Barry Rubin discusses the meaning of the Bhutto assassination. Much will be said about Benazir Bhutto’s assassination; little will be understood about what it truly means. I’m not speaking here about Pakistan, of course, as important as is that country. But rather the lesson–as if we need any more–for that broad Middle East which begins […]
Archives for December 2007
Somalia: Hundreds of jihadists advance on Baidoa
The Somali jihad resurgent. “Somalia: Hundreds of Islamist militants advance on Baidoa,” from AKI (thanks to Sr. Soph): Jarail, 31 Dec. (AKI) – Several hundred Islamist militants belonging to the al-Qaeda linked ‘Young Mujahadeen’ group have gathered at a disused miliatary base 40 kilometres from the southern city of Baidoa, where Somalia’s transitional government is […]
Algeria: Islamic MPs ask for action against jihadists — no, wait…
“We condemn the government’s silence with regard to this phenomenon.” Hey, great! Finally some Muslim moderates are going to get to work against those Islamic jihadists, eh? Well, no. It isn’t Islamic jihadists they’re upset about. It’s Christian missionaries, of course. “Algeria: Islamic MPs ask for action against Christian missionaries,” from AKI (thanks to Insubria): […]
“Dismantled” Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades call for assassination of Palestinian PM Fayad
Some disassembly required. An update on this story. “Aksa Martyrs Brigades calls for Fayad’s assassination,” by Khaled Abu Toameh for the Jerusalem Post: Fatah’s armed wing, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades, on Sunday called for the murder of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salaam Fayad for “collaboration” with Israel and the US. This was the first time […]
Allahu ak–
Whoops. No virgins. “Two suicide bombers die in botched Pak attack,” from Reuters : KARACHI – Two suspected suicide bombers were killed in Pakistan’s central Punjab province early on Sunday when the devices they were carrying exploded prematurely in an apparent botched attack on a former minister, police said. The blast in Haroonabad, in southern […]
Al-Azhar says women pregnant by rape must abort baby
The madness continues at Al-Azhar. From Agence France-Presse: CAIRO – AL-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s highest seat of learning, on Sunday declared that any woman pregnant by rape must abort the baby immediately in order to maintain ‘social stability’. ‘A raped woman must terminate the pregnancy immediately upon learning of the pregnancy if a trusted doctor gives […]
Savage suit: CAIR “has consistently sought to silence opponents of violent terror through economic blackmail, frivolous but costly lawsuits, threats of lawsuits and abuses of the legal system”
Savage’s CAIR suit is heating up. “Michael Savage lawsuit links CAIR to 9/11 plot,” from WorldNetDaily.com (thanks to Doug): WASHINGTON — It’s no longer just a charge of copyright violation in the case of Michael Savage v. Council on American-Islamic Relations. Now the radio talk star is going for the legal jugular in his battle […]
Turkey arrests five suspected misunderstanders of Islam
Maybe this book from Waqf Ikhlas Publications made them misunderstand their religion. “Turkey arrests five for al Qaeda links: report,” from Reuters: ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has detained five people for links with al Qaeda after police operations in four cities including the capital Ankara, Turkish TV reported on Sunday. The arrests follow the detention […]
“Jihad: war against non-Muslims to convert them to Islam”
Pop quiz! Who said that? Me? Serge Trifkovic? Greg Davis? Must have been one of us “Islamophobes,” no? Whoops! Nope! It comes from a book, Islam and Christianity, printed by a Muslim publishing house, Waqf Ikhlas Publications, and distributed by the modern, moderate, secular Turkish government to non-Muslims who come to work in Turkey. It’s […]
UK: The War On Terror Is Over — If You Want It
The learned architects of the current policy Close your eyes and repeat it over and over again: We are not in a war. We are not in a war. We are not in a war. The aimless death cult has nothing to do with Islam. The aimless death cult has nothing to do with Islam. […]