A police officer listens to Tamer Ahmed of CAIR Can you imagine, during World War II, German-Americans or Japanese-Americans giving lectures to law enforcement officials on how to avoid discrimination? No, Ibrahim, I am not advocating internment camps. I am pointing out that in a saner age, groups from which sprang enemies of the nation […]
Archives for May 2004
Life under sharia, in Canada?
Homa Arjomand “An abuse of multiculturalism”! Or maybe a manifestation of the flaws that are inherent in the idea. A courageous column on Homa Arjomand and Sharia in Canada, from Margaret Wente in the Globe and Mail, with thanks to Mentat and Keith Cassidy: Homa Arjomand knows what it’s like to live under sharia law. […]
Anti-dhimmitude in Australia: religious vilification laws attacked
Costello Of course, the religious group that is spying on others looking to collect info for court cases is … you guessed it. There is a major case going on in Australia right now in which two Christian preachers are being sued by a Muslim group for talking about Islam and violence. The trial, however, […]
Australia: Members of the Turkish community are warned to respect local laws
And with good reason. Read on. From The Age, with thanks to Twostellas: For those schooled in Shakespeare, the doomed romance of Melbourne teenager Mustafa and his Muslim lover Khadji has all the hallmarks of a modern-day tale of Romeo and Juliet. But for Victorian County Court judge Michael McInerney, the violent family feud that […]
Afghans Arrest Suspected Kabul Suicide Recruiter
Doesn’t he know that the Qur’an forbids suicide? KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan police have arrested a man suspected of trying to recruit students to carry out suicide attacks on international peacekeepers in Kabul, a spokesman for the multinational force said on Saturday.
Pakistan Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile
Pakistan sends a message to India. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan successfully test-fired on Saturday a ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, as part of efforts to boost defenses in its rivalry with India.
Elderly Buddhist beheaded in Thailand’s restive Muslim south
If they murder people how can they be “innocent”? BANGKOK, May 29 (AFP) – Assailants decapitated an elderly Buddhist in Thailand’s Muslim south Saturday and vowed more such killings if Muslims continued to be arrested for the months-long unrest in the region, police said. It was the first decapitation in the violence, which has claimed […]
Saudi Forces Storm Complex After Rampage
The U.S. Embassy said one American was confirmed dead More trouble in Saudi Arabia: DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Saudi security forces stormed an expatriate residential complex Saturday seeking gunmen who had taken hostages after a shooting rampage on two compounds housing oil company offices, killing at least six people – including a 10-year-old boy. […]
Tillman Likely Killed by Friendly Fire
“While many of us will be blessed to live a longer life, few of us will ever live a better one,” “” John McCain FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) – Former pro football player Pat Tillman was “probably” killed by friendly fire as he led his team of Army Rangers up a hill during a firefight […]
Terror Threat Boosts U.S. Airport Security
I just flew back to the US from another country last Tuesday, and security still seemed lax at the departure point. Of course, the US has no direct control over that, but surely some sort of efforts could be made. Meanwhile, security is, at least according to this report, stepping up efforts stateside. From AP, […]