Among the hostages freed yesterday were three Egyptians who recounted how they reassured their captors about their employer. From AP, with thanks to Romy: Three Egyptian telecommunications workers abducted last week were also among those freed Tuesday, their parent company, Orascom, announced in Cairo. A fourth Egyptian in the group was freed Monday and two […]
Archives for September 2004
Cat Stevens was guest of Canadian Hamas front
More details of the meeting I mention in my own piece below. From the National Post, with thanks to the many who sent this to me: TORONTO – Yusuf Islam, the British singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, was the guest of honour at a Toronto fundraising dinner hosted by an organization that has since […]
PA terror links uncovered
In case anyone is still skeptical. From the Jerusalem Post, with thanks to LGF: Further evidence emerged Monday of the direct link between the armed wing of Fatah, Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, and the Palestinian Authority. Obituary notices distributed in the West Bank town of Salfit by Fatah and the PA’s General Intelligence Force revealed that […]
Spencer: The Real Problem With the Cat Stevens Affair
Jihad Watch director Robert Spencer with a new take on the recent Yusuf Islam affair in FrontPage: One thing that has been overlooked in the whole recent Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens imbroglio is that if he is indeed telling the truth, the implications are even worse than if he is lying. Islam, the former pop star, […]
US President says Islam has “declared undistinguishing and exterminating war…against all the rest of mankind”
John Quincy Adams, that is. A few quotes from the sixth president: “…he [Muhammad] declared undistinguishing and exterminating war, as a part of his religion, against all the rest of mankind…The precept of the Koran is, perpetual war against all who deny, that Mahomet is the prophet of God.” “The vanquished may purchase their lives, […]
Thank you
Thanks to the many generous people who responded to yesterday’s small appeal and donated to Jihad Watch. I am very grateful for your support. Thanks also to those who gave me your input about advertising on the site. (No decision yet, however!) This is a struggle for universal human rights. But awareness of the true […]
Bardot is 70 today
Long may she wave. No, this post is not a digression, and has everything to do with jihad and dhimmitude!
Abducted CNN producer released
After making an anti-Israel video. This is a clear indication (as if one were needed) of the jihadist and totalitarian nature of the Palestinian struggle at this point: if the Druze have no grievance, they must be coerced into solidarity on the basis of pan-Arabism or pan-Islamism. From CNN, : GAZA CITY (CNN) — CNN […]
“They must obey the demands of the Mujahadeen. If you refuse, we slaughter”
Don’t you think that if we gave the jihadists some of what they wanted, there would be peace? If we just tried to understand why they hate us, and adjusted our policies accordingly, they would love us? Alas, the jihadists themselves don’t believe in this exhausted bit of conventional wisdom. From The Scotsman: Privately, Blair […]
‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh Appeals for Early Release
One of the earliest and strangest figures of the war on terror, the American Muslim convert John Walker Lindh, is appealing for early release. From Reuters: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The lawyer for an American sentenced to 20 years in a U.S. prison for fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan appealed to President Bush to […]
Posting troubles
Many of you have written me to tell me of your difficulties in commenting. I wish I knew what the problem was, and I apologize for the inconvenience. There is something very wrong with the system, and I do know this: Movable Type has an upgrade, and I will get it as soon as is […]
Al-Jazeera: Two Italian Hostages Freed in Iraq
Good news from AP: BAGHDAD, Iraq – Two Italian and two Iraqi aid workers kidnapped this month in Iraq were freed Tuesday after three weeks in captivity, Italy’s prime minister said. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told Parliament that the four were handed over to the Red Cross in Iraq. He said the Italians were expected […]
Muslims condemn candidate’s comments
Truth-telling and shoring-up of the Big Lie in Chicago. From the Daily Herald, with thanks to Twostellas: The Republican challenger to three-term Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky said Monday he’s distrusted Islam “for years” and supports the federal government planting human monitors in mosques to track the activity of those practicing the religion there. Kurt Eckhardt’s comments […]
Stop linking Islam to terrorism, says Malaysia’s Abdullah
Stop using your eyes and your mind, says Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. From Asia News Network, with thanks to Twostellas and Laika: However, he said the most damaging of all was the increasing tendency to attribute linkages between international terrorism and Islam. “The time has arrived for us to debunk, once and for […]
Turkish President says Turkey has always tolerated people of different religions (except all those non-Muslims, of course)
Speaking of Islamic tolerance, here’s a fresh steaming pile of taqiyya from Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer. From TurkishPress.com, with thanks to Nicolei: ANKARA – ”Freedom of belief and worship is the most important guarantee of social peace,” Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Monday. Addressing the opening of 3rd meeting of the Religion […]
Iran vows to “crush America” and “wipe Israel off the map”
More saber-rattling from Tehran. From AFP, with thanks to Ali Dashti: TEHRAN, Sept 27 (AFP) – Iran said Monday it was being deliberately ambiguous over its missile capability, currently a topic of intense speculation following fresh tests and the introduction of a “strategic” device. On Saturday, Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani told state-run television that the […]
Audit Finds Large FBI Translation Backlog
From AP, with thanks to Dennis Hale: WASHINGTON – Despite major increases in money and personnel, the FBI is still failing to translate many al-Qaida surveillance recordings in a timely manner and faces a giant backlog of untranslated material from terrorism and espionage investigations, a new Justice Department audit shows. The report released Monday by […]
Algerian Family Law Under “Islamic” Fire
One evening a few months ago I was having dinner with a prominent Muslim spokesman; we were explaining ourselves to each other. It was a quite pleasant evening, during which I said, “I just don’t want my grandchildren to be dhimmis.” He let it pass, but returned to the point later in an email, asseerting […]
Is Islam Tolerant?
Often when I discuss issues related to dhimmitude in public forums or on radio, Muslims bring up verse 2:256 of the Qur’an, “There is no compulsion in religion” — as if the existence of this verse proves that there could be no legal superstructure mandating the oppression of non-Muslims such as I have outlined. But […]
Danish Muslim: Danish PM and Defense Minister legitimate terror targets
And no charges will be pressed against him by the dhimmis he has identified as targets. From DR Nyheder, with thanks to LGF: A Danish born former Guantanamo prisoner did not break the law when he told Danish media that Danish ministers and soldiers are legitimate terror targets. In an interview with the Danish Broadcasting […]