McCain predicted nothing. There is a strong possibility that in his famous photo with the “moderate Syrian rebels,” he was posing with allies of the Islamic State. Now that there is abundant evidence that the Free Syrian Army is anything but “moderate,” he presses on with his delusions. “McCain: ISIS’ rise like ‘watching a train […]
Female UAE pilot’s family disowns her for bombing Islamic State
The Wattan.tv headline is: “Emirati Mansouri family disowns their daughter Mariam for participating in the United States bombing of Syrian targets.” “Mariam Al Mansouri: Female Pilot Disowned By Family For Bombing ISIS Terrorists In Syria,” Inquisitr, September 25, 2014 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Major Mariam Al Mansouri became the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) […]
Obama praises as “moderate” a Muslim cleric who backed fatwa on killing of U.S. soldiers
The political and media elites are so avid to find “moderates,” and they know so little about Islamic doctrine, that this kind of thing happens rather frequently. “Obama Praises Muslim Cleric Who Backed Fatwa on Killing of U.S. Soldiers,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, September 24, 2014: President Barack Obama favorably quoted and praised […]
Obama-backed Free Syrian Army group Harakat Hazm denounces U.S. airstrikes as “attack on the revolution”
“It has few other options.” How about this: don’t arm or aid any of America’s enemies. Speak realistically about the jihad threat, and seek to prevent jihad terror attacks at home. Or else go in with ground troops that aren’t crippled by politically correct Rules of Engagement, and crush the Islamic State, and then leave, […]
Toronto: Muslim anti-Israel hatefest draws 6000 people, reformist Muslim rally for persecuted Christians draws 80
From Blazing Cat Fur: On July 26 2014 Toronto’s Shia community mustered over 6000 participants for their Al Quds Day Anti-Israel Hate Fest held at Queen’s Park. On September 21 2014 Muslims Facing Tomorrow managed to attract some 80 participants for their rally held on behalf of persecuted Christians. This is what we are up […]
Robert Spencer in PJ Media: 6 Reasons Why the U.S. Should Not Arm the Syrian ‘Moderates’
In PJ Media I explain why this plan that both Democrats and Republicans is a recipe for disaster: Demonstrating yet again that we do not have an effective opposition party in the United States right now, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted Wednesday in favor of Barack Obama’s plan to arm and train “vetted” members […]
Pope calls for condemnation of those who “pervert” religion to justify violence
Actually, there are plenty of condemnations. Many Muslim organizations worldwide have condemned the Islamic State. What we don’t see are actual organized efforts by Muslim leaders to teach Muslims to reject the understanding of Islam that the Islamic State represents. If all the condemnations were sincere, we would see more direct action against the Islamic […]
UK: Former head of human rights charity accused of double life as jihad fundraiser
Every day Britain grows more absurd, more insane. It would be amusing if it didn’t involve the abject surrender and self-destruction of a once-great nation. “Former head of human rights charity accused of leading double life as terrorist fundraiser,” by David Blair and Richard Spencer, the Telegraph, September 20, 2014: In the summer of 2007, […]
Robert Spencer in FrontPage Mag: Saudi Arabia’s Phony Anti-Terrorism Fatwa
In FrontPage I discuss yet another exercise in deception and hypocrisy: It is a popular aspect of media mythmaking about the Islamic State that it is so extreme that even other “extremists” such as al-Qaeda shun and repudiate it. But this claim, like the many declarations by both Muslim and non-Muslim leaders that the Islamic […]
South Africa: Muslim academic gets death threats over women and gay-friendly mosque
Here is yet another indication of why we don’t see more genuine reformers in Islam. Those who do try to change things almost immediately end up getting death threats. “Muslim academic gets death threats over women and gay-friendly mosque,” by Stephanie Findlay, the Telegraph, September 16, 2014: A Muslim academic is vowing to push ahead […]