Hanadi Jaradat was a murderer. She blew herself up in a restaurant in Haifa last October, killing 21 people. For that she has been lionized in an exhibit in the Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm — at least until Zvi Mazel, the Israeli ambassador to Sweden, got there. In a blow for decency and […]
Suicide bomber was preparing for attack in Britain
“An Islamic terrorist suspect linked to al-Qa’ida has been arrested after apparently preparing himself for a suicide bombing in Britain.” This from The Australian, with thanks to Nicolei. “The man, an Algerian asylum-seeker, had left suicide notes to his mother and sister warning them that he planned to ‘martyr’ himself. When he was strip-searched, police […]
Christmas for Iraqi Christians: Three bombs and a Fatal Shooting
“The Christmas Season for the beleaguered Iraqi Christian community was punctuated by three bombs, two of them in places of worship, and a fatal shooting.” This from the Barnabas Fund, with thanks to Bruce Gordon. “Christians in Baghdad narrowly escaped carnage as a bomb went off in their church at Christmas. The congregation had just […]
Terror attempt on British jet foiled
“Saudi Arabia has arrested two Islamic suicide pilots who were preparing to fly two light aircraft into a packed British Airways (BA) jet, a British Sunday newspaper said, quoting a senior opposition politician.” This from The Age, with thanks to Nicolei and Mrs. Obelix. “The suspected suicide pilots were arrested in the last few weeks […]
Muslim suicide explosion near a synagogue? What a coincidence!
Here’s an outstanding example of both dhimmi police work and dhimmi reporting: Reuters reports that “a car exploded in northern Italy early on Thursday, killing the 33-year-old Kuwaiti driver in what police said appeared to be more of a suicide bid rather than an attack on a nearby synagogue. “‘We think we’re dealing with a […]
Jihad in Russia: Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 37 on Train Near Chechnya
“A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded commuter train in southern Russia today, killing at least 40 people in what President Vladimir V. Putin denounced as a terrorist act intended to disrupt parliamentary elections here this weekend.” So says the New York Times. “The explosion, which occurred at 7:42 a.m., wrenched apart the […]
Suicide bombers nabbed in mosque; school was targeted
Many Muslims have pointed out since September 11 that Islam forbids killing women, children, and the innocent. Of this there is no doubt, but there is a key distinction: as I explain in Onward Muslim Soldiers, the Shafi’i school of Sunni jurisprudence stipulates that “it is not permissible . . . to kill women and […]
Suspected mastermind of the USS Cole bombing arrested
Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal The New York Post reports that “a suspected mastermind of the USS Cole bombing was arrested by security forces in Yemen, and officials say he could provide tips about ongoing terror plots on the Arabian Peninsula.” Thanks to Internet Haganah.) “‘He’s a big fish. He’s a logistics guy in al Qaeda. He’ll […]
More on Al-Qaeda’s Christian targets
Paul Marshall offers a useful summation of the evidence that Al-Qaeda targeted Christians, not Muslims, in Riyadh — and of the dangers of glossing over that evidence. “The media,” says Marshall, “seem to equate Arab with Muslim and, along with some in the administration, think that al Qaeda’s war is against Americans and Westerners per […]
More Ramadan jihad in Turkey
“Trucks packed with explosives blew up at a London-based bank and the British consulate Thursday, killing at least 26 people and wounding nearly 450. The worst terrorist bombing in Turkey’s history coincided with President Bush’s trip to Britain and were blamed on al-Qaida.” This just in from AP.