They’re-Going-To-Have-To-Overcome-That Update. “Blast at Pakistan Shiite mosque kills 9,” by Riaz Khan for the Associated Press: PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A suspected Sunni extremist opened fire in a Shiite mosque Thursday and then blew himself up, killing nine people on the eve of a religious festival that has been scarred by sectarian violence in the past. […]
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Jihadists seize fort from Pakistani troops
Pakistani Jihad Update. “Dozens dead as Islamists capture Pakistan fort,” from AFP (thanks to all who sent this in): WANA, Pakistan (AFP) – Hundreds of Islamist militants overran a Pakistani paramilitary fort near the Afghan border Wednesday, sparking fierce fighting that left seven troops and up to 50 rebels dead, the army said. Another 20 […]
Death threat to former Italian PM: “We will do like they did in Pakistan, with Bhutto: a shot to the head with real bullets and then an Italian-style suicide bomber to make sure that they depart this world”
Berlusconiphobes. “Berlusconi is target of Islamist death threat,” by Elisabetta Povoledo for the International Herald Tribune: ROME: Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi received an Islamist death threat Friday in a letter containing two bullets that was sent to a newspaper owned by his family’s media empire. The blank cartridges were “a forewarning” to Berlusconi and […]
Eight peace-seeking tribal elders shot dead by jihadists in Pakistan
The jihadists register their disapproval of a ceasefire. “Eight peace-seeking tribal elders shot dead in Pakistan,” by Allegra Stratton in the Guardian Unlimited (thanks to Block Ness): Eight tribal leaders attempting to broker a ceasefire in Pakistan’s dangerous north-west province have been shot dead by suspected Islamic militants in eight separate killings. The assassinations began […]
“There is no major Western-oriented secular sub-group in Pakistan. People want more Islam.”
Reuters gives this story the headline, “Pakistanis want Islamic democracy, distrust US -poll,” and the story itself speaks of Islamic democracy, which for most Americans would be as meaningless a phrase as Methodist democracy or coconut democracy. Few realize that the Sharia institutionalizes discrimination against women and non-Muslims, such that an “Islamic democracy” would involve […]
United States Supplies 18 Additional F-16 Fighter Jets To Highly Unstable Nuclear Pakistan
Don’t worry. This will make Pakistan stable. Uh, won’t it? From India Defence (thanks to Dav): Lockheed Martin Corp was awarded a $498.2 million contract to supply F-16 aircraft to Pakistan, the U.S. Pentagon said on Monday, as Pakistani officials mulled whether to go ahead with a Jan. 8 election after the assassination of opposition […]
“A jihadi dirty bomb will be of Pakistani origin”
“The possibility of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons falling into wrong hands are very low. The only way it could happen is if the state itself willingly gives it to extremist groups.” And that, of course, is a possibility. “‘A jihadi dirty bomb will be of Pak origin,’” from the Times of India (thanks to Sr. Soph): […]
Pakistani cleric: “We want Islamic law for all Pakistan and then the world. We would like to do this by preaching. But if not then we would use force.”
More work for poor, heavily burdened Ibrahim Hooper: after he has straightened out all those Turkish misunderstanders of Islam, he will have to trek to Pakistan to introduce this imam to Islam’s true, peaceful teachings. And maybe when he gets back he can explain to us how it is that so many Islamic clerics, who […]
U.S. Special Forces On Standby To Safeguard Pakistan Nuclear Arsenal
In the event that the jihadists get close to it. From the National Terror Alert Response Center (thanks to Mackie): US special forces snatch squads are on standby to seize or disable Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal in the event of a collapse of government authority or the outbreak of civil war following the assassination of Benazir […]
32 killed in Bhutto riots; Pakistani Interior Minister blames Al-Qaeda, Taliban for assassination
But the January 8 elections are still on. “Bhutto Killing Blamed On Terror Groups,” from SkyNews (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): The assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, whose funeral was held today, has been blamed on al Qaeda and the Taliban. They were accused of the killing by Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz […]