In Human Events today, I discuss the momentous first hundred days. And I expect that we ain’t seen nothin’ yet. “To the Muslim world,” said Barack Obama in his Inaugural Address, “we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect.” After 100 days, how’s that going? Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad summed […]
Archives for April 2009
General Petraeus: “The Pakistanis have run out of excuses” and are “finally getting serious”
Yet Petraeus was quick to add that “we’ve heard it all before” from the Pakistanis. “Petraeus: Next Two Weeks Critical to Pakistan’s Survival,” by James Rosen for Fox News, April 30: Gen. David Petraeus said he is looking for concrete action by the Pakistani government to destroy the Taliban in the next two weeks before […]
Obama overrules FBI and DHS on release of Gitmo jihadists into American civilian population
Coming to your neighborhood: the jihad They told him these guys were dangerous jihadists, and Obama doesn’t seem to care. They’re coming to your neighborhood whether you or the FBI or DHS like it or not. Relax. What could go wrong? An update on this story. “BREAKING: White House Overrides FBI and DHS on Gitmo […]
18% of Muslims in Denmark agree that “Sharia law should be integrated into Danish law”
Not quite as “zealous” as Britain’s Muslims, 61% of which want sharia, but a start. “Denmark: 18% of Muslims want to see Sharia law implemented,” from Islam in Europe, April 30: Close to a fifth of Muslims in Denmark want to see Sharia law implemented in Denmark. A study conducted by analysis institute Capacent for […]
German creationist cell planned September 11 anniversary attacks — no, wait…
Not even Ron-Paulians or Glenn-Beckites. Islamic jihadists again, oddly enough. “German cell planned September 11 anniversary attacks,” from Expatica, April 30 (thanks to Sr. Soph): Duesseldorf — Four suspected Islamic militants on trial for plotting to kill Americans in Germany discussed carrying out bombings on the sixth anniversary of 9/11, police said Wednesday. Giving evidence […]
Stop the presses! Algerian imam defends terrorism!
Yet another Islamic cleric defends the jihadist perspective. Yesterday I received an email from a student in England who wished to dispute what he characterized as my “claim that Islamist terrorism is justified in Islam and properly represents an element in the Islamic tradition of Jihad (whether expansionist or non-expansionist).” He referred to “the prohibition […]
Rally to defeat the jihad!
A press release I just received about this event: MUSLIM, JEWISH, CHRISTIAN, HINDU, SIKH, BUDDHIST, HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS TO RALLY FOR DEFEAT OF RADICAL ISLAM MUSLIM DARFUR LEADER, ESCAPED JIHAD SLAVE, VICTIMS OF TERROR FROM INDIA, U.S. AND ISRAEL TO ADDRESS MASS RALLY EVENT WILL HONOR U.S. DEFENDERS AGAINST TERROR, 911 FAMILIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS […]
Nashville: Hospital pays $70,000 to Muslim after denying him time off for trip to Mecca
But it denies discriminating against him. It looks as if the hospital paid just to make this suit go away, which may make sense for them in the short term, but — particularly given their non-admission of any discrimination — sets a precedent that will make it more difficult in the future for non-Muslim businesses […]
Leading analyst: The global jihad is over, we won
Hey, kids, if you’re looking for me, I’ll be playing the soprano saxophone on the sidewalk outside Madison Square Garden. Drop a buck in my case, will ya? “West Has Already Won War with Islam, Says Leading Geopolitical Analyst,” by Aaron Task in Newsmakers, April 30 (thanks to Freckles): With the Taliban on the march […]
Wilders: Why I Am In America Fighting for Free Speech
Here is Geert Wilders’s April 28 statement at a joint press conference with Lord Malcolm Pearson, in response to CAIR’s attack on Florida House of Representatives Majority Leader Rep. Adam Hasner (thanks to Patrick Poole): Freedom of expression is under attack. That is the theme I am addressing here in America this week as part […]
Saudi judge annuls marriage between 8-year-old girl and man in his fifties
But he stopped short of banning child marriage or the practice of selling daughters into marriage. How could he ban child marriage when Muhammad, the prophet of Islam and the “excellent example of conduct” (Qur’an 33:21), married Aisha when she was six and consummated the marriage when she was nine (and he was 54)? An […]
UK airline wipes Israel off the map to avoid offending Muslims
Reality offends them. Raymond just wrote in to remind me that BMI has been following a consistent pattern of dhimmitude, asking flight attendants to walk behind men and wear Muslim garb while in Saudi Arabia, and forbidding staff from taking Bibles and Christian items into Saudi Arabia. “BMI airline wipes Israel off the map,” from […]
Catching Reza Aslan stretching the truth
Kamala, who raised important (and still unanswered) questions in his superb review of Sumbul Ali-Karamali’s The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an, the Media, and that Veil thing, now examines Reza Aslan‘s How to Win a Cosmic War. Here is Kamala’s take on Aslan’s most egregious (and melodramatic) falsehood — that a one day trip to […]
Egyptian Christians riot after government decision to kill all pigs
Further evidence that the wholly unnecessary Egyptian order to eliminate the country of all swine is based on assuaging Muslim paranoia regarding “unclean pigs” at the expense of creating (more) economic hardships for Christians. More on this story. “Egyptian Christians riot after swine flu cull,” by Philippe Naughton for the Times Online, April 29: Egyptian […]
UAE bans pork imports to combat swine flu, even though swine flu is not spread by eating pork
Craving unsatisfied The UAE joins Egypt. Since swine flu is not spread by eating pork, this banning seems to be simply an instrument of Islamization and a means to harass non-Muslims. “UAE bans pork imports to combat swine flu,” from Reuters, April 30 (thanks to James): DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has banned […]
Israeli intel: “Obama wants to make friends with our worst enemies and until now the worst enemies of the United States”
“Obama will want to show Iran, Syria and radical Muslims that the United States could pressure Israel on a strategic level.” If Israel falls, the jihad will not end. It will, in fact, be emboldened as never before, and focus with new energy and confidence upon Europe and elsewhere. If Israel falls, the United States […]
American professor receives award from genocidal Jew-hating jihadist
Picture an American professor receiving an award from Adolf Hitler in 1938. Then picture this. Diana West has the details: The little guy (above) is A-jad, Iranian thug-in-chief, and he’s congratulating an American professor named Robert G. Morrison of Bowdoin College for having written Islam and Science: The Intellectual Career of Nizam al-Din al-Nisaburi, which, […]
Thailand: Jihadists kill 10 civilians, AP says they’re reacting to “a history of discrimination”
Note how AP considers and breezily dismisses the possibility that these jihadists might be fighting to establish an Islamic state. But are they suffering from discrimination? Hardly — the Thai government is even considering giving them Sharia. “10 killed by suspected insurgents in Thailand,” by Sumeth Panpetch for AP, April 28 (thanks to Pamela): PATTANI, […]
Muslims attacking gay men in Amsterdam
And AFP notices, instead of following the usual practice of blaming “youths” or “immigrants.” “Dutch signs point to gay sex seekers,” from AFP, April 29 (thanks to Jessica): A park near Amsterdam has unveiled information signs pointing out spots where officials say gay men are known to have sex, so visitors are not taken by […]
Jailed Mumbai jihadist demands cologne and walks on the veranda
Or else “things may go out of control.” Can’t have that. Monumental Chutzpah Alert: “Kasab’s demands: Perfume, toothpaste & stroll outside cell,” from the Times of India, April 29 (thanks to Block Ness): MUMBAI: Prime accused in Mumbai terror attack case Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab has asked for perfume, toothpaste and newspaper besides permission to […]