Unless they’re converts to Islam listed under their original names, there seem to be some useful idiots involved here. “U.S. charges 7 men in Taliban drug, missile sting,” from Reuters, February 14 (thanks to Block Ness): NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Monday accused seven men of trying to sell weapons and smuggle drugs […]
Afghanistan: Jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber murders 17 at bathhouse
In response, U.S.-backed Karzai emphasized that Muslims had been killed: “Those behind this attack should know once again that the blood of the Muslim people has been spilled. It will not have any other result.” He has never shown any similar indignation over non-Muslims being killed. “Taliban suicide bomber blows himself up in bathhouse in […]
Taliban chops off man’s hand for theft
“As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. It is the reward of their own deeds, an exemplary punishment from Allah. Allah is Mighty, Wise.” — Qur’an 5:38 Isn’t it great that Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange has made Oklahoma safe for Sharia? “Taliban cut off man’s hand for theft,” from the Press […]
Taliban whine that French aren’t paying attention to them
They might kill the hostages as a result of this. “As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply the laws of slavery regarding their sale and […]
Afghanistan: Jihadists murder German aid worker
“The dangers of civilian reconstruction in Afghanistan” will continue as long as the jihad there continues, but that will not keep Westerners from trying to win hearts and minds there. “German aid worker killed in Afghanistan,” from The Local, December 25 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A German development worker was killed by insurgents […]
Taliban leader in secret talks was impostor: “It’s not him, and we gave him a lot of money”
Note the exceptionally high level of competence of Western intelligence officials. An incident like this is on par with the keenness of their analysis of Islam and jihad. War Is Deceit Update: “Taliban Leader in Secret Talks Was an Impostor,” by Dexter Filkins and Carlotta Gall for the New York Times, November 22 (thanks to […]
Afghanistan: Taliban bicycle bombers kill 4 civilians
Imagine if the initiative and resourcefulness put into inflicting wave after wave of slaughter in Islamic jihad were instead put into something constructive. But, alas, there are priorities: Allah promises paradise to those who “slay and are slain” in his cause (Qur’an 9:111). “Bicycle bombers kill 4 and wound 31 in east Afghanistan,” by Rafiq […]
Afghanistan: Jihad/martyrdom bombers attack UN office
“Wearing police uniforms and burqas” — again indicating that there is substantial reason to ban the burqa in Western countries: you never know who or what might be under it. “Suicide bombers attack UN office in Afghan city,” by Aref Karimi for AFP, October 23 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): HERAT, Afghanistan — Four suicide bombers […]
Would-be German jihadists found jihad not as glamorous as they had hoped
War Is Deceit, yes, but Sherman was right about it also. “Would-be German jihadists found fighting jihad to be hell in Afghanistan,” from ANI, October 19: German intelligence sources have revealed how some Islamist radicals discovered that the path of Holy War was more difficult than they had originally thought. The nine would-be terrorists travelled, […]
Taliban: “We get donations from our Muslim brothers in Britain for jihad and they help us. It is the duty of all Muslims to pay towards fighting a jihad.”
Misunderstanders of Islam with deep pockets funding the Taliban. “Taliban: ‘Britain is our greatest source of funding,”‘ by Praveen Swami and Dean Nelson in the Telegraph, October 21: The Taliban has claimed that Britain is its greatest source of revenue and the group is funded by donations in mosques and Muslim community centres around the […]