My column in Human Events this morning: Barack Obama’s unrelenting pressure on Israel and appeasement of the Palestinian jihadists is not unique: There are signs this week that he is about to start behaving the same way toward Pakistan and India. The Wall Street Journal revealed Monday that Obama penned a secret directive last December, […]
US mulling nuke deal with Pakistan to overcome “trust deficit”
Shouldn’t Pakistan be working to show the U.S. that it is trustworthy, and not the other way around? “US says it is open to nuke deal with Pakistan,” by Chidanand Rajghatta for the Times of India, March 22: WASHINGTON: Amid reports of massive 16-20 hour power outages across Pakistan causing public unrest, the Barack Obama […]
Pakistani archbishop criticizes government’s “lethargic” attitude to Taliban’s persecution of non-Muslims
If Pakistan responds at all, it will be to say they’re doing everything they can (no, really), but Islam is tolerant anyway (again, no, really). “Church points out government’s lethargic attitude towards Taliban’s elimination of religious minorities,” from Fides, February 26 (thanks to Twostellas): Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha, President of the Bishops’ […]
U.S. friend and ally Pakistan reaching out to “all levels” of Afghan Taliban
Reintegration! Reconciliation! This will amount to more Sharia. “Pakistan reaching out to ‘all levels’ of Afghan Taliban,” from Dawn, January 23 : ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is reaching out to “all levels” of the Afghan Taliban in a bid to encourage reconciliation with its war-torn neighbour, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said on Saturday. “We are trying to reach […]
Pakistan’s Prez: Fork over more jizya, and faster
And Holbrooke immediately came across, despite the fact that this strategy has spectacularly failed. “Holbrooke promises review of new screening measures: War on terror has paralysed Pak economy: Zardari,” from the Daily Times, January 16 : ISLAMABAD: The US regional campaign against militancy and the violence it has provoked in Pakistan have almost crippled the […]
Islamic suicide bomber who killed six CIA officers was trusted CIA informant
As I have pointed out many, many times, there is no reliable way to distinguish a peaceful Muslim from a potentially violent jihadist. It isn’t as if there is one sect of Islam that has renounced and rejected violent jihad and Islamic supremacism, and another that upholds such things. If that were the case, one […]
“Friend and Ally” Pakistan refuses to go after major Taliban figure
“American intelligence officials suspect Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence military spy agency uses [Siraj Haqqani] for its interests in Afghanistan.” A particularly obvious example of Pakistan’s ongoing double game. “Pakistan nixes going after Taliban,” from UPI, December 22: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 22 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration has spared no effort to publicly laud the […]
Mumbai jihadist: I was framed, I tell ya, framed
Uh, I just look like that guy — yeah, that’s it Claiming torture is a tactic straight out of the al-Qaeda playbook. “Mumbai Attack Suspect Retracts Confession in Court,” by Arlene Chang and Eric Bellman for the Wall Street Journal, December 18 (thanks to Visvas): MUMBAI — The Pakistani man captured during the Mumbai terrorist […]
Feel the love: Pakistan harassing U.S. diplomats
Friend and Ally Update. “Pakistan Reported to Be Harassing U.S. Diplomats,” by Jane Perlez and Eric Schmitt for the New York Times, December 16 (thanks to Citizen): ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Parts of the Pakistani military and intelligence services are mounting what American officials here describe as a campaign to harass American diplomats, fraying relations at […]
Chicago jihadist “thought that Islam was the greatest thing since sliced bread”
Interestingly enough, his half-brother is a public relations officer for Pakistan’s prime minister. Headley seems to be quite devout, and yet somehow seems to have misunderstood Islam thoroughly, somehow getting the idea that jihad terror and mass murder in Mumbai would please Allah. And none of the Vast Majority of Peaceful Muslims seem to have […]