In Human Events today I discuss how the Secretary of Defense seems to be wooing our media-anointed President-to-be by taking a hyper-PC line on the global jihad: Is Robert Gates hoping that if Barack Obama is elected president, he will keep him on as Secretary of Defense? It sure looks like it. Last week, while […]
Archives for October 2008
Somali stoning case: “We were told she submitted herself to be punished, yet we could see her screaming as she was forcibly bound, legs and hands.”
Note the usual insistence that sharia law itself is just, but isn’t being carried out properly. Part of that hinges on widely divergent views of what constitutes justice in the first place, but it is also worth noting how readily sharia lends itself to further abuses on top of those enshrined in the letter of […]
Algeria: Christians accused of “blaspheming the name of the Prophet [Muhammad] and Islam” are acquitted
“…Pressure from outside has embarrassed the Algerian government very much.” An update on this story. “Algeria – Christians acquitted in blasphemy case,” from Compass Direct News, October 29: ISTANBUL, October 29 (Compass Direct News) — A court in northwestern Algeria today acquitted three Christians charged with blaspheming Islam and threatening a member of their congregation […]
Report: Indonesian jihadists shifting strategy to target Christians
We have seen in many cases that Muslim casualties are a major liability for jihadist groups. Politically, it is a safer bet to stick to infidels, whose lives are worth less under Islamic laws concerning blood money (diyya) and retaliation (qisas), not to mention the fact that they become targets as soon as they are […]
Under scrutiny, Indonesian cleric reconsiders marriage to 12-year-old, but no date set for annulment
Will he follow through with the annulment? Or will this move simply get the media off his back until the uproar dies down? In any event, this story has yielded one important development: The assertion that, at least for now, Indonesian civil law still trumps sharia law in this area. What remains to be seen […]
Jihadist suicide attacks kill dozens in Somalia
The northern part of the country had been relatively peaceful, but, you see, it was a completely wrong variety of peace (i.e., not the kind the jihadists promise), and thus, absolutely had to be stopped by any possible means. Somalia Jihad Update. “Suicide attacks kill dozens in Somalia,” by Xan Rice for the Guardian, October […]
Canada: Islamic terrorist found guilty of “some” charges
“Duped” into thinking he was only killing NATO forces, not UK civilians His “high-profile” lawyer insists that his client “was duped by the extremists into believing the group intended to wage an attack on NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, rather than targeting civilians in the U.K.” More telling is the fact that the word “Islam” does […]
U.S. experts and leaders suggest “talks” with Taliban
Apparently they believe that “the Taliban is not monolithic. Reports out of Afghanistan reflect a splintering among Taliban leaders, with some offering to take part in a democratic system and allow girls to go to school.” More here. “Our view on Afghanistan: Talk to the Taliban?” from USA Today, October 29 : Negotiations might help […]
Osama bin Laden: “The Jews are free to do whatever they wish with Muslim women”
Islamist Propaganda Alert. More on this story. “Guantanamo Yemeni claims ‘al Qaeda’s best video,’” by Jane Sutton for Reuters, October 29: GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) – A Yemeni prisoner watched an al Qaeda recruiting video with his Guantanamo interrogator and proudly admitted producing the work, the interrogator testified in the U.S. war […]
Australia’s Jihad Jack free
He claims to have fooled al-Qaeda; did he fool the court as well? “Australia’s ‘Jihad Jack’ free,” from the Straits Times, October 29: MELBOURNE – AN AUSTRALIAN Muslim convert walked free on Wednesday after a years-long legal battle when a judged sentenced him to jail for holding a falsified passport, but released him due to […]
Pakistan “summons” U.S. ambassador, protests missile strikes
But what is the alternative when mounting evidence indicates that the Pakistanis are double-dealing, and sometimes pre-warning the terrorists. Friend and Ally Update. “Pakistan summons U.S. ambassador over missile strikes,” from China View, October 29 (thanks to Dionysios): ISLAMABAD, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) — Pakistani foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the United States ambassador to Pakistan […]
Forthcoming fatwa to ban Yoga
Dangerous kafir practice for Muslims; may cause “straying” “Why should we look for other alternatives to exercise and search for peace? Yoga could cause (Muslims) to stray from their faith because its movements are according to the style and traditions of Hinduism.” “Ban on yoga for muslims?” from the Straits Times, October 29: KUALA LUMPUR […]
U.K: Leading Muslim doctor faces dismissal for saying homosexuals should face ‘the stick of the law’
But he counters the accusations against him with the most believable, bulletproof explanation of all time for the offensive content of the letter: His son wrote it! Of course! “Top Muslim doctor faces sack for saying ‘transsexuals are twisted and society needs protection from gays’,” by James Tozer for the Daily Mail, October 27 (thanks […]
U.K.: Only one Islamic “preacher of hate” deported in past 3 years
Meanwhile, Abu Qatada lives, eats, and shops on the government dole. That’ll show ’em. “Just one ‘preacher of hate’ deported in last three years,” by Andrew Porter and Caroline Gammell for the Telegraph, October 28: Ministers unveiled a 12 point plan to crack down on fanatics in the wake of the 7/7 bombings. But three […]
Pakistan: 17-year-old girl’s murder in land dispute covered up as “honor killing,” tribal council approves
That’s right: “Honor killing” as a defense, in yet another study in moral standards and priorities. “Another ‘honor killing’: 17-year-old Pakistani girl murdered,” by Qaiser Felix for AsiaNews, October 2: Islamabad (AsiaNews) – Another honor killing against a girl in Pakistan: the murder took place in the district of Khairpur, in the southern province of […]
UK: 17 year old Somali killed after being “repeatedly hit across the head with a samurai sword, baseball bat, machete and metal pole”
Reason? “Breaking Muslim rules by drinking alcohol.” Couldn’t they have simply taken him to one of the UK’s sharia courts? “Somali youth was killed ‘in row over alcohol and Islam,’” by Angela Balakrishnan for the Guardian, October 28: A gang of five men beat a Somali teenager to death because of a row over Muslims […]
Somali woman buried up to her neck and stoned by 50 men
Though not quite up to the neck, it must’ve been something like this The sharia court issuing this “punishment” says that she not only confessed to adultery, but insisted on being “punished for the crime she committed.” “Woman stoned to death for adultery after Somali court ruling,” from AFP, October 28: MOGADISHU (AFP) “” Thousands […]
“Only jihad by word and pen is left…Blood, blood, destruction, destruction”
Expect Muslims in America to denounce and demonstrate against Ali Hamza al Bahlul’s misuse of the word “jihad” forthwith. Expect MSA’s on campuses all over the country to hold rallies denouncing Bahlul’s linking of jihad with blood and destruction. What’s that? None of that will happen? Instead they will call me an “Islamophobe” for daring […]
The Message set for remake
History or Propaganda? According to the executive producer’s reasoning for making the movie — “to bridge the gap of understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims” — one can’t help but conclude the latter. “Prophet Mohammed film The Message set for remake,” by Chris Irvine, for the Telegraph, October 28: A remake of The Message, a movie […]
Conservative Christians and acute hearing
Listen for yourself and see if you too have “religious right” ears More on this story. “Minnesota Religious Right: Mattel’s new dolls support radical Islam,” by Andy Birkey for the Minnesota Independent, October 27: Jan Markell of the end-times movement Olive Tree Ministries in Maple Grove, Minn., says a doll marketed by toy-making giant Mattel […]