“Curse our life. We are sitting here in peace eating chicken “¦ and our brothers, they are dying, buddy.” One of these jihadis, Humayoun Ghoulam Nabi, told an informant that he “hated the United States and “¦ wanted to take a stand” by building a “small army.” But he was entrapped! And there are so […]
Malala, shot by Taliban for insulting Islam, resented in her own hometown
The Taliban have said that they shot Malala not because she called for education, but because she had, in their view, left Islam. Clearly, that view resonates with many Pakistanis. She herself insists that the Taliban do not represent Islam, and that what they do goes against its teachings — so we see in her […]
Taliban on Malala: “The enemies of Islam are awarding her because she has left Islam and has became secular”
Malala says that what the Taliban do offends Islam — that they’re misunderstanding Islam. They say she is an apostate who is being given awards by the enemies of Islam. They want to kill her. She doesn’t want to kill them. They have already shot her once. This is why we don’t see more genuine […]
Pakistan: Muslim cleric who taught Taliban leader Mullah Omar calls him a “devout Muslim”
Now wait a minute. The Taliban are supposed to be a group of “extremists,” twisting and hijacking the true Islam and propagating the crazy idea that it justifies violence and terrorism. How could Mullah Omar possibly be devout? And how could a Muslim cleric and Islamic scholar who enjoys the favor of our allies the […]
Taliban angry at writer for criticizing them, proved her wrong by torturing and killing her
In this story the old saw becomes fact: say that Islam is a religion of peace, or get killed. In this version, it’s Say that the Taliban are wonderful people, or they will torture and kill you. More on this story. “Why did you write nasty things, Taliban militants reportedly asked Sushmita Banerjee before killing […]
Pakistan frees Taliban leaders “to further facilitate the Afghani reconciliation process”
Yeah, that’ll do it, all right. Fairly soon the entirety of Afghanistan will be reconciled, just as it was back in the days when the Taliban blew up the Bamiyan Buddhas. “Pakistan frees Taliban leaders to promote Afghan peace,” from AGI, September 7 (thanks to C. Cantoni): (AGI) Islamabad, Sept 7 – The Pakistani government […]
Afghanistan: Taliban murder author of book about her escape from the Taliban
How dare she portray them as violent and repressive. To show how wrong she was, they murdered her. “Police: Afghan militants drag female author out of her home, shoot her dead,” from CBS News, September 5 (thanks to Pamela Geller): KABUL Suspected Taliban militants in Afghanistan on Thursday shot dead an Indian woman whose memoir […]
Karzai heads to Pakistan to seek release of key Taliban prisoners
This is supposed to help restart peace talks. And what gesture of good will will the Taliban make in response? None, of course. As with the “Palestinians,” nothing is ever expected of the jihadi side. The other side has to make all the concessions. “Karzai heads to Pakistan to seek more Taliban releases,” from AFP, […]
Florida: Muslim cleric gets 25 years prison for funneling tens of thousands of dollars to Pakistani Taliban
“Trial evidence showed Khan arranged to send about $50,000 over a three-year period to Pakistan. Prosecutors argued the money helped finance violent attacks against both U.S. and Pakistani targets. Khan told the judge Friday the money was for family, friends and a religious school he founded.” I expect that both claims are true. “U.S. imam […]
US auditor finds taxpayer money flowing to Taliban, Al Qaeda – but Army refuses to act
“I am deeply troubled that the U.S. military can pursue, attack, and even kill terrorists and their supporters, but that some in the US government believe we cannot prevent these same people from receiving a government contract.” “US auditor finds taxpayer money flowing to Taliban, Al Qaeda – but Army refuses to act,” by Dan […]