“Iraq Insurgents Claim to Kill U.S. Hostage,” from AP: CAIRO, Egypt – A statement signed by an Iraqi insurgent group said Thursday in an Internet posting that it killed a kidnapped U.S. security consultant. The claim’s authenticity could not be immediately verified. It was the first time in more than a year that an insurgent […]
Al-Qaeda Explains Amman Bombings
Here is a helpful post from MEMRI collecting together all the Al-Qaeda communiques about the recent suicide bombing in Amman. Why did they target hotels in Amman? “From these hotels, the Crusaders also operate the bases that they have established on Jordanian soil in order to train cohorts of apostates for the army of the […]
Bangladesh suicide bombing kills 8
Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Iraq. At least 50 dead. And that’s just this morning. At least 38 by suicide bombing. Good thing Islam is a religion of peace and forbids suicide, or I suppose the death count would be much higher. From CNN, : (CNN) — A suicide bomber has killed eight people and wounded 50 […]
Bomb kills at least 12 in troubled Pakistan region
More ruthless and indiscriminate targeting of civilians by jihadists. From Reuters, : WANA, Pakistan – At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded when a bomb exploded on Thursday in a market in Pakistan’s troubled tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. The blast hit a hotel and shops in a market in […]
30 dead in Baghdad bus attack
The jihad in Iraq continues to escalate in advance of the elections, clearly targeting and intending to terrorize innocent civilians. From CNN, : BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — A suicide bomber on a bus in Baghdad killed at least 30 people and wounded 25 others Thursday, police said. The bus was packed with passengers traveling home […]
Iraq: Two female suicide bombers kill 27 students and police officers
Iraqi jihad update from Al-Bawaba, with thanks to Sr. Soph. Note also that Hamas and Hizballah have joined CAIR in calling for the release of the kidnapped collaborators: At least 27 Iraqi students and police officers were killed on Tuesday by a suicide bombing carried out by two female bombers in Baghdad. The attack occurred […]
PA Approves Aid to Terrorists’ Families
And I suspect that they will be able to pay a large part with the jizya they receive from the U.S. government. From Israel National News, with thanks to Sr. Soph: (IsraelNN.com) Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas Monday approved monthly financial aid of at least $250 for families of terrorists the same day a […]
CAIR protests kidnapping of collaborators
Has CAIR ever protested against the kidnapping of anyone else in Iraq? If so, please send me the links here and I will post them as updates. But this protest of the kidnapping of the collaborators is the first one I personally can recall ever seeing from them. From “Frenchman target of latest Iraq kidnapping,” […]
Israel: suicide bombing outside mall kills 5
An Islamic Jihad operation. “Suicide bombing outside Netanya mall kills 5” from the Jerusalem Post, : Four people were killed and 66 were wounded – three seriously – in an explosion that rocked the entrance to the Hasharon shopping mall on Herzl Street in Netanya at 11:25 a.m. Monday morning. Another person died on the […]
Was Norwegian Muslim womens’ rights activist murdered?
In “Samira Munir – Champion for Muslim Women,” Fjordman asks the question: Samira Munir, Norwegian politician of Pakistani origins, died on November 14, 2005. All the details surrounding her death have not been revealed, but the police have hinted that it may have been suicide. It is not impossible that this could be the case, […]