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“According to preliminary reports, the real cause of tension is a relationship between a twenty year old Christian, whose name is Fanish, and a Muslim girl.” “Punjab, Muslim extremists burn church over alleged blasphemy case,” by Fareed Khan for AsiaNews, September 12: Sialkot (AsiaNews) – A church burnt by a mob of angry Muslims, who […]

Good thing we’re closing Guantanamo and giving these poor innocents a new chance at life, eh? Gitmo Recidivism Update, and more on this story: “‘Guantánamo Swede’ arrested in Pakistan,” from The Local, September 11 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): One of the three Swedish nationals arrested nearly two weeks ago in Pakistan is Mehdi Ghezali, a […]

Gitmo Recidivism Update. “Swedish former Guantánamo prisoner arrested in Pakistan,” from Stockholm News, September 10: One of the three Swedish citizens who last week where arrested in Pakistan is, according to public broadcaster SVT, Mehdi Ghezali, who for several years was imprisoned at the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay on Cuba. According to reports […]

Islamic Tolerance Alert from the Land of the Pure: “Fearing Taliban, Pak Hindus take Thar Express to India,” by Vimal Bhatia in the Times of India, September 10 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): JAISALMER: In the past four years, some 5,000 Hindus may have crossed over from Pakistan, never to return. It has not […]

Playing the blame game. Of course, in reality, both countries need to do much more. “UK fails to tackle home-grown terrorism: Pakistani officials,” from Dawn, September 9 (thanks to all who sent this in): ISLAMABAD: Senior Pakistani sources have accused Britain of failing to do enough to tackle home-grown terrorists and maintain they are falsely […]

Another case for jihad as Pakistan’s principal export. “Indonesia: Jakarta bombings suspect received training in Pakistan,” from AdnKronos International, September 7: Jakarta, 7 Sept. (AKI/The Jakarta Post) – Indonesia’s national police chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri revealed that Mohamad Jibril, a militant that allegedly played a key role in funding the terror group led by […]

The solution, as far as the Administration and State Department is concerned, will be to give the Pakistanis more money and more weapons. No one ever seems to wake up to the madness. Pakistani Double Game Update: “U.S. Says Pakistan Made Changes to Missiles Sold for Defense,” by Eric Schmitt and David E. Sanger for […]

Will the Islamophobia never end? “Taliban kidnap Christians in Waziristan,” from the Pakistan Christian Post, August 29 : Peshawar: August 27, 2009. (PCP) The Taliban of Pakistan have kidnapped 8 Christians in South Waziristan according to reports released by political agent of Waziristan Agency. The Christian were traveling in a truck from North Waziristan to […]

Part One is here, Part Two here, Part Three here, Part Four here, and Part Five here. On August 21, 2009, in the middle of a morning in the middle of a war (allusion-hunters welcome), The Times, that of New York, had an article that ought to have startled. It began thus: U.S. Officials Get […]

What a surprise! “Pakistan: No Military Campaign Against the Taliban,” by Bobby Ghosh for Time, August 28 (thanks to John): Despite strenuous entreaties by top U.S. officials, Pakistan has abandoned plans to mount a military offensive against the terrorist group responsible for a two-year campaign of suicide bombings across the country. Although the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan […]