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 […]
Archives for September 2004
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 […]