If he wasn’t involved in jihad-related activities, and if his travel was innocent, why did he lie? From the Star Tribune, with thanks to Bruce: An Iraqi man who pleaded guilty Wednesday in St. Paul to lying to airport officials about his Mideast travel was deported to his homeland and ordered never to return to […]
Archives for December 2004
“If a man stands just an hour with a weapon in his hand to fight jihad, it’s better than being a preacher in Mecca for 100 years”
This article attempts to show that America’s presence in Iraq creates jihadists. It trots out tired points such as Bush’s calling the war on terror a “crusade,” without mentioning the fact that Bush clearly had no idea of the historical resonance the term has in the Islamic world. But even in the midst of all […]
Dhimmitude in the Augusta Free Press: “Jews and Christians are ‘muslim'”
Here is an insight into the level of knowledge about Islam in America today, and the peculiarly tendency of the ignorant to charge with ignorance those who know more than they do. This is, of course, a phenomenon I run into all the time from, among others, multiculturalist types who condescend to inform me that […]
Muslim leader agrees to leave United States
From Southern California’s Daily Breeze, with thanks to Anthony: An Orange County mosque leader from Egypt who authorities said had given speeches that could be considered supportive of terrorist organizations agreed Tuesday to leave the United States voluntarily, giving up his fight to remain in the country. Wagdy Ghoneim is being held at the federal […]
Philippines: Muslim bomb suspect, in cuffs, shoots guard, and is shot dead
The Keystone Kops are out in force in the Philippines. “The PNP chief, Director General Edgardo Aglipay, on Tuesday admitted there were ‘individual’ lapses in the handling of high-profile detainees like Bulagnatan.” Note also that Bulagnatan was a Muslim convert who was arrested in an Islamic school. Now didn’t they learn there about all the […]
Saudi with notorious father fights deportation
Now here’s a twist: Majid al-Massari is charged with various ties to Al-Qaeda, but he is fighting deportation to Saudi Arabia on the grounds that his father supports Osama’s desire to overthrow the House of Saud, and that therefore he will be tortured and killed there. So he is asking the United States to protect […]
The Israeli Crime That Wasn’t
Alyssa Lappen at FrontPage takes us inside the twilight world of the propaganda jihad. Remember Mohammed Al-Dura, the little Palestinian boy who was shot dead on film by Israeli troops? You couldn’t have missed it: the footage was replayed endlessly, and became the foundation of international outrage against Israel. But one inconvenient little detail is […]
Saudi prince forbids debate on Islamic law
Abdullah, Abdullah. You’re never going to end the jihad this way. But I suspect you already know that. From UPI, with thanks to Twostellas: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 28 (UPI) — Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah has stressed that issues related to Islamic rule and national unity are not topics of debate in the country. “We […]
Iraq: Base Infiltration Won’t Prompt Changes
However, they might check ID’s more often. From AP, with thanks to Anthony: CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq – American commanders are fully aware that Iraq’s insurgents exploit their policy of employing locals on U.S. military bases but insist the practice will not stop, though some security measures may be tightened. The vulnerability of the American stance […]
Tunisian human rights activist: “Fighting infidels until they either convert to Islam or submit to Muslims as ‘Dhimmis’ … is still considered by Islamists to be a religious duty”
When confronted with the realities of dhimmitude, most Muslims respond (if they will admit at all that non-Muslims faced discrimination, harassment, intolerance and worse in Islamic societies) that all that is a historical relic, with no contemporary relevance. It is thus refreshing to encounter someone in the Islamic world who knows that it is still […]