Continuing the campaign against Great Satan 2.0, in a move evocative of the U.S. Embassy hostage crisis three decades ago. “Britain assails Iran over embassy staff detentions,” by Karin Laub for the Associated Press, June 28: Iranian authorities have detained several local employees of the British Embassy in Iran, a move that Britain’s foreign secretary […]
Archives for June 2009
At sentencing hearing for Canadian jihadist, attorney claims client was “‘kept in the dark’ about what the bombs would be used for”
For most people, the intent to set off bombs in the first place is kind of a red flag. An update on this story. “Terror suspect’s fate could hinge on how much he knew about bombing plot,” from the Canadian Press, June 26: BRAMPTON, Ont. “” The fate of the only man to have pleaded […]
Nearly 60 Pakistani Air Force personnel arrested for jihadist connections in past two years
Tiny Minority of Extremists Alert. This story corroborates an earlier one detailing a retired Pakistani army general’s concerns about jihadist sympathies within the officers’ corps. “Pak AF personnel with jihadi links spark alarm,” by Omar Farooq Khan for the Times News Network, June 25: ISLAMABAD: An alarming trend of Pakistan air force personnel being discovered […]
CNN journalist asks: “‘Punished mercilessly’ ““ Is this Islam?”
There are two distinct, but converging forces at work that make the answer “yes.” The first is the despotism inherent in Sharia, or Islamic law. A kinder, gentler Sharia remains a theoretical construct of apologists and revisionist historians; it would require a syncretism of Sharia with the values found in a Western liberal democracy — […]
Germany: Accused jihadi denies Islamic jihad exists
The organization, not the concept. More on this story. “In German court, accused denies Islamic Jihad exists,” from Europe News, June 26: Frankfurt – One of two Muslim men on trial in Germany for supporting a terrorist group denied Friday that the group, the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), exists. Omid S, a 28-year-old Afghan-born German […]
Belgium: Third of Moroccans feel Muslim, 7% Belgian
Maybe that helps explain why years back jihadis saw Belgium as fertile ground for recruiting. “Belgium: Third of Moroccans feel Muslim, 7% Belgian,” from Islam in Europe, June 26: More than a third of Moroccans in Belgium feel Muslim first, barely 7% identify with the Belgian nationality. Nevertheless, the majority is Belgian, according to a […]
Uganda: Threats, expulsions for Christian couple
“Aleti Samusa … converted to Christianity; her family immediately kicked her out of their home.” Yes, one of those (all too common) stories. “Uganda: Threats, expulsions for Christian couple,” from Compass Direct News, June 26: Hostilities evident in Muslim area where missionaries were slain. NAIROBI, Kenya, June 26 (Compass Direct News) — When a young […]
UK: Muslim cop wins £11,000 payout for remarks that “left him feeling hurt, humiliated and depressed”
Imagine if you had £11,000 — over $18,000 — for every remark that left you feeling “hurt, humiliated and depressed.” Lots of failed actors, rejected suitors and American Idol contestants would be very rich people today. And do you think this chap would have been awarded $18,000 if he had been a non-Muslim police officer […]
Thug-In-Chief: “We are surprised at Mr. Obama. Didn’t he say that he was after change? Why did he interfere?”
Obama said of the protesters in Iran: “Their bravery in the face of brutality is a testament to their enduring pursuit of justice. The violence perpetrated against them is outrageous. In spite of the government’s efforts to keep the world from bearing witness to that violence, we see it and we condemn it.” But even […]
Iran’s Guardian Council praises “cleanest” election ever
Oh, really now. Sure, they’re lying, but either way one takes the statement, it speaks volumes about the nexus of corruption and the Orwellian alternative reality that Islamic Republic upholds with deadly force. “Guardian Council praises ‘cleanest’ vote,” from Agence France-Presse, June 26: AFP – Iran’s electoral watchdog insisted on Friday that this month’s disputed […]