I haven’t said anything about Bill Handel’s flap with CAIR yet because I have been thinking it over. I don’t like obnoxious talk making fun of people who have been the victims of accidents, in any context, anywhere, at any time. On the other hand, I believe in free speech, and that must include the […]
Archives for January 2006
EU warns Saudi Arabia that it could take Danish boycott to WTO
Unexpected anti-dhimmitude from the EU. From AP, with thanks to Henri: EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has warned Saudi Arabia that it would take WTO action if the Riyadh government supported a boycott of Danish goods, the European Commission said Monday. A Danish newspaper’s publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad has led to tension […]
Denmark subject to Islamic cyber-attacks?
Has cartoon rage in Denmark over the cartoons of Muhammad printed by the newspaper Jyllands Posten now taken the form of hacker attacks against that paper’s website? “Denmark subject to islamic cyber-attacks,” from the Dansk-Svensk blogspot, with thanks to Steen: from www.politiken.dk the 29 of jan. a German version will appear later today: New hacker […]
Bombs strike several churches in Iraq, three killed
The “insurgents” in Iraq in their “nationalist” struggle have decided to target Christian sites, despite the fact that the Christians in question are “Iraqis.” Now if this “Iraqi” “insurgency” really were “nationalist,” would they do this? “Bombs strike several churches in Iraq, dozens killed,” from AP, with thanks to all who sent this in: (1/30/06 […]
Pakistan ‘delay let bin Laden escape US raid’
More assistance from our friend and ally Pakistan. From the Telegraph, with thanks to Sr. Soph: Prevarication by the Pakistani government cost America the chance to kill Osama bin Laden in an airstrike near the Afghan border two years ago, the Sunday Telegraph has been told. A CIA lead that the al-Qaeda leader was hiding […]
Fitzgerald: How to win the war
Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald explains the lack of focus in Washington that could ultimately have disastrous consequences: Wars are won in all sorts of ways. Hot wars are won on battlefields, by destroying the enemy. But the Cold War was not “won” on a battlefield, but by a long and expensive process […]
Nobel laureate capitulates to jihadists
“Nobel laureate seeks Islamists” permission to publish,” from The Statesman, with thanks to RG: CAIRO, Jan. 28. — Egypt’s Nobel Prize winning author, Naguib Mahfouz, is seeking the permission of the country”s highest Islamic authorities to publish one of his most controversial novels, in a move which has staggered friends and colleagues who see it […]
Fire in Tehran Metro Station
While he rattles sabers on the international stage, all is not rosy for the Thug-In-Chief on the home front. From SMCCDI: Fire forced the closure of the Navab Metro Station in the Iranian Capital. The incident which is believed to be an act of arson took place today and on the same day that many […]
Norway Apologizes over Muhammad Cartoons
Lights out in Oslo. Norway is well on the way to becoming an Islamic State. If criticism of Islam is forbidden, then the rest of Sharia will ultimately follow. Freedom of speech and freedom of thought have been relegated to the dustbin of history. From Brussels Journal, with thanks to all who sent this in: […]
The Onion on Iran’s Holocaust Conference
The Onion knows what Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is all about. See their graphic on Iran’s Holocaust conference here. It’s a pity that this knowledge continues to elude more ostensibly serious Western news sources.
Strike a blow for anti-dhimmitude: support Arla Foods
The Danish company Arla Foods faces an international boycott stemming from Muslim cartoon rage. Help Arla Foods survive this unconscionable bullying and intimidation, and help the free world protect the principle of freedom of speech: please buy as many of their products as you possibly can. Here is an email received by Jihad Watch reader […]
Hamas Says It Will Not Change
They will remain those same lovable mass murderers, belying the learned analysts. From AP: GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Following their resounding election victory, the Islamic militants of Hamas met the question of whether they will change their stripes with a loud “no”: no recognition of Israel, no negotiations, no renunciation of terror. But the […]
Kidnappers Threaten to Kill Four Activists
The Swords of Righteousness Brigades. Not that religion has anything to do with this, of course. From AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: BAGHDAD, Iraq – Kidnappers threatened in a new videotape broadcast Saturday to kill four Christian peace activists unless all Iraqi prisoners were released, saying they were giving the U.S. and Iraqi […]
Fitzgerald: No more jizya
Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald again explains why short-sighted, suicidal foreign aid policies must stop: Now — as the world is still adjusting to the reality of an openly terrorist “Palestinian” state — is a perfect time for the United States and Europe to end, permanently, the jizyah. “Palestinian” territories, and that other […]
Rabbi and vicar back Abu Hamza
Fit these guys for a zunnar. From Life Style Extra, with thanks to a tea-loving snail: LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) – An orthodox Jewish Rabbi and an Anglican vicar today took the witness stand to back ‘preacher of hate’ Abu Hamza despite him listing Jews and Christians as the second and third enemies of Islam. […]
London Man Charged With Helping Alleged Bomber Evade Arrest
Another British jihadist. “Man charged over failed bombings,” from the BBC, : A 27-year-old man has been charged in connection with the alleged attempted bombings in London on 21 July. Muhedin Ali, of Chesterton Road, west London, is accused of assisting one of the suspects in the attempted bombings, Hussain Osman, to evade arrest. He […]
Muslim World League calls on UN to validate cartoon rage
“Disdaining religion,” eh? Such “insolence”! This is an increasingly strong challenge to a fundamental basis of a free society. If one is not free to write something critical of any belief-system or group, if any belief-system or group is held immune from such criticism, then freedom of speech does not actually exist. A free society […]
Belgian imam joins cartoon rage
Cartoon Rage Update: “Brussels mosque preacher denounces prophet-offensive cartoons,” from IRNA, with thanks to Twostellas: The imam (prayer leader) at the Islamic Center in Brussels, in his Friday sermon, strongly condemned the Danish and Norwegian publications which carried cartoons insulting Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him). “We denounce these offensive cartoons. Where are the human […]
Pakistan: riot against mixed-sex race
Sharia Alert: “Pakistan: Islamists riot against mixed-sex race,” from AP, with thanks to Twostellas: Authorities beefed up security on Saturday for a planned marathon for men and women, a day after police arrested 400 protesters from an Islamic group that has branded the race obscene and vowed to block the runners. Several Islamists and two […]
Islamic groups want Pakistani doctor back in Arizona
Do CAIR and MAS, who are involved in this according to this story, believe that Jamaat al Tabligh (aka Tablighi Jamaat) is not a terrorist organization? Evidently they don’t, judging from this story. On what grounds do they think this? What evidence do they have that DHS’s finding that it is a terrorist group is […]