Captain James Yee was a uniquely disturbing one, as it involved an American military officer — stationed at one of the nation’s most secretive installation — who had allegedly betrayed his nation to forces aligned with Islamic terrorists. Yee was allowed to walk away from the case a free man, […]
Hollywood to fete “son of al Qaida”
Tha Canadian jihadi Abdurahman Kadr cashes in on movie deal. From WND, with thanks to Maharishi Hashish Ben Yogourt. A Hollywood film in the works will depict a Canadian formerly detained at Guantanamo as a reformed young man who now rejects terrorism and his family’s ties to al-Qaida. But there’s evidence 21-year-old Abdurahman Khadr’s true […]
Queens Muslim Group Says It Opposes Violence, and America
From the New Duranty Times, with thanks to all who sent this in. The young Muslim men, with beards and bullhorns, work the streets of Jackson Heights on the weekends. They surface at parades and protests around the city, loudly declaring America the enemy and advocating for an Islamic state. Several weeks ago, they publicly […]
U.S. Confirms Gitmo Soldier Kicked Quran
From AP: WASHINGTON – U.S. military officials say no guard at the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects flushed a detainee’s Quran down the toilet, but they disclosed that a Muslim holy book was splashed with urine. In other newly disclosed incidents, a detainee’s Quran was deliberately kicked and another’s was stepped on. On March […]
They “would turn right around and try to slit our throats, slit our children’s throats”
Straight talk and refreshing honesty from General Myers. “Myers Defends Treatment of Guantanamo Prisoners,” from AP, with thanks to DC Watson: WASHINGTON (May 29) – The Pentagon’s top general on Sunday defended the treatment of prisoners at the U.S. Navy prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and said the U.S. believes al-Qaida leader Abu Musab […]
Islamists rally on Koran issue in Pakistan/Jerusalem
Still more on the story that never goes away, from Reuters. ISLAMABAD – Thousands of Islamists rallied across Pakistan on Friday to protest against alleged desecration of the Koran by U.S. forces at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. The rallies, called by hardline Islamic groups opposed to Pakistan’s support for the U.S.-led war on terrorism, […]
Staged outrage?
“Muslim protests planned in advance?” From WND, with thanks to EPG: JERUSALEM – Muslim protests throughout the Middle East regarding a now-retracted Newsweek report that claimed U.S. Army interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had flushed a Quran down the toilet are being organized by anti-Western jihadists and were planned several months ago with the magazine article […]
Pakistan: Police unwilling to monitor prisoners if they’re freed
From Pakistan’s News International, with thanks to Nicolei: ISLAMABAD: The government has been told that Station House Officers (SHOs) of different police stations all over Pakistan are not ready to monitor the activities of repatriated Pakistani prisoners from Guantanamo Bay in case they were freed from jails at home. Despite being released by the Americans […]
Riots Spread Over Alleged Gitmo Qur’an Desecration
More on the great Qur’an toilet flushing riots of 2005 from the Pakistan Tribune, “Qazi terms sacrilege of Holy Quran as desecration of Ummah,” with thanks to ? (Folks, please bear with me. If I’m unsure about the name, I’m leaving it off – please include a note with the name you want used by […]
Qur’an desecration becoming a pretext
…for the unleashing of anti-American sentiments. Afghan riot update, from “Afghans killed in anti-U.S. riots” in CNN: KABUL, Afghanistan — At least four people have been killed and 70 injured in violent protests in Jalalabad over reports U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base desecrated copies of the Quran during questioning of prisoners held there. […]