Danish dhimmitude from IslamOnline, with thanks to Inexion: COPENHAGEN, May 26, 2006 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Denmark was condemned Thursday, May 25, in an official report for its mishandling of the cartoon crisis sparked by the publication of 12 caricatures that lampooned Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in Danish mass-circulation Jyllands […]
Archives for May 2006
Canada’s largest bookstore chain cowers before the specter of Islamic violence
More Cartoon Dhimmitude. “Indigo pulls controversial Harper’s off the shelves,” from the Globe and Mail, with thanks to m3: Canada’s largest retail bookseller has removed all copies of the June issue of Harper’s Magazine from its 260 stores, claiming an article by New York cartoonist Art Spiegelman could foment protests similar to those that occurred […]
Iranian-backed militia groups take control of much of southern Iraq
We Won! Alert from Knight Ridder Newspapers, with thanks to Mackie: BASRA, Iraq – Southern Iraq, long touted as a peaceful region that’s likely to be among the first areas returned to Iraqi control, is now dominated by Shiite Muslim warlords and militiamen who are laying the groundwork for an Islamic fundamentalist government, say senior […]
Larry Auster and me, redux
Lawrence Auster has just noticed my post about his attacks on me and the false charges they’re based on. In case anyone is interested, he and I are mud wrestling in the comments field there. It seems I am a “neocon,” and I don’t value Western civilization, and I don’t even know it. I guess […]
“We have brothers who are ready to sacrifice their lives for the triumph of Islam in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and also the United States”
Misunderstanders of Islam Garrison Update. “Terrorism: Europe A Target of Iranian Suicide Bombers,” from AKI, : Tehran, 26 May (AKI) – (Ahmad Rafat) – On Thursday afternoon in Tehran’s cemetery of Behesht Zahra a group of 100 aspiring suicide bombers was sworn in at a ceremony also attended by a group of Hezbollah militants from […]
Jihadists coming home to roost
In my book Onward Muslim Soldiers I discuss the phenomenon of mujahedin traveling the world, going from jihad to jihad. From the looks of this report by Kathryn Haahr for The Jamestown Foundation, the next battleground is Europe. “Foreign fighters allegedly returning to Europe,” from the International Relations and Security Network, with thanks to Ixnay: […]
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia fired for referring to Armenian genocide
Dhimmitude at State. A press release from the Armenian National Committee of America (thanks to Looney Tunes): REP. MARKEY LEADS CONGRESSIONAL OPPOSITION TO WHITE HOUSE RECALL OF U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA ANCA Calls for Senate Foreign Relations Committee to Hold Hearing on Firing WASHINGTON, DC — Over 60 Members of Congress, led by Rep. Ed […]
On assertions without evidence
One of the most common responses to my work that I have encountered since I have been doing it publicly is a sweeping assertion that I am ignorant, and/or maliciously ignoring the broad mainstream of peaceful Islam. Of course I do not ignore in the least the broad mainstream of peaceful Muslims, but I have […]
Iran: Palace of Darius the Great Discovered, Vandalized
“…archeologists believe that illegal diggers cannot be held responsible for destroying of this palace by bulldozers, and it was a deliberate act by an unknown person or group of people who intended to devastate this place for a reason that is not clear for archeologists.” Since some of the archeologists are apparently Muslims, they should […]
Report: Missile Parts, ‘Dual-Use’ Materials Illegally Shipped to Iran Through Turkey
1938 Alert from AP, : ANKARA, Turkey “” An Iranian-owned company, based in Turkey, has illegally shipped alleged guided missile parts as well as “dual use” nuclear-related material to Iran, including high-strength aluminum tubes, according to a recent Turkish government report obtained by The Associated Press on Friday. The company imported the material to Turkey, […]
Fitzgerald: What is the cost?
Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald assesses the costs of the jihad for Western governments and taxpayers: What is the actual expense caused by the large-scale presence of Muslims in the Lands of the Infidels, which so many are taught to believe are enemy lands, so that they are now settling deep within those […]
Fitzgerald: Why didn’t we know?
Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald wonders why recent revelations about Saudi textbooks actually surprise some people: In the three decades plus since the quadrupling of oil prices, the 10 Arab or Muslim member-states of OPEC (which is to say, all the members of OPEC, save Venezuela) have received about $9-10 trillion dollars. The […]
Iraqi tennis players shot ‘for wearing shorts’
Sharia Alert from the Brave New Liberated Iraq. “Iraqis shot ‘for wearing shorts,’” from the BBC, with thanks to all who sent this in: The coach of Iraq’s tennis team and two players were shot dead in Baghdad on Thursday, said Iraqi Olympic officials. Coach Hussein Ahmed Rashid and players Nasser Ali Hatem and Wissam […]
Hugh Fitzgerald’s Douce France in German
A special service for German-speaking visitors. Translation by Hugo Schmidt-Fischer: Douce France, eine treffend scharfsinnige Betrachtung unserer Freunde im Lande Lafayettes: Stell Dir vor Du wärest ein verwöhntes Mitglied der französischen Elite. Ein Kind macht gerade die khâgne, und peilt rue d”Ulm an. Ein anderes ist derzeit politechnicien. Du geniesst ein gutes Auskommen und bist […]
Your tax dollars at work: House committee approves $1.7 billion in aid to Egypt
According to USAID, “the United States and Egypt have collaborated closely in economic development and regional stability… U.S. economic assistance through USAID has totaled almost $26 billion since 1975.” And here’s $1.7 billion more. From AP: “House committee approves foreign aid bill” WASHINGTON – A House committee approved a bill Thursday that would give Egypt […]
Iran’s suicide bombers threaten to strike U.S. interests
Misunderstanders of Islam Garrison Update. One wonders if these people enter into President Bush’s calculus. From Iran Focus, with thanks to JE: Tehran, Iran, May 26 — More than 100 radical Islamists affiliated to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) gathered on Thursday in Tehran’s most famous cemetery vowing to blow themselves up in suicide […]
Bush: Jizya for Iran if Thug-In-Chief nixes nukes
Contradicting Rice. “Bush to talk incentives if Iran halts nuclear moves,” from Reuters, with thanks to JE: WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) – President George W. Bush said on Thursday he would consider providing incentives to Iran if it agreed to abandon nuclear enrichment activities that the United States believes is aimed at producing a nuclear […]
Kurds converting to Christianity, doing away with Sharia
Good news indeed. “‘Good news’ from northern Iraq,” from the Washington Times, with thanks to DFS: Retired Iraqi Gen. Georges Sada, a former fighter pilot-turned-Christian evangelist, says Kurds are converting to Christianity “by the hundreds” in northern Iraq. Gen. Sada earlier reported that he had been told that Iraqi pilots, flying private planes, took weapons […]
Australia: Hate books seized
An update in the ongoing Australia jihad book follies. “Hate books seized,” from the Daily Telegraph, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: BOOKS that glorify suicide bombings, jihad and anti-Australian conspiracies, collected by The Daily Telegraph, were again seized by federal authorities yesterday. Australian Federal Police officers took the books of hate just days after […]
Israel ‘to allow arms to Abbas’
More surrendering to terror. For these arms will almost certainly not just be used against Hamas, but against Israeli civilians. From the BBC, with thanks to Mackie: Israel says it will allow security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to be supplied with weapons from third countries. The announcement follows clashes between Mr Abbas’s […]