“I told them they could do what they like. It didn’t stop me taking the case.” “Islamists threaten to murder lawyer defending Pervez,” by Jerome Starkey for The Independent, August 1: The Afghan lawyer defending a journalist on death row in Kabul has been bombarded with death threats urging him to drop the case. Islamic […]
Archives for July 2008
“You Jews should be aware: You will never, but never have peace with Hamas. Islam, as the ideology that guides them, will not allow them to achieve a peace agreement with the Jews.”
Common sense from a former Hamas member who has converted to Christianity. “Hamas’ Christian convert: I’ve left a society that sanctifies terror,” by Avi Issacharoff for Haaretz, July 31 (thanks to all who sent this in): A moment before beginning his supper, Masab, son of West Bank Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef, glances at the […]
Fitzgerald: Dialogue and reality
“Rome, 31 July (AKI) – Pope Benedict XVI has played a key role in helping Muslims and Christians start to find common ground on issues ranging from poverty to pollution, according to a top Muslim intellectual. –˜After years of attempted dialogue, Islam and Christianity have begun to find consensus on subjects of shared interest,” the […]
Head of jihadist school in Virginia guilty of not reporting child abuse
This is a sidelight on the main issue at the Islamic Saudi Academy, which is that it is teaching jihad and Islamic supremacism, and turning out jihadists. Maybe he didn’t know he was supposed to file such a report. That is remotely possible, although generally school districts are quite adamant about this sort of thing, […]
Now, according to some Muslims, the Pope is a “good guy”
To those who are smart enough to realize that, far from vilifying such a prominent Western leader as the Pope, who has repeatedly shown good will towards Islam, it’s better to praise his dialogue-first approach. Since, as is becoming increasingly clear, the alternative is worse. “Islam: Muslim thinkers praise Pope’s ‘advanced’ views on dialogue,” from […]
Jihadists develop “suicide underwear”
Unmentionables. “Terrorists develop “˜suicide underwear,– by Imran Asghar for the Daily Times, July 31 : RAWALPINDI: Would-be suicide bombers could be using explosives “underwear briefs” rather than explosives jackets to evade “conservative” body searches, sources said on Wednesday. Sihala Police College forensic lab sources told Daily Times that the study of recent suicide attacks showed […]
Philippines: Four Christians killed, one missing after jihadists ambush bus
“The signing of a peace accord between the central government and MILF rebels, held responsible for the July 24th attack in Davao del Sur, appears increasingly fragile.” Uh-huh. “Mindanao: four Christians killed, a fifth missing,” by Santosh Digal for AsiaNews, July 30: Cotabato City (AsiaNews) — Armed men stopped a mini-bus and murdered four Christian […]
Objective journalism update: US detains Reuters photographer in Iraq
Seeing the kind of reporting that regularly comes from Reuters and the others, it does not require a great leap of imagination to think that some “journalists” are jihadists. “Iraqi journalist detained by U.S. military,” from The Associated Press, July 31 : BAGHDAD: Reuters news agency said Thursday one of its Iraqi photographers had been […]
Spencer: Turkey’s Dilemma
In Human Events today I discuss Turkey and Rice: Can democracy survive the closing of a major political party — the ruling political party in the country? Imagine if the Supreme Court had convened to discuss banning the Democratic Party. Something no less momentous is happening in Turkey this week. Turkey”s constitutional court convened last […]
Iraq: suicide attack leaves three dead, four wounded
Since this is an al-Qaeda affiliated attack, one wonders if the suicide bomber was a child. “Suicide car bomber kills three policemen in Iraq,” from ABC News, July 31: Three police officers were killed and four others wounded when a suicide bomber tried to ram his car into a police station in northern Iraq, police […]