In other places in the world the students would have been the ones arrested instead--for the hate crime of insulting Islam.

Posted by: kamala at February 18, 2007 9:10 PM

his faith mustve been so strong that he felt that he had to finish the argument with trying to kill them? obviously they rubbed him up the wrong way. maybe they pointed out the fact that islam is not the religion of peace. these stories only reinforce the belief that muslims are extremely dangerous when you question or criticise their religion.

it also reinforces my judgement that most americans will not put up with this crap. europeans will take it until they really do get a good ball kicking then its game over, another stalin, hitler, oliver cromwell, that kind of thing.

but this article doesn't really go into detail on what was actually said, or if they used physical violence towards this cabbie. i'd be interested in more links. but i'm gonna google this over the week and see what was really said. i'll keep y'all posted

Posted by: leonthepigfarmer at February 18, 2007 9:15 PM

Hey, I've ridden with that cabbie! He has a special meter for an Infidel fare that's labeled "jizya". It always totes up to $9.29.
Maybe those guys refused to submit.

Posted by: jewdog at February 18, 2007 9:17 PM

*SJS* strikes again. Amazing how this malady only afflicts Muslims. I can't remember the last time a Jew or Christian in the USA killed or tried to kill someone for religious reasons

Posted by: dennisw at February 18, 2007 9:19 PM

If the students were armed like they were supposed to be, there would not have been a car used as a weapon. The situation would have ended at the first push of an accelerator.
That is what the Second Ammendment is for.

Posted by: Lame Cherry at February 18, 2007 9:26 PM

Robert- Nice interview on Court TV Crime Library.
You pointed out very well how lone Muslims can have sudden jihad syndrome and the denial of terrorism by police officials and the media.
Way to Go!!!

Posted by: havekoranwilltravel at February 18, 2007 9:41 PM

Some Muslims use planes as weapons, some use cars.

It's on its way. No time to play.

Posted by: DCWatson at February 18, 2007 9:41 PM

Maybe they had a seeing eye dog or a bottle of wine with them. Filthy infidels!

Posted by: Arm A. Geddon at February 18, 2007 9:44 PM

Kidding aside, the cabbie felt prophet muhammad was insulted and so had to kill them as the satanic cult of death requires.

Posted by: Arm A. Geddon at February 18, 2007 9:48 PM

As a graduate student at Vanderbilt several years ago, I can attest to the fact that about 75% of the cab drivers in Nashville are Somalis.

I do know that on one of my rides in a cab with at Somali driver, I asked him what Somalia was like. He almost went ape-shit on me and I didn't even bring up Islam.

I always did wonder how a bunch of Somalis ended up in Nashville. Perhaps they were just big Johnny Cash fans.

Posted by: mitch_b at February 18, 2007 9:59 PM

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2006/02/muslimsR030206_100x110.jpg

Posted by: Arm A. Geddon at February 18, 2007 10:04 PM

I have seen this story twice here in the Nashville area, there appears to have been no physical confrontation between the cabbie and the 2 guys before he tried to murder them. They paid their fares and were walking away when he ran them down. I wonder if they thought they were just having one of those spirited religious debates we used to be able to enjoy here in America and didn't realize they were creating a holy warrier up in the front seat. This is the 2nd act of jihad in Nashville, the bible belt, the heartland, etc. The first was the donut shop employee who tried to buy grenades and AKs so he could wage jihad.

It's not on the west coat, or the east coast, it's in my backyard. Well, great.

Posted by: Bonnieblue at February 18, 2007 10:11 PM

That's odd. There is no mention of the word "Islam" or "Muslim" in the entire article. It was a "fight over religion", so religion seems to be part of the story, but the reporters didn't think it was worth mentioning which religion. Or they didn't think it was politically correct. To tell us the facts. Even though that is their job. To tell us the facts.

Posted by: special_guest at February 18, 2007 10:20 PM

Have the authorities told us how islam is not the problem yet?

Posted by: Carolyn2 at February 18, 2007 10:21 PM

Carolyn 2, maybe Ibrihim Ahmed is a Rastafarian. Or a Scientologist.

Posted by: Isabellathecrusader at February 18, 2007 10:25 PM

And that's why I'm a little wary of starting up conversations with random Muslims about the Qu'ran, their damned prophet, among other things. What if that Muslima student who sits next to me in Psych 40 finds out which dorm hall I live in and tries to murder me? What if that seemingly nice old Pakistani shopkeeper has a gun under the counter and pulls it out on me when I start talking about the Qu'ran? What if I go to a mosque open house and the imam can't keep his act going for long and blows his top off? I probably won't have a better chance of not getting attacked even if I were polite. I would probably get the same treatment as two (possibly) drunk college students.

Posted by: wrathofasma at February 18, 2007 10:29 PM

Islam

Why should I be politically correct? Why must I respect them? Why is it okay to insult Christians and Jews in the media?

A simple cartoon spawns deaths and riots. LAME! I am sick of this. THIS IS WHAT I HATE!! Read your history! The Western Roman Empire could not control its borders. The Western Roman Empire couldn't raise an army. In the end, they went without a fight. Sound familiar????

My beloved Europe is going fast. France is already gone. All over England and Ireland, mosques are appearing far too quickly. Italy and Spain don't have the will to fight. They are destroying Western Civilization thru immigration. Why can we not discuss this? As soon as we do, the media calls us racists! I HATE THAT!

Funny how the whole world hates the Yanks……. It is strange. Say what you want about George; however, without the Yanks....The World falls. So, I will support the Americans. I truly do not hold out much hope for Western Civilization. I WILL NEVER KNEEL IN A MOSQUE!!!

Posted by: LouisRusso at February 18, 2007 10:34 PM

Nashville: the world centre of Country Music.
Is nothing sacred??

Quick, get Charlie Daniels, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson!!
(Forget the Dixie Chicks.)

Posted by: Gramfan at February 18, 2007 10:36 PM

What is it with "news" reporters and not mentioning the word "muslim" when a muslim commits a violent act? Other religions get mentioned, as pointed out on the main page.

Seriously, it's become so common now that it's laughable. Even if you don't have a typically muslim name in the story, if the religion isn't mentioned, or is only alluded to, you can pretty much bet it's a muslim. The Salt Lake story is a perfect example.

Is EVERY news reporter and paper in America so weak minded and/or politically correct (i.e. brainwashed) that they all do the same exact thing?

It's really beyond silliness now.

What's next, a followup story saying police haven't started their investigation yet, but they are already 100% sure that it had nothing to do with hate for the kufir, jihad, terrorism or anything at all to do with islam? It's amazing what can be determined these days before an investigation even begins...

Posted by: Tapper at February 18, 2007 10:39 PM

Please refer to my previous comment - I cannot believe it is happening in the States as well. In Europe, the media is so "Politically Correct," they are almost afraid of the Muslims. I never thought the American Media would start up as well. Oh well, at least you fight back. My country is over........

Posted by: LouisRusso at February 18, 2007 10:43 PM

LouisRusso

I didn't think it was that bad in the US either.
I can only hope you are wrong.I somehow don't think so:(((

Posted by: Gramfan at February 18, 2007 10:48 PM

Moral of this story--or lesson to be learned: Never argue "religion" with a Moslem. If he feels he is about to lose the argument, he will kill you--or try to.

Posted by: unicorns62000 at February 18, 2007 10:52 PM

WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction), used to top our list of concerns.

Instead, now we have to worry about DWM (Driving While Muslim). [rimshot]

No applause, just throw money.

Posted by: Zenster at February 18, 2007 10:56 PM

It sounds goofy to the liberals; however, Europe secretly counts on the States to maintain order. That's the real truth. It just seems to me that the majority of governments and media today almost "Bow Down" to the Muslim needs. If America backs down, we are all doomed.

Posted by: LouisRusso at February 18, 2007 10:59 PM

There are some of us in Europe that still stand with the United States. Our governments have failed us.

Posted by: LouisRusso at February 18, 2007 11:01 PM

"I never thought the American Media would start up as well."

The American Media's spineless capitulation over Islam's Cartoonifada permanently ended any hope I ever had regarding journalistic principles in this country.

Posted by: Zenster at February 18, 2007 11:07 PM

I wonder what he would have done to them if they HAD NOT paid him.

Posted by: payingattention at February 18, 2007 11:12 PM

Even JihadWatch is not watching the jihad today. It's been a busy day:

"63 Die As Blasts Disrupt Iraq Clampdown"

"At Least 28 Bombs Explode in Thailand"

"8 U.S. Troops Killed, 14 Wounded in Afghan Helicopter Crash"

Just another day living with the Religion of Peace (tm).

Posted by: special_guest at February 18, 2007 11:14 PM

More on this winner...

Ahmed has been convicted of misdemeanors including evading arrest in a motor vehicle and driving on a suspended license, said police.

Ahmed was charged with theft because police said the license plate on his cab was listed as stolen. His bond is set at $300,000.

Allahu Crackpot!

Posted by: DCWatson at February 18, 2007 11:14 PM

However, why has the American Media turned? It's as if they want to report on the End of Western Civilization.........

Posted by: LouisRusso at February 18, 2007 11:25 PM

Oh, I am "stealing" your "Cartoonifada" comment. Very good!!!

Posted by: LouisRusso at February 18, 2007 11:28 PM

"Ahmed was charged with theft because police said the license plate on his cab was listed as stolen. His bond is set at $300,000.

Allahu Crackpot!

Posted by: DCWatson"

If they had the balls they would deport him pronto without any court room routine. (Waste of tax dollars).
This message might get through to future suffers of "Sudden Jihad Syndrome".

Some action must be taken.He has infringed their right to free speech, to live in safety and obviously is quite insane.

Posted by: Gramfan at February 18, 2007 11:32 PM

To add to Special_Guest’s list, a train in India just burned, killing 64.

Is anybody else reminded of ‘The Quickening’ from Highlander?

Powder keg.

Posted by: pez at February 18, 2007 11:33 PM

Here is a link to Al-Masakin's invocation for all good moslems to come to the aid of their faith...spit
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=10978_

I saw this myself and made a copy, I posted it some time ago here, but it needs to be seen daily in my opinion.

Posted by: Carolyn2 at February 18, 2007 11:41 PM

I always did wonder how a bunch of Somalis ended up in Nashville. Perhaps they were just big Johnny Cash fans.

Posted by: mitch_b at February 18, 2007 09:59 PM

You can thank your local church. They paid for them to be resettled there.

Posted by: Borg at February 18, 2007 11:47 PM

Last year I put up a posting about occupations -such as that of airline pilot -- that in Infidel lands would have to be off-limits to Muslims, for there was sufficient evidence to worry about security.

Here is that posting:

"In the Western world, what can Muslims be allowed to do, and what must they be prevented from doing? Clearly, anyone who claims that he takes his worldview from the Qur'an, and the Hadith, and the model of Muhammad, uswa hasana, al-insan al-kamil, must be taken seriously. We, the Infidels, have to find out what it means to derive your worldview from the Qur'an, the Hadith, the biography of Muhammad. We cannot guess at this. We cannot assume that Islam, more or less, must be just like other religions, or other belief-systems that are called religions. We have to find out. We cannot find out by listening to Muslims who practice taqiyya-and-tu-quoque. And since the actual contents of Qur'an and Hadith and Sira are, for Infidels, so horrifying in what they directly express and in what they imply, anyone aware of the contents of Islam, the tenets of Islam, the attitudes to which Islam not distortedly but naturally gives rise, must -- however charming, however mild-mannereed, however seemingly acceptalbe in all other respects, must be held to a knowledge of, and acceptance, what is contained in that Qur'an, those Hadith, that model of the Perfect Man.

What then can we allow Muslims in our societies, whether they come from Muslim countries, or happen to have been allowed to settle here, or are among those targetted for the campaigns of Da'wa among disaffected, alienated, psychically or economically marginal people all over the West (from the ditzy lord to the melancholy bicycle-delivery boy, the first looking for an explanation and justification of his upper-class-twit existence, and the second trying to find a structure for his existence, something that will order him about from dawn to dusk, and what's more, provide a grid for viewing the universe and a convenient scapegoat -- the Infidel -- for everything).

We cannot allow them to study, obviously, nuclear physics. We cannot allow them, obviously, to study those aspects of biology, or chemistry, or materials science, that might aid in the manufacture of weapons. Dr. A. Q. Khan in Holland, and Drs. Germs and Anthrax (examples of the liberated Iraqi women who under the previous regime were allowed to study in Great Britain, and bring their deadly knowledge home). We cannot allow them to study encryption, or very much to do with computers beyond the most elementary bits. We cannot allow them to work for any companies or in any academic departments where they might acquire such knowledge. We cannot allow them to be airline pilots, or part of an airplane crew. We cannot allow them to run our busses or trains. For now we think we can allow them to drive taxis -- but think of a taxi plowing in to a "Salute to Israel" parade, or into this or that gathering of Infidels for any reason, should someone have a lapsus. We cannot allow them, can we, to sort the mail (anthrax), or even to deliver it, if they will find mail not to their liking, or decide to target those who receive that mail not to their liking. We cannot allow them to engage in the indoctrination of our children, whether small or in universities, if they will continue to fill the minds of the unwary ("Gosh, Prof. Khalidi or Prof. Farooq or Prof. Dabashi" is "really brilliant" and "I learned so much about Islam." I'll bet you did.).

We cannot allow them to rise in government where they might sit on key Congressional commmittees, or sit in on meetings of high officers, and learn all kinds of things about potential war plans, or even about where weapons are stored, and how. We cannot allow them to treat, in some cases, Infidels if we have reason to believe that at any minute, for reasons we do not understand, a formerly mild-mannered doctor, supposedly as gentle and sweet as the next, has under his knife someone who suddenly, to him, represents the Infidel at his most evil, his most Shaytanic.

We cannot allow them to take over newspapers, or rise high in television, if we think, if we know, that they will subtly or not-so-subtly engage in propaganda to prevent our right understanding of Islam. Look at the effect, in the BBC, or some of the French papers, of large contingents of Muslims in the Arabic-language services, and the effect such people must have on non-Muslim colleagues.

We cannot allow them to...

Well, you think about it. You fill in the rest. You decide if, upon studying the contents of this belief-system, what functions and jobs you think it reasonable to entrust to those who still claim, who still identify themselves, as Muslims.

[Posted by: Hugh at August 10, 2006 08:30 PM]

Here is the excerpt most relevant to the Nashville attempt of murder by taxi:

"For now we think we can allow them to drive taxis -- but think of a taxi plowing in to a "Salute to Israel" parade, or into this or that gathering of Infidels for any reason, should someone have a lapsus."

Posted by: Hugh at February 18, 2007 11:49 PM

Catholic Charities - shouldn't they be supporting good catholics who would love to stay home and raise children? No need to import.

http://www.risvolunteers.org/refugee%20experience1.htm

And the ever present State Department. Whose main job seems to be looking for people to import. Actively looking. Maybe if immigration slows they will be out of a job?

http://www.somalilandtimes.net/2003/79/7914.shtml

Posted by: Borg at February 18, 2007 11:53 PM

It is ironic some of the dumbest ideas about what to do about Islam come out of main stream Christian churches? I went to a talk several weeks ago by a prominent Presbyterian minister who was convinced that the only way for peace between Muslims and the rest of the world was for Israel to give the West Bank away and that would solve everything.

He also went to lengths to explain to me that Jihad was an inner spiritual struggle. When I asked him why people who blow themselves up cite the Koran as inspiration, he waved his hands around in circles and made sound but no words came out. Some sort of Jedi mind trick I believe. Apparently he did not have the droids I was looking for.

I understand the love thy neighbor thing but would Jesus really invite someone who is sworn to kill him to be his neighbor? Not to mention that killing with kindness is much less effective than a car bomb.

Posted by: mitch_b at February 19, 2007 12:06 AM

Copycat jihadists, they're all alike.

Posted by: abad at February 19, 2007 12:08 AM

How about the list of all the jobs that will no longer exist if muslims take over a country. Causing the economy to plummet?

Hugh I know you have written the list in the past.

A "True" Islamic country would not require-

Start here...

Barbers
Hairdressers
Orchestra musicians
Singers
Painters
Sculpters
Marketers
Billboard Advertisers
Fashion models
Makeup artists
Movie Directors (no face images)
Actors/Actresses
Film Editors
Photographers
Cinemas
Theaters
Television personalities (no face images)
Teachers for girls schools
Astronauts (science that is not in the koran will be dropped)
Satellite builders (no astronauts to service them)
cell phone makers (no satellite service)
Dog Kennel Clubs ( no dogs allowed)
Best in Show Competition Organizers (see above)
Family Fun Center owners (no family events/mixing)

.
.
.

Posted by: Borg at February 19, 2007 12:11 AM

"But I am very positive about this group," Marinovich said. "Their willingness to learn and their willingness to work: That's what I believe will carry them through." - a paid public employee from Borg’s link

I live near a resettlement zone. The unemployment rate is the better part of 100%. Unsustainable.

Posted by: pez at February 19, 2007 12:14 AM

mitch_b

Christians all talk like being Christian is going to save them. But they don't look at history. What happened to all the Christians in the center of Christianity? Bethlahem, Nazareth, Constantinople?

We, here, know the answer but they don't seem to.

They spend lots of time reading their own book but never seem to read any news.

Posted by: Borg at February 19, 2007 12:16 AM

Any guess how the 100% unemployed are being financed? Without work you can't claim any unemployment benefits, unlike in Europe. And yet they are getting benefits. Asylum benefits. Freebies.

I wonder if it is someone's job just to scour the African continent to find people and the middle east. And then to set them up from start to finish. I would take bets on it. And I am not a gambler.

Posted by: Borg at February 19, 2007 12:20 AM

RE: [Posted by: Hugh at August 10, 2006 08:30 PM]

Brilliant synopsis of how untrustworthy we must regard Muslims as being, Hugh. This is not to say that some Muslims, or even many, are wholly honorable and unworthy of the suspicions mentioned in your August post (so to speak). Yet, the simple question remains; "How can anyone ever tell for sure?"

If Muslims wish to complain about being held suspect in nearly every walk of life more important than, say, a ditch digger (oops, what about burying landmines or IEDs?), they need only ask themselves about taqqiya, kitman or whatever.

Taqiyya represents an ultimate moral and ethical lapse in character that is tantamount to a crime against humanity. This offense is of such magnitude that it cannot possibly be disregarded or dismissed. Taqqiya allows for such an unfair advantage in daily negotiations, transactions and all worldly dealings that the integrity of anybody even remotely suspected of upholding this vile tenet must be discounted and held suspect, if for no other reason.

Even the near deaf can most likely hear strident shouts of "bigotry", "Islamophobia" and "racism" (especially racism), rising from the gallery. Shall common sense be drowned out by the cries of those who might use any and all sorts of subterfuge to dissemble against true honor and good faith?

Most ironic of all is how taqqiya does not even top the list of Islam's actual shortcomings. Abject gender apartheid, pursuit of global cultural genocide and theocratic governance all supercede taqqiya in terms of objectionable status, if such a thing is possible. Yet, taqqiya remains a profound stumbling block, even amidst a brood of such overwhelmingly repugnant monstrosities.

Posted by: Zenster at February 19, 2007 12:29 AM

"fight over religion became heated"

Yeah -- the cabbie couldn't handle what he was hearing, so he decided to silence the Truth.

Posted by: champ at February 19, 2007 12:43 AM

Will the University suspend the students for intolerance?

Posted by: george_rem at February 19, 2007 12:51 AM

Watching TV. Hannity’s got his own show and is interviewing the DNC’s Imam in a two-section piece. He’s finally found someone dumber than himself. But I think he’s learning.

Posted by: pez at February 19, 2007 12:54 AM

Ah, another Somali cabbie.

The only way to stop the government from importing these savages in our country is to have the victims of Muslim attacks sue the officials who approved their green cards.

Can there be anything crazier than a policy of actively seeking out Somali Muslims to import in a Western country?!

Posted by: george_rem at February 19, 2007 1:00 AM

Not to worry. This will be an hourly occurance when the dhimmi a** kissers get done showing the religion of death they're cowardance. France is gone within a few years, and America will soon follow. Half of the country already feel it's better to die (as long as it's someone else) in a terrorists attack than to fight for freedom. Peeeloshi and crowd are on the fast track to destroy America and everything it stands for, but she loves her grandchildren, not.

Posted by: scrapiron at February 19, 2007 1:01 AM

People often remark about the servile nature of the mainstream media. Those of us who want to know what is going on in the world do not rely on the MSM for information. It follows that the majority (?) who do rely- heavily or exclusively- on the MSM either don't know any better or wish to remain ignorant. The way to reach these folks is by a gradual "enlightenment", one by one, rather than by trying to converting the media. In other words, we can let go of worrying about their jihadenial.

It would indeed be satisfying to know what was said between the two parties that night. I hope it will be forthcoming. In the meantime I'll stick with the bus.

Posted by: lycaste at February 19, 2007 1:11 AM

"The only way to stop the government from importing these savages in our country is to have the victims of Muslim attacks sue the officials who approved their green cards."

Run away! Run away! He's got lawyers on his side!!!

I like the way you think, george_rem.

"Can there be anything crazier than a policy of actively seeking out Somali Muslims to import in a Western country?!"

Erm ... how about actively seeking out Iraqi Muslims?

Posted by: Zenster at February 19, 2007 1:13 AM

OT
If you guys are still up, there's a lot of mo's getting riled up at

http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/importing_strife/P30/

Bolt and "our Sheik" deserve our support!

Posted by: Gramfan at February 19, 2007 1:23 AM

"I always did wonder how a bunch of Somalis ended up in Nashville. Perhaps they were just big Johnny Cash fans."

Posted by: mitch_b at February 18, 2007 09:59 PM

They ended up in Nashville for the same reason they ended up in Dearbon Michigan, Washington D.C., and cities all up and down the East coast.

The Congressional Black caucus screamed "Racism", and demanded that the flood gates be opened to immigration from Africa. And of course the social engineers weighed in with the usual dogmas about the great benefits of multiculturalism and diversity to our society.

Those argumens, plus Clinton in the the White house, is all it really took.

It should freeze anyones blood to contemplate an Obama in the white house and the Democrats in control of the Congress.

Generations of Americans fought and died to preserve this country and its culture, and this generation is so fearful of being called an Islamophobe or Racist that it throws it away.

Posted by: rational at February 19, 2007 1:23 AM

Another OT:

add this Nashville incident to the list:
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/spot_the_common_problem_hint_it_isnt_us_or_us/

I am copying and pasting for your convenience, lots of comments also.

By Andrew Bolt
Sunday, February 18, 2007 at 11:50am

It is a dangerous and self-deluding mistake to focus only on suicide attacks in Israel and Iraq. That makes us forget that the carnage is not so much about us but about a them - a them that is even more dangerous to other Muslims than it is to us in the West.

From Pakistan today:

A SUICIDE bomber in Pakistan killed 16 people, including a judge, in a courtroom in the city of Quetta overnight in the latest attack in a series of suicide blasts to have sent shudders through the country.

Intelligence officials have attributed other attacks to sectarian Sunni militants linked to al-Qaeda and groups operating from tribal areas, regarded as hotbeds of support for the Taliban.

From Iran yesterday:

Police and insurgents clashed after a bombing in southeastern Iran late Friday near the site where an explosion killed 11 members of the elite Revolutionary Guards this week, Iranian news agencies reported…

A Sunni Muslim militant group called Jundallah, or God’s Brigade, which has been blamed for past attacks on Iranian troops, has claimed responsibility for the Wednesday bombing, AP noted.

From Turkey yesterday:

A Turkish court has sentenced seven suspected Al-Qaeda militants to life in prison for their roles in suicide bomb attacks that killed scores of people in Istanbul in 2003.
From Algeria yesterday:

A deadly and carefully planned series of bomb attacks in Algeria by an al-Qaida affiliate may signal a new escalation in violence that many Algerians hoped had abated, experts say…

Towns across the Kabylie region awoke Tuesday to a series of seven bombings, some car explosions, that largely targeted police stations. Six people were killed and about 30 injured.

From Lebanon on Thursday:

At least three people were killed and 20 injured when bombs packed with metal pellets tore through two buses traveling on a highway Tuesday, February 13, near the Christian mountain town of Bikfaya northeast of Beirut, Lebanese officials said.

From the Phillipines today:

Police in the Zamboanga Peninsula in Mindanao are now on alert after receiving an intelligence report that terrorists are planning to bomb buses and attack the transport sector there…

Meanwhile, South Korea has warned its citizens not to travel to Mindanao because of possible bombings by the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist groups.

From Thailand on Friday:

Suspected insurgents shot a village head in a mosque during Friday prayers in Thai southernmost province of Pattani, while eight rangers and police officers were wounded in two bomb blasts in Yala.
From Indonesia on Saturday:

Security forces are on highest alert in Indonesia’s restive Central Sulawesi province following warnings that militants may be planning attacks, the region’s police chief said on Friday…

Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, has in recent years been hit by a series of bomb blasts blamed on Islamic militants.

From Eritrea today:

Hundreds of Islamist fighters were flown, with Eritrean assistance, from Somalia to Syria and Libya for military training. Others were taken to Lebanon to fight with Hezbollah, the report to the UN security council has revealed.
There is a pattern here, and I mean more than the absence of any wickedness by Westerners.

Posted by: Gramfan at February 19, 2007 1:26 AM

Off-topic, but relevant to the general theme. News just in: Islamic extremists in Thailand have killed seven people and injured more than 60 people attacking places where Thai-Chinese would be celebrating the Lunar New Year. Two public schools were also torched.

Update: Extremists launch overnight wave of violence

(bangkokpost.com, agencies)

Seven people are dead and more than 60 wounded in the biggest wave of coordinated bombings, terrorism and murders ever reported across the four southernmost provinces. A bomb this morning in Yala town raised the death toll to eight.

At least 28 bombs and three murders targetted foreign tourist sites, Thai-Chinese celebrating the Lunar New Year, hotels, karaoke bars, power grids, telephone lines and commercial sites in the country's southernmost provinces. Two public schools were torched.

Full story at

http://www.bangkokpost.net/topstories/topstories.php?id=116907

Posted by: The Northumbrian at February 19, 2007 1:29 AM

"Generations of Americans fought and died to preserve this country and its culture, and this generation is so fearful of being called an Islamophobe or Racist that it throws it away.

Posted by: rational "

Quite correct, rational! As well as other westerners and due respect to Hindus, Sikhs and of course, Israelis and others who have suffered for western values, freedom and democracy.

We cannot sit here and let it all go down the drain. The thought of it is chilling to the bone.

We cannot let America go down.It isn't an option.
From "Downunder" I am doing whatever I can which is probably not enough, but I ain't giving up yet!

Posted by: Gramfan at February 19, 2007 1:32 AM

More on this winner...

Ahmed has been convicted of misdemeanors including evading arrest in a motor vehicle and driving on a suspended license, said police.

Ahmed was charged with theft because police said the license plate on his cab was listed as stolen. His bond is set at $300,000.

Allahu Crackpot!
Posted by: DCWatson

With a Muslim's complete disregard for any infidel laws, a closer look at the validity of driver and vehicle licenses of all Muslim cab drivers might be revealing. Is an unlicensed, or fraudulently licensed cab, or driver, still covered by insurance should passengers be killed or injured in the case of an accident? Obviously Muslim cab drivers are not too concerned with their passengers safety, unless of course, they are Muslims

Posted by: Dsinc at February 19, 2007 1:36 AM

SJS?

I prefer S.I.J.S: sudden islamic jihad syndrome. it is pronounced "sidges."

Posted by: senatortombstone at February 19, 2007 1:45 AM

"At least 28 bombs and three murders targetted foreign tourist sites, Thai-Chinese celebrating the Lunar New Year"

I'm beginning to think that this is what it will take in the long run. Lots and lots of traditional holidays mucked up and ruined by a few murderous fanatically religious spoilsports who just can't bear the sight of other people actually having a bit of fun.

Don't stop now, Islam. Like the bumpersticker says:

Keep honking, I'm reloading.

Posted by: Zenster at February 19, 2007 2:12 AM

Well... now I feel dumb for saying they're NOT going to use their taxis to attack us...

Muslim Taxi Drivers

Posted by: chad1229 at February 19, 2007 2:54 AM

It's okay for the Mohamedan to express his rage through violence. After all, he's Muslim---and you know the poor darlings are very sensitive, their gentle emotions are very easily hurt...

I'd like to see an infidel run down a group of Mohamedans---the leftist MSM will discuss the non--extant menace of "Christian terrorism" for weeks.

Posted by: US_infidel

Here ya go:

http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17762264&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=racist-rev-row--name_page.html

"A DRIVER spent two nights in jail after being accused of "revving his car in a racist manner".

Mechanic Ronnie Hutton, 49, yesterday described his court ordeal which finally ended when prosecutors dropped the allegation of racism.

But he was still convicted of a breach of the peace for revving the engine of his £25,000 Lotus.
Witnesses claimed he had been trying to intimidate a Libyan couple on the pavement. Ronnie, of Stirling, claims he was only revving the powerful V8 engine to avoid another £15,000 repair bill.

But off-duty Chief Inspector Eoin Jenkins thought he was targeting Muslim Isam Maigel and his wife Hana Saad."

You will need to copy and paste the url.

Posted by: pr126 at February 19, 2007 2:55 AM

"I always did wonder how a bunch of Somalis ended up in Nashville. Perhaps they were just big Johnny Cash fans."

naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
They couldn't have such good taste,lol!!

Posted by: Gramfan at February 19, 2007 3:47 AM

Guardian mode on\

Anyway you know you are all playing with fire by trying to slander Islam in a case like this.

Guardian mode off\

Is that Asshat Glazier from the Guardian reading this? I have some asprin for you if your cognitive dissonance is really begining to hurt.

Posted by: km at February 19, 2007 3:47 AM

pr126
yes, I saw that on this site last year.(unless this is a different incident of 'racist revving).

Gotta give 'em credit for coming up with stuff none of us would dream of.
But,,then again, they do it ALL the time.

Posted by: Gramfan at February 19, 2007 3:49 AM

OT

Breaking: Canadian Embassy evacuated after suspicious package causes a member of staff to fall ill.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6374975.stm

Posted by: km at February 19, 2007 5:59 AM

deport him and his family....Ban Muslim Imigration...

Posted by: exsgtbrown at February 19, 2007 6:19 AM

Hugh your theory of not allowing muslims in key positions of government, schools, etc is logical, but in the real world of this Western pc climate would never happen. it would drastic decisions, and l do not see this happening anytime soon. l believe that muslim strife has to get so bad unfortunately before islam perhaps if we are lucky enough to be banned from western society. This will take many more deaths, and a very honest view on islam by our so called political elites, how will the ACLU look at this? we will have to ban them as well.

Posted by: ZenaWarriorPrincess at February 19, 2007 6:29 AM

INSULT ISLAM AND YOU'RE DEAD!Well,followers of ROP have shown us this again & again;shooting elderly nuns in the back,knifing priests,screaming and rioting because of 'cartoons' or what the Pope 'said.'
Can we live with these Savages? I don't think so.

Posted by: Morgane at February 19, 2007 6:36 AM

Hold on guys, let's have a little patience. Obviously, the cabbie was raised thinking Islam is a government and now where trying to tell him it's all hogwash. As you can see, there's no way we can assimilate Islam into America, because Islam can't sit down in the U.N.; it's a religion.

Posted by: Jeff at February 19, 2007 6:42 AM

I took a taxi home on sunday morning at 5am.

I got into a discussion with the driver, Irfan 24 Muslim, British born. We pulled over to the side of the road and talked for 2 hours about the UK, about islam and about differences in our society.

He compared the UK to the neighbour who had been seen counting his money, everyone knew where he kept the key and it was 'there for the taking'
I asked whether that meant islam promoted stealing and he suggested i was mocking islam.

I asked whether he regarded women as equal, he laughed 'Do you?' he said. 'The woman is not as intelligent and has been made inferior, why would I?' he said. He told me that man was given the power to do what he wants with regard to the woman walking down the street.

We spoke for 2 hours and to be honest, none of the content of what he said surprised me, what did surprise me was how open he was about his prejudices and his beliefs.

Admittedly we had agreed we would speak freely and perhaps in another situation he would not have spoken so openly.

I think my point is, when I have had conversations with non-muslim friends and colleagues, many of them have felt it necessary to deny obvious and apparent facts, or make excuses for the extremities of islamic teachings, when it seems those that those that follow the islamic ideology have no such intention and are openly both adamant and unapologetic.

We need more debate, we need people to learn what islam is about from those that follow it, not from people who would make excuses to keep their and our eyes closed.

(sorry about the long post, for those concerned, i walked the last half mile)

Posted by: MrTommyAtkins at February 19, 2007 6:46 AM

I'm voting for obama,after all,didn't he stand up against bin whatever the frieckin'.

Posted by: mustang65 at February 19, 2007 6:48 AM

I posted this once alread on Jihadwatch, but it fits perfectly with this post.

I am an american, living in Bonn, the former capitol of Germany.

Last Thursday (4 days ago), I was in a taxi and made a cell call with a friend and spoke with him in english (this is rare for me these days). The taxi driver, an egyptian, asked me calmly if I am an american, and I, not thinking anything about it, said yes.

And then all hell broke loose.

The man started screaming at me: "scheiß Amerika, scheiß Amerikaner, scheiß Bush" (shitty america, shitty americans, shitty Bush), "ihr seit alle der Teufel und im Bett mit den schmutzigen Juden" (you are all the devil and in bed with those dirty jews), etc etc etc.

I became furious and fast, called the taxi-central , demanded to speak with the boss, explained to the boss what had happened, gave me cell phone to the bloody egyptian, who has given instructions by his boss to stop at the main train station and let me change cabs for free.

For a moment I was really quite afraid for my life. I thought the guy was going to punch me or ram the taxi into a tree.

Goes to show how the hatred is just seething under the surface the whole time and how "normal" looking muslims can suddenly just flip-out.

Frankly, I have had it with their bullshit. Enough is enough.

Their God is not my God. Their God is not my God of love and longsuffering. Their attempted theft of two other religions doesn't mean diddlysquat to me. And their bestial behaviour proves every concern that has been voiced over our friendly, loving muslim neighbors.

Don't trust them. Their Qu'ran gives them a license to kill.

disgusting. pathetic.

Posted by: bonncaruso at February 19, 2007 7:06 AM

.....this behaviour is typical of the Islamic behaviour found in the Muslim neighborhoods in your town....It is only a matter of time and you will have to fight these people...

Posted by: exsgtbrown at February 19, 2007 7:28 AM

Avoiding such arguments (about "religion") out of fear of irrational retaliation isn't going to accomplish much. Quite the contrary. We're at war with a group of people that don't need armies; they're all in the army. We've seen how effective our military can be when arrayed against an identifiable enemy with a clear objective, but this is asymmetric war. We can't rely on the military to win it alone. The rest of us need to fight, too, like it or not.

My question is: What are our options? A few have been mentioned or implied in this thread:

• Prohibiting avowed Muslims from participating in certain careers or endeavors
• Suing the gov't for granting visas to those who turn out to commit violent crimes
• Cracking down on cabbies' license status, etc.

Obviously, our legal system, at least as it presently stands, renders such options problematic. There must be some other things we could do. For one thing, I think we should hammer Muslims them for intolerance, and try to use political correctness to our advantage. They're gay-haters, Jew-haters, and clearly favor discrimination against women, and in marriage and dating. Those are positions that aren't supposed to be tolerable in enlightened liberal states. Stupid as political correctness is, we might be able to use it against them just as effectively as they use it against us.

How about another angle? What would happen if 1000 or even 100 blog-readers from across the country simply showed up to attend Friday night prayers at their local mosque some week? Would they be welcomed or refused entry? Is it even legal to refuse such visits? Would there be a confrontation? Violence? If such visits started happening week after week, everywhere, and growing, the message would be sent that we're curious about Islam, and about what they do and talk about there. Seems like it could be a moderating influence, not to mention a demonstration that we're not all cowards. Anyone know what to expect, so as not to be surprised by the people who should themselves be surprised? No shoes, right? Anything else? Do they sit in chairs or pews or what?

Just thinking out loud about things average people can do. I'd be interested in anyone's ideas on this point, or any references to works that have been published or posted anywhere.

Posted by: Extraneus at February 19, 2007 7:36 AM

"Moral of this story--or lesson to be learned: Never argue "religion" with a Moslem. If he feels he is about to lose the argument, he will kill you--or try to". -Posted by: unicorns62000

(Below is a story left by a poster at LGF on 2/18/2007 10:27PM PST)

"About 25 years ago my father got in a cab on north Michigan Avenue in Chicago, in a hurry to get to a meeting a few miles further north in Lincoln Park. Traffic was heavy, and as the cab descended into the tunnel leading to north Lake Shore Drive, the line of cars came to a complete halt.

"I hope we're not stuck here for long," said my father. "I have an appointment in about fifteen minutes."

The cabbie said, "I think you will be on time, but the will of Allah may be different. Do you accept the will of Allah?"

"I prefer not to discuss personal matters like religion with people I've just met," said my father. The traffic still hadn't moved.

"I see," said the cabbie. "But do you know that if you do not accept the will of Allah, then you are preferring death to life?"

In the middle of a dark tunnel full of traffic with no pedestrian walkway and daylight at least a quarter mile away, my father grabbed his briefcase, got out of the cab, walked back to Michigan Avenue, and hailed another cab."

Posted by: Malinois at February 19, 2007 7:36 AM

I'm voting for obama,after all,didn't he stand up against bin whatever the frieckin'.

Posted by: mustang65

why do you hate America?we allready know where obam will stand if"things get messy"

Barack Hussien Obama: “I will stand with [the Muslims] should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”

http://pedestrianinfidel.blogspot.com/2007/01/barack-hussien-obama-i-will-stand-with.html

Posted by: Patriot8 at February 19, 2007 7:45 AM

I wonder if orders from the White House have been issued regarding the treatment of news stories involving Muslim violence in the USA.
The powers-that-be may have decided that too much truthfulness in reporting could inflame the seething hatred that many informed Americans already have for the twisted ideology of extremist Islam.
Perhaps they feel that this battle will enter the streets if more of us know the extent of Islamic intolerance and violence opposing us regularly.
So the MSM follows the toned-down omission pattern established by the EU media, but to no avail...the jihad advances daily around the world and on our own soil, regardless of how we call it out in the press.
By attempting to protect us from ourselves, our leaders do us a great disservice by postponing the inevitable.
How many more must die before the "confront, curtail, contain, comport" elements are undertaken by citizens?
With no outright hatred for the system that created violent jihad, can we stand up against this attempted domination?

Posted by: HawkWatcher at February 19, 2007 7:50 AM

Wiretap mosques, Romney suggests
Pushes gathering of intelligence
By Scott Helman, Globe Staff | September 15, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Governor Mitt Romney raised the prospect of wiretapping mosques and conducting surveillance of foreign students in Massachusetts, as he issued a broad call yesterday for the federal government to devote far more money and attention to domestic intelligence gathering.

now heres the man for 2008

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/09/15/wiretap_mosques_romney_suggests/

Posted by: Patriot8 at February 19, 2007 7:57 AM

"Last Thursday (4 days ago), I was in a taxi and made a cell call with a friend and spoke with him in english (this is rare for me these days). The taxi driver, an egyptian, asked me calmly if I am an american, and I, not thinking anything about it, said yes.

And then all hell broke loose."

@bonnacaruso.
I suppose there are thousands of similar stories like the one you witnessed.
Stories that never get published.
I also once witnessed when a Muslim office cleaner started arguing with my boss and insulting a salesman. Why? Because his fellow cleaner was his female cousin. And she had entered the salesman's office to clean. What's been wrong? Well, the salesman dared to change his shirt while she was cleaning. His cousin being exposed to some naked male arms then made this cleaner virtually storm into my boss' office and start ranting about the salesman's behaviour for about 15 minutes. My boss managed the situation by just letting this man go on until he cooled off. I was just speechless - a cleaner asking my boss to penalize the salesman for changing his shirt in presence of a female cleaner...
Well, it's actually been quite some time ago - before September 11. At that time I still didn't know too much about islam and just thought of this
guy as a mentally disturbed person. As did my boss..

The islamic terror is obviously only the tip of the iceberg of muslim discontent and aggression.
It's logical anyway. Before someone tempts to murder he probably goes into a selfpropelling spiral of ever increasing levels of hatred. So for each committed act of terror you'll have a multiple of failed acts of terror, a still higher multiple of pyhsical aggression, followed by an even higher multiple of verbal aggression. And well, it doesn't end with verbal agression as not everyone who feels a strong discontent actually articulates it. Now assume a multiplier somewhere between 7 and 20 for each stage of hatred...

Posted by: flibustier at February 19, 2007 8:06 AM

off topic, but there just happened to be bombing of a train in India, and suspected islamist terrorists. so we can no muslims on planes, trains and autombiles?

Posted by: ZenaWarriorPrincess at February 19, 2007 8:09 AM

ps only approved mode of transportations for muslims are camels.

Posted by: ZenaWarriorPrincess at February 19, 2007 8:10 AM

OT

The BBC has one of their usual multiculti love in articles about the percievd threat of Islam and is there a clash of civilazations. It is the usual drivel you can expect from the BBC but what is worth reading is the comments. Nearly all of them that have high reader recomendations are from those that have had their eyes opened to the Islamic threat.

http://xrl.us/haveyoursay

Well worth a few minutes to read and see what the moderators are letting through. This wouldnt have happened a year ago.

Posted by: km at February 19, 2007 8:38 AM

Is the Religion of Peace (TM) behind these attacks?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/19/india.train/index.html

I am sure that this was done by the Hindu fundamentalists, who have a long history of killing, beheading, bombing and kidnapping, right? Right?

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2007 8:39 AM

I wonder if orders from the White House have been issued regarding the treatment of news stories involving Muslim violence in the USA. -Posted by: HawkWatcher

Recall Atlas' piece:

"Public information officers or spokesman for law enforcement agencies are purposely downplaying and in some cases lying outright to the public about arrests of Muslims in the US," so said one Federal law enforcement official.

At this thread, Savage_Nation made the following comment (and later confirmed the individual he spoke to was the off duty officer that took out Sulejman Talovic:

Most SLC residents are in complete denial.Let me share some thoughts with you if I may. I just left Salt Lake City a couple hours ago with a load to Menominie WI. I took yesterday and today off cause of time restraints so I spent it at the Flying J at the 201 and I15, about 2 miles from downtown. Most of the peeps in there are regulars and local people. I asked some people what they thought of the massacre and every damn one of them said he was just a poor misunderstood lad from Billy Boys war.

Interesting though, the SLC Police and State Patrol hang out there too and I asked one of them what they thought and the trooper said that off the record they all know it was a personal jihad but they cant talk about it on the record because they are all under orders of silence from the top brass at HQ.

Although anecdotal, the trend appears to answer your question.

Posted by: justamomof4 at February 19, 2007 8:45 AM

http://www.terrorismawareness.org/islamic-mein-kampf/

Posted by: storagemanager at February 19, 2007 8:45 AM

Some Muslims use planes as weapons, some use cars.
It's on its way. No time to play.

Posted by: DCWatson

I'm getting myself ready... I've got reports in the local papers about people arming themselves and I see the somalian cab drivers lined up on the main drag all the time. If and when the SHTF I'll be as ready as civilian can be. I'm actually excercising in case I need to hump it a few miles.

The jihadi is opportunistic... by guns, SUVs, kitchen knife or 'mice poison' you name it.
Believers are obligated to spread jihad by any means at their disposal. Remember that and keep your eyes open. If you live in any state other than those in the middle and northern Great Plains you should assume that a potential jihadi is festering within 10 miles of your home.

Think about it.

Posted by: A_Plague_on_Both_Houses at February 19, 2007 9:27 AM

"We cannot allow them to be airline pilots, or part of an airplane crew."

Posted by Hugh

What do we do with Muslim airlines that fly into the US on a regular basis? We all remember the Egypt Air co-pilot who (apparently) destroyed his own plane, killing all aboard.

How many of these airlines have landing rights within the US? We could say that they won't have a lot of fuel by the time they get here, but those planes will have to take off again and they will be flying over US airspace with a full load of jet fuel.

Do we tell Air France that it can't hire Muslims or at least cannot put Muslim crews on flights bound for the US? What about in the airport? Do we tell other countries that planes bound for the US cannot even be touched by Muslim workers? Nothing would stop someone on a maintenance crew in Europe or Asia or even Canada from "dropping" an explosive somewhere in the cabin or in the hold. We can screen luggage and even go through it by hand but that won't stop someone who is loading passenger luggage from putting his own "luggage" in there as well.

Whatever rules we make for our own country, they will be obviated by globalization.

Posted by: PMK at February 19, 2007 10:06 AM

The OP came from my husband and we are continuing to beat the bushes for info. It being a holiday has prevented us from contacting people we know downtown that would know details (such as what religion, status of the poor guy that got run over (I did hear thru channels he was run over by both front and rear wheels!) etc. I was surprised to see our uber liberal CBS affiliate with the story this morning. Albeit thin on details, at least they reported it. They did show a picture of the van the cabbie was driving and it plowed head on into a tree. I would imagine he was blinded by visions of virgins. Here's the link: http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=6107664
It's News Channel 5 in Nashville, will advise more when we have it.

On the question of all the Somalis in Nashville, it was widely reported years ago (maybe 8-10?) that the Catholic churches were sponsoring 1,000s of North Africans, mainly Somalian "Catholics" into the Nashville area, I would imagine with the idea of filling in their shrinking attendance; however, the "Catholic" Somalis turned out to be Muslims in Catholic clothing. Then, magically, mosques start literally popping up overnight in strip malls, etc. Also, I guess immigrant Somalians do jobs we Americans don't want to do. . . hmm, my grandaddy made his living for 35 years driving a cab and quit when he continued to be physically threatened by the immigrant cabbies, one even following him home and staking out his house, til he called the police.

It's out of control, what are we going to do??

Posted by: bonnieblue at February 19, 2007 10:26 AM

Bonnieblue, I have worked in Franklin, and I cannot get over the number of immigrants in the fast food places around there.

When I retire, I'm moving to Rogersville.

Lame Cherry, I do not know of any college or university that allows firearms on campus. If these guys lived in a dorm and had a weapon, they would be thrown out as fast as possible.

I have several Vandy jokes, but now is not the time.

Posted by: Pelayo at February 19, 2007 11:09 AM

Muslims keep telling us the "Allah made me do it."
We have and old excuse that goes "The Devil made me do it" I don't see much drifference between Allah and the Devil.

Posted by: jonesport at February 19, 2007 12:08 PM

Pelayo and Bonnie Blue,
we are all neighbors me and you.

How can we get together?

Posted by: the poetess at February 19, 2007 12:16 PM

From http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=6107664

Investigators said the students paid their fare and were walking across a parking lot when Ahmed hit them.

This is a constant in muslim and arab attacks. They will never fight you one on one in a fair fight. Americans believe in and adhere to the "John Wayne" fair fight mentality. Jihadis know this is your M.O. and won't engage you using your "it's just understood fair fight" ground rules.

They will wait till your back is turned or your guard is down, even a little, and then attack.

Who do they always kill? unarmed/defenseless kids in a pizza parlor, unarmed/defenseless women at the Jewish Federation, unarmed/defenseless pedestrians in San Francisco, unarmed/defenseless kids in a pedestrian area at UNC, unarmed/defenseless kids buying Vaenltine's day cards at the Trolley Square, etc.

Every act of muslim terrorism shows they are cowards as well as demonic.

So many of these jihadis come from North Africa where they've learned from watching animal role models. It's always those in the herd who are weak, young, infirm, old, or just aren't aware of their surroundings and the danger within that die at the hands of predators.

Consequently never turn your back on, believe or trust a muslim. You put your life and the lives of your family at risk.

These two college students learned this lesson the hard way, the dead people in the mall, even harder.

Posted by: Arm A. Geddon at February 19, 2007 12:30 PM

I always did wonder how a bunch of Somalis ended up in Nashville.

The multiculturalists who run our permanent government divvy up the pain over at the INS office.

Posted by: Alarmed Pig Farmer at February 19, 2007 12:38 PM

Jonesport,

allah is satan. Jews and Christians worship life, read the same book, adhere to the same basic beliefs, and most importantly worship the same G-d.

islam literally worships death.

One of the most important commandments for Jews and Christians is "You shall love G-d." That doesn't appear anywhere in the koran.

The Ten Commandments don't appear in the koran.

And in fact sura 17/33 says "thou shalt not kill any man whom allah has forbidden you to kill, except for a just cause."

The koran is replacement theology. When they scream "allah akbar" that means "god is greater" NOT "god is great." By this, they mean THEIR god is greater than the G-d of Christians and Jews.

Everything goes back to Ishmael.

There is a great book, "Israel's Bible Bloc" by Dennis "Avi" Lipkin alias Victor Mordechai. You may of heard him as a guest on the Michael Medved show.

Posted by: Arm A. Geddon at February 19, 2007 12:44 PM

The Nashville paper, The Tenneseean, has not had a word about this attack in today's paper. Why not?

Posted by: Hugh at February 19, 2007 1:00 PM

Surely not another case of sudden Jihadist syndrome here. Simply another mentally unstable individual who snapped due to pressure from,no doubt, drunk,loud-mouthed foolish dirty kuffirs who are themselves culturally "insensitive." The failure of law enforcement and media to call a spade a spade and put this in its proper perspective is going to be the last straw with millions of American citizens, who want nothing more than to go about their daily lives without being subjected to this ideology and its army of apologists. Regrettably, there is no turning back and one day soon(within 15-20 years) the nation may very well find itself mired in civil chaos between the culturally elite,ie those sucking on the tit of Saudi funds, and what is left of the U.S. populace that wishes to maintain some semblance of the nation they remember. Take the time to be armed and formulate a contingency plan(I can even fall back on a Samurai sword should things seriously devolve) and don't worry if your neighbors laugh at you. Untill this nation's policymakers stop looking after their own interests,such a scenario is

Posted by: We need G.C. Scott at February 19, 2007 2:19 PM

inevitable. -sorry last word left hanging.

Posted by: We need G.C. Scott at February 19, 2007 2:24 PM

right.

Posted by: A_Plague_on_Both_Houses at February 19, 2007 2:34 PM

Poetess, I live in East Tennessee, somewhere between Chattanooga and Mountain City. It will be nearly impossible to exchange any more of a location or contact information without a serious breach of security.

Best wishes, Pelayo

Posted by: Pelayo at February 19, 2007 4:31 PM

Two students visiting from Ohio were coming from a bar downtown when they got into an argument with their driver over religion, said police.

Let’s see. They’re from Ohio, and college students, so they must've been sick of being hip-deep in scowling Moslems.

For his part, the scowling Somali Moslem cabbie was unhappy to see the students emerge from a bar at closing time and hop in his halal cab with their beery breath and freedom loving attitudes.

The Moslem complains, words are exchange, the kids get out, and the scowling Somali Moslem cabbie has no choice but to attempt murder after the voice in his head screams out, And kill them wherever you find and catch them. Drive them out from where they have turned you out; for disbelief is worse than slaughter.

I only hope that the college students said the worst possible things about Allah and Mohammed, the worst God and the worst person in world history.

Put the cab in reverse, enter the parking lot, aim the car at their backs, press the right pedal to the floor, and praise Allah. Inshallah.

2:216 * 4:74 * 9:111 * 8:12 * 4:96 * 56:22 * 38:51 * 55:56 * 55:76 * 56:22 * 8:74 *

For all the intensive coverage of the death of that fat gold-digger junkie Anna Nicole Smith, how about an extensive interview with these two? And give us the same kind of interviews with the Jihad terror war targets in Chapel Hill, SF, Norman, Seattle, the DC metro, LAX, and Minneapolis.

Instead of Ibrahim Hooper, let's hear what they have to say.

Posted by: Alarmed Pig Farmer at February 19, 2007 4:38 PM

They just covered the story on Fox News! I love Fox News!!!!!!!!!!!!! The little round faced guy who does the money show right now (I am so happy I cannot recall his name) had a British talking head on there who spoke of how England had allowed this sort of thing to go unchecked and now look what they're dealing with. The Fox guy said Fox would continue to follow the story "because apparently nobody else is" and marvelled at how the media had become cowed by the Islamic political correctness machine. Oh, please let there be hope.

Posted by: bonnieblue at February 19, 2007 4:55 PM

Neal Cavuto, that's the guy.

Posted by: bonnieblue at February 19, 2007 5:01 PM

Hugh, it was reported in the Knoxville News Sentinel.

http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/state/article/0,1406,KNS_348_5362810,00.html

Posted by: Pelayo at February 19, 2007 5:02 PM

Hugh, here it is

http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070218/NEWS03/70218010/-1/ARCHIVES

It was in Sunday's edition in the seven day archive.

Posted by: Pelayo at February 19, 2007 5:08 PM

A reporter for Fox is down here in Nashville researching the story, she was just on Fox and went a little more in depth. Apparently one guy was Catholic, one was Protestant and then the Muslim cab driver. The two boys started talking to each other about religion, then the cabbie got in on it and it turned into an argument. Then, of course, he tried to kill them. Neighbors and friends say, get this, THIS IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACTER FOR HIM! Really? So he doesn't go around running down innocent people in his cab every day? How very odd.

So, anyway, a Catholic, a Protestant and a Muslim are in a cab, right, and then the Catholic says . . . it's like a really really bad joke on America.

Posted by: bonnieblue at February 19, 2007 6:04 PM

So he doesn't go around running down innocent people in his cab every day?

No, and he didn't do it in this case either. Islam taught him that these two men were NOT innocent.

Posted by: PMK at February 19, 2007 6:37 PM

The Tennessean is owned by Gannett Co., Inc (Think - USA Today)

The Tennessean has a Leave a Comment section:

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770218010

Posted by: Malinois at February 19, 2007 8:22 PM

Fox News said one of the guys was in critical condition.

Hugh's post would certainly draw "racist" accusations from the MSM no matter how true or even more importantly; just basic common sense.

Isnt that what PC insists you do; suspend all common sense?

Posted by: guide inside at February 19, 2007 9:52 PM

I work in one of the research bldgs at Vanderbilt, and I can report that a good part of the housekeeping crew are burqa-clad Somali Muslims. If there was a radical group of them that wanted to do something, they would have unfettered and unnoticeable access to small amounts of very nasty chemicals. Other labs near me culture infectious microorganisms that could easily be accessed by the cleaning crews also.

Posted by: Dilophos at February 19, 2007 10:12 PM

A clear case of Infidelobia.

Posted by: flowerknife_us at February 19, 2007 10:20 PM

Neighbors and friends say, get this, THIS IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACTER FOR HIM!

I hate when they say this. I would rather that his associates said "yeah he was always a mean SOB and we been expecting something like this.

I guess it the feeling that you don't know who will snap next.

BTW Fox said last night that the one guy is critical.

Posted by: auntbea at February 20, 2007 4:33 AM

"My question is: What are our options?"

...there are no options...

Posted by: exsgtbrown at February 20, 2007 7:40 AM

Okay, why do these people, that hate us so much, have to come to the USA and try to force us to be like the crappy country they left? If their religion and way of life is so wonderful that they have to wage a "Jihad on all infidels", why the heck did they leave in the first place?

At least in this country, YOU CAN LEAVE! GO HOME, practice your free relgion at home! Fix your own damn country and quit trying to screw ours up. We got the liberal whackos here to do that for you!

I hope the cabbie is deported back to his own country. But believe this, if it had been an American cabbie of any ethnicity, they would already have been convicted for an Anti-Muslim Hate Crime and strung up.

Free religion my tropical booty! Free religion for anything other then what this country was based upon is more the norm these days. I agree that we should be able to worship the way we want, but don't try to convert the masses. You can always move to a country that follows your beliefs. Trust us, we'll let you go!

Posted by: TropicalJewel at February 20, 2007 4:23 PM

Zenster, I'd say that options 7 and 9 are the best to pursue, but I think it's erroneous to assume that those options must be as extreme as they are described. Example, option 7 needn't involve taking all rights from everyone, only most rights from Muslims, with a bit of radiation outward from that due to unavoidable collateral damage sometimes, as well as the necessity of having to deal with a certain fringe of non-Muslims who might collude with jihadists. Similarly, option 9 need not be quite so extreme to work -- particularly when option 7 is being implemented.

You asked if there were other options not included in the list. One that comes to mind is Hugh Fitzgerald's suggestion that we do everything we can to exploit internal divisions among Muslims. I can't see how anyone could object to that, rationally.

Posted by: remote_control at February 20, 2007 8:39 PM