What motivates the Sunni-Shi’ite jihad? Shhhh! To ask such questions is “Islamophobic”! “Wave of car bombs, other attacks kill 31 in Iraq,” by Sameer N. Yacoub for the Associated Press, September 17 (thanks to Kenneth): BAGHDAD (AP) “” A new wave of car bombs rocked commercial streets in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, part of […]
Iraq: Sunni jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber murders 21 Shi’ites at funeral
But remember: to speak out against the ideology that fuels this savagery would be “hateful” and “bigoted.” “Suicide bomber kills 21 at funeral in northern Iraq,” from Reuters, September 14 (thanks to Kenneth): MOSUL, Iraq “” A suicide bomber killed at least 21 people Saturday at the funeral of a member of Iraq’s Shabak minority […]
Iraq: Shi’ite Muslims explode bombs outside mosque, murdering 30 Sunnis leaving after Friday prayers
Meanwhile, Turkey’s Erdogan repeated his earlier charge that “Islamophobia” was a “crime against humanity.” He didn’t say anything about Sunni-Shi’ite jihad violence. Yet which has killed more people? “Two roadside bombs outside mosque kill 30 in Baquba – Iraqi police,” from Reuters, September 13 (thanks to Twostellas): BAQUBA, Iraq, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Two roadside […]
Al-Qaeda vows to strike at Hizballah for Lebanon bombings
Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad escalating. “Al-Qaida vows to strike at Hezbollah for Lebanon bombings,” from Reuters, August 24 (thanks to Robert): Al-Qaida’s North African branch blamed Lebanese Shi’ite Muslim militant group Hezbollah for twin bombs that hit the northern city of Tripoli on Friday and threatened retribution, a US-based intelligence monitoring website reported on Saturday. Although al-Qaida […]
Lebanon: Shi’ite Muslims murder 42 with car bombs at Sunni mosques
“Both blasts hit as worshippers were filing out after weekly Muslim prayers.” “Car bombs at Lebanon mosques kill 42, wound 500,” from Agence France Presse, August 23 (thanks to all who sent this in): Powerful car bombs exploded Friday outside two Sunni mosques in a Lebanese city riven by strife over the war in neighboring […]
Lebanon: Sunni Muslims set off jihad car bomb in Hizballah stronghold, murdering 14 and wounding 212
The killers made a video standing before a sign proclaiming, “There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is the messenger of Allah.” But anyone who dares suggest that this might have something to do with Islam will be summarily condemned as a greasy Islamophobe. “Car bomb rocks Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon,” by Mohammed Jamjoom […]
Iraq: Islamic jihadists murder 33 people with car bombs
Note the AP headline: “Car bombs hit Baghdad,” like the rain, like a plague, an act of God. They never dare to identify the active agent in such incidents. But actually for the Islamic jihadists who set off these bombs, they were acts of Allah indeed, with the righteous Muslims being used as instruments of […]
Pakistan: Sunni Muslims toss grenades into Ismaili Shia mosques, killing two people and wounding 30
The AP headline is “Hand grenade attacks kill 2, wound 30 in Pakistan.” As if these hand grenades just decided to pick themselves up and attack these Ismailis of their own volition. To have identified who picked them up and threw them would have been “Islamophobic.” “Hand grenade attacks kill 2, wound 30 in Pakistan,” […]
Ramadan observance in Iraq: jihadists target shoppers, murdering at least 51
Since Ramadan is the month for renewing one’s piety, and jihadists see their jihad attacks as acts of worship, it is not surprising to see such attacks increase during Ramadan. Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad Update: “Bombs target Iraqi shoppers, killing more than 50,” from Reuters, August 6: (Reuters) – A series of car bombs targeting busy markets […]
Ramadan observance in Iraq: Sunnis, Shi’ites hit each others’ mosques, murdering 26
The AP headline is “Drive-by shootings, bombings kill 26 in Iraq.” Once again, we see the curious displacement of agency that is so common in such stories. Actually, it was Islamic jihadis who killed 26 in Iraq. “Drive-by shootings, bombings kill 26 in Iraq,” by Sameer N. Yacoub for the Associated Press, July 31: BAGHDAD […]