Another victory a la Beslan, perhaps. From Reuters, with thanks to Constantinopolitan Irredentist: BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Insurgents detonated three car bombs near a U.S. military convoy in Baghdad on Thursday, killing 41 people, 34 of them children who were rushing to collect sweets from American troops. In two other attacks, a suicide bomber blew up […]
Archives for September 2004
Two glitches fixed
1. Mail is readable. Write to me at director@jihadwatch.org. 2. The Amazon Honor System donation feature is fixed. If anyone wishes to donate and has hesitated because of this, you should have no trouble now. I also assure you, in response to questions from several people, that this is a secure link. There is no […]
No ransom paid for hostages, insists Italy
Berlusconi says he still has his spine. Nonetheless, he still might need to be measured for a zunnar* if he intends to maintain his nation’s status as “a country, Italy, loved and esteemed by the Arab world.” For that love is always a result of deeds, not just because the Arab world admires the Leaning […]
Al-Qaida Using Russia School Siege As Recruiting Tool
Repulsed? Disgusted? Ashamed? No: flushed with victory. From the Dow Jones Newswires, : NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Al-Qaida is using the recent deadly hostage crisis at a Russian school as a recruiting tool, even though there’s no direct evidence linking Osama bin Laden’s terror network to the attack carried out by Chechen rebels, NBC News […]
NY Times reporter joins jihad, tips off terror charity about FBI raid
An astounding story from the New York Post (thanks to Unhinged): The Justice Department has charged that a veteran New York Times foreign correspondent warned an alleged terror-funding Islamic charity that the FBI was about to raid its office “” potentially endangering the lives of federal agents. The stunning accusation was disclosed yesterday in legal […]
Euro Socialist politician beats up Jihadist ax-man!
Norwegian Kafir of LGF sends me some interesting background on the Algerian axeman who attacked the pilots on a Norwegian plane. He writes: To those of you wondering why the Jihadist could bring an axe inside the plane: All major Norwegian cities, like Oslo, have standard international security equipment and screening. This happened between two […]
Denmark: Conservative Party spokesman says former Guantanamo prisoner should be jailed after pledging to join jihadists in Chechnya
Let’s see. The man wants to go join the perpetrators of the Beslan atrocities. Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane also said that the Danish PM and foreign minister were “legitimate Muslim targets.” I’d say it’s a good thing that he thinks there is “no room” for him in Denmark. From the Copenhagen Post, with thanks to Ali […]
Glitches galore
Thanks again for all your kindness and support. With your help I will be able ultimately to solve these problems, but right now the bugs just keep multiplying: 1. No improvement yet on the problem that makes it difficult to post. If the system tells you to sign in after you have written a comment, […]
Exposing Leftists’ Radical Islam Connection
A second article today by Jihad Watch director Robert Spencer: a review of David Horowitz’s Unholy Alliance at Human Events. I have long insisted that the problem of radical Islam is not a liberal or conservative issue; it’s a human rights issue. The unfortunate fact, however, is that largely it is only conservatives who care […]
Bigley caged and chained in new video
From SkyNews, with thanks to Dehra Dun: British hostage Ken Bigley has appeared caged, chained and pleading for his life in new video footage. In the harrowing recording, shown on the Arab TV channel al Jazeera, Mr Bigley renews his appeal for Tony Blair to meet the kidnappers’ demands and save his life. He then […]