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, […]
Archives for May 2004
Iranian official says missiles ready to strike US
From MEMRI, : The London Arabic-language daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported that “an Iranian intelligence unit has established a center called The Brigades of the Shahids of the Global Islamic Awakening to replace the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Department of Liberation and Revolutionary Movements, which had been in charge of helping and training revolutionary forces across the […]
Bomb blast derails Russian passenger train
From Reuters, : MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) — A bomb blast derailed a passenger train in a Russian region bordering Chechnya on Saturday, but no one was seriously injured, a railways spokesman said. blockquote>
Thailand: Publicising jihad with video discs
From Thailand’s Nation: In a stall recently set up near the historic Krue Se Mosque, a young man is busy selling VCDs, CDs and books that mostly cover various aspects of Islam. One of the VCDs is entitled “Global Jihad Movements”. The stall owner, a native of Pattani who spoke on condition of anonymity, tells […]
Beyond Madrid: Winning Against Terrorism
The illustrious and deservedly beloved Hugh Fitzgerald has sent me this precise, perceptive, and courageous address by Singapore’s Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Notes Hugh: “Goh Chok Tong has given no indication of being a devout follower of Pat Robertson. Nor is there any record of his changing his name from something reminiscent of Perle […]
EU dhimmitude from Chris Patten
Dhimmi, dhimmi, smiling damn’d dhimmi The Rt. Hon. Chris Patten, the European Union’s External Relations Commissioner, is ready to acknowledge that there may indeed be a clash of civilizations going on “” but of course, it’s the West’s fault. He engages in every kind of moral and theological equivalence, trashing the West’s history while exalting […]
Germans Drop Hunt for Islamic Militant
Kaplan, The Caliph of Cologne The “Caliph of Cologne” can rest easy. He has two months to rest, cover his tracks, and make plans. From Reuters, with thanks to Susan: BERLIN, May 27 – The German authorities began a Europe-wide search on Thursday for a Turkish Islamic militant facing extradition to Turkey on treason charges, […]
Christian exodus from Israel troubles Vatican
Better late than never, I suppose, but the Christian exodus has been going on for many years, and has seldom if ever before been noted in the Vatican, even as Vatican officials relentlessly pursued “dialogue” with Muslims who were not truly interested in meeting as equals. From the Jerusalem Post, with thanks to Ruth King: […]
Two wanted Al-Qaeda men eating at Denny’s? Naaah…
Malfunctioning anti-terror mechanism update: Denny’s manager in Denver calls FBI to report the presence of two of the Seven Wanted in his restaurant last Wednesday. Agent is bored, indifferent, bureaucratic. The Al-Qaeda types, meanwhile, were, “demanding, rude, and obnoxious.” Hey — don’t they know it’s a religion of peace? Anyway, I don’t know if these […]
A note about the comments
For some time now the comments here have been almost entirely unmoderated. My staff and I are quite overtaxed as it is, and I have entered an extraordinarily busy period involving much travel and several hot deadlines. Also the site has grown so much lately that there are many more comments than there used to […]
Damra: “If what they mean by jihad is terrorism, then we are terrorists”
CAIR: Arizona Muslim Sues Intel for Discrimination
Hoop, maybe if you answered such questions, this sort of thing wouldn’t happen A CAIR press release (thanks to Twostellas): PHOENIX, May 27 /U.S. Newswire/ — The Arizona office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) today announced that a Muslim ex-employee of Intel Corporation has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against the California-based computer […]
Illinois: mosque controversy “racism”?
Locals in Orland Park, Illinois are resisting the construction of a large new mosque in the area. CAIR is crying racism, of course (I wish they’d tell me how exactly Islam is a race), and even using the townspeoples’ fears of Islamic radicalism as evidence. But wait a minute: what guarantee can CAIR give that […]
Michigan Mosque Loudspeaker Issue on Ballot: “This Actually Gives Them More Power”
The latest on Hamtramck from AP: HAMTRAMCK, Mich. – A noise-ordinance change that would allow mosques to broadcast calls to prayer on loudspeakers will be put to a citywide vote after opponents gathered hundreds of petition signatures. The more than 630 signatures submitted to the city clerk’s office were enough to force the City Council […]
Oregon Town Reacts to Cleric’s Indictment
“There was some people out there that wore long clothes, but the only time we ever saw them was at the post office” What they’re thinking in the town where the Feds say Abu Hamza was hoping to set up a terrorist training camp. This article and this one at Dhimmi Watch show how important […]
San Diego: Man With Ties To 9/11 Hijackers Arrested
From the San Diego Channel, : SAN DIEGO — A 34-year-old Saudi national believed to have ties with two of the deceased Sept. 11 hijackers was arrested Thursday in San Diego by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Hasan Saddiq Faseh Alddin, a legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody […]
Raid at Philadelphia Mosque
Imam arrested in a Pennsylvania mosque. From Philadelphia’s WPVI.com, : Members of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force descended on a house and mosque this morning and arrested the Imam in front of his wife and children. Meriem Moumen says she and her husband were dropping their daughter off at school when they were surrounded […]
What did Gadahn learn from Siddiqi?
Adam Yahiye Gadahn was apparently expelled from Muzammil Siddiqi’s Islamic Society of Orange County, but what I want to know is this: what did he learn from Siddiqi before that? In this AP story, Siddiqi says: “He was becoming very extreme in his ideas and views. He must have disliked something.” And then there was […]
“If this country had Islamic law it would be the best country on the Earth”
So said Adnan El’Shukri-Jumah, one of the Seven Wanted Ones. And what was he willing to do to bring that law here? From an otherwise annoyingly irrelevant and unrevealing puff piece about this man’s family in the Sun Sentinel, with thanks to Wendy and Mentat: For El’Shukri-Jumah’s family, Ashcroft’s announcement served only to renew the […]
Profiles of those on FBI list
From AP, some information about six of the seven Islamic radicals wanted in possible connection with planning for a major attack in America this summer. Strange thing — nary a Buddhist among them: AAFIA SIDDIQUI: A Pakistani woman who studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She received a biology degree in 1995 and wrote […]