Brett_McS is our The Truth About Muhammad. And thanks to all those who entered the contest. The entries were all terrific, and I think Dinesh richly merits the titles “Hooper of Hoover” and “Lawrence of Taqiyya” as well as the winning entry. Meanwhile, Mr. D’Souza himself, unable to deal with the facts I gave him […]
Archives for May 2007
US Airways seeks imam-suit dismissal
It’s good to see US Airways not caving in to this naked attempt at intimidation and outlawing of lawful and necessary security procedures. By Audrey Hudson in the
11 new charges filed in Jewish Federation shootings; defendant pleads insanity
“While Haq identified himself as an ‘American Muslim,’ he was acting alone and had no ties to terrorist organizations.” Feel better? Seattle Times, with thanks to Timothy: Flanked by King County Deputies and Jail guards, alleged Jewish Federation shooter Naveed Haq arrives for his hearing Wednesday morning. King County prosecutors this morning filed 11 additional […]
Rice, Israel, Syria, fantasy and reality
The Truth About Syria, an excellent new book by Barry Rubin of GLORIA Center, exposes the full scope of Syria’s activities on behalf of the jihad. Rubin explains how Assad and his father have kept themselves in power by bringing together jihadism and Arab nationalism in Damascus — and the hollowness of the arguments that […]
Shi’ite militia may have kidnapped Britons in Iraq
“The gunmen were accompanied by civilians with identification cards from Iraq’s Public Integrity Commission, an anti-corruption watchdog.” An update on this story. “U.S., Iraqi troops hunt for Britons; militia blamed,” by Mariam Karouny and Ahmed Rasheed for
Netherlands: Man Halts Action against Compulsory Arabic Names following Threats
An update on this story. Islamic Tolerance Alert: “Man Halts Action against Compulsory Arabic Names following Threats,” from NIS News, with thanks to Fjordman: HAARLEM, 30/05/07 – A Moroccan man who was opposing the Moroccan state intervention with the names given to children born in the Netherlands has halted his campaign. The many threats he […]
Iraqi government in talks with the King of Clubs
“For reconciliation between the government and this political wing.” Hmm. Evidently they have forgotten, or no longer care, how it was that the government and this political wing became estranged in the first place. “Iraq: Government in talks with former Saddam deputy,” from AKI, with thanks to Sr. Soph: Erbil, 30 May (AKI) – Contacts […]
The jihad threat arrives in Switzerland
The Swiss won’t be able to be neutral for much longer. “The Islamist Threat Arrives in Switzerland: The MEMRI Report,” by Steven Stalinsky in the New York Sun (thanks to all who sent this in): ” Salman bin Fahd Al-Odah is a preacher of global influence and is one of the senior figures of the […]
Fitzgerald: This is Islam. You can’t get out.
During the Cold War Russian dissidents would say to visiting foreigners: “Yes, the Soviet Union is indeed vast. You can go 3,000 miles up and down, and 6,000 miles across. But what happens when you come to the end of those 3,000 miles down? Or those 6,000 miles across? You still can’t get out. You […]
Norway: Iranian killed wife, but pleads “˜not guilty”
Because it was an honor killing, you see. “Man killed wife, but pleads “˜not guilty,– from Aftenposten, with thanks to all who sent this in: An Iranian man charged with stabbing his wife to death outside a crisis center in Drammen last autumn pleaded not guilty when his trial started on Tuesday. The 44-year-old man […]
Malaysia rejects Muslim convert to Christianity’s request to be legally recognized as a Christian
And the crowd shouted, “Allahu akbar.” Islam is a room with no exit door, and they’re proud of it. Lina Joy Update, and Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Malaysia: “Malaysia rejects Christian appeal,” from the BBC, with thanks to all who sent this in: Malaysia’s highest court has rejected a Muslim convert’s six-year battle to […]
Spencer: 300,000 Supporters of Suicide Attacks in America
Thoughts on the Pew poll from FrontPage (news links in the original). Video here. Some of the results of the Pew Research Center poll of Muslims in America were startling: twenty-six percent of Muslims between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine affirmed that there could be justification in some (unspecified) circumstances for suicide bombing, and […]
Report confirms terror dry run
Flight 327 Update. Will all those who ridiculed Annie Jacobsen for “hysteria” over “musicians,” and derided her for “racism,” now apologize? What do you think? And what about those who think the Flying Imams case is a legitimate one of racist profiling? Will they now acknowledge that there is a genuine threat to American air […]
“Legitimate Demands” A Video Speech by Adam Yahiye Gadahn Produced by as-Sahab Media
The beard is really coming along A new message from the traitor Gadahn. “…You and your people will- Allah willing- experience things which will make you forget all about the horrors of September 11th, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Virginia Tech.” From the SITE Institute : Adam Yahiye Gadahn AKA Azzam the American, is featured in a […]
Islamic Society of Boston Drops Lawsuits
Here’s a happy announcement from the David Project. It looks from the information below as if, as in the case of CAIR’s suit against Anti-CAIR, the discovery process came too close to compelling the ISB to disclose things it doesn’t want the public to know. Islamic Society of Boston Drops Lawsuits Against David Project, Concerned […]
UK: Academics oppose drive to root out jihadists on university campuses
There is no jihad. There is only “Islamophobia” and racism. “Lecturers oppose Muslim ‘witch hunt,’” by Graeme Paton in the Telegraph, with thanks to all who sent this in: Academics are threatening to derail a Government drive to root out Islamic extremists on university campuses. The University and College Union, will ask its 120,000 members […]
What Muhammad said?
A few years ago I was speaking at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and in the course of the talk explained that Hasan Al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, and Abdullah Azzam, cofounder of Al-Qaeda, among others, attacked the famous hadith in which Muhammad speaks of the “greater jihad” as a spiritual […]
Fitzgerald: The Iran/Iraq War, Sunni/Shi’a hostility, and D’Souza
The war between Iran and Iraq, of course, could not have been openly presented by Saddam Hussein as a Sunni-Shi’a war, for obvious reasons. But that is not the same thing as saying that it had nothing to do with the initial fear and hatred, felt by those who ran the Sunni Arab despotism (disguised […]
Iran: 14,635 arrested in morals campaign
Whole lotta immorality going on in the Islamic Republic, but they’re on the case. “Iran: 14,635 Arrested in Moralisation Campaign,” from AKI, with thanks to Fjordman and Insubria: Tehran, 29 May (AKI) – In the four weeks since a highly publicised government moralisation campaign kicked off, 14,635 people were temporarily detained under strict new Islamic […]
Fort Dix tipster shrugs off ‘hero’ title
This is the young man who was afraid it might be “racist” to say something to authorities about this. That is, apparently, the substance of the “moral dilemma” noted below. God help us. From CNN, with thanks to Scott: NEW YORK (CNN) — The tipster responsible for helping authorities thwart a possible terrorist attack on […]