I apologize for posting a month-old piece, but it was only brought to my attention yesterday by Bryan Preston’s boffo quiz at HotAir. On January 6 in the “The Clash” in the New York Times, Fouad Ajami wrote that, after years of discounting Samuel Huntington’s contention that a confrontation was brewing between the Islamic world […]
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Jihadists were planning major attacks across Europe
“This intelligence shows the breadth and span of international terrorism and anybody who thinks that the threat has either gone or is in abeyance is in cloud-cuckoo-land.” “Suicide bomb suspects held at Gatwick after tip-off,” by David Leppard for the Times (thanks to Watling): SCOTLAND YARD is braced for a fresh wave of possible terrorist […]
Iran to US and Europe: If you support Israel, we’ll kill you
And seize your property. But remember: their nuke program is peaceful! “Kayhan Editor Close To Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei: ‘America and Its European Supporters Must Know… That the Price of Supporting [Israel] Will Cost Them the Property and Lives of Their Citizens… If the Heads of Some Islamic States Prevent the Muslim Peoples from Attacking […]
Spain arrests thwarted imminent transit attack
But still, no Christianists were implicated. An update on this story. “Suspects ‘planned Spanish suicide attacks’,” by Al Goodman for CNN: MADRID, Spain (CNN) — The Spanish judge overseeing the arraignment of 10 terrorism suspects said Wednesday that they had “planned to carry out a series of suicide attacks” last weekend on public transportation in […]
Ibn Warraq: Defending the West
Jamie Glazov at FrontPage interviews Ibn Warraq about his important new book, about which I will be writing more soon. Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Ibn Warraq, an independent researcher based at a humanist think tank in the USA. He is the author of Why I am Not a Muslim (1995), and editor of anthologies […]
Prominent evangelical pastor Rick Warren not sure what he apologized to Muslims for
Rick Warren, the “purpose-driven life” pastor, signed the dhimmi apology that a large number of Christian leaders recently offered to Muslims. But he’s not sure what for. Don’t bother him with details! If there was ever something Christians did that was unjust or unkind to Muslims, Rick Warren is sorry for it! “Rick Warren: ‘I […]
Purported bin Laden message to Europe: Quit Afghan war
An update on this story, from CNN: (CNN) — An audio recording attributed to Osama bin Laden called on Europeans to abandon Afghanistan and accused NATO troops of killing women and children there. Projection. After all, jihadists — al-Qaeda and otherwise — never, ever, ever targeted women and children. The message surfaced on Al Jazeera […]
Former British jihadist: Hirsi Ali, Spencer, Ibn Warraq helping Al-Qaeda
Ed Husain is the author of The Islamist, a book about how he entered and then left the jihadist group Hizb ut-Tahrir. He recently debated Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and has now written a piece in The Guardian, “Stop supporting Bin Laden,” about how Hirsi Ali, Ibn Warraq and I are — unwittingly, of course — […]
Spencer interview: “Where is the Radio Free Europe of the counterjihad?”
Elizabeth Kantor interviews me about my book Religion of Peace? for Conservative Booknotes: This morning we take a break from Bush bashing (and Bush appreciation, too) to bring you an interview with Robert Spencer, author of numerous books on Islam — including the bestselling Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The Truth […]
Defending Our Own Civilization
Jamie Glazov interviews the dreaded Jihad Watch Director at FrontPage: Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Robert Spencer, a scholar of Islamic history, theology, and law and the director of Jihad Watch. He is the author of seven books, eight monographs, and hundreds of articles about jihad and Islamic terrorism, including the New York Times Bestsellers […]