It was evidently supposed to be a toy included with “authentic Mexican candies.” From Florida’s WFTV.Com’s “News of the Strange,” which should in this case be “News of the Sinister”: MIAMI — In Miami, a wholesaler has announced that his company will recall 14,000 bags of candy. The bags contain a toy that looks like […]
Archives for August 2004
Pakistani accused of terrorist ties deported from US
From AP, with thanks to nevermindlv: DENVER: A man accused of attending a terrorist training camp was deported on Thursday to Pakistan. Sajjad Nasser, 29, was deported under a section of the Patriot Act that expands the legal definitions of terrorist organizations and acts, said Corina Almeida, chief counsel for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. […]
Muslim leader accuses US of `paralyzing Islam’
Remember: to “paralyze the rise of Islam” is to create the pretext for offensive jihad. From AP, with thanks to Nicolei: The leader of Malaysia’s Islamic fundamentalist party on Friday accused the United States of using its war on terror “to paralyze the rise of Islam” and seize control of oil reserves. In his biggest […]
Anti-dhimmitude in France, of all places
Many Westerners misunderstand France’s headscarf ban. I have criticized it myself for being a cosmetic measure when a realistic confrontation with radical Islam’s Sharia imperative is called for. However, it also may be just that: a sign that French officials are aware that sometimes a scarf is not just a scarf, but a first step […]
Danish association to raise funds for terrorists
Dhimmitude and absolutely witless politically correct suicidal tendencies gallop ahead in Denmark, with groups fighting anti-terror legislation by … supporting terrorists. From DR Nyheder, with thanks to Ali Dashti: A radical Danish association has planned a party next Saturday at which it aims to raise money for international terrorists. In a press release, the association […]
Russians face another jihad
First there was Chechnya, and now Kabardino-Balkaria. The jihadist Kavkaz Center has posted a communique from an Islamic group there. Note the consistent and repeated religious references. These are designed to win over Muslims who may be on the fence. Note also the protestations that they do not engage in terrorism and do not target […]
Council for National Policy address
I just got back to Secure Undisclosed Locationville late last night — just before midnight, on the last stagecoach into town. I was giving talks all weekend, most notably at the Council for National Policy on Friday. It was a good crowd, full of people with much influence in Washington. I was part of a […]
Death and the maiden in Iran
More light on the scandalous execution of a teenager in Iran, and the tepid-to-indifferent reaction from the British (and Western) press, from Alasdair Palmer in the increasingly indispensable Telegraph (thanks to Susan): Atefeh Rajabi appears to have been a fairly normal 16-year-old: sulky, disobedient, and eager to have sex. In London, those attributes earn lectures […]
Iraq New Fertile Ground For Jihad: Son Of Bin Laden’s Mentor
I sketch the meteoric and criminal career of bin Laden’s mentor (and possible murder victim) in my book Onward Muslim Soldiers. Here is his son describing Iraq as the latest site for jihad — something I also detail in the book, so it is hardly a new development (I wrote the book in Winter 2003). […]
The Would-Be Senator and the Terrorist
Of course, here in the US, the chic PC Left doesn’t hold fundraisers for terrorists. But it finds other ways to help them out. Here is Bill West in FrontPage on the sad story of a Florida candidate for the U.S. Senate, Betty Castor, and Sami Al-Arian (thanks to Teri for the link): The Democratic […]
“It is time for the United States to declare a truce with the Muslim world, and radical Islam in particular”
Mark Levine in the Daily Star, with thanks to Ali Dashti: It is time for the United States to declare a truce with the Muslim world, and radical Islam in particular. This may sound like a naive, even defeatist statement in the context of the 9-11 Commission Report’s reminder that the United States remains very […]
All of Gotham in Crosshairs
The NYPD stresses that they were just free-lancers not tied to any terrorist organizaton. They seem to think that will make us feel more secure and not less. From the New York Post: Two men charged with plotting to blow up the Herald Square subway station were also planning a “holy war” rampage against seven […]
Iraqi Militants Hold 2 French Journalists
A new dilemma for the French. From the Washington Post: Islamic militants released a brief tape showing two French journalists kidnapped recently in Iraq and said they were holding the men to protest a French law banning headscarves in schools, according to footage aired Saturday by an Arab TV station. The station, Al-Jazeera, said the […]
2 Nailed in Herald Square Subway Blast Plot
From the New York Post The plot unraveled when the NYPD’s Intelligence Division began conducting surveillance earlier this year on a group of Muslim men in Brooklyn. One of the men arrested yesterday had been thrown out of the group, sources said. “Whether this is al Qaeda or an unstable lone wolf doesn’t make much […]
Most terror attacks cost al-Qaida little, report finds
Beware of backpackers clutching a well thumbed copy of The Budget Terrorist Guide: How to Conquer Europe on Only Ten Dollars a Day. From AP: The al-Qaida terrorist network spent less than $50,000 on each of its major attacks except for the Sept. 11, 2001, suicide hijackings, and one of its hallmarks is using readily […]
Filipinos Protest to Seek Work in Iraq
From AP Riot police used water cannons Friday to disperse protesters demanding that the Philippines lift its ban on allowing its citizens to go to war-ravaged Iraq for jobs. “Your dhimmitude is highly appreciated but we need cash!” The ban was imposed last month after a Filipino truck driver, Angelo dela Cruz, was abducted by […]
Turkish captives found dead in Iraq
Their trucking company has decided to leave the country. From Al-Jazeera: The bodies of two Turkish captives shot and killed have been found in Baiji in northern Iraq. Sources in the Iraqi police told Aljazeera on Friday the bodies of two Turkish captives had been found in the key oil refinery town in the Sunni […]
Terror accused wants ‘sex bail’
No mention of whether his religious beliefs prevent torching a train and burning 59 Hindu pilgrims to death. From Reuters An Indian man charged over the train torching that triggered Gujarat’s Hindu-Muslim bloodshed two years ago has asked for bail so he can go home to have sex with his wife, court officials said. Firozkhan […]
Najaf Round-up
Najaf: Rebels evacuate Imam Ali Shrine Bodies found in al-Sadr’s former religious court Al-Sistani takes over control of Najaf’s Imam Ali mosque Iran to repair Najaf shrine
Cyprus service issue turns violent
Someone objects to the church being used as a church. Like Hagia Sophia it has been turned into “a museum for Orthodox icons.” From Kathimerini: A bomb exploded before dawn yesterday at a Greek Orthodox church in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, causing damage but no injuries. Officials said anti-Greek slogans were scribbled on the church. The […]