“The imperial notion, by its very definition, posits the domination of one ethnic, religious, or national group over another, and the Ottoman Empire was no exception.” –Ephraim Karsh, from Islamic Imperialism Turkey’s history, together with its present political footwork in regards to ISIS, represents, for me, everything bad about Islam. I remember reading somewhere years […]
Turkish Religious Affairs top dog: Islamic State causes as much damage as “Islamophobic” Muhammad cartoons
Let’s see. The Islamic State has murdered thousands upon thousands of people. Cartoons of Muhammad don’t kill anyone. Some Muslims decide to commit murder because of Muhammad cartoons, but if they decided to exercise some self-control and try to understand the lineaments of a free and pluralistic society, no one would get hurt at all […]
Turkey denies widespread report that intel chief advocated establishing consulate for ISIS
The disputed report reads, in part, “Hakan Fidan, the head of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization… said that it is imperative that ISIS must set up a consulate or at least a political office in Istanbul,” and “we must stop Putin from crushing the Islamic revolution.” Even if the report is false, it highlights global concerns over Turkey’s […]
Italian police seize 800 shotguns bound for Belgium from Turkey
800 shotguns — that’s a lot of jihad terror. “Italian police seize 800 shotguns bound for Belgium,” Reuters, November 26, 2015: ROME: Italian police seized almost 800 shotguns bound for Belgium from Turkey from a truck that arrived in the northeastern port of Trieste, a statement said Thursday. The finance police, who are often in […]
Putin: Turkish leadership purposefully supports Islamization of country
Putin has also accused Erdogan of being an “accomplice of terrorists.” Hard to deny that. Turkey’s rapid re-Islamization under Erdogan has been documented by Robert Spencer here at Jihad Watch for a decade or more now. For Putin to target Turkey’s Islamist shift demonstrates yet again the Russian leader’s clarity and toughness, as juxtaposed with the West’s politically correct myopia and […]
Video: U.S.-backed Syrian “moderates” scream “Allahu akbar” over body of downed Russian pilot
This source says that the jihadis in the video are from the U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army. You know, the “moderates.” “Sick video emerges of Syrian rebels chanting ‘Allahu Akbar’ over corpse of Russian pilot,” by Rebecca Perring, Express, November 24, 2015 (thanks to Darcy): A SHOCKING video has emerged online which allegedly shows a Syrian […]
Turkey detains 8 Europe-bound Islamic State jihadis “posing as refugees”
Let more refugees into Europe! Bring them to the U.S.! Really, what could possibly go wrong? “Turkey detains 8 Europe-bound IS suspects ‘posing as refugees,’” AFP, November 18, 2015 (thanks to Lookmann): Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish police detained eight suspected members of the Islamic State jihadist (IS) group, state media said Wednesday, adding they were […]
Video: Muslims in Turkey celebrate Islamic State jihad massacre in Paris
Video from Gazientep, from This Is England (thanks to Joshua).
Muslim soccer fans boo, scream “Allahu akbar” during moment of silence for Paris jihad victims
That “tiny minority of extremists” just keeps getting bigger. “Turkish soccer fans boo during moment of silence for Paris,” by Ben Ariel, Israel National News, November 18, 2015 (thanks to Pamela Geller): Turkish soccer fans on Tuesday evening booed during a minute’s silence for the victims of the Paris attacks before a game against Greece, […]
Syrian passports found at Paris jihad attacks scene were fakes made in Turkey
“Fake Syrian passports have become a valuable commodity in recent months and are freely traded on the black market, as they can help ease the path for non-Syrians to get protection as refugees in Europe.” That may explain why they had these fake passports, but there is also this: “In the wake of the slaughter […]