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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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Stop the presses! Pakistan helped the Taliban!

A real shock horror, totally unexpected, out-of-left-field Friend-and-Ally Update: "US think tank: Pakistan helped Taliban insurgents," by Jason Straziuso for Associated Press, June 9 (thanks to Block Ness): KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Pakistani intelligence agents and paramilitary forces have helped...

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Saudis to ease up on the jizya?

After rebuffing Bush twice, the Saudis are mulling over putting some slack on the leash again. No serious moves to free us from this dependence seem to be on the horizon. "Saudi Arabia seeks oil price curb," from AP, June...

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Suspected Iranian jihadists, wanted by Interpol, travel freely to Saudi Arabia

To attend this conference. "Iranian Terror Suspects Travel Freely to Saudi Arabia," by Patrick Goodenough for CNSNews.com, June 9 (thanks to Cindy): (CNSNews.com) - Seven months after Interpol placed a former head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on its most-wanted list,...

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Fitzgerald: Weaning them away from radicalism?

His force has now identified at least 10 youngsters – including two 13-year-olds – as Â"vulnerableÂ" and formally referred them to a programme to wean them away from radicalism. -- from this article How would they be "weaned away"? Will...

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Malaysian Foreign Minister: We must correct Western media's misperceptions of Islam

You want to correct Western perceptions of Islam? Stop blowing things up and cutting off peoples' heads while shouting, "Allahu akbar." Turn your energies to stopping the Muslims who are blowing things up and cutting off peoples' heads while shouting,...

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Graffiti outside London mosque: "Jihad is the Only Solution for Israel"

Jihad Watch reader RW kindly sends in these photos taken outside Bow Central Mosque in the East End of London. The top picture is a side shot of the Bow Central Mosque. You can see the blue graffiti on...

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Karzai: "I wish I had the Taliban as my soldiers"

Approaching seven years after 9/11, would you have predicted that the Iraqi Prime Minister would be in Tehran pledging closer ties to the mullahcracy, and the Afghan President reporting that Western countries are paying off jihadist warlords? "'I Wish I...

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Maliki in Iran: he will "not allow Iraq to become a platform for harming the security of Iran"

Honest, Nouri, no whoopie cushion this time, I promise Even as Iraq prepares to sign a security arrangement with the U.S., Maliki assures Ahmadinejad that Iraq will not be a base for an operation against Iran, and says he...

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Jemaah Islamiyah on Obama's community blogs

The Indonesian Jemaah Islamiyah is responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings, and has been designated a terrorist organization. I am sure this is not the same group, but it doesn't sound much better. This entry in Obama's Community blogs...

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Spencer Blogging the QurÂ'an: Sura 28, Â"The StoryÂ"

The latest in my ongoing series, from Hot Air: It has often been noted that while the Bible is (among many other things) a series of historical narratives, the QurÂ'an is a series of sermons. This is nowhere clearer than...

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Honor violence widespread in Sweden

Eurabia Alert: "Honour violence widespread in Sweden," from The Local, June 9 (thanks to Fjordman): Honour-related violence is rampant across the country, according to a new study by Sveriges Radio. Nearly 60 percent of the countryÂ's social services have helped...

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Fitzgerald: On whether or not I am mentally ill

"Hugh having read this its clear you are mentally ill. You believe every Muslim follows Islam, preaches Islam and wants to take over the UK by jihad." -- from a curious comment by a Muslim apologist, "istanbulnotconstantinople," at Jihad Watch...

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Yemen: Over half of married women under 15

Muhammad married Aisha was he was in his fifties and she was nine. He is the supreme example of conduct for Muslims. Could that have anything to do with this? What do you think? "Yemen: Over half of married women...

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Indonesian government orders Ahmadiyyas to return to orthodox Islam -- or face 5 years in prison for "insulting Islam"

See how many things fall under the rubric of "insulting Islam"? This is why it's so dangerous for Western entities even to consider tailoring hate speech laws to cover these alleged insults -- it could turn out that simply having...

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Karsenty and the AJC

An exchange of letters concerning Philippe Karsenty and the Al-Dura hoax: TO: National and Chapter Leadership FROM: Jason Isaacson RE: Response to recent email accusations against AJC In recent days, a French media critic and blogger named Philippe Karsenty has...

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Monday, June 09, 2008

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Monday, June 9, 2008

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13 killed in train station bombings in Algeria

Looks as if those radical Christian fundamentalists are at it again. "Official: 13 people dead in 2 Algerian bombings," by Aomar Ouali for Associated Press, June 8: ALGIERS, Algeria - Two bombs in quick succession rocked a train station in...

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Fitzgerald: Omar Sharif's condescension

What an impression Omar Sharif apparently made, in his filmic glory. Schoolgirls liked to play their favorite record -- the "Lara Theme" -- endlessly, and imagine her (that is to say their) Slavic (Egyptian) lover, the quietly passionate Dr. Zhivago,...

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"International Islamic Conference on Inter-faith Dialogue" calls for action against "culture of hatred among nations"

If you don't know by now that action against the "culture of hatred among nations" means restrictions on free speech about Islam, including investigations of the motives and goals of the jihad terrorists, you haven't been paying attention. Pakistan recently...

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Finnish blogger gets 2 years, 7 months in prison for insulting Islam

Free Speech Death Watch Update: Pastorius of the Infidel Blogger's Alliance, whose show I had the honor being on recently, kindly sends over the bad news, and has the details....

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That ain't Andy, babe

Uh, are you guys sure about that? Over at Israel National News, Tovia Singer interviews Andrew Bostom about his important new book, The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism. It's an interview well worth listening to, and don't miss the book...

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I'll bet you never guessed that Omar Sharif and Hugh Fitzgerald were the same person

Hugh, is that you? Of course, I have said this also, since early 2003 (I wrote the "No" section), before American troops entered Iraq. I guess Hugh and Omar and I are one big happy individual. It is not...

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UK: 13-year-olds recruited for jihad

What does this "programme to wean them away from radicalism" consist of? Once again, we're not given even the smallest hint. "Children aged 13 groomed for terror," by David Leppard for the Sunday Times, June 8 (thanks to all who...

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Pakistan's ambassador to Norway: new Muhammad cartoon a "terrorist act"

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln said this about the secessionists who blamed critics of slavery for the Civil War that was, as everyone knew by then, sure to come: "A highwayman holds a pistol to my ear, and mutters through his...

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Since when have extremists, and smear merchants, been interested in dialogue?

In "What does it mean to be Islamic now?" in The Australian, June 7 (thanks to JE), Irfan Yusuf, a "Sydney lawyer and recipient of the 2007 Allen & Unwin Iremonger award for public affairs writing," says that it means...

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Fitzgerald: Waiting for Hudaibiyya

I am waiting to see when, where, how, in what column by what columnist, in what report by what reporter, in what editorial by what member of what editorial board, the Treaty of Al-Hudaibiyya will first be mentioned or discussed....

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Maryland school district adopts sanitized textbook on Islam for middle and high school students

An implicit admission: The truth is damaging. "Council: Mongtomery schools cave to pressue with Islam book," by Leah Fabel for The Examiner, June 7: A new report issued by the American Textbook Council says books approved for use in local...

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Algerian police publicly interrogate ex-Muslim

Â"Practicing non-Muslim religious rites without a license.Â" Islamic Tolerance Alert: "Algeria: Police Publicly Interrogate Ex-Muslim," from Compass Direct News, June 2: ISTANBUL, June 2 (Compass Direct News) – For two hours yesterday on a street in Tiaret in western Algeria,...

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Sunday, June 08, 2008

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Sunday, June 8, 2008

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What Motoon Rage is all about: Pakistan to ask EU to amend laws on freedom of expression -- or else

Come and get me, I'm right here This is what they're all about: Motoon Rage, and all the other Rages. They're all about cowing the West into adopting a dhimmi silence regarding Islam -- and that's not the only...

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Al-Qaeda on the ropes, clueless analysts overconfident

There is nary a word about the stealth jihad, or any consideration of the possibility that this condemnation of Al-Qaeda heralds a change in tactics, but not in goals, in this article: "Al-Qaeda: the cracks begin to show," by Abul...

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Faith Freedom hacked

The Cyber War has intensified this week. As we have seen here many times, jihadists, Islamic supremacists, and their allies and dupes are afraid of the truth. They will vilify, ignore, or do everything they can to silence their opponents,...

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Mother who defied honor killers is gunned down

Yet another story that reveals why we don't see more courageous Islamic reformers standing up to the jihadists. "Death to betrayers of Islam who don't deserve God's forgiveness. Speaking less you will live more." An update on this story: "Mother...

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Chief Palestinian negotiator: if talks fail, we'll just take it all

Forthright. "Qurei: If talks fail, we'll return to taking Palestine in full," from the Jerusalem Post, June 7 (thanks to Mladen): Chief Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qurei alluded over the weekend that, should talks between Israel and the Palestinians fail, the...

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Iran shells Iraqi border villages

Act of war? "Sadrists protest US-Iraqi deal; Iran shells border villages - Summary," from DPA, June 6 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): [...] Elsewhere, two border villages in Sulaymanyah province, 365 kilometers north of Baghdad, came under heavy Iranian artillery shelling...

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Pakistan's ambassador to Denmark: "I'd like to know if your newspaper is satisfied with what it has done and what it has unleashed?"

Incredible. They turn the world upside down and then demand that everyone stand on his head. Fauzia Mufti Abbas, after jihadist thugs and murderers in her country killed six innocent people because of some cartoons published in a newspaper half...

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Jihad Watch video: Playing the death threat card

In the latest Jihad Watch video at Hot Air, I discuss the death threat card that stealth jihadists and their dupes increasingly play....

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Christianity 'discriminated against by Gordon Brown's Government'

Capitulation, rather than defense of their own culture. By Jonathan Wynne-Jones for The Telegraph, June 7 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): Christianity is being discriminated against by the Government in favour of Islam and other minority faiths, according to a landmark...

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Pakistan: Jihadists blow up girls' school

Bad marks. "GirlsÂ' school blown up in Dir," from APP, June 7 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): TIMERGARA: Unknown militants on Friday morning blew up a GirlsÂ' school in Upper Dir. However, no loss of life was reported. Local police officials...

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Norway: Couple arrested for genital mutilation of five girls

This horrible story offers an opportunity yet again to show that the information Islamic spokesmen provide to non-Muslims in the West is often incomplete, misleading, or outright deceptive. A few months ago the British convert to Islam Yusuf Smith asserted...

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Turkish PM holds emergency meeting after headscarf defeat

Can the Islamization of Turkey and the destruction of its secular system be halted? An update on this story from AFP, June 6 (thanks to Sam): Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold an emergency meeting with senior aides Friday...

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Saturday, June 07, 2008

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Saturday, June 7, 2008

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"That's what you get for practising your religion, just going to the mosque and praying"

Ain't it the truth? You sit in the Tim Horton's drive-thru line having an idle conversation about chemical weapons recipes in the "mujahed cookbook," and complaining about police surveillance, and wouldn't you know it? Some Islamophobe hauls off and assumes...

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Thomas Sowell on what's at stake in November

Thomas Sowell explains that it all comes down to Iran and the global jihad: [...] While all sorts of gushing is going on in the media, and posturing is going on in politics, the biggest national sponsor of terrorism in...

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MILF: Negotiate or else

The truce doesn't seem to have been broken when the MILF drove 1,000 Christian farmers from their land. Some truce. "Philippine Muslim rebels warn 5-year-old truce may collapse unless talks resume," from The Associated Press, June 6 (thanks to Twostellas):...

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Bat Ye'or reviews Spencer book

The renowned and pioneering historian Bat Ye'or reviews my book Religion of Peace? Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn't at Middle East Quarterly: Spencer, director of JihadWatch.org, is not a man to recoil from difficulties. In his most recent,...

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Pakistan arrests three would-be suicide bombers, seizes a ton of explosives

Looks like they were planning some serious Interior Spiritual Struggle. "Pakistani authorities arrest 3, seize explosives," by Munir Ahmad for Associated Press, June 6 (thanks to all who sent this in): ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani authorities arrested three suspected suicide...

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Obama's Gitmo Delegation

Here is a fantastic Investor's Business Daily editorial from June 5 (thanks to all who sent this in) about Obama delegate Yousef Yee, who was once a recurring character at this site. Election 2008: It's fitting that an ex-Muslim chaplain...

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Pakistan plotting war with Spain?

Yes, that headline is absurd. But the absurdity comes from this AFP story. AFP tells us that 11 "South Asians," ten Pakistanis and one Indian, were charged with plotting terror attacks against Spain. Only their nationality is mentioned, as if...

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US military captures Iranian-trained jihadist near Baghdad

Another sign of Iranian activity in Iraq. "Iraq: US troops detain 2 Shiite militia suspects in raids south of Baghdad," from The Associated Press, June 5 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): BAGHDAD: The U.S. military says it has captured two Shiite...

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Spencer: Rejecting Terrorism, But Not Jihad

In FrontPage this morning I discuss the learned analysts' enthusiasm over the fact that many jihadists seem to be turning away from Al-Qaeda (links in the original): Much is being made of Â"The Rebellion Within: An Al Qaeda mastermind questions...

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Shut up, dhimmi: Maclean's counsel not allowed to question conduct of Islamic congress

Sharia implementation in a Canadian court. "Maclean's counsel not allowed to question conduct of Islamic congress," by Sunny Dhillon for the Globe and Mail, June 5 (thanks to Twostellas): VANCOUVER — Attempts by Maclean's counsel Julian Porter to question the...

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Federal judge overturns convictions of jihad-supporting Islamic charity leaders

Kathleen M. Sullivan, former Harvard Law prof, says the judge made a "courageous and correct decision," for "never before has there been a tax criminal prosecution for a charity failing to tell you that it's sending out newsletters that somebody...

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Turkish Court blocks government move to drop headscarf ban

Turkey's Constitutional Court steps in to block the Islamization of secular Turkey -- at least in this one particular. "Court annuls Turkish scarf reform," from the BBC, June 5 (thanks to all who sent this in): Turkey's highest court has...

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Friday, June 06, 2008

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Obama's brilliant career as Defender of Israel lasts about one day

He backs away from his undivided Jerusalem comment. "Obama clarifies united J'lem comment," by Hillary Leila Krieger for the Jerusalem Post, June 6 (thanks to Infidels Are Cool): Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama did not rule out Palestinian sovereignty...

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Bridge for sale: Saudi king calls for end to "extremism"

Here is a case study in the hazards of limiting the discourse on Islamic jihad to what parties with highly dubious intentions ("friend and ally" illusions aside) are willing to talk about, which is a consequence of banishing certain terms...

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Iran threatens to sue countries for damaging its reputation over nuke program

Jumping on the Litigation Jihad bandwagon. "Iran threatens to sue countries damaging its nuclear reputation," from YNet News, June 5: Iran is threatening to sue countries that it says have damaged its reputation and pushed to have UN Security Council...

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9/11 mastermind wants martyrdom

Ready for his virgins "The Americans-Love-Pepsi-Cola, We-Love-Death" Update: "Accused Sept. 11 Mastermind: I Want Death Sentence," from FoxNews, June 5 (thanks to PRCS): GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — The accused mastermind of the worst terror attack in U.S....

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Al-Qaeda: We bombed Danish embassy out of Motoon Rage

Shut up, they explained Watch for cringing dhimmi Westerners to propose more restrictions on freedom of speech in order to forestall such attacks: if we just adopt Sharia, all will be well! "Al-Qaida claims it attacked Denmark Embassy," from...

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Fitzgerald: What Obama has to do now

The promise by Obama in his AIPAC speech to "personally" take part in a renewal of Israeli-"Palestinian" negotiations is worrisome. Very. It should fill everyone with anxiety. For everything about Obama until now -- the people he has allowed to...

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Seattle jihadist gets mistrial

He said: "I am a Muslim American. I am angry at Israel." He carefully planned his crime beforehand. But the jury was deadlocked, and couldn't decide whether or not he was crazy. I wonder how many crazy people plan their...

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A term paper on the PIG?

Jihad Watch reader James has kindly alerted me to the existence of a precooked term paper on my book The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades): Papers on "Robert Spencer's "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam"" and...

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How about "Main Motivation: Muslims Blowing Things Up"?

LGF posted this classification of "Islamophobes" from the MPAC-UK forum last week (apparently it originates with our old friend, the venomous and mendacious Umar Lee), and I was not going to comment on it, but since people keep sending it...

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Indicted Saudi linked to Al-Qaeda given $80 million US military contract

Madness. "Indicted Saudi Gets $80 Million US Contract: The Financier Has Been Indicted For His Alleged Role in a Scandal Costing US Taxpayers $1.7 billion," by Gretchen Peters for ABC News, June 4 (thanks to Davida): The US military has...

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"Jerusalem is not mentioned in the Koran even once. You can't rewrite the Koran on air on Al Jazeera"

Anti-dhimmitude on...Al-Jazeera. "Israeli on Arab TV: J'lem Was Ours When Moslems Worshipped Idols," by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu for Israel National News, June 5 (thanks to Seth): (IsraelNN.com) Bar Ilan University political scientist Dr. Mordechai Kedar told a Moslem show host...

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Thursday, June 05, 2008

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Jihadists bomb music, video stores in northwest Pakistan

Haram. Sharia Alert. "Music stores bombed in Pakistan," from the BBC, June 4: At least four people have been wounded after militants bombed video and music outlets in north-west Pakistan. The injuries were all from a blast at the...

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Phares: How can these counterterrorism bureaucrats process bin Laden's words which they can't use or touch "when dealing with Terrorism"?

In "Good Jihadists and Bad Jihadists?," the always excellent Walid Phares brilliantly explains what's wrong with the new State Department gag rules on using the word "jihad" and other words. I tried to explain it here and here, but Walid...

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"We consider the statements of Obama to be further evidence of the hostility of the American administration to Arabs and Muslims"

Predictable. One day one of these guys is going to say, "We consider the statements of Obama to be further evidence of the hostility of the American administration to Islamic jihad terrorism and the murder of innocents," and then I...

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Obama more pro-Israel than Olmert and Bush?

Apparently. "Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of Israel: Obama," from AFP, June 4 (thanks to JCB): WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Democratic presumptive nominee Barack Obama said Wednesday that Jerusalem must remain the "undivided" capital of Israel in a speech...

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Indonesia arrests 59 jihadists for attack on rally for religious tolerance

Why we don't see more rallies for religious tolerance in the Islamic world. It's good to see that "moderate Indonesians" were outraged by this attack, but why did the police let it happen? "Extremists arrested for rally attack," from AFP,...

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What to call the jihadists: not just an academic exercise

Ed Morrissey is a standup guy and a terrific commentator over at Hot Air, and I've much enjoyed being on his radio show a couple of times. A few days ago, however, he posted a favorable evaluation of the Singer/Noor...

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Thug-In-Chief: Iran expects "different approach" from next President

Hoping for a different approach -- like this guy's Banking on Obama? The Thug-In-Chief is certainly pushing numerous Leftist buttons here. "Iran Expects 'Different Approach' from Next US Leader: Ahmadenijad [sic!]," from AFP, June 4 (thanks to Sr. Soph):...

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Raymond Ibrahim: Would a Jihadi by Any Other Name Smell as Foul?

Raymond Ibrahim, editor of the essential Al-Qaeda Reader, in the American Thinker skewers the politically correct wordplay lauded in the New York Times, which I discussed here yesterday. The estimable Ed Morrissey wrote about this at Hot Air last night...

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Spencer: War On Terror Ends?

More on Washington's new Orwellian turn, in my Human Events column this week: Good news: the war on terror is over! Charles Allen, the Department of Homeland SecurityÂ's senior intelligence official, said last week that American officials should stop calling...

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Wafa Sultan: "Islam attacks me, and I am merely attacking back"

The great Wafa Sultan says some very harsh things here about Muhammad and Islam. Her assertions are all accurate in terms of Islamic history and theology -- not that truth has ever mattered to the jihad apologists, Muslim and...

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Are jihadists really repenting?

Here is excellent insight on what I discussed yesterday: the recent phenomenon of jihadists apparently turning away from jihad, and how it is misleading the ignorant who don't realize that a stealth jihad even exists. "Less Violent Islamists Are Still...

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What is going on at Fox News?

"Shame on Fox News," from the United American Committee: What was often viewed as one of the most pro-American and patriotic news channels just a few years ago has now resorted to the same anti-American, anti-Western propaganda and revolting...

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Anti-Christian 'Cleansing' Campaign Picks Up Pace in Gaza

Islamic Tolerance Alert. By Gil Ronen for Israel National News, June 4 (thanks to all who sent this in): (IsraelNN.com) Attacks on Christian targets and those identified with Western culture have grown more frequent in Gaza in the past two...

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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

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Kuwaiti liberal convicted of "harming Islam" for saying it was spread by the sword

I guess this means it wasn't spread by the sword, eh? Someday, far in the future, someone will stumble upon a cache of documents, a few dozen old books, a geniza, a stash plastered into a wall, a long-forgotten or...

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Jordan summons Danish cartoonists to answer blasphemy charges

Summon this A fresh assault on freedom of speech and freedom of conscience. Will the Danish authorities cooperate? Probably not. Will Interpol cooperate? I wouldn't put it past them. "Danish editors face trial in Jordan," from the Copenhagen Post,...

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Thug-in-Chief: "I do not believe that my declarations create problems," but Israel is "doomed to go"

"Saving all my hate -- for yoooooooou" Once he gets started, he just keeps going. "Ahmadinejad: Europe suffering because of Zionists," by Dudi Cohen for YNet News, June 3: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Rome on Tuesday to...

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Calling jihadists by their right name

This New York Times op-ed defends the government's new PC guidelines forbidding use of the term "jihadists" to describe the people who are waging war against the U.S. It does so artfully, but ultimately in a way that exposes the...

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Rejecting jihad in Egypt?

Much is being made of "The Rebellion Within: An Al Qaeda mastermind questions terrorism," by Lawrence Wright, in the June 2 issue of the New Yorker. One of Al-Qaeda's chief theorists rejects terrorism! Peace is at hand! Unfortunately, reality --...

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British commander in Afghanistan: Taliban "on brink of defeat"

Great news. A few questions: 1. The Taliban seems to be winning in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP). If they are able to push the Taliban over the brink of defeat in Afghanistan, will British and American forces then...

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Ohio Misunderstander of Islam to plead guilty to joining Al-Qaeda and plotting to bomb resorts and military bases

What are American Muslim groups doing to make sure that what State, DHS, and everyone in the world knows is a Misunderstanding of Islam is not spreading within the American Muslim community? Why, nothing. Abdulmalek Kenyatta (aka Christopher Paul)...

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Iran accuses Qur'an critic of being spy for Israel, US, UK

Dr. Foroud Fouladvand Dr. Foroud Fouladvand is a historian of Iran and Islam who is on death row in Iran after being captured and imprisoned on false pretenses. Here Foroud Fouladvand Update, courtesy of his London office: Dr. Foroud...

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Spencer Blogging the QurÂ'an: Sura 27, Â"The AntÂ"

A great romance, a conversion to Islam In this week's segment of my Blogging the Qur'an series at Hot Air, I discuss sura 27, which contains, besides the talking ant of the title, the Qur'anic version of the interaction...

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Free speech under assault: Steyn, Maclean's on trial in British Columbia

A bizarre and frightening spectacle indeed. "The court of last resort," by Brian Hutchinson for the National Post, June 3 (thanks to CGW): VANCOUVER -In the subterranean bowels of a provincial courthouse, a bizarre and frightening spectacle starts to unfold....

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U.K.: Some accused "extremists" may get therapy rather than jail under new "anti-radicalization" plan

"They would not focus only on Muslim extremism but 'anywhere prone to extremist talk and violent behaviour ...This is not an anti-Muslim document,' he said. 'It will cover denominations of all faiths." It's good to know they're taking proactive steps...

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Bardot fined again for complaining that Muslims are "imposing their ways" on France

Not again Muslims, she said, are "destroying our country by imposing their ways." So I guess this fine means either that Muslims aren't destroying France by imposing their ways, or that they aren't imposing their ways on France. The...

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Algerian Christians fined for worshipping illegally

They don't mean this, either -- for that they might have a case. Islamic Tolerance Alert: "Algerian Christian converts fined," from the BBC, June 3 (thanks to all who sent this in): Four Algerian Christians have been given suspended jail...

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Turkish writer wonders if Prince Charles has converted to Islam

Or is he just an indefatigable and useful dhimmi? "Prince Charles, defender of Islam," by Fazile Zahir in Asia Times, June 4 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): [...] One particular member of the royal family, the queen's eldest son, Prince...

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Tuesday, June 03, 2008

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Defendant in U.K. jetliner plot claims he only planned small bomb at Houses of Parliament as publicity stunt for movie he was making

Just a little bomb. So, people would have been totally okay with that, right? "Accused calls British bomb plot a publicity stunt," from CBC News, June 2: A 27-year-old man accused of planning to bomb North America-bound airliners, including flights...

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Thug-in-Chief says Israel will "disappear"; so will "satanic power" of the U.S.

He's not about to be outdone by Manouchehr Mottaki and his comments yesterday about "erasing" Israel. "Ahmadinejad says Israel will 'disappear'," from Reuters, June 2: Iran's president said on Monday Israel would soon disappear off the map and that the...

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Suicide bomber hits Danish embassy in Pakistan

Killing and dying for this Motoon Rage turns lethal yet again. And the result will not be -- rein in your lunatic responses to a drawing. Instead it will be renewed calls for restrictions on free speech in the...

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Islamic Court opens near Mogadishu

"Many Jowhar locals have reportedly filed disputes with the Islamic Court, including disagreements over land ownership." If that is the case, depending on the reliability of the reports, it is obviously a very bad sign for the future of Somalia...

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Jihadists posing as clients kill Chinese salesman in Thai south

"War is Deceit" Alert. "Chinese man shot dead in Thai south," from Agence France-Presse, June 2: NARATHIWAT, Thailand : A Chinese man was found shot dead in Thailand's Muslim-majority south on Sunday, police said, blaming separatist rebels for the rare...

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Turkey: "The women communicating with strange men should speak in a manner that will not arouse suspicion in oneÂ's heart"

Does the internet site of Turkey's Director of the Religious Affairs give a hint of the Sharia provisions that are coming to Turkey in the near future? "Women React To The Religious Directives On 'Sexual Life,'" by Nilüfer Zengin for...

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Egypt: Muslims storm monastery, abduct monks over dispute about wall

The Al Jazeera article below has more detail and recent developments in the incident, but neglects to note, as an Agence France-Presse story does, that the monks had a permit to build the wall. Still, residents insisted it was illegal...

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Kuwaiti parliament to "investigate" whether women cabinet ministers broke the law by not wearing hijab

Kuwaiti women are not currently required by law to wear headscarves. However, when women were granted the right to run for office in 2005, some officials inserted a clause stipulating that the women abide by "Islamic law." As we noted...

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"Repent or die": Islamic Defenders Front breaks up Indonesian rally for religious tolerance

An update on the increasing persecution of the Ahmadiyya sect in Indonesia. "Islamic hard-liners in Jakarta break up tolerance rally," from the Associated Press, June 1: JAKARTA, Indonesia: Islamic hard-liners broke up a religious tolerance rally Sunday, beating demonstrators with...

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Monday, June 02, 2008

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Iran calls on Muslims to 'erase' Israel

But their nuclear program is peaceful. No worries there. Note also that Mottaki frames the conflict in strictly religious terms -- Israel is on land he thinks should be ruled by Muslims, and so must be destroyed. He doesn't seem...

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Deobandis again condemn "terrorism," but leading cleric explains that jihad and terrorism are not synonymous

"He said that while terrorism is destructive, jehad is constructive." Much will be made of this declaration in the mainstream media, as was the case with the last one. Still, it contains the same inherent flaws that even the reporter...

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Dozens of insurance companies seek to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for charities that funded jihadist attacks, including 9/11

A welcome move. "Pinning the blame for terror," by Chris Mondics for the Philadelphia Inquirer, May 31: Less than a mile from the mournful place in Lower Manhattan where the World Trade Center came crashing to the ground, in a...

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Kuwait: Legislators walk out of inaugural meeting over female cabinet members without headscarves

Even though women are not compelled by law to wear headscarves in Kuwait, certain members of the Kuwaiti parliament have been trying to force this issue for some time, focusing their efforts against education minister Nouriya Al Subeeh. "Kuwaiti MPs...

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UK cop stops Christian preachers in Muslim areas, call preaching a "hate crime"

Enforcing Sharia of his own accord. "Christian preachers face arrest in Birmingham," by David Harrison in the Telegraph, June 1 (thanks to all who sent this in): A police community support officer ordered two Christian preachers to stop handing out...

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"Muhammad" now the most popular name for children born in Milan

This is something Milan now has in common with Britain, with other countries likely to follow if current trends continues. Eurabia Alert. "Muhammad takes Milan by storm," by Roee Nahmias for YNet News, May 31: What is the most popular...

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Sunday, June 01, 2008

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Scotland: Muslims whine about police "spy tactics"

The man was just joking about AK-47s, you see. And he happened to take a pleasure trip to...Pakistan's northwest frontier...to go shooting with his family (you know, that skeet shortage in England and all). Nothing to see here. How dare...

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His pamphlet probably said "Join our dangerous cult that is rejected by mainstream, traditional Muslims"

In accord with the new guidelines. Or actually, since he is in Britain, it probably said, "Join our anti-Islamic activity." "Dad denies jihad call," from the Manchester Evening News, May 31 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): A FATHER-of-one has denied...

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"Words matter": Homeland Security rolls out newspeak campaign, cautions against use of terms like "jihadists," "Islamic terrorists," "Islamists" and "holy warriors"

Again, we see the argument that using those terms somehow "legitimizes" or "aggrandizes" the jihadist movement. But honestly, is the public deflection of the Islamic aspect of Islamic jihad going to hinder jihadists from making the connection, or will it...

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Thought to be "weakened and isolated," Indonesia's Jemaah Islamiyah regroups, forges links with international jihadist groups

For those who would attempt to explain away worldwide jihadist activity as a series of unrelated regional disputes, networking like this poses an obvious problem, by pointing to common motives and a common goal: fighting non-Muslims in order to impose...

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Would-be jihadist women irked at Zawahiri's instructions to stay home

They want to join in the fight to impose a system that would give their husband the right to beat them and have multiple wives, give them half the inheritance of a male relative, and make their testimony in court...

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Texas public school principal requires students to get instruction from CAIR

Unindicted co-conspirator CAIR teaches a class, with the school principal defying orders not to let it happen. "Islam-promoting principal defied order to protect kids: Students required to attend CAIR indoctrination event," by Bob Unruh for WorldNetDaily (thanks to all who...

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Ontario "turns a blind eye to polygamy"

What is always striking about stories like this is the eagerness with which proponents of Sharia-approved practices regarded as unacceptable in the West attempt to invoke Western human rights laws to defend their behavior, while in countries enforcing Sharia law,...

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Saturday, May 31, 2008

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Stop the presses: Pakistan's army, paramilitary forces "may be aiding Taliban fighters"

Friend and Ally Update. "U.S. questions Pakistan force's allegiance, funding," by Kristin Roberts for Reuters, May 30: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S.-backed paramilitary force in Pakistan's lawless border area may be aiding Taliban fighters, according to American officials who say...

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Chertoff: "Islam has been hijacked by ideologues"

Almost seven years have passed since 9/11, and we're hearing the same thing from our leaders that we've heard since 9/12. It is a reminder that, at the highest level of government, policy decisions are driven -- hijacked, if you...

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IAEA "alarmed" by Iranian nuclear weaponization document

"There was no reason why a country would need to possess such a document unless they wanted to produce uranium hemispheres for a nuclear weapon." Alarming, yes. Surprising, no. "US: Strong reasons to suspect Iran was working covertly to build...

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Yemen under pressure? Authorities arrest 11 suspected al-Qaeda members

This roundup comes in the wake of a great deal of negative press about Yemen's counter-terrorism efforts, which have been so half-hearted that even al-Qaeda has discouraged attacks on Yemeni authorities since they haven't been "tools in the hands of...

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Ethiopia: Hotel bombing kills 3; Somali jihadist group claims responsibility

Somalia Jihad Update. "Somali Islamist group claims responsibility for deadly bomb attack in Ethiopia," from the Associated Press, May 29: MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A little-known Somali Islamist group claimed responsibility on Thursday for a bomb attack that killed three...

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Australia: Spurned Islamic school sponsors resort to blackmail: Give us our school, or "You may have some very extreme imams or religious teachers getting through to the children."

And therein lies an inadvertent admission of the presence and number of "very extreme imams or religious teachers" in Australia. Whoops. An update on this story. "Islamic school imbroglio takes new turn in Australia," by Neena Bhandari for New Kerala:...

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Algeria: Prosecutor demands two years in prison, $8145 fines for ex-Muslims "practicing non-Muslim religious rites without a license"; woman apostate's verdict delayed by international attention

Updates on the separate cases of six men and one woman detained for activities that could "shake the faith of Muslims." As one of the defendants asked: "How can six people shake the faith of 40 million unless the court...

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Friday, May 30, 2008

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The great war against nothing in particular

Andy McCarthy wonders, since "war" and "terror" are no good, if it's okay if we call this present conflict the "On" -- "or would that offend all the moderate prepositions?" "War on terror" has always been a stupid and misleading...

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Qur'an critic to be executed in Iran within days

Dr. Foroud Fouladvand This message comes from an Iranian ex-Muslim and lover of freedom in London: Urgent Attention Another free thinker is to be executed in Iran in the coming days It is with great regret that I inform...

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Former Saudi Info Minister explains dialogue with Jews and Christians: "You know that the books you have are not the divine gospel and the divine Torah"

Since there is so much high hopes put on these calls for "dialogue," such as the letter from the 138 scholars to the Pope, it is useful to remember some of the core assumptions involved. Note also that the...

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Syria stonewalls on inspections of possible nuclear reactor support sites

1938 Alert. "Search Is Urged for Syrian Nuclear Sites," by Joby Warrick and Robin Wright for the Washington Post, May 29: The Bush administration is pressing U.N. inspectors to broaden their search for possible secret nuclear facilities in Syria, hinting...

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Bush: "Now, in the 21st century, our nation is once again contending with an ideology that seeks to sow anger and hatred and despair -- the ideology of Islamic extremism"

Uh oh, he said "Islamic." Will Condi call him on the carpet? "Bush likens war against Islamic extremism to fight against fascism," from AFP, May 28 (thanks to all who sent this in): COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AFP) - US President...

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The Nakba, May 29, 1453

Today marks the anniversary of the real Nakba, or perhaps more precisely the &#954;&#945;&#964;&#945;&#963;&#964;&#961;&#959;&#966;&#942; -- the Catastrophe: on this day in 1453, the armies of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II entered Constantinople, marking the end of the Eastern Roman...

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ACLU, CAIR ask for Congressional hearings on monitoring of California mosques

CAIR's Corey Saylor asks: "Has faith moved from a personal choice to probable cause?" He asks this, mind you, about apparent surveillance of The Islamic Center of San Diego, where, according to the article, "two of the 9/11 hijackers worshiped...

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Fitzgerald: UNRWA and the "Palestinian" "refugees"

"Reform in UNRWA"? UNRWA is at this point a wholly-owned subsidiary of the PLO, or the "Palestinian" Authority, or of the Arab League, or of the two slightly-diverging branches of the PLO, the Fast Jihadists of Hamas and the Slow...

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Keith Olbermann: anti-jihadists are the "equivalents of jihadists"

Recently Pamela Geller, Charles Johnson and Michelle Malkin pointed out that a new Dunkin' Donuts ad featured Rachael Ray wearing a Palestinian kaffiyeh. What's wrong with that? People in the Middle East, including Arabic-speaking Christians, wore it long before...

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Merkel's party in Germany: Only Christians from Iraq, please

The clear subtext here is that Christians will assimilate better into Germany than Muslims will. The addition of Mandaeans and Yazidis also suggests that there is a tacit recognition, among the CDU at least, that Muslim refugees bring with them...

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Cardinal Tauran: "Sometimes you should like religious authorities to be more outspoken about violence in the name of religion. But Muslims believe the Qur'an is the divine word of God, so it is a problem"

The Cardinal's point is well-taken, and one we have made many times here: violent jihad and Islamic supremacism are deeply rooted in the Qur'an, so the only way Muslims could possibly reject them would be to reject Qur'anic literalism --...

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UK Bishop: Radical Islam filling void left by collapse of Christianity

A fearless Christian cleric makes a series of extraordinary and enormously important observations. "Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali: Radical Islam is filling void left by collapse of Christianity in UK," by Martin Beckford for the Telegraph, May 29 (thanks to all who...

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Thursday, May 29, 2008

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U.K.: Muslim gangs 'taking control' at high-security prison

"Staff appear reluctant to challenge inappropriate behaviour ... for fear of doing the wrong thing." "Muslim prison gangs 'taking control'," by Duncan Gardham for the Telegraph, May 27: Muslim gangs are threatening to take control of one of Britain's top...

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Church of England: UK will be "Islamic nation" in 2038

"This progress has been enthusiastically assisted by this government in particular with its hard-line multi-cultural dogma and willingness to concede to virtually every demand made by Muslims." "Religious trends and our religious future," from the Church of England News (thanks...

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CAIR Board Chairman: War on Terror is war against Islam

There is a great deal of whining victimology in this article. I have not reproduced below the material about the disproportionate percentage of Muslims in European prisons. There is in the article, of course, no consideration at all of the...

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"The Palestinians are in the refugee camps because the Arab nations want them in refugee camps in order to perpetuate political hatred against Israel"

Eliot Engel speaks truth to power. "US congressmen demand UNRWA reform," by Etgar Lefkovits for the Jerusalem Post, May 27 (thanks to Louis): A group of bipartisan US congressmen is urging reform in UNRWA, the UN body that deals exclusively...

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"Jamaat-e-Islami is fighting for an Islamic revolution in Pakistan so that people can be liberated from their problems and difficulties"

That'll do it, all right. Here is yet another update from our bulging "Not Just Al-Qaeda" files: "Jamaat-e-Islami Leader: We Are Fighting For Islamic Revolution In Pakistan," from the MEMRI Blog, May 27 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): PakistanÂ's Jamaat-e-Islami leader...

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The naive New Republic

The New Republic shares this naivete with many, many analysts in the West. From "Dangerous naivety" in The Spectator, May 28 (thanks to Mick): The New Republic has published an article by Peter Bergen and Paul Cruickshank which claims that...

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Muslim woman wages Internet jihad in Belgium

Guess who Belgian authorities ought to see this as sedition, for Malika El Aroud would certainly want to see Sharia come to Belgium, and non-Muslims and women subjugated. And she is working for that end by agitating for jihad....

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Fitzgerald: A tribute to Fouad Ajami

Al-Sistani, who doesnÂ't want jihad against the Americans for the Â"time being,Â" was, some will recall, "nominated" in print by excitable Tom Friedman, always-ready-to-declare-his-latest-enthusiasm Tom Friedman, grand-simplifier Tom Friedman, as a suitable candidate for a Nobel Prize for Peace. That...

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Thai jihadists ambush wedding party

But the wedding guests fought back. "7 killed in Thai south: police," from AFP, May 28 (thanks to Twostellas): YALA (Thailand) - THREE Thai soldiers and four suspected separatist rebels have been killed in a series of incidents across Thailand's...

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Iran arrests ten converts to Christianity

Islamic Tolerance Alert from the Islamic Republic. "Iran: Ten Christian converts arrested," from AKI, May 28 (thanks to Religion of Peace): Tehran, 28 May (AKI) - Ten Iranians who converted from Islam to Christianity in recent months have been arrested...

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Muslim workers complain to EEOC after firings for refusing to wear uniforms

Have you ever noticed how many of these things happen in Minneapolis? The Sharia cab controversy, the Target checkout personnel refusing to handle pork, the publicly-funded Islamic school, and now this. The Muslim Brotherhood -- the Muslim American Society --...

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Australian Muslim group cries "racism" after Islamic school rejection

A couple gazillion people sent me the story yesterday about the Australian council's refusal to allow an Islamic school. I didn't put it up, since council officials insisted that the refusal had nothing to do with resisting Islamic supremacism or...

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