Cartoon Rage, and the assault on freedom of speech, continues. From AFP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has suspended the operations of another Chinese-language newspaper for publishing one of the controversial cartoons that have sparked global protests. Publication of the Berita Petang Sarawak, a newspaper in the eastern states of Sarawak, […]
Archives for February 2006
‘Jihad Jack’ guilty in Melbourne
Jihad Thomas Update: justice done in Australia. From the BBC, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: An Australian man who changed his name to Jihad Jack has been convicted of receiving funds from al-Qaeda. Jack Thomas, a Muslim convert, was found guilty of accepting $3,500 (£2,000) and a plane ticket home from an al-Qaeda agent […]
Saudi double game continues to unravel
…as those they have nurtured turn on them. “al-Qaida Threatens to Hit More Saudi Sites,” from AP: MANAMA, Bahrain – Al-Qaida suicide bombers will attack more Saudi oil facilities, the terror group purportedly threatened Saturday in an Internet statement that claimed responsibility for the foiled attack on the Abiqaiq plant in eastern Saudi Arabia. Two […]
Iraq government warns of risk of “endless civil war”
Of course it would never end. In fact, it hasn’t ended, ever since the days of Ali. It has never ended, it has only fallen into abeyance now and again. Just as the jihad has never ended, but ebbs and flows with the resources and will of those who wish to pursue it. From Reuters: […]
22 ports in Arab deal, not just 6 as reported
Entrusting our future to the gentle ministrations of the UAE. From WND, with thanks to Gabrielle Goldwater: Dubai Ports World is scheduled to take over operations at 22 U.S. ports, not six as previously reported by most major media. According to the website of P&O Ports, the port-operations subsidiary of the London-based Peninsular & Oriental […]
US to continue jizya to Hamas-led PA
It looks as if Ibrahim Hooper will get his wish. “Palestine: US pledges continuation of aid to PNA,” from Xinhuanet, with thanks to Mackie: RAMALLAH, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) — Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat Saturday said the U.S. pledged to continue financial support for the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) though the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) […]
CAIR’s Hooper plumps for aid to Hamas terrorists on PBS
My dear friend Ibrahim Hooper of the Council on American Islamic Relations displays his Islamic moderation on PBS (thanks to Summiter): ABERNETHY: What about aid to Hamas or the people in the Palestinian territories? What do you make of that? Mr. HOOPER: Well, I think we need not to be seen as sabotaging a democratic […]
Here we go again
I am on the road, as assiduous readers of the comments here already know, and so I don’t have time to give this the evisceration it deserves, but a brief note. The Wall Street Journal has outdone itself, following up the piece of puffery it published in December by the former President of Indonesia, Abdurrahman […]
Bush Admin. Won’t Reconsider Ports Deal
Astounding short-sightedness alert. From AP: WASHINGTON – The Bush administration said Friday it won’t reconsider its approval for a United Arab Emirates company to take over significant operations at six U.S. ports. The former head of the Sept. 11 commission said the deal “never should have happened.” Opponents, including the agency that runs New York […]
Yahoo! unbans! Allah!
A small step in the direction of common sense, following up on this story. From The Register, with thanks to Richard: Yahoo! has reversed its decision to stop people registering Yahoo! IDs which include the letters “allah”. The Reg was contacted yesterday by a reader – Ed Callahan – who was having trouble registering his […]
Pakistan: Cartoon protesters defy rally ban
Tiny Minority of Extremists and Cartoon Rage Updates. “Cartoon protesters defy rally ban,” from AP, with thanks to Nicolei: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Thousands of Muslims defied a ban on rallies Friday in Pakistan’s capital, joining protesters across the country in condemning the Prophet Muhammad cartoons printed by some Western newspapers. The demonstrations after midday prayers […]
Arab Firm to Delay U.S. Port Takeover
An unexpected move. The President should follow it up by releasing them from the deal altogether. From AP: A United Arab Emirates company has volunteered to postpone its takeover of significant operations at six major U.S. seaports, giving the White House more time to convince skeptical lawmakers the deal poses no increased risks from terrorism. […]
Vatican to Muslims: practice what you preach
Refreshing anti-dhimmitude. Or at least a first step. From Reuters, with thanks to all who sent this in: PARIS (Reuters) – After backing calls by Muslims for respect for their religion in the Mohammad cartoons row, the Vatican is now urging Islamic countries to reciprocate by showing more tolerance toward their Christian minorities. Roman Catholic […]
Informant Recalls Talk of Jihad by Lodi Man
Hamid Hayat update from AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: SACRAMENTO “” The FBI informant who befriended a Lodi man charged with attending an Al Qaeda training camp said Thursday that the defendant took an interest in terrorist groups and spoke admiringly about jihad. A federal prosecutor asked the informant, Naseem Khan, how defendant […]
Kosovo Bishop Warns Not to Hand Jihadists a Victory
From CNSNews.com, with thanks to all who sent this in: (CNSNews.com) – A leading Serbian Orthodox bishop, visiting the U.S. on a mission of “peace and understanding,” has warned the international community against granting independence to Kosovo, saying such a move would hand a victory to radical Muslims and their jihadist supporters. Kosovo’s independence from […]
Jihad on the rise in Somalia
“Somali Violence Spotlights Fundamentalists,” from AP, with thanks to Mackie: NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – A recent upsurge in violence in Somalia’s capital has focused attention anew on the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the chaotic Horn of Africa state. The violence had killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 140 since Saturday. Sheik […]
German court convicts man for insulting Islam
When they convict a man for insulting Christianity or Judaism, I’ll acknowledge that they have a case. From Reuters, with thanks to Christopher Zentner: DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) – A German court on Thursday convicted a businessman of insulting Islam by printing the word “Koran” on toilet paper and offering it to mosques. The 61-year-old man, […]
Iran’s Hezbollah calls on Iraqis to expel U.S., British troops
More saber-rattling from Iran. From Iran Focus, with thanks to Mackie: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 23 — A fanatical group close to Iran’s hard-line rulers called Thursday on the Iraqi people to expel United States and British troops in Iraq following the attack on a holy Shiite Shrine in the Iraqi city of Samarra. Iran’s Hezbollah […]
Fitzgerald: The limits of free speech
Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald explores further the limits of free speech, exploding some common misconceptions in the process of replying to a commenter here: A poster here at Jihad Watch has made the following absurd assertions, which are, unfortunately, widely held: 1. Did publisher Rose [Flemming Rose of Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper […]
Spencer: Bush’s Port Jihad
My take on the Dubai port fiasco, from FrontPage (news links in the original): It’s shaping up to be a major political battle: Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, House Speaker Dennis Hastert and House Majority Leader John Boehner have all lined up against President Bush’s plan to turn over operation of six major American ports […]