Starting in Holland, “the suspect had planned to travel to Syria to join the al-Qaida network. From there, he would possible travel to Iraq or the West Bank or Gaza.” With apologies again to Dr. Seuss, “Oh, the places you’ll ‘misunderstand’ Islam!” “Dutch police reportedly arrest al-Qaida-linked suspect,” from MSNBC, July 29 (thanks to Kenneth): […]
Archives for July 2011
The cause of more vicious brutality in Afghanistan? Don’t ask the New York Times
A story from today’s New York Times describes a riot and savage beating of a 17 year old Afghan teenage male, who had the infernal gall to fall in love with and attempt to run off with another 17 year old. With one person already dead from the ensuing riot, both lovers are now imprisoned […]
Victory is in sight
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” — Mahatma Gandhi We moved from the first stage to the second in the last year or so, and from the second stage to the third in the last week. We have no money. We have no powerful friends. […]
U.K.: “There are 25 areas around the country which the government has earmarked as areas where violent extremism is a problem”
Wow. Most guys just save the henna for the beard…. The “Sharia zones” continue to advance, more or less unchallenged. The lack of a response rewards the Islamic supremacists’ behavior, encouraging and guaranteeing much more of it. An update on this story. “‘No porn or prostitution’: Islamic extremists set up Sharia law controlled zones in […]
U.K.: Muslim behind “death list” targeting MPs and calls to “raise the knife of jihad” gets 12 years in jail.
Bilal Zaheer Ahmad Update. As quoted below, in response to Roshonara Choudhry’s stabbing of a member of Parliament, he said: “This sister has put us men to shame. We should be doing this” (his own capitalization). “Radical Muslim jailed for calling for jihad against MPs,” by Caroline Davies for the Guardian, July 29 (thanks to […]
Daily Mail incites violence against Spencer?
Daily Mail headline: ‘We could have another Timothy McVeigh’: U.S. authorities warned against anti-Islamic terrorism after Norway shooter ‘inspired’ by Robert Spencer and Unabomber Look at that headline. Named in it are three mass murderers and me. In my work I have never called for, approved of, endorsed, or advocated violence against anyone, and have […]
U.S. Muslim soldier who said he wanted to show that Islam is “peaceful religion” got bombmaking recipe from al-Qaeda
Last year, Abdo said that he wanted to fight “Islamophobia” and “put a good positive spin out there that Islam is a good, peaceful religion.” “Accused Fort Hood plotter got bombmaking recipe from Al Qaeda,” by Warren Richey for the Christian Science Monitor, July 29: A soldier suspected of plotting a bomb and handgun attack […]
Afghanistan: Islamophobes Islamic jihadists murder 19 civilians with roadside bombs
“President Hamid Karzai condemned the bombings as brutal and inhumane and said they ‘cannot be justified by any religious faith.’” Yet the Taliban, which Karzai has threatened to join, constantly invoke Islam to justify their actions. This recalls the fact that last year, U.S. Muslim soldier Naser Abdo condemned the Fort Hood jihad massacre, calling […]
Pakistan: Islamophobes Sunni jihadists murder eleven Shi’ites in a minibus
This kind of mass murder has become so commonplace in some Islamic countries that it is hardly even noticed. And certainly no one care to explore its motivations. Sunni/Shi’ite Jihad Update: “Gunmen kill 11 Shiite Muslims in SW Pakistan,” from The Associated Press, July 30: QUETTA, Pakistan””Gunmen opened fire on a minibus carrying minority Shiite […]
Secularist Turkish military chiefs resign amid coup prosecutions
KoÅŸaner was a hardline secularist. Traditionally the military has been the guardian of Kemalist secularism. But now several military officers have been arresting for plotting to overthrow the government. Erdogan has won, and Turkey is on its way to becoming an Islamic state. “Necdet Özel becomes acting Chief of General Staff after mass resignations,” from […]