They did “exactly what you would do if you had a nuclear weapon on a Scud or a Shahab-3 or other missile, and you wanted to explode it over the United States.” “U.S. Intel: Iran Plans Nuclear Strike on U.S.,” by Kenneth R. Timmerman for NewsMax, July 29 (thanks to all who sent this in): […]
Archives for July 2008
No pets, please, we’re Saudi
Muhammad said: “Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein there is a dog or a picture of a living creature (a human being or an animal).” However, he also said, “A woman was tortured and was put in Hell because of a cat which she had kept locked till it died of hunger.” […]
Afghan charged with blasphemy faces death if convicted, vigilante murder if acquitted
The Qur’an, according to traditional Islamic theology, exists and can exist only in Arabic. Its Arabic language is essential to its character. Translations have long been forbidden, but they are allowed for purposes of da’wah — Islamic proselytizing. Muslims themselves produce translations into almost all of the languages of the world. But Zalmay’s translation, according […]
Banning all religions the only solution to combatting radical Islam?
Reacting to the recent poll which revealed some “disturbing” things about the UK’s Muslim youth, and instead of having the guts to simply lay the blame where it belongs, Ms. Marrin thinks the only remedy is to ban all religous groups, including Christian schools. “To beat extremism we must dissolve religious groups,” by Minette Marrin […]
Rand declares new strategy to defeat al-Qaeda!
Basically, to replace the term “war on terror” with “counter-terrorism.” More silly semantics. “New strategy ‘can beat al-Qaeda,’” from the BBC, July 29: Al-Qaeda can be defeated if the US relies less on force and more on intelligence and policing to find its leaders, a leading US think-tank says. In a new report, the Rand […]
Ethiopia: Muslim mobs stone Christians
Guess this is the “thanks” the descendants of the great “Negus” — the king of Ethiopia during Muhammad’s time who provided shelter and refuge to the first Muslim community — get in return. “Muslim Mob Stones Christians in Eastern Ethiopia,” by Michael Ireland, for Worthy News, July 30: ETHIOPIA (ANS) — A mob of Islamic […]
UK: play director fears “offending” Muslims
While the director of the National Theater revels in offending Christians, he is ultra careful not to offend Muslims. What’s worse, he offends Christians by introducing extra-scriptural material (such as Jesus being “a bit gay”), which is offensive for the simple reason that it is not warranted and misrepresentative of Christianity; that is, it has […]
Fitzgerald: A tribute to James K. Glassman
“This is an effort that requires credible Muslim voices to work effectively “” especially voices of those, like Fadl, born Sayyid Imam al-Sharif, and known as Dr. Fadil, whose story was told recently by Lawrence Wright in the New Yorker. Fadl helped build the Al Qaeda ideology and now repudiates it for its wanton violence.” […]
Fitzgerald: “Islamism” and Islam
“Islamism” is not a helpful invention. Apostates from Islam, Wafa Sultan and Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Ibn Warraq, treat it dismissively. It represents an attempt to somehow appeal to Muslims — that is, to those who are thought of as “moderate” possibly because they remain largely ignorant of the texts of Islam, or because they […]
India: Almost 2 dozen bombs found, defused in Gujarat
India Bombings Update. “Gujarat on the edge as more bombs found,” from Indo-Asian News Service, July 30: SURAT/AHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI: Just when Gujarat was returning to normalcy after 50 people were killed in Saturday”s serial bombings in Ahmedabad, 23 low-intensity bombs were recovered from Surat by yesterday evening as cities across India remained on the edge. […]
Marriage, blackmail, rape: Al-Qaeda’s methods for recruiting female suicide bombers in Iraq
Here, al-Qaeda is exploiting the injustices of Sharia law — including the subjugation of women, and the danger of reporting a rape without four witnesses — and the culture it creates to trap women into doing their bidding to advance the cause of imposing Sharia in Iraq. More on this story. “Love, blackmail and rape […]
Call for whitewashing Islam to be taught as a compulsory subject in universities
The call comes from Malaysia, but it is in response to the “Western media’s misrepresentation of Islam.” Only in the eighth paragraph do we get any hint of the possibility that Muslims, and not just the Western media, might be responsible for some of the negative perceptions non-Muslims have of them. But the key element […]
CIA confronts Pakistan over top-level ties to jihadists
Direct links between the Pakistani spy service and an Al-Qaeda group. Surprise, surprise. “C.I.A. Outlines Pakistan Links With Militants,” by Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt for the New York Times, July 30 (thanks to all who sent this in): WASHINGTON “” A top Central Intelligence Agency official traveled secretly to Islamabad this month to confront […]
Indonesian Christian leader: “We are praying for Obama because we feel he can help reduce the widespread stigma and misperception that Muslims in Indonesia are fundamentalists”
The Rev. Ishak Pule, chairperson of the Christian Church of Central Sulawesi synod, is praying for an Obama victory “because we feel he can help reduce the widespread stigma and misperception that Muslims in Indonesia are fundamentalists.” Now how can Barack Obama correct any “misperceptions” about Muslims in Indonesia, when “Senator Obama has never been […]
Hirsi Ali seeks police protection in US
She’s seeking it from the Dutch government. But if the American government had any sense of what it is really up against in this conflict against jihadists worldwide, and who the real warriors are against those jihadists, Hirsi Ali would get protection from the U.S. “Netherlands: Former MP Hirsi Ali seeks police protection in US,” […]
Iran arrests 16 converts to Christianity
And they’re hoping to give them the death penalty, in accord with Muhammad’s dictum: “If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.” “Iran: Sixteen Christian converts arrested,” from AKI, July 29 (thanks to Insubria): Tehran, 29 July (AKI) – Sixteen Iranians who converted from Islam to Christianity were arrested on Tuesday in Malakshahr, on […]
Ahmadinejad says “big powers” are “going down,” blames them for AIDS, criticizes indictment of Sudanese president for genocide
Playing the blame game like a pro. “Ahmadinejad blames West for AIDS,” from the Associated Press, July 29: Iran’s president on Tuesday blamed the US and other “big powers” for nuclear proliferation, AIDS and other global ills and accused them of exploiting the UN and other organizations for their own gain – and the developing […]
Amidst carnage, “Holy War leader” calls for “inter-Palestinian dialogue”
Trying to pull taqiyya on seasoned veterans of taqiyya. Regardless, Hamas and Fatah — one nationality, one language, one religion (the one that “counts,” anyway) — continue persecuting and killing each other, all for the whole world to see, while, of course, accusing Israel of being the real oppressive force. “Islamic Jihad: inter-Palestinian dialogue only […]
UN diplomat: Pretending that Pakistan is not supporting the Taliban is similar to “pretending that Niagara Falls doesn’t flow”
Nice when politicians and diplomats — you know, they who have so much influence on the world — speak the simple truth.”Courage, at last,” by Jiti Khanna, for the Globe and Mail, July 29: Vancouver — At last, a Western diplomat – Chris Alexander, a former Canadian ambassador now serving as a United Nations special […]
UK: poll results finding that 1/3 of Muslims support murder in the name of religion are a result of “vague” and “misleading” questions, which were “willfully misinterpreted,” say Muslims
All in order to comport with the right wing’s “own tawdry obsession with Islam.” “Muslims under renewed attack in UK, from Mathaba, July 29: The National Union of Students (NUS) has joined Muslims in criticizing a report on ‘Islam on Campus’, while a new Channel Four television documentary on the Holy Qu’ran has been widely […]