Archives for August 2006

UPDATE: Dutch Gov’t: Incident Not Terror-Related Passengers of “South Asian origin” taken off the plane in handcuffs. No doubt South Asian Presbyterians. “12 held as flight is sent back with a jet fighter escort,” from the TimesOnline, with thanks to all who sent this in: POLICE arrested 12 passengers who aroused the suspicions of the […]

Hello Mother… Hello Fathah… Greetings from Camp… Jihad fi sabil Allah. Somali Jihad Update from the Hizballah News Agency, aka Reuters: MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s powerful Islamist movement opened a militia training camp on Wednesday with trainers from Eritrea, Afghanistan and Pakistan, witnesses said. The presence of foreign trainers points to what many fear is […]

“Rev. Canon John L. Peterson, director of its Center for Global Justice and Reconciliation…” — from this article The very words “Global Justice” and “Reconciliation” reek of self-righteousness, and reek too of what we have come to realize such words, and the men who employ them approvingly, will always reek of: an attitude of sweet […]

“The powers of evil are united in waging wars against Islam and their people…” No, we aren’t. On our side, evil or not, we refuse to acknowledge that Islam has anything to do with this, and so decline to take the necessary steps to stop jihadist recruitment, limp along in sham alliances with states that […]

“Fellow students describe the Lebanese man, who was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of terrorism, as ‘completely normal’…” — from this article In Stanley Kubrick’s “Lolita” Clare Quilty (played by Peter Sellers) carries on a near-monologue, broken only by a few sentences uttered by Humbert Humbert, on the porch of The Enchanted Hunters: Quilty: “Tell […]

It’s a warhead! “Al-Borz News Service: President Ahmadinejad Expected to Announce Iran’s ‘Nuclear Birth,’” from MEMRI, with thanks to Looney Tunes: The Iranian news service Al-Borz, which is known to have access to sources in the Iranian government, predicted that on the first anniversary of Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s government, in late August 2006, Ahmadinejad is […]

A previously unknown group of misunderstanders of Islam and jihad claims responsibility for the kidnapping of the Fox journalists. “Group claims kidnapping of Fox journos,” from Hizballah News Agency, aka Reuters: A PREVIOUSLY unknown militant group in Gaza claimed responsibility for the kidnapping nine days ago of two Fox journalists and demanded the United States […]

This is the Mackinac Bridge. Yes, it’s very pretty, isn’t it? So their photos could have been tourist shots. But with the phones and everything else, suspicions linger. From The Detroit News, : DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Three Texas men once suspected in a possible plot to blow up the Mackinac Bridge were released from jail […]

This article by Thomas Hüetlin and Britta Sandberg in Spiegel (thanks to DFS) about the recently arrested British jihadists has this tagline: “They came from successful immigrant families and their English neighbors described them as nice boys who seemed harmless. So what turned the British Muslim youth behind this month’s massive terror plot into extremists?” […]

Another He-Was-A-Terrific-Guy-This-Is-A-Complete-Surprise story. Note, however, that he was a religious Muslim — the one detail that law enforcement and government officials don’t dare examine in its implications. “Friendly, Unremarkable and Pious,” by Alexander Schwabe in Spiegel Online, with thanks to DFS: Fellow students describe the Lebanese man, who was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of […]

Hal G.P. Colebatch in The American Spectator makes a number of important observations about self-proclaimed moderate Muslims in Britain: Ali Miraj is a young British Muslim who may go places in the British Conservative Party. He has been twice endorsed by the Conservatives to contest Parliamentary elections and is a board member of the Conservative […]

Dhimmitude from loopy Leftist Christians who believe the exercise of the Christian Faith consists essentially of executing a program of cultural surrender and moral blindness. “Iran ex-president invited to Washington,” from AP, with thanks to Mackie: WASHINGTON – Despite a diplomatic standoff over nuclear weapons and other difficult issues, a former Iranian president is making […]

Faheem Khalid Lodhi Update from the Hizballah News Agency, aka Reuters: “Architect jailed for 20 years for Sydney terror plot” SYDNEY (Reuters) – A Pakistan-born Australian architect was jailed for 20 years on Wednesday for planning bomb attacks in Sydney, a court official said. Pakistan-born Faheem Khalid Lodhi had planned to detonate home-made bombs in […]

What if there are ten million and one? Religion of Peace Update from CNN, with thanks to Doug: Michael Scheuer, who once headed the CIA’s bin Laden unit, says bin Laden has been given permission by a young cleric in Saudi Arabia authorizing al Qaeda to “use nuclear weapons against the United States … capping […]

Who is shipping them? Who is receiving them? Why will the shipment be allowed to proceed? “Italy reports seizing US-bound arms shipment,” from AFP, with thanks to Kathy: ROME, Italy (AFP) – Italian authorities seized a container full of weapons, including Kalashnikov assault rifles and plastic explosives bound for the United States from Saudi Arabia […]

Stop The Presses! Nothing really new in this one, but the emphasis is on the fact that Iran has no intention of giving up uranium enrichment. From AP: TEHRAN, Iran – Iran said Tuesday it was ready for “serious negotiations” on its nuclear program, but a semi-official news agency said the government was unwilling to […]

An update on Hizballah’s human shields in blue helmets from AFP: “UN force in Lebanon not authorised to seek Hezbollah arms: Le Monde” PARIS – The new UN force being deployed to Lebanon is allowed to use force to defend itself or civilians and to enforce a buffer zone along the Israeli border, but cannot […]

The world cringed and braced for the worst, and Iran offered a…bridge for sale! Obviously that’s far better than any attack; I just hope no one buys the bridge. From AP: TEHRAN, Iran – Iran formally responded Tuesday to a package of Western incentives aimed at persuading Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, with officials saying […]

Azzam Tamimi insists on telling the truth: of course there is no such thing as “European Islam.” There is no different text of Qur’an and Hadith and Sira stamped “European edition.” Islam does not offer different versions of its immutable texts, the texts that inhibit free and skeptical inquiry, or any possible interpretive escape, a […]

A new formula! Probably “bow and surrender.” From AP: TEHRAN, Iran – Iran formally responded Tuesday to a package of Western incentives aimed at persuading Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, with officials saying it has offered a “new formula” to resolve the dispute. Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, hand-delivered Iran’s response to the Western […]