And why are the citizens of Cremona being so unfriendly? Well, there is that small matter of Muslims plotting to blow up the local cathedral. And imagine! After that, when Cremona non-Muslims hear the word “Muslim,” they think, “terrorist”! What Islamophobes! “Flow of Muslim Immigrants Strains the Reputation for Tolerance of a Small Italian Town,” […]
Fallaci: The Enemy We Treat Like A Friend Part II
Here is Part II of Oriana Fallaci’s latest (part I is here), again from the Mystery Achievement blog (thanks to JS): Will the massacre touch us too?–will it really touch us the next time? Oh, yes. I haven’t the slightest doubt. I”ve never had the slightest doubt. I”ve been saying this, too, for the last […]
Italy Judge Orders Arrest of 13 CIA Agents
From the Whose Side Are You On Department, via AP, : ROME (AP) — An Italian judge on Friday ordered the arrests of 13 CIA officers for secretly transporting a Muslim preacher from Italy to Egypt as part of U.S. anti-terrorism efforts – a rare public objection to the practice by a close American ally. […]
Italian hostage ‘not well’ but alive — and captors demand Islamic law provisions as condition for release
“Italian hostage ‘not well’ but alive,” from UPI: Kabul, Afghanistan, May. 21 (UPI) — An Italian relief worker taken hostage in Kabul is alive, but unwell, her alleged captor said during a phone call, the ANSA news agency reported Saturday. Clementina Contini, kidnapped Monday in the Afghan capital, “is not well and has an infection […]
Italy: Police detain terrorist suspects
European jihad update from AP, : Police were targeting a group in Milan composed mainly of Tunisians and accused of planning attacks against Italian targets, RAI radio and news agency ANSA said. In Turin, authorities were acting against a group suspected of having links to a subversive Moroccan group identified as the Moroccan Islamic Combatant […]
He must have missed his flight
“News Agency Denies Saying Bin Laden on Way to Rome,” from Reuters, with thanks to Romy: ROME – Italy’s leading news agency has denied reporting that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden would attend Pope John Paul’s funeral Friday after a story attributed to it circulated widely on the Internet. “Some people just won’t stop […]
Italy: Furor Over Scrapping of Christmas Play
The better to eat you with, my dear. From Reuters, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: ROME (Reuters) – An Italian school’s substitution of a Nativity play with Little Red Riding Hood so as not to offend Muslim children has raised the Vatican’s ire and sparked debate on how much traditions should change to accommodate […]
Italian journalist murdered in Iraq
From our friends at Al-Jazeera: Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni, who was taken captive on 24 August, is reported to have been executed by his captors. In a video tape received by Aljazeera, the purported Iraqi group – identifying itself as the Islamic Army in Iraq – said Baldoni had been executed because their demands had […]
Premier Condemns Death of Italian Hostage
Silvio Berlusconi who has refused to play dhimmi before has this to say: “There are no words to describe this inhuman act that with one blow wipes out centuries of civilization to bring us back to the dark ages of barbarity,” the prime minister said in a statement. Berlusconi spoke of how Baldoni’s children issued […]
Italy quietly secures cities ahead of Al-Qaeda deadline
The Al-Qaeda deadline for Italy will soon pass, and Italians are getting ready. From AFP: Police and paramilitary troops stood guard Saturday outside the Senate, the elegant Piazza Navonna, the nearby Pantheon, the Piazza Venezia, among other Rome landmarks, as well as outside the residence here of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is away at […]