Good thing this happened in Jordan: these must have been moderate missiles. “Missile Fired at U.S. Navy Ship in Jordan,” from AP, : AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Unknown assailants fired at least three missiles from Jordan early Friday, with one narrowly missing a U.S. Navy ship docked at port, an attack that killed a Jordanian […]
Blair Acts Against Muslim ‘Fringe’
Although how fringy that fringe really is remains unclear — and he is already facing protests from Muslims who know how to use the language that Western non-Muslims will find most alarming. From the Washington Post, with thanks to Andy: LONDON, Aug. 5 — Prime Minister Tony Blair outlined fundamental changes in British policy and […]
Muslims who hate us can get out, says Tory
Anti-dhimmitude from the shadow defense minister. Watch for the coming fireworks: Howarth is likely to be excoriated by all. Yet I don’t see anywhere in history that a state lasted very long which tolerated large populations that wanted to make it over into another kind of state altogether. From The Scotsman, with thanks to Voltaire: […]
The myth of the ‘moderate’ Muslim
I have long maintained that those who identify themselves as moderate Muslims must resolutely attempt to convince Muslims that the theology and ideology of jihad is wrong, or their moderate statements are essentially useless — and that jihadists will always be able to quote Qur’an and Sunnah against them. Jihadists, as I have often said, […]
One in four British Muslims sympathises with motives of terrorists
From the UK Telegraph, with thanks to all who sent this in. The group portrait of British Muslims painted by YouGov’s survey for The Daily Telegraph is at once reassuring and disturbing, in some ways even alarming. The vast majority of British Muslims condemn the London bombings but a substantial minority are clearly alienated from […]
Dutch Jihadis in Iraq?
An update on this story. The Army Times reports about the soldier hit by a sniper in Iraq who then captured and medically treated the wounded sniper who had just tried to kill him. The sniper has a video rolling and now it seems the jihadi sniper is speaking Dutch with an Moroccan accent. Thanks […]
Iraq-Bound Fighters Training in Syria
From Arab News, “Syria Training Iraq-Bound Fighters: Jordan Officials,” with thanks to Skeet Street. AMMAN “” Muslim militants are increasingly using Syria as a clandestine haven for fighters heading to Iraq, Jordanian officials said yesterday, adding that they had no proof the Damascus government condoned such activities. Security officials in US ally Jordan said interrogations […]
“I love jihad”: former Pakistan premier to Osama
Still more evidence of where Pakistan’s loyalties actually lie. “I love jehad: Nawaz to Osama,” from ANI, with thanks to Looney Tunes: LAHORE: Former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif met al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden at least three times prior to the 1988 general polls in Pakistan and told the latter that he loved jihad. […]
Who are the foreign fighters in Iraq?
An NBC News analysis finds 55 percent hail from Saudi Arabia. From NBC News, with thanks to Two Stellas. Lisa Myers reports. An NBC News analysis of hundreds of foreign fighters who died in Iraq over the last two years reveals that a majority came from the same country as most of the 9/11 hijackers […]
Middle East votes for jihad
Tiny minority of extremists update. “The Mideast casts its votes for extremists,” from the New York Daily News, with thanks to EPG: Winds of Democratic change are blowing through the Middle East – and sending shivers through the White House. Fed up with corruption and determined to oust governments seen as U.S. lackeys, newly minted […]