From the National Post A captured al-Qaeda operative has told Canadian intelligence investigators that a Montreal man who trained in Afghanistan alongside the 9/11 hijackers was responsible for the crash of an American Airlines flight in New York three years ago. The source claims that Abderraouf Jdey a/k/a Farouk the Tunisian downed the plane with […]
Archives for August 2004
Report: al-Qaida May Target VA Hospitals
Charming. From AP: Al-Qaida may attempt to attack Veterans Affairs hospitals as an alternative to more heavily guarded U.S. military installations, the FBI and Homeland Security Department warn in a new nationwide terrorism bulletin. Although U.S. authorities say there is no credible intelligence regarding a specific threat against such hospitals, the bulletin said there have […]
Italian journalist murdered in Iraq
From our friends at Al-Jazeera: Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni, who was taken captive on 24 August, is reported to have been executed by his captors. In a video tape received by Aljazeera, the purported Iraqi group – identifying itself as the Islamic Army in Iraq – said Baldoni had been executed because their demands had […]
Abu Hamza al-Masri in custody for second day
Both the US and Britain vying to put the hook-handed Abu Hamza on trial. Perhaps we could make it an Olympic event. From the BBC: Police say they have arrested a 47-year-old man Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is spending a second day in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences.
Gandhi’s grandson urges Palestinians to follow peaceful path
Aha! That’s what Gandhi would think of jihad. His grandson offers this advice to Palestinians: Invoking an iconic moment in the Indian resistance, the 70-year-old writer and peace activist told a gathering of Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah: “Imagine yourselves marching by the thousands behind your leaders to the checkpoints and the […]
Iraq urges Christians to return from exile
More on Iraqi Christians from the Washington Times: Thousands of Christians were chased out of Iraq by radical Muslims but some of them are returning to Kurdish-controlled areas in the north, Iraq’s designated ambassador to the Vatican said yesterday.
Premier Condemns Death of Italian Hostage
Silvio Berlusconi who has refused to play dhimmi before has this to say: “There are no words to describe this inhuman act that with one blow wipes out centuries of civilization to bring us back to the dark ages of barbarity,” the prime minister said in a statement. Berlusconi spoke of how Baldoni’s children issued […]
Saudi al-Qaeda chief’s wife freed
The lastest on the Saudi front via the BBC Saudi police have released Fawzia Sauni, wife of the suspected al-Qaeda chief in the kingdom, Saleh Oufi.
Explosives Found in Russian Jet Wreckage
I am stunned to learn that those plane crashes were not coincidences: DUBAI (Reuters) An Islamist group has claimed that it hijacked two Russian planes that crashed this week, killing at least 89 people, and threatened more attacks, according to an Internet statement posted on Friday. And from AP: Traces of explosives have been found […]
Council for National Policy
Friends, I am off soon to New York to address the Council for National Policy. Updates here will be posted when possible. UPDATE: As I look over my schedule, I imagine posting will be fairly light over the next few days. I shall regale you with details when I return.
Turkey: Deranged Turk Attacks Diyarbakir Church
It is jihad ideology and the lingering cultural hangover of dhimmitude that stokes rage in “deranged young men” and leads them to attack churches. From Compass Direct: An apparently deranged young Turk barricaded himself inside the Diyarbakir Evangelical Church in southeast Turkey on July 19, breaking windows and setting fire to curtains, Bibles and cassette […]
Al-Qaeda vs. the Qur’an?
In NRO Mustafa Akyol has replied to Andrew McCarthy‘s criticism of his initial piece claiming that radical Muslims were violating tenets of Islam by beheading hostages. My own initial reply to Akyol is here. Looks like it’s time for another long post. My apologies. I have been criticized by people I respect recently for making […]
Montreal: Explosives found in van
A suspicious minivan in Montreal; no public word yet on who it belonged to. From CP, with thanks to Ron: MONTREAL–Police found a large stash of weapons and explosives yesterday after an investigation of a suspicious minivan tied up traffic through downtown streets for several hours. Montreal police sent in a robot to examine several […]
Looking for ‘High Noon’ in a Hundred Years’ War
I have been saying all this for years — but once again, it’s nice to see it in the mainstream media. Common sense from Brian Jenkins in the San Diego Union Tribune, with thanks to Nicolei: Where are we in the war on terrorism? How are we doing? What’s the score? How long will it […]
Bangladesh: 22 Hindu houses torched, robbed
By mobs that could be linked to the ruling Muslim Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which opposes all “anti-Islamic law.” From the Daily Star: Armed mobsters with alleged links to ruling BNP in a raid on a remote village under Pirgachha upazila in the district on Monday torched 22 houses of minority Hindus, injured 20 villagers and […]
Kuwaiti Cleric Questioned Over Calling For Jihad In Iraq
How many more are going unquestioned? From AFP: KUWAIT CITY, Aug 24 (AFP) – An Islamist cleric was freed without bail after being questioned for a few hours over allegeations he incited youngsters to fight against US forces in Iraq, legal sources told AFP. Sheikh Jaber al-Jalahma, a hardline Islamist, was questioned after some Islamist […]
Sign the online petition against Sharia in Canada
I just did. Here is the text, and here you can find the petition and sign it. (Thanks to Ali Dashti for the link.) On October 21st 2003, Muslim leaders in Canada elected 30 member council to establish a judicial tribunal for Muslims known as ” the Islamic Institute of Civic Justice”. The move is […]
Historic site in Iran turned into garbage dump, official complains
In Islamic thought, the pre-Islamic period of any Muslim nation’s history is known as jahiliya: the pre-Islamic time of ignorance. Nothing that was any part of it has any value. This has resulted in incalculable losses to mankind’s cultural heritage. From AFP, with thanks to Ali Dashti: TEHRAN (AFP) — One of Iran’s main historical […]
Pakistani PM: Jihad a supreme duty of every Muslim
Like Zia ul-Haq’s son, Shujaat Husaain, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, has distinguished jihad from terrorism. Unfortunately, the same thing I said before still holds true: the explosions caused by jihad are often quite difficult to distinguish from those caused by terrorism. That is underscored by the fact that Husaain considers the Kashmir struggle to […]
‘Jihad’ magazine for women on web
A new jihadist magazine for women celebrates human sacrifice. They could dedicate it to Reem Raiyshi. From the BBC, with thanks to Ali Dashti: Radical Islamists have launched a new magazine publication on the internet especially for women. The aim of the magazine is to show women how to reconcile the apparent contradiction of fighting […]