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Monday, June 30, 2008

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Monday, June 30, 2008

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Geert Wilders fears arrest if he travels abroad

Anyone who values freedom of expression should support Wilders as vocally as possible against this threat to his freedom of speech and movement. Otherwise, they may later note with regret: "First they came for Geert..." From Gates of Vienna, via...

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Pakistan deports 8 foreigners studying at Islamic seminary, including Americans

Now, let me get this straight: these men were studying at an Islamic seminary in Pakistan, and they're being deported. Pakistan's Islamic educational institutions have been called factories for jihad, and these guys were apparently too extreme even for them,...

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An informed citizen fights back

My friend Doc Washburn is a former talk radio host whose show I had the honor of appearing on numerous times. He recently got into a Letter-to-the-Editor dustup with Dr. Hashem Mubarak of Florida's Bay County Islamic Society, in which...

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Iranian engineer pleads guilty to transporting US nuke plant software to Iran

Reza Alavi Update. "Iranian engineer pleads guilty in nuke plant case," from AP, June 25 (thanks to all who sent this in): PHOENIX (AP) — An Iranian engineer has pleaded guilty to transporting stolen property he obtained at a former...

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Muslim woman in full hijab participating in go-cart race Â"insultsÂ" Islam

No comment. "TV show contestant Â'shamed herself and insulted Muslims," from The Times, June 29: A muslim woman has been accused of shaming herself and insulting her religion by taking part in a reality TV motor-racing show. Durban beauty therapist...

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Egyptian e-mail campaign compares women without veils to unwrapped candy attracting flies

Caption: "You can't stop them. But you can protect yourself. Your creator has your best interests at heart." France 24 has posted this image, which is circulating via e-mail in Egypt to promote the use of the hijab and...

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Britain to free another Al-Qaeda top dog

Abu Qatada was not enough. "Second al-Qaeda leader to be freed in Britain," from the Times, June 28 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): Secret negotiations have taken place to arrange the release from a British jail of one of al-QaedaÂ's...

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Sunday, June 29, 2008

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Sunday, June 29, 2008

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Russia: Nine dead, four injured in clashes with Caucasus jihadists

Though not often reported on in the mainstream press, the jihad in and around Chechnya has not gone away. "Nine dead, four injured in North Caucasus clashes," from Deutsche Presse Agentur, June 28: MOSCOW - Nine people have been killed...

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Somali jihadists kidnap Danish, Swedish U.N. aid workers

A case study in why Somalia is a mess, and has been for years. "Somali Islamists snatch Danish, Swedish aid workers: UN," from Agence France-Presse: MOGADISHU (AFP) - Islamist militants kidnapped a Dane and a Swede working for the United...

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Thousands cheer as Pakistani jihadists decapitate, shoot Afghans accused of spying for U.S., "for the interest of the Islamic world"

"The crowd erupted in cheers of "God is great!" and gunmen fired in the air in jubilation." "Thousands Cheer as Pakistani Militants Decapitate, Shoot Afghans Accused of Spying for U.S., " from the Associated Press, May 27: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan —...

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Clearing up misconceptions about Islam

There are so very many stories like this -- most of them I don't post here. But as our new Jihad Watch contributor Raymond Ibrahim noted the other day, "Why are we not constantly exhorted, day after day, that Christianity,...

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Taliban enforcing Sharia at gunpoint in Pakistani province

Â"This speaks of a complete lack of control by the government over the situation.Â" "Taliban bring vigilante law to Peshawar," from Reuters, June 28 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): PESHAWAR: The Taliban are no longer at the gates of Peshawar, theyÂ're...

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Fitzgerald: The Saudis: Nobody's perfect

The Saudis recently arrested 700 people they said held to a Â"deviant ideology.Â" Actually the "deviant ideology" is to mistake the princes, princelings, princelettes of the Al-Saud family, and their spaniel-courtiers, for bad people, greedy people, decadent people who, some...

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UK: Bailed jihad terror suspect flees during Friday prayers

Keystone Kops Alert. I expect that the Keystone quality of this particular story can be attributed to multiculti witlessness, in which authorities assumed that the pious young men wouldn't dream of taking advantage of the opportunity offered by Friday prayers...

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Tens of thousands of Muslims riot in Kashmir over land transfer to Hindu shrine

It is dar al-Islam, you see. Three people have been killed, and the rioting continues. "Land Transfer to Hindu Site Inflames KashmirÂ's Muslims," from AP, June 28 (thanks to all who sent this in): SRINAGAR, Kashmir (AP) — Tens of...

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Turning on their former clients, Pakistan hits Taliban hideouts

This strike is recommended in this report, which exposes Pakistan's support for the Taliban. "Pakistan launches strike at Taliban hideouts," by Kathy Gannon for Associated Press (thanks to all who sent this in): KHYBER AGENCY, Pakistan - Pakistani forces bombarded...

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Iran says it will hit Israel if attacked

1939 Alert. "Report: Iran to hit Israel if attacked," by Ali Akbar Dareini for Associated Press, June 28 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): TEHRAN, Iran - The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned that Tehran would respond to an attack against...

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Brother charged in Canadian honor killing

The father was recently charged with first-degree murder. Now it looks as if this killing was a family affair, as are many honor killings. "Police charge brother in murder of his teenaged sister, hint others involved," by Suzanne Steel...

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Â"The problems of homosexuality and women bishops which face the Church of England are minor compared with the threat to the church and the nation from IslamÂ"

"Islam is real threat to church, says Synod member," from Telegraph, June 26: [...] But Alison Ruoff, an evangelical lay member of the Synod and a former magistrate who is at the Gafcon summit in Jerusalem, told The Daily Telegraph...

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Canadian Thought Police dismiss complaint against Maclean's mag

However, in British Columbia the ugly little circus continues. "Rights panel rejects action against Maclean's," by Jamie Komarnicki for the Globe and Mail, June 27 (thanks to all who sent this in): The Canadian Human Rights Commission has dismissed a...

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Saturday, June 28, 2008

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Saturday, June 28, 2008

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Hamas slams Fatah for violating the truce

In case you've left your scorecard at home, the State Department's version is that Hamas are the bloodthirsty jihad terrorists, while Fatah are the peaceful, pragmatic moderates. Of course, Fatah has never actually been that, and here is yet more...

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Jailed jihadist professor indicted for refusal to testify about Islamic charities

CAIR is in his corner, of course, and everyone is working hard to make him seem to be a martyr. But what does he have to hide? What would he be able to reveal about the IIIT, which was listed...

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Hizballahburger

Extra lettuce? Special orders might upset us. (Are you willing to take that risk?) From our ever-expanding You-Can't-Make-This-Stuff-Up File: "Lebanon's 'Buns and Guns' Fast-Food Restaurant Celebrates Hezbollah's Shiite Militants," from the Associated Press, June 26: BEIRUT, Lebanon — At...

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Mohammed al-Dura was not killed

Melanie Phillips explores a modern-day blood libel that has caused innumerable actual deaths. "Faking a Killing," in Standpoint, July 2008 (thanks to Dave): On September 30 2000, two days after Ariel Sharon, then the leader of Israel's opposition Likud Party,...

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Virginia Islamic Academy had its corporate charter revoked and never filled out IRS forms

Surprise, surprise. But will their Saudi connection bail them out? I would guess that it probably will. "VirginiaÂ's Islamic Academy on Shaky Legal Ground," by Patrick Poole for Pajamas Media, June 27: An investigation by Pajamas Media has found that...

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Saudis arrest 701 with "deviant" ideology that they themselves promote

This sounds great until one remembers that they have long been financing that "deviant ideology" outside the Kingdom. "Saudi Arabia arrests 700 preparing 'oil attacks,'" from AFP, June 26 (thanks to all who sent this in): OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia...

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While jihadists accuse Israel of violating truce, Israel debates whether to fight back at all

Irony. They're being accused of violating the truce and they can't even decide to fight back at all. War Is Deceit Update: "Terrorists: Israel Violated Truce; Livni Wants IDF To Act," by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu for Israel National News, June...

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Switzerland: Muslim immigrants convicted of genital mutilation

It is refreshing to see this prosecuted, rather than being pandered to by bemused multiculturalists. "Parents convicted of genital mutilation," from Swissinfo, June 26 (thanks to Writer Mom): Two Somali-born parents who had their daughter circumcised in Zurich in 1996...

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Conference on antisemitism and "Islamophobia" can't find any Muslim speakers

Not a single one was free. "Jews but no Muslims at Racism Conference," from The Jewish Chronicle, June 27: The first conference to compare antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe was held in London this week — but without any Muslim...

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UK: Police dogs trained to sniff out terrorists won't touch Muslims -- it offends them

UPDATE June 27, 9:39AM PDT: It looks as if the dogs will be sniffing around Muslims after all. Muslims objected, but their objections were overruled. See "Muslims will be searched by sniffer dogs despite religious objections, say police," from the...

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Russia paying to support Islam

RussiaÂ's ultimate motivation is the deciding factor on whether this is a good or bad move: Is Russia funding Â"the translation and publication of books on Islam in RussianÂ" in order to objectively learn more about the truths of the...

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Â"All Iraqi Christians paidÂ"

This surprisingly honest account from the New York Times shows the jizya -- the tax on the People of the Book (primarily Jews and Christians) by Qur'an 9:29 -- for what it is: protection money. Pay up, or get killed....

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"Women have slowly, painfully won the right to be considered equal to men in status and freedoms. Do we betray that ideal now by approving a form of union in which women are inevitably subservient?"

With a bit more bite than The Age, the great Andrew Bolt weighs in on the Australia polygamy controversy: "Polygamy - the right to put down women," from the Herald Sun, June 27: WE haven't heard the last of this...

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Gender equality and polygamy not compatible

The Age editorializes about the Muslim push to legalize polygamy in Australia. "Gender equality and polygamy are not compatible," June 27: [...] As The Age has argued before, there are fundamental values that must be accepted by all who live...

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India: Christian pilgrims want concessions govt gives Muslims for Hajj

The Indian government subsidizes the Hajj. Can't Christians get comparable consideration? Or do Muslims have the privileged status in India that they are trying to win in the West? "Christians seek Haj-like sops," from The Hindu, June 27 (thanks to...

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Friday, June 27, 2008

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Friday, June 27, 2008

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Jihadists torch ski resort hotel

"The area is not under our control, it's under the militants' control and no one can go there." And another peace accord bites the dust. Hudaibiyya, anyone? "Militants torch Pakistani ski resort hotel: police," by Junaid Khan for Reuters, June...

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Gaza truce again violated with rocket attack, Fatah's Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claims responsibility

As was the case with the last truce, jihadists are pressing additional demands -- namely, the extension of the truce to the West Bank -- now that the cease-fire is in place. And despite these violations, if Israel acts, it...

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Supporters urge passage of the national version of New York State's "Rachel's Law" -- The Free Speech Protection Act

A national version of New York State's "Rachel's Law" is gaining bipartisan support: Please - SUPPORT passage of the NATIONAL version of New York State's "Rachel's Law"---THE FREE SPEECH PROTECTION ACT (S-2977 & H.R. 5814)---- The "Free Speech Protection Act"...

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Lawyer for JFK Airport jihadist says charges "exaggerated"

Grossly exaggerated. See, they really only intended to blow up half of the airport. "Three deny JFK terror plot claims," from the BBC, June 26 (thanks to Charles Martel): Three men from the Caribbean have appeared in court in the...

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Tajikistan's only synagogue demolished to make way for presidential palace

An update on this story. "Tajikistan's Jews despair as only synagogue razed," from Reuters, June 25: Tajikistan has knocked down its only synagogue to make way for a new presidential palace, casting the Jewish community into despair, community members said...

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Yemeni MPs: No to genital mutilation, 18 is minimum marriage age

With opposition from the Sharia Committee. "MPS say: no to genital mutilation, 18 is minimum marriage age, juveniles cannot be punished as adults," by Kawkab Al-Thaibani for the Yemen Times, June 24 (thanks to Morgaan Sinclair): SANA'A, June 24 —...

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

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Â"He is not a MuslimÂ….But he is being influenced and intoxicated by the imagery and appeal of Jihadist and other internet violenceÂ"

"White boy, 12, suspected of being Islamic extremist recruit after he showed beheading videos to classmates," from Daily Mail, June 25: A 12-year-old white schoolboy is among 120 people being dealt with by police in a new project combating Islamic-inspired...

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Iran: Our nukes are peaceful, but we'll nuke you if you resist

War Is Peace Alert: those nukes are not hard to make from our peaceful nuclear program if you give us trouble, says Larijani. "Iran issues warning over nuclear program," by Ali Akbar Dareini for Associated Press, June 25 (thanks to...

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Spencer: George Orwell meets the OIC

In Human Events today I discuss the latest developments in the Islamic world's war on free speech (news links in the original): Â"We sent a clear message to the West regarding the red lines that should not be crossed.Â" That...

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Spencer: Free Speech Dies at the UN

In FrontPage today I discuss the death of free speech at the UN Human Rights Council (news links in the original): The war against free speech is advancing rapidly: Associated Press reported Thursday that Â"Muslim countries have won a battle...

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Iraqi research group says poverty causes women to become suicide bombers (which is why there are so many female Haitian suicide bombers)

Jihad Watch reader Nicolei, who kindly sent this in, comments: "The Iraqi Christians are just as poor if not worse off than the Iraqi Muslims. Yet the Christians don't resort to suicide bombings. Have the Muslims ever wondered why the...

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Breaking news: Muslim women must not marry non-Muslim men!

Surprise, surprise. "Women must not marry non-Muslim European men, says imam," from AKI, June 25: Rabat, 25 June (AKI) - An imam in Morocco's eastern city of Fez has said that marriages between Moroccan women and European men who are...

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A Victory for Anti-Dhimmitude?

Could it be? A show of infidel defiance from none other than the Queen of Great Britain -- the fabled land where Â"undergroundÂ" sharia law permeates regions such as Londonistan. After outraging the umma a year ago by announcing that...

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Saudi "marriage officiant": Muhammad married Aisha when she was six and had sex with her when she was nine

Over the years I've gotten a great deal of abuse for telling the truth about Islam and jihad here, but probably more for pointing out that Islamic tradition says that Muhammad married Aisha when she was six and consummated...

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France: Muslim father demands, receives, removal of crucifix from hospital room

Cultural Collapse Update: "Muslim Father Demands Removal Of Crucifix From French Catholic Hospital Room," from Covenant Zone, June 24 (thanks to Paul), where this item from the French newspaper Le Figaro is translated: After vehement demands, a muslim obtained the...

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UK: Muslim "youth" walks free after "mistaken" attack on priest

It was a "mistake," not a jihad. Cut Babul Islam some slack. After all, I mistakenly beat someone up just the other day. Mistakes will be made. "Youth walks free after gang attack on priest," by Suzy Austin in Metro.co.uk,...

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Anti-dhimmitude in Oz: Attorney General rejects Muslim request to legalize polygamy

A morsel of cultural self-defense. "No recognition for polygamous marriage: A-G," from Australia's ABC News, June 25 (thanks to all who sent this in): The Federal Government has rejected calls from two Muslim leaders to recognise polygamous marriage. The President...

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Michigan: Hizballah defendant rejects Jewish judge

...but is rebuffed, I'm happy to say. "Mich. man: Judge can't be fair because he's Jewish," from AP, June 24 (thanks to all who sent this in): DETROIT (AP) — A judge rejected a Lebanese-born defendant's request that he remove...

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Bawer: The Times, It AinÂ't a-ChanginÂ'

Bruce Bawer has a thought-provoking piece in Pajamas Media today, "The Times, It Ain't A-Changin'," about what we have pointed out here many times: that "just as it once did with the dangers of Stalinism and Hitlerism, the New York...

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Canadian parliamentary committee hears: Jihadists crucifying children to terrorize their Christian parents into fleeing Iraq

"It's part of a systemic -- and very effective -- campaign to ethnically cleanse the area of any non-Muslims." Islamic Tolerance Alert. "Iraqi Christians are targets of cleansing, committee told: One in three a refugee, but Chaldo-Assyrians want to remain...

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

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Iraq: U.S.-allied pol opens fire on U.S. troops, kills 2

I have pointed out many, many times that there is no reliable way to distinguish jihadists from peaceful Muslims. Here is yet another indication of that. But the implications of this remain unexplored, in Iraq and domestically. "U.S.-allied Iraqi politician...

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Muslims' Danish-Dutch boycott designed to bring about "universal law that prohibits the defamation of any prophet or religion"

Buy these products! The goal of the boycott, you see, is a "universal law" forbidding "defamation of religions" -- which in practice will mean forbidding honest discussion of the jihad and Islamic supremacism. "Boycott campaign moves ahead, issues new...

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"Not a soul appears to have said, 'Brother, you know this stuff ain't sanctioned by the old Koran.'"

In writing about the Khawaja trial in Canada, Christie Blatchford exposes with a single observation the utter intellectual vacuity of the "Islam Is A Religion Of Peace That Has Been Hijacked By A Tiny Minority Of Extremists" idea: "Not a...

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Jihadists hit Israel with rockets, breaking "truce"

Well, that took even less time than usual -- making it even clearer than it was already that the truce offer itself was just an attempt to buy a respite for the jihadists and get Israel to put its guard...

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Â"World events are forcing us to look beyond our comfort barriersÂ"

"A closer look at Islam," by Joe Sarnicola in The Citizen, June 21: About 20 people gave up a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon to learn more about Islam at the Unitarian Universalist Church. The church's Social Responsibilities Committee sponsored...

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California: Jihadist in plot to attack military sites, synagogues, sentenced to 22 years

Levar Haley Washington Update. "Man sentenced in California terrorism probe," from the Associated Press, June 23: One of four men accused of plotting from behind bars to attack military sites, synagogues and other targets in California has been sentenced to...

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Ontario Thought Police: Maclean's mag "contributing to Islamophobia and promoting societal intolerance towards Muslim, Arab and South Asian Canadians"

This weaselly, mealy-mouthed statement from the Thought Police comes from April 9, but I just saw it today, and so although I don't usually post archived material, I believe it provides important background on what the Thought Police are thinking...

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Sectarian clashes erupt again in northern Lebanon

"Violence has erupted in various parts of the country in recent days between supporters of the ruling majority and militants from the opposition backed by Syria and Iran." "Fierce clashes rage in north Lebanon," by Omar Ibrahim for Agence France-Presse,...

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Canadian jihadist: Â"The kuffar [infidels] are treacherous and understand only death and destructionÂ"

A bit of projection there. This guy was plotting to attack civilian targets in London, including possibly a night club and power grids, and he says that unbelievers understand only death and destruction."Khawaja lived for jihad, Crown alleges," by Colin...

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Fitzgerald: The old and new generation in Algeria

Â"Â'The foundation of religion, I learned in school,' said Mr. Bou BekeurÂ's son, Abdel Rahman, 25. 'We pray more than them and we know religion better than them,' he said of his fatherÂ's generation. 'We are more religious. My father...

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The tragedy of the free speech crisis is that most people don't give a damn

So says Canadian journalist and politician Peter Worthington, and he's right. "Anyone care about free speech?" by Peter Worthington in the Toronto Sun, June 23 (thanks to all who sent this in): The tragedy of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal's...

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OIC: Lack of punishment for cartoons will lead to more "Islamophobia"

The problem here, of course, is that while "almost all Western governments including the USA had made categorical statements rejecting any linkage between Islam and terrorism," there are Muslims who keep linking them up again. But the OIC has nothing...

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Â"I am in favour of his deathÂ"

Sharia Alert: Â"Afghanistan: Death penalty call for man who spread Koran translation,Â" by Syed Saleem Shahzad in AKI, June 23: Islam of course carries the death penalty for any number of Â"transgressions,Â" but one wonders if Muslims ever ask themselves...

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Bill Warner: Measuring Mohammed and Dhimmitude

The superb analyst Bill Warner measures our dhimmitude: If you are willing to do some math that is no harder than counting how many apples you have in your shopping cart, you can measure the core of Islamic political doctrine...

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Fitzgerald: Sarkozy is a great disappointment

"And the French envoy said that she will present several issues with the Israeli side concerned with the commencement of the execution of the Industrial zone such as easing movement in Bethlehem and the subject of providing the Industrial zone...

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Malaysian city: Muslim women should avoid bright lipstick, high heels

Because it is always the woman's responsibility to pose no temptation, not the man's to control himself. "The rest is up to them. If they want to follow the 100 percent Islamic way, it's up to them." Oh, sure --...

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Barry Rubin: "They're Dictators and Terrorists But What Clean Streets!"

Barry Rubin marks the first anniversary of Hamas' power in Gaza with an apposite prescription: "any Westerner favoring a strategy that strengthens Hamas should be forced to live under its rule." Hamas celebrated its first anniversary of power in the...

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

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"As a Muslim woman, you had an Islamic obligation, to defend this aspect of your faith, not to deliver a further blow to an already bruised community."

More of the usual: any open talk about the religion of peace – even from Muslims – is treated as Â"anti-Islamic.Â" Â"Taboo topic sparks critical debate,Â" by Kathy English in the Toronto Star, June 21: In the month since the...

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Introducing Raymond Ibrahim!

I am very pleased to announce that Raymond Ibrahim will now be contributing to Jihad Watch. Raymond is a historian and writer on the Middle East and Islam, and is the author of the superb and essential Al-Qaeda Reader....

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"You must fight and not accept anything but an Islamic state"

"We do not recognise the validity of international law." Only Islamic law. Not, of course, that this has anything to do with Islam. One would hope that the OIC and the State Department will send al-Libi a strongly worded letter...

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Â"Muslim countries have been influenced by the Europeans. We have neglected our religionÂ"

In this article, the devout Muslim youth incline toward violent jihad. It is noteworthy that the Islamic revivalism is taking place among the young people, who know more about Islam than their elders, and that it causes them to listen...

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OIC: Combating "Islamophobia" top priority, working with Western governments to restrict free speech

Ihsanoglu says: "The OIC has become an indispensable player at the international level, in many domains, notably in the realms of dialogue among civilizations, defending the image of Islam, and combating the phenomenon of Islamophobia." He also says: "We have...

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"North African youths" brutally beat Jewish teen in Paris

Eurabia Alert. "Jewish teen brutally beaten in apparent anti-Semitic attack in Paris," from Reuters, June 22 (thanks to all who sent this in): A 17-year-old French Jew was attacked on Saturday night in Paris, an assault condemned by President Nicolas...

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Spencer Blogging the QurÂ'an: Sura 30, Â"The Byzantines,Â" and Sura 31, Â"LuqmanÂ"

The latest in my Blogging the Qur'an series from Hot Air: After many passages in which the unbelievers ask Muhammad for a sign that he is a genuine prophet, but are rebuffed (6:37; 10:20; 13:7; 13:27), in sura 30...

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Followers of Turkish anti-secularist gull Prospect, Foreign Policy, and The Guardian

Compare and contrast. From "Turkey's Turning Point" by Michael Rubin in National Review, April 14 (thanks to Morgaan Sinclair): While Gülen supporters jealously guard his image in the West, he remains a controversial figure in Turkey. According to Cumhuriyet, a...

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Monday, June 23, 2008

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UK: Novelist could face "hate crime" charges for saying he despises "Islamism"

It is ironic that many people use "Islamism" as a figleaf term to avoid speaking about Islam itself; they pretend that the political and imperialistic and supremacist elements of Islam are not deeply rooted within it, but are merely "Islamist"...

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Fitzgerald: Iran and Islam

Although the Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the most fanatically Muslim of regimes, there is hope that Iranians, fed up with corruption and constraints that they rightly connect to the mullahs who represent a mental underclass, will begin...

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Pakistani PM: Yemen and Pakistan should dispel "IslamÂ's negative portrayal by western media"

A laudable goal. From "Law, order and economy main priorities: Gilani" in the Daily Times, June 21 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): Islam: Gilani said Yemen and Pakistan should work together to dispel Â"the negative image of Islam being projected...

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Maldives bans book on freedom of religion and apostasy: it "violates Islamic principles"

Speaking of the lengths to which some people will go to make sure that the truth doesn't come to you, consider this: this is exactly what the Organization of the Islamic Conference and other entities want to bring to the...

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News item: Falling test scores blamed on Wikipedia, which is "littered with inaccuracies"

Well, duh. Of course, my entry isn't so much inaccurate as it is an extended smear, and it has only gotten worse since I wrote that in March, replete with whole sections full of guilt by association, unsubstantiated attacks, etc....

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U.K.: "Radicalization" of Muslims "more widespread than previously feared"

Note how the emphasis in this story is entirely about what the British government ought to be doing to combat "radicalization" and "extremism," with virtually nothing about Muslim communities' responsibilities save the fact that many "distrust police and are reluctant...

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Pakistan: 25 Christians kidnapped

By "unidentified militants," but it seems very likely that they regarded these Christians as infidels at war with the true religion. "25 Christians kidnapped in Peshawar," from the Daily Times, June 22 (thanks to all who sent this in): PESHAWAR:...

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Saudi-led "interfaith" meeting to be held in... Spain

There are several angles to the choice of Spain for the site of this "dialogue": One, obviously, is that it would be rather awkward to invite a large contingent of religious leaders to a place where they are forbidden from...

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Sunday, June 22, 2008

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Iraq: US Army detains four jihadists with connections to Iranian intelligence

Act of war. "US Army arrests four insurgents in Iraq," from KUNA, June 21 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): BAGHDAD, June 21 (KUNA) -- US forces in Iraq have detained five insurgents with connections to Iranian intelligence during a two-day raid...

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Houston: Muslims threaten publisher for describing heretical Islamic sect as Muslims

The Ahmadiyyas are a sect considered heretical by mainstream Muslims (not least because they reject violent jihad), and are consequently often persecuted in Muslim countries. And now, courtesy of our mad failure to halt immigration from Muslim countries despite the...

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"What bothered him...was not the penchant for jihad and intolerance that certain fanatical Muslims displayed, but the foundation for such ills in the Koran and core Islamic texts"

The courageous Ali Sina of Faith Freedom says here what I've also said many times: that the only possible reformation in Islam can only come from a rejection of Qur'anic literalism, and that possibility itself is extremely unlikely. Rather...

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UNHRC: Something is, indeed, rotten in the State ofÂ… the Council

One of the problems is the attitude of Egypt, with OIC backing. Following the scandalous Â"Sharia AffairÂ" late on June 16 at the 8th Session of the Human Rights Council, this is a follow-up by David G. Littman, NGO Representative...

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Bostom: "When I put together the Koranic verses on the Jews, they read like an indictment, prosecution and conviction"

In the course of this interview about his book, Andy Bostom says: "As I was putting the first book together, I came across Ahmad Sirhindi. He was an Indian Sufi who was enraged by the reforms of Moghul Akbar,...

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Fjordman reviews The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism

The European essayist Fjordman contributes an important essay on an important book. Dr. Andrew G. Bostom asked me earlier to write a review of his latest book, The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism: From Sacred Texts to Solemn History, which...

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Does the American Jewish Committee/France Serve Three Masters?

Vanessa Jones reports in FrontPage, June 20: President Sarkozy will arrive in Israel on Sunday. According to a June 13, 2008 article (translation provided below) in the Arab media, based on French sources, the American Jewish CommitteeÂ's Paris representative, Valerie...

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Polygamy and child marriage in the U.S.? It could happen

It could easily happen, given the prevailing multiculturalism and new court rulings on marriage. If marriage can be redefined once, it can be redefined again. And it will be, unless a sufficient number of people say no, they don't...

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Glick: "The Olmert-Livni-Barak-Yishai government's liquidation sale of Israel's strategic assets opened officially this week"

Israel pushes for Hamas's international legitimization. "Column One: Israel's darkest week," by Caroline Glick in the Jerusalem Post, June 19 (thanks to all who sent this in): The Olmert-Livni-Barak-Yishai government's liquidation sale of Israel's strategic assets opened officially this week....

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Saturday, June 21, 2008

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Europol: Increasing number of European nationals training for jihad in Pakistan

An update on the "Al-Qaeda Pipeline" and the establishment in European countries of forward operating bases for jihadist attacks around the world. "Intelligence Officials: Dozens of Europeans Have Trained in Terror Camps in Pakistan," by Pierre Thomas and Jack Date...

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"If enemies especially Israelis and their supporters in the United States would want to use a language of force, they should rest assured that they will receive a strong blow in the mouth"

More saber rattling from the Islamic Republic. "Iran warns of 'strong blow' if Israel attacks," by Aresu Eqbali for AFP, June 20 (thanks to JCB): TEHRAN (AFP) - Tehran Friday warned its arch-enemy Israel of a "strong blow" if it...

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"Just chilling, reading the Koran"

"Sometime you have to do violence to bring peace." What do you think he means by "peace"? "Suspect said he was 'just chilling, reading the Koran,'" by Melissa Leong in the National Post, June 20 (thanks to Twostellas): A young...

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Israeli military exercise preparing for strike on Iran?

Summer 1939 Alert: "U.S. says exercise by Israel seemed directed at Iran" by Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt in the New York Times, June 20 (thanks to James): WASHINGTON: Israel carried out a major military exercise earlier this month...

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Jihad Watch video: Bound and gagged

In the latest Jihad Watch video at Hot Air I don't say a word about the stealth jihad assault on the freedom of speech....

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Jordan group calls for called for international arrest warrant against Geert Wilders

There are so many people all over the world who would happily arrest him, the maker of Fitna has to take this seriously. There were few riots over Fitna, but as I wrote here, Islamic supremacists are this time pursuing...

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Algerian journo admits threatening to kill Christian preacher, but says he didn't mean it

Â"We speak like that in our country, a father says it to his son.Â" "Algeria: Evangelist Says Police, Others Targeting Him," from Compass Direct, June 19: ISTANBUL, June 19 (Compass Direct News) – A court yesterday postponed until next Wednesday...

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Friday, June 20, 2008

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Plot uncovered to strangle Motoon artist

Proportionate response? More Motoon Madness. "Tunisians Had Planned To Strangle Prophet Cartoonist -Report," from AFP, June 19 (thanks to all who sent this in): COPENHAGEN (AFP)--Two Tunisians detained in Denmark for allegedly plotting to kill a cartoonist who satirized...

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U.S., Canadian intel agencies: Hizballah "sleeper cells" activated in Canada

Another reminder that we don't know who we've let in via our porous borders and lax immigration enforcement. "Exclusive: Hezbollah Poised to Strike?" by Richard Esposito and Brian Ross for ABC News, June 19: Intelligence agencies in the United States...

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US company asks Florida court to judge case by Islamic law, not American law

The stealth jihad of short-sightedness and expediency. "U.S. company: crash lawsuit governed by Islamic law," by Joseph Neff and Jay Price for the News & Observer, June 19 (thanks to all who sent this in): RALEIGH - To defend itself...

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UN Human Rights Council: Any mention of the word Â"shariaÂ" is now taboo

Here is the promised update, and full treatment, of this story: UNHRC Titanic hits an Islamic iceberg at the Palais des Nations: Any mention of the word Â"shariaÂ" is now taboo at the Council The UN Human Rights Council is...

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Muslims win battle to prevent criticism of Islam at UN Human Rights Council

"On Monday Egypt, Pakistan and Iran angrily protested attempts by a humanist group to link Islam to human rights abuses such as female genital mutilation and so-called honour killing of women." Of course, these have already been linked to Islam...

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UK: Freed on bail, jihad leader says "terrorize non-believers"

A man with sickening views What the Daily Mail here describes as "sickening views" is simply Qur'anic Islam: "Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into the...

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Ohio jihadists connected to Al-Qaeda and jihadists in Chicago, Atlanta, Toronto

The Toledo jihadists: not exactly the Mud Hens You would almost think that there is a group of people in the U.S. and Canada who are unified by a common ideology and are working in loose conjunction to commit...

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ACLU asks Feds to remove "unindicted co-conspirator" label from "grand jihad"-linked Islamic groups

The Muslim Brotherhood Â"must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and Â'sabotagingÂ' its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so...

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Hindu man set on fire in East London 'for dating Muslim girl'

In Islamic law, a Muslim man may marry a non-Muslim woman. But a Muslim woman may not marry a non-Muslim man. From the London Paper, June 19 (thanks to Twostellas): Thursday, 19 June 2008 Police were appealing for witnesses today...

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Anti-dhimmitude in Denmark: Court rejects lawsuit against Motoons publisher

A victory for common sense. "Danish appeals court rejects lawsuit against newspaper that published prophet cartoons," from The Associated Press, June 19 (thanks to Paul): COPENHAGEN, Denmark: A Danish appeals court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit against the newspaper...

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Rice backs Lebanon's new government, despite Hizballah's power

So does she think Hizballah is no longer a terrorist organization, or never was? Does she think Hassan Nasrallah's shouts of "Death to America" serve the interests of the United States? "Rice Visit Signals Support for Power Deal in Lebanon,"...

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Muslims in Germany: "It appears the quiet settling-in period has been replaced by a loud and demanding phase"

In a long history of the presence of Muslims in Germany, Ursula Spuler-Stegemann, a professor of Islamic studies at the University of Marburg, rather offhandedly admits that Muslims are transforming German society along Sharia lines and have become "loud and...

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

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Democrats: No offshore drilling

No one understands this problem in the context of the global jihad, so they do not understand the urgency of finding solutions. "Bush to Congress: Embrace energy exploration now," by H. Josef Hebert for Associated Press, June 18: WASHINGTON -...

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Obama, Islamophobe? Muslims barred from picture at Obama event

Once again he throws a billion Muslims under the bus by tacitly acknowledging that they carry just a bit too much political baggage for him. (But it's OK -- he apologized.) "Muslims barred from picture at Obama event," by Ben...

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McCain camp: Obama "naive"; Obama camp: McCain fearmongering

And meanwhile neither one fully understands the Islamic supremacist agenda or the various mechanisms of the stealth jihad. "McCain Camp Hits Obama for Terrorism Remarks: Praise of 1993 World Trade Center Bombers Prosecution 'Naïve' and 'Dangerous,' Campaign Says," by Jake...

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Italian PM and Muslim convert to Christianity targets of jihadist death threats; Islamic conference decries "Islamophobia"

Compare and contrast: "Terrorism: Italian PM and Christian convert targets of Islamist death threats," by Hamza Boccolini for AKI, June 17 (thanks to Bat Ye'or): Dubai, 17 June (AKI) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and a prominent Italian journalist...

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And now it's time for another episode of...Samurai Obama backer and jihad sympathizer!

Al-Samurai, hastily photoshopped Time for a new round of disavowals. "Meet Obama's new albatross: Supporter backs Iraqi terror: Former Baghdad minister holds U.S. citizenship, boosts Dem with money, insurgency with words," from WorldNetDaily, June 16 (thanks to Doc Washburn):...

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"These children are being taught to hate"

More on real hate. Islamic Saudi Academy Update: "Islamic Academy Protested: Group Says School Teaches 'Hate,'" by Jerry Markon for the Washington Post, June 18 (thanks to all who sent this in): More than a dozen people protested yesterday outside...

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7000 Muslims throw gas cylinders, Molotov cocktails at Hindu pilgrims in India

Now this is real hate. And note that only Hindus were arrested. "Muslim Mob Attacks Hindu Pilgrims in India," from AINA, June 14 (thanks to News4U): West Bengal, India (AINA) -- A mob of nearly 7000 Muslims attacked a group...

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France to block "hate websites"

Here again, since stealth jihadists routinely characterize resistance to Islamic supremacism as "hate," this will diminish the resistance to Islamization in France. "France to block porn, terror, hate websites," from AP, June 11 (thanks to Paul): The French state and...

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Fitzgerald: The price of oil, and how it got there

The price of oil is now very high, and it became very high very rapidly. Some blame "speculators," without realizing how small is the amount of money that speculators take -- see Philip K. Verleger -- while almost all of...

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Fitzgerald: Everyone agrees we must boost moderate Islam?

"Of all the cures commonly proposed for the many ailments afflicting the Middle East, there is one tonic nearly everyone seems to agree on: boosting moderate Islam." -- from this Foreign Policy article by Steven Cook "Everyone seems to agree"...

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Spencer: Repeal Hate Speech Laws

Because jihadists -- violent and stealthy -- and their useful idiots consistently characterize speaking honestly about the jihad threat and Islamic supremacism as "hate speech." From FrontPage today: On June 9, a 53-year-old man named Mahmoud Alkhazaleh stood in the...

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Welcome to Germany

Photo courtesy Jihad Watch reader Ben....

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UK frees top jihadist: judge says his beliefs "are indeed a perversion of Islam"

Abu Qatada's beliefs are a "perversion of Islam" because they encourage violence. Where is the standard, correct form of Islam that discourages violence? Well, no one actually has ever seen it, but they firmly believe, as firmly as Linus ever...

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Israel/Hamas truce begins Thursday, but Kassam attacks continue

Attacks continue, but the Israelis are hoping they will stop. And Condoleeza Rice, let us remember, said a few days ago: "We should be in a position of encouraging confidence, not undermining it. No party should be taking steps at...

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Pakistani sentenced to die for blasphemy

He insulted Muhammad. Wonder what will be the final outcome of Sharia accommodation in the West? Things like this. From AP, June 18 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani judge sentenced a Muslim man to...

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"Unduly empowered by the bedlam of unguided judicial proceedings, many jihadists will be freed"

In "A Quick Way Forward After Boumediene: Either Congress reasserts itself, or terror-friendly bedlam ensues," in National Review, June 16, Andrew C. McCarthy discusses the Supreme Court's disastrous decision and what can be done about it: Naturally, Sen. Barack Obama...

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"For me, wearing pants is the same as being naked"

Stealth jihad update from Minnesota. "On the job, their way," by Chris Serres in the Star Tribune, June 15 (thanks to Paul): Fatuma Hassan has just enough rice in her near-empty cupboards to make it through the month. The anger...

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

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Fast, temporary relief? Bush to ask Congress to lift offshore drilling ban

A partial answer. "Bush to Press Congress on Offshore Oil Drilling," from FoxNews, June 17 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): WASHINGTON — President Bush plans to make a renewed push Wednesday to get Congress to end a long-standing ban on...

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Canada: Muslim arrested at airport with handgun in carry-on luggage

A test of screening procedures? "Gun, ammunition confiscated from air passenger," from CBC News, June 17 (thanks to APA): A man was arrested at the Calgary International Airport Tuesday after a handgun was detected in his carry-on luggage. Security officers...

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Honor killing in Canada: Father gets first-degree murder charge

Aqsa, in life Given the political and social climate today, Canadian authorities could easily have opted for a lesser charge, and mumbled about respecting the cultures of immigrants. Instead, to their credit, they have charged Muhammad Parvez with first-degree...

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The Myth of Moderate Islam

For years those who have repeated the simple truth that while there are Muslims who are moderate, there is no moderate Islam, have been vilified as bigots and "Islamophobes," and marginalized in the same way by Beltway analysts and the...

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Israel, Hamas agree to Gaza truce

This can only help Hamas. "If Muslims are weak, a truce may be made for ten years if necessary, for the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) made a truce with the Quraysh for that long, as is...

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Pakistani writer speaks out against "the absurdity that characterises this part of the world"

A bit of sanity in Pakistan. He said it: if I had, it would be "Islamophobia" -- but Farooq Sulehria tells Muslims to stop blaming others for all their troubles, and to take responsibility themselves for the sorry state of...

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McCain: Lift offshore drilling ban. Obama: McCain approach "misguided"

For many years now I've been calling for a Manhattan Project to find and develop new energy sources. This has not been undertaken, at least at the government level, unless it is classified and has not been leaked. In any...

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Spencer: The Jihad Against Free Speech

My Human Events column this week concerns an advancing threat that most Americans have no idea even exists. Freedom of speech is in imminent danger. Concerted attacks on it by the jihadist movement are increasing in number here and in...

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But remember: it's all about Israel and American foreign policy

Sunni-Shi'ite Jihad Update: "Bomb kills 4 outside Pakistan mosque, injures 5," by Ishtiaq Mahsud for Associated Press, June 16 (thanks to all who sent this in): DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - A bomb exploded outside a Shiite mosque in northwest...

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Saudi wife arrested for...driving

And I store my face veils right here Women in Saudi Arabia cannot drive, but they can own cars. What for? "Saudi wife arrested after going for an illegal drive," from the Daily Mail, June 16 (thanks to Twostellas):...

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UK: Hair salon must pay £4,000 to hijabbed hairstylist for refusing to hire her

$8,000 richer More suicidal lunacy from Britain: the sacred right to style hair even though one's own hair is not visible has been transgressed against, and the offender must pay for the Hurt Feelings of the hijabbed hairstylist. Bushra...

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Australia: City Council gives $65,000 for mosque repairs

This is bitterly ironic in light of the fact that the repair of old houses of worship is specifically forbidden to the dhimmis who live under Islamic law. If Australia ever becomes Islamic, in other words, you will not see...

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