From NBC4, with thanks to Two Stellas. ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A judge reduced the sentences of three U.S. Muslims convicted for their roles in a conspiracy that began with paintball games in the woods and evolved into a plan to join the Taliban and fight U.S. troops. Two of the three still will serve life […]
Archives for July 2005
Muslim hardliners torch ‘sinful’ TV sets in northwest Pakistan
From Arab Times, with thanks to Nicolei. PESHAWAR, Pakistan, July 30 (AFP) – Hundreds of Muslims in Pakistan’s staunchly conservative northwest have set ablaze dozens of TV sets following a cleric’s ruling that watching television was a sin, police said Saturday. The men congregated in a park after Friday prayers and piled up about 25 […]
UK: Third terror cell on loose
And there will be more after that one as well, until the ideology that motivates those in such cells is confronted and defeated. From the Times Online, with thanks to The One Who Must Not Be Named: A THIRD Islamist terror cell is planning multiple suicide bomb attacks against Tube trains and other “soft” targets […]
Youth wing of UK Muslim group calls for jihad
Here I go again, reporting on what jihadists are saying and doing. Don’t I know that calling attention to such activity makes moderate Muslims angry? I anxiously await Sir Iqbal Sacranie’s response to this, and his unveiling of a comprehensive program to convert jihadists to Islamic moderation. I am confident that we will be getting […]
A note from a moderate Muslim
This afternoon I received this identical email 108 times, each with an obscene, unprintable subject line. The same person attempted to subscribe to the Daily Digest 113 times, using a non-working email address. Apparently he did both in order to try to shut down our system. (It didn’t work, as you can see.) Judging from […]
Spencer: The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)
Don’t forget to order your copy of Robert Spencer’s new book, “The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)” if you haven’t already. In fact, get a couple of copies so as to have one on hand to loan to friends.
U.S. evicted from air base in Uzbekistan
U. S. loses a strategic air base. From the Washington Post, with thanks to JS. Uzbekistan formally evicted the United States yesterday from a military base that has served as a hub for combat and humanitarian missions to Afghanistan since shortly after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Pentagon and State Department officials said yesterday. […]
Bail set for Saudi man accused of raping, enslaving housemaid
An update on the Al-Turki case from the Denver Post, with thanks to Two Stellas. Despite strenuous objections from prosecutors, a federal judge set bail Thursday for a Saudi Arabian man who is accused of raping his housekeeper and holding her as a virtual slave in his Aurora home. U.S. District Judge Walker Miller set […]
New imam decries calls to reform Islam
Shaker Elsayed is still repeating his line, “The call to reform Islam is an alien call,” at one of the largest mosques in our country. From AP, with thanks to Daryl and Andy. The voice of the new imam at one of the largest mosques on the East Coast rang loud from the pulpit during […]
Terror attacks spur soul-searching by Egyptians
From AP, with thanks to Daryl. CAIRO — Stunned by terror attacks in a Red Sea resort, Egyptians are in a remarkably frank debate about whether mainstream mosques and schools — and the government itself — should be blamed for promoting Islamic extremism. Even some in the pro-government press say authorities have created a climate […]
Official kidnapped, 11 killed in Iraq attacks
From CNN, : BAGHDAD, Iraq — Insurgents in Iraq struck again on Saturday, whisking away an Iraqi government official at gunpoint and killing at least 11 people in various bombings and ambushes, including one that again targeted foreign diplomats. Meanwhile, Iraq government officials worked furiously on a draft of a new constitution. Officials have by […]
Italian police launch raids after bomb arrest
From Reuters : ROME – Police were carrying out at least 15 searches in Italy on Saturday stemming from Friday’s arrest in Rome of a London bombing suspect, the government said. Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu told the lower house of parliament that suspected bomber Osman Hussain evaded police searches with the help of contacts among […]
Italian anti-terror law enacted
From the BBC, : The lower house of the Italian parliament has approved new measures to combat the threat of terrorist attack, which means they have become law. The bill includes surveillance of the internet and phone networks and making it easier to detain suspects. Those who hide their features from the public – including […]
Louvre to have Islamic Art Wing
“Prince Walid Helps Set Up Islamic Art Wing in Louvre” from IslamOnline, with thanks to Fjordman. PARIS , July 27, 2005 — Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Walid Bin Talal has donated a multi-million-euro gift to finance the construction of a new Islamic art wing in the Paris-based Louvre Museum to show off the bright face of […]
Cliff May: “America is not fighting a war against Islam. America is fighting a war against Islamism”
I respect Cliff May’s work. I think his article on the Palestinians was an absolute knockout punch, and I applaud much of what he has accomplished with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. But his latest article is one of the most appalling things I have read in a long time — principally because […]
Man Admits Role in Failed London Attack
Of course, he never meant to hurt anyone. He was carrying bombs, you say? Yes, but such little ones! After all, Islam is a religion of peace! Actually, he says he wanted to “sow terror,” as commanded in Qur’an 8:60: “Make ready for them all thou canst of (armed) force and of horses tethered, that […]
UK: Apology after bacon found in library’s Koran
Over the years I have come across many, many defaced books in libraries. Defaced in all sorts of ways, for all sorts of reasons. There are all sorts of jerks and dweebs everywhere who do this sort of thing. What is noteworthy about this story is not — horror of horrors! — the slice of […]
U.S. Suspends Travel for Soldiers In Saudi
Now even American soldiers are not safe in our friend and ally Saudi Arabia. From Middle East Newsline, with thanks to Gabrielle Goldwater: WASHINGTON [MENL] — U.S. Central Command has suspended non-essential travel for American soldiers based in Saudi Arabia. Officials said the decision was taken amid information that Al Qaida has planned an attack […]
Hyping Islam ‘s role in the History of Science
Jonathan David Carson in The American Thinker (thanks to Hugh Fitzgerald) unmasks some dhimmitude in Science magazine about the historical role of Islam in scientific development. I also discuss this in The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades). The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) claims for its journal Science “the […]
Palestinians strike Israeli targets in Gaza with mortar, light arms
1. I thought they were so desperately poor (don’t know where those Saudi billions went) that they couldn’t afford things like mortar and light arms. 2. Doesn’t this mean the deal is off? From Haaretz, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: Palestinian gunmen targeted Israeli settlements and Israel Defense Forces positions Saturday in a number […]