As Pamela Geller said yesterday, “Clearly the media is no longer taking a passive role, or even objective reporting. The media has become an activist voice for supremacists and the far left.” The pioneering historian Bat Ye’or is the latest victim of this irresponsible advocacy. She was misrepresented yesterday as expressing regret for inspiring the […]
Statement of Geert Wilders concerning the massacre in Norway
Statement of Geert Wilders concerning the massacre in Norway The brutal murder of dozens of innocent Norwegian civilians several days ago, has shocked the Freedom Party (Dutch PVV). We mourn and stand by the Norwegian people who suffer from a massive blow. The manifesto of the perpetrator makes clear that this is a madman. He […]
Arab world “insulted” by suspicion of Islamic terrorism in Norway attacks
Particularly in an attack of such magnitude, the suspicion of involvement by al-Qaeda or a similar group was eminently reasonable: the majority of the terrorist attacks and counter-terror arrests in Europe in recent years have involved jihadist operations. The bomb was comparable not only to the Oklahoma City bomb, but also to those used in […]
Norway camp shooter identified — authorities say he was working alone and attacks were not Islamic terrorism
At last, some apparently definitive information. After a jihad group curiously claimed responsibility and retracted, and after some terror experts said it was a jihad attack and some said it wasn’t, and after the media pointed to jihadists as essentially the only ones with a motive, and Islamic supremacists applauded the attack, it appears that […]
Some terrorism experts believe Al-Qaeda behind Norway attacks
Some are looking to Tim McVeigh, others to al-Qaeda. It is interesting that a handful of attacks by “right wing extremists,” as compared to tens of thousands by Islamic jihadists, and yet the suspicion always fastens upon the “right wingers” as much or more than it does upon jihadists. In any case, it is anyone’s […]
Norwegians now saying Oslo attack by “extreme right,” not jihadists
Because the shooter at the Utoya youth camp was Norwegian. No one seems to be wondering whether or not he is a convert. “Experts point to the extreme-right,” a translation of an article from Nyheder, July 22: The man in police uniform who shot wildly around on Utøya is Norwegian. – It is highly possible […]
Islamic Internet forums cheer Norway murders
Schadenfreude from the lovers of peace. “Jubel über den Angriff in islamistischen Internetforen” from Spiegel, July 22 (thanks to Pamela Geller): In islamistischen Internetforen wurden die Nachrichten über eine Explosion im norwegischen Regierungsviertel von Anhängern al-Qaidas als “frohe Nachricht” bejubelt. “Euch bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit, eure Soldaten aus Afghanistan abzuziehen, oder ihr werdet Blut […]
“Helpers of Global Jihad” claims, then disclaims, responsibility for Oslo blast, youth camp shooting
UPDATE 11:38 PDT: Now Will McCants has this: “‘Helpers of Global Jihad’ now says its claim is not the official claim and it had nothing to do w/ operation. Says wait for official claim.” —————— It’s Motoon Rage. From the Telegraph news feed: 18.03 Will McCants now says that Ansar al-Jihad al-Alami (Helpers of Global […]
Norway: Man dressed as policeman opens fire at youth camp, may be coordinated with Oslo bomb
“Norway’s intelligence police agency said in February that Islamic extremism was a major threat to the country, AFP reported….Krekar had warned that ‘Norway will pay a heavy price’ if he were deported.” “Bomb blast rocks government buildings in Oslo, causing deaths and injuries,” from Newscore, July 22: OSLO — A massive bomb rocked government buildings […]
Huge blast hits Oslo government buildings, at least one person dead
No one is claiming responsibility and no one is being blamed at this point, but the news wires are citing the terror charges against Mullah Krekar last week and other jihad-related incidents as possible causes. “Explosion rocks Norway government buildings, 1 reported dead,” from the Globe and Mail, July 22 (thanks to all who sent […]