Wanted in the 1998 Embassy bombings. From AP, with thanks to Twostellas: KISMAYO, Somalia “” Fighting erupted Sunday on the outskirts of the last remaining stronghold of Somalia’s militant Islamic movement, as thousands of residents streamed from the area ahead of the feared battle with Ethiopian-backed government troops. Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi said the […]
Archives for 2006
Fitzgerald: The re-primitivization of the world
As Saddam was being hung, the voices of several of those present in the room were heard crying out. They didn’t cry out “a bicameral legislature!” They didn’t cry out “checks and balances, for god’s sake let us have checks and balances.” They didn’t cry out “we want a government of limited powers.” No, they […]
Culture Clash in Denmark
“And yet, over the past year or so, the contented Danes have been forced to face both their greatest international crisis since World War II and the rise here of separate Muslim communities where many are unable or unwilling to enter the Danish mainstream.” By Thomas Omestad in US News, with thanks to Twostellas: COPENHAGEN–This, […]
Iran website heralding ‘Mahdi’ by springtime
And then the fun will begin. From WorldNetDaily.com, with thanks to Davida: An official state media website in Iran has posted a message heralding the coming of the Shiite messianic figure, Imam Mahdi, noting he could arrive by the spring equinox. “Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his reappearance) will appear all of a sudden on […]
Release of up to 80 jihadists puts Pakistan counterterror efforts ‘back to square one’
“As many as 80 hard-core militants are on the loose after being cleared by the courts or released on bail.” Friend and Ally Update. “Freed jihadis put Pakistan’s war on terror ‘back to square one’, say senior officers,” by Massoud Ansari and Gethin Chamberlain for the Telegraph: Anti-terrorism forces in Pakistan have been told to […]
“The prayers of all Muslims when they cast their stones at the devil must be directed at Bush and his devilish allies in America and the Arab world”
“The number one Satan is America.” Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: this kind of thing seems to play very well at the Hajj. “Muslim haj pilgrims perform devil-stoning ritual,” by Souhail Karam for Reuters, with thanks to LGF: MENA, Saudi Arabia, Dec 31 (Reuters) – More than 2.5 million Muslim haj pilgrims performed devil-stoning rites […]
India: jihadists hide bombs in toys
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Bombs found hidden in toys – police,” from Agence France-Presse, with thanks to Mao: TWO suspected Islamic militants had been arrested with explosives hidden inside toys which they planned to blow up at a busy market in New Delhi, Indian police said today. Samimullah and Ali Mohammad, both from Indian […]
Jammu and Kashmir: Jihadist posing as woman assassinates police chief
But no one in Grand Rapids has any problem with the veil. “Police chief assassinated in Indian Kashmir by militant posing as a woman,” from The Associated Press, : SRINAGAR, India: A suspected Islamic militant gunned down a police chief after posing as a Muslim woman hidden behind a veil in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday, […]
Shi’ite-Sunni rift laid bare by hanging
As predicted here by Hugh Fitzgerald. By Lauren Frayer for AP, : BAGHDAD — As Iraqis awoke yesterday to television images of Saddam Hussein’s neck twisted by a hangman’s noose, Shi’ites cheered, Sunnis vowed revenge and at least 80 persons died from bombings and death squads — not far from the daily average. In Baghdad’s […]
1,500 in Minneapolis protest ouster of Sharia government in Somalia
What are 1,500 supporters of Islamic jihad and Sharia law doing in Minneapolis? What are the implications of this for our own national security? Why is no one with any power or influence even asking these questions? “Area Somalis want peace for homeland: Many of the 1,500 protesters in Minneapolis were angered that the U.S. […]