“Officials called into question the claim of responsibility for the attack from al-Qaeda’s jihadist rival, the Islamic State group.” Much more is made of this “rivalry” than there actually is: the Islamic State and al-Qaeda share the same beliefs, motives and goals. “Tunisia arrests 23 in ‘terrorist cell’ over museum attack,” AFP, March 26, 2015: […]
Tunisia Bardo Museum jihad attack: “Pious” family of jihad murderer arrested
“Hatem Khachnaoui (real name Jabeur Khachnaoui)” — why did he change his name? Did he decide that “Hate ’em” was a much better name for a jihad murderer than Jabeur? Anyway, the piety of his family is noteworthy. One might almost get the idea that there was a connection between Islamic piety and jihad violence, […]
Tunis museum jihadis wore belts packed with explosives to maximize deaths
They wanted to present as many dead bodies as possible to their bloodthirsty god. “Tunis museum attackers wore belts packed with explosives,” by Yasmine Ryan, the Independent, March 20, 2015: Gunmen who shot dead 21 people at Tunisia’s Bardo Museum were also armed with explosive suicide belts and would have killed many more had police […]
“You will not live in safety as long as Tunisia is not ruled by Islam”
“I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and they establish prayer and pay zakat.” — Muhammad (Sahih Muslim 1.33) Not that this has anything to do with Islam. “Suspected Accomplices Arrested in Tunisian Museum Attack,” by David […]
Tunisia: Islamic jihadists murder 21, including 17 foreign tourists, at museum
Here the Islamic jihadists had a chance not only to “strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah,” but to attack a museum — a repository of the artifacts of jahiliyyah, the pre-Islamic period of ignorance. “The Latest: 21 killed in Tunisia attack; 2-3 gunmen at large,” Associated Press, March 18, 2015 (thanks […]