Reza Alavi Update. “Iranian engineer pleads guilty in nuke plant case,” from AP, June 25 (thanks to all who sent this in): PHOENIX (AP) “” An Iranian engineer has pleaded guilty to transporting stolen property he obtained at a former job at the largest nuclear plant in the United States. Mohammad Reza Alavi, 50, pleaded […]
Archives for June 2008
Britain to free another Al-Qaeda top dog
Abu Qatada was not enough. “Second al-Qaeda leader to be freed in Britain,” from the Times, June 28 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): Secret negotiations have taken place to arrange the release from a British jail of one of al-Qaeda’s most important operatives in Europe, The Times has learnt. The prisoner, who can be identified […]
“The problems of homosexuality and women bishops which face the Church of England are minor compared with the threat to the church and the nation from Islam”
“Islam is real threat to church, says Synod member,” from Telegraph, June 26: […] But Alison Ruoff, an evangelical lay member of the Synod and a former magistrate who is at the Gafcon summit in Jerusalem, told The Daily Telegraph that the church needs to get past these divisions and concentrate on fighting the rise […]
Russia: Nine dead, four injured in clashes with Caucasus jihadists
Though not often reported on in the mainstream press, the jihad in and around Chechnya has not gone away. “Nine dead, four injured in North Caucasus clashes,” from Deutsche Presse Agentur, June 28: MOSCOW – Nine people have been killed and four injured in several exchanges of gunfire in the disputed Russian North Caucasus region, […]
Somali jihadists kidnap Danish, Swedish U.N. aid workers
A case study in why Somalia is a mess, and has been for years. “Somali Islamists snatch Danish, Swedish aid workers: UN,” from Agence France-Presse: MOGADISHU (AFP) – Islamist militants kidnapped a Dane and a Swede working for the United Nations and a Somali aid worker when the fighters seized control of a town Saturday, […]
Thousands cheer as Pakistani jihadists decapitate, shoot Afghans accused of spying for U.S., “for the interest of the Islamic world”
“The crowd erupted in cheers of “God is great!” and gunmen fired in the air in jubilation.” “Thousands Cheer as Pakistani Militants Decapitate, Shoot Afghans Accused of Spying for U.S., ” from the Associated Press, May 27: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan “” A gang of Pakistani militants executed two alleged U.S. spies in front of thousands of […]
Clearing up misconceptions about Islam
There are so very many stories like this — most of them I don’t post here. But as our new Jihad Watch contributor Raymond Ibrahim noted the other day, “Why are we not constantly exhorted, day after day, that Christianity, or Judaism, or Hinduism, or Buddhism, or Scientology are ‘misunderstood’? Why only Islam?” Why indeed? […]
Taliban enforcing Sharia at gunpoint in Pakistani province
“This speaks of a complete lack of control by the government over the situation.” “Taliban bring vigilante law to Peshawar,” from Reuters, June 28 : PESHAWAR: The Taliban are no longer at the gates of Peshawar, they”re inside, making their presence felt in the largest city in the NWFP. Their brazen movement is a chilling […]
Fitzgerald: The Saudis: Nobody’s perfect
The Saudis recently arrested 700 people they said held to a “deviant ideology.” Actually the “deviant ideology” is to mistake the princes, princelings, princelettes of the Al-Saud family, and their spaniel-courtiers, for bad people, greedy people, decadent people who, some claim, have been robbing the country blind. How could anyone think that? Surely they must […]
UK: Bailed jihad terror suspect flees during Friday prayers
Keystone Kops Alert. I expect that the Keystone quality of this particular story can be attributed to multiculti witlessness, in which authorities assumed that the pious young men wouldn’t dream of taking advantage of the opportunity offered by Friday prayers to elude them. To do so, they probably assumed in their befuddled, befogged Openness to […]
Tens of thousands of Muslims riot in Kashmir over land transfer to Hindu shrine
It is dar al-Islam, you see. Three people have been killed, and the rioting continues. “Land Transfer to Hindu Site Inflames Kashmir’s Muslims,” from AP, June 28 (thanks to all who sent this in): SRINAGAR, Kashmir (AP) “” Tens of thousands of Muslim demonstrators filled the streets in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, burning flags and […]
Turning on their former clients, Pakistan hits Taliban hideouts
This strike is recommended in this report, which exposes Pakistan’s support for the Taliban. “Pakistan launches strike at Taliban hideouts,” by Kathy Gannon for Associated Press (thanks to all who sent this in): KHYBER AGENCY, Pakistan – Pakistani forces bombarded suspected militant hideouts with mortar shells Saturday as the government launched a major offensive against […]
Iran says it will hit Israel if attacked
1939 Alert. “Report: Iran to hit Israel if attacked,” by Ali Akbar Dareini for Associated Press, June 28 : TEHRAN, Iran – The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned that Tehran would respond to an attack against it by barraging Israel with missiles and controlling a key oil passageway in the Persian Gulf, said a […]
Brother charged in Canadian honor killing
The father was recently charged with first-degree murder. Now it looks as if this killing was a family affair, as are many honor killings. “Police charge brother in murder of his teenaged sister, hint others involved,” by Suzanne Steel in the National Post, June 27 (thanks to all who sent this in): A 27-year-old man […]
Canadian Thought Police dismiss complaint against Maclean’s mag
However, in British Columbia the ugly little circus continues. “Rights panel rejects action against Maclean’s,” by Jamie Komarnicki for the Globe and Mail, June 27 (thanks to all who sent this in): The Canadian Human Rights Commission has dismissed a complaint against Maclean’s magazine over a controversial article on the future of Islam, magazine officials […]
Switzerland: Muslim immigrants convicted of genital mutilation
It is refreshing to see this prosecuted, rather than being pandered to by bemused multiculturalists. “Parents convicted of genital mutilation,” from Swissinfo, June 26 (thanks to Writer Mom): Two Somali-born parents who had their daughter circumcised in Zurich in 1996 have been handed suspended prison sentences of two years. The sentences to the parents of […]
Hamas slams Fatah for violating the truce
In case you’ve left your scorecard at home, the State Department’s version is that Hamas are the bloodthirsty jihad terrorists, while Fatah are the peaceful, pragmatic moderates. Of course, Fatah has never actually been that, and here is yet more proof. “Hamas slams Fatah for shelling,” from JTA, June 27 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): […]
Jailed jihadist professor indicted for refusal to testify about Islamic charities
CAIR is in his corner, of course, and everyone is working hard to make him seem to be a martyr. But what does he have to hide? What would he be able to reveal about the IIIT, which was listed in a 1991 Muslim Brotherhood memorandum as one of the organizations involved in a “grand […]
Conference on antisemitism and “Islamophobia” can’t find any Muslim speakers
Not a single one was free. “Jews but no Muslims at Racism Conference,” from The Jewish Chronicle, June 27: The first conference to compare antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe was held in London this week “” but without any Muslim speakers. Now, we all now that it’s only the “radical” Muslims who exhibit animosity and […]
UK: Police dogs trained to sniff out terrorists won’t touch Muslims — it offends them
UPDATE June 27, 9:39AM PDT: It looks as if the dogs will be sniffing around Muslims after all. Muslims objected, but their objections were overruled. See “Muslims will be searched by sniffer dogs despite religious objections, say police,” from the Daily Mail, June 27. —— Britain just keeps outdoing itself for nutty manifestations of dhimmitude. […]