How did a Misunderstander of Islam gain such a position? And meanwhile, Yemen seizes the opportunity to beg for handouts. “‘Hundreds of al-Qaeda militants planning attacks from Yemen,’” by Joanna Sugden for the Times Online, December 29: Hundreds of al-Qaeda militants are planning terror attacks from Yemen, the country’s Foreign Minister said today. Abu Bakr […]
Archives for December 2009
Afghan soldier kills American soldier, wounds two Italians
This should surprise no one, although it cannot be explained by the conventional and dominant analysis. In that view, the hearts and minds of Afghan soldiers would be won, and they would not turn on their allies. No one in Washington is examining the jihad doctrine that would actually make this incident immediately understandable. “Afghanistan: […]
Flight 253 jihadist “was a devoted Muslim who took his religion seriously”
This WaPo weeper tries to paint the Flight 253 jihadist as a poor, lonely boy, but what comes through loud and clear is that he was a very serious and devout Muslim. How is it that someone so committed to Islam could have misunderstood Islam so thoroughly as to think he had a religious duty […]
Modern, moderate Morocco expels five Christian evangelists
Moral equivalence alert: when was the last time a Muslim preacher was expelled from a Western country for proselytizing? “Morocco: Five Foreign Evangelists Expelled,” from ANSAmed, December 29 (thanks to Insubria): (ANSAmed) – RABAT, DECEMBER 29 – Five Evangelist foreigners (two South Africans, two Swiss and one Guatemalan) have been expelled from Morocco accused of […]
Spencer: Flight 253: The Failure of Counterterrorism
In the lead story in Human Events today, I discuss the abject failure of our national approach to counterterror: The chief lesson of the attempted jihad attack on Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day is that our entire anti-terror strategy is a huge and abject failure. Of course, Homeland Security Secretary Janet […]
Nigeria: 30 dead in clashes between jihadists, gov’t troops
But no, Islamic “radicalization” couldn’t happen within Nigeria. “Religious mayhem claims 30 in Bauchi,” by Ali Garba for the Guardian (Nigeria), December 28: No fewer than 30 persons, including four soldiers from the 33 Field Artillery Brigade, Bauchi, may have been killed in a fresh clash between members of an Islamic sect called kala-kato and […]
Karachi: Sunni-Shi’ite violence erupts following attack on Ashura procession
Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad Update. “Pakistan: Riots erupt in Karachi after deadly bomb attack,” from AdnKronos International, December 28: Karachi, 28 Dec. (AKI) – By Syed Saleem Shahzad – Riots erupted in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Monday when a suicide attack killed at least 20 people and injured another 60 during a Shia Muslim […]
Two Al-Qaeda top dogs behind Flight 253 jihad plot were released from Gitmo
Gitmo recidivism comes back to bite us directly. “Two al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S.: Former Guantanamo Prisoners Believed Behind Northwest Airlines Bomb Plot; Sent to Saudi Arabia in 2007,” by Brian Ross, Anna Schecter and Joseph Rhee for ABC News, December 28 (thanks to Awake): Two of […]
Flight 253 jihadist’s hometown: he learned about that jihad stuff somewhere else
Here’s a twist on the Poverty Causes Terrorism myth: “We the children of the masses in this country, we don’t know anything about terrorism because our parents are poor.” In other words, this guy believes you have to be rich to become an Islamic jihadist. “Nigeria bomber’s home town blames foreign schooling,” from Reuters, December […]
Obama ignores Flight 253 jihadist’s ties to Al-Qaeda and Fort Hood imam, calls him “isolated extremist”
“Transcript of Obama remarks on airline security and terror watch lists,” from the Washington Post, December 28 (thanks to Christopher): […] A full investigation has been launched into this attempted act of terrorism, and we will not rest until we find all who were involved and hold them accountable. […] …while steadfastly ignoring the beliefs […]
State Department had two chances to stop Flight 253 jihadist from entering U.S., blew both
They could have flagged his visa — twice. “U.S. Failed to Catch Suspect’s Active Visa: Exclusive: 2 State Dept. Checks Before Alleged Terror Attack Didn’t Discover Abdulmutallab had Active Visa Allowing Entry,” by Armen Keteyian for CBS News, December 28 (thanks to Benedict): CBS News has learned the State Department system designed to keep track […]
Flight 253 jihadist radicalized in London; “I’ve felt for a long time that if radical Sharia law comes to the rest of the world it will start on the streets of London”
“There’s a Mecca that Muslims should visit, and the mecca of jihad that is London.” “Was Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab radicalized in London?,” by Robert Marquand and Ben Quinn in the Christian Science Monitor, December 28 (thanks to James): For young Muslims especially, London is a city like no other. It is a mecca for jobs […]
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claims responsibility for Flight 253 attack
Confirming what the evidence has indicated so far. Note the claim that this attack was in retaliation for recent strikes in Yemen. It seems much more likely that this was in the works for quite some time, and the attack would have taken place on Christmas in any event. Jihadists will find any convenient grievance […]
Life inside the world’s biggest concentration camp
Oh, the humanity! I can hardly stand to look at these photos of the suffering people in Gaza. Behold the fruit (ahem) of the evil Zionist oppression! Israel Matzav has the photos, and many more. UPDATE: The original source of the photos is the excellent Tom Gross Media site (scroll down), which I highly recommend […]
“We are carrying a bomb to hit the enemies of God”
Not that this has anything to do with Islam! “Abdulmutallab: More Like Me In Yemen: Accused Northwest Bomber Says More Bombers On the Way; Al Qaeda Promises to Hit Americans,” by Brian Ross and Richard Esposito for ABC News, December 28 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): American officials have cause to worry there may be more […]
Iran: “This is the month of blood, Yazid will fall”
Yazid was the killer of Hussein, the son of Ali, whose death the Shi’ites lament on Ashura. That the Iranian crowds would be chanting this suggests that this is a Shi’ite vs. Shi’ite affair — Sharia adherents battling other Sharia adherents and jockeying for the mantle of Islamic purity. Given Iran’s flirtation with secularism under […]
Two “Middle Eastern” men detained after acting suspiciously on flight to Phoenix, CAIR leaps into action
Since apparently nothing was found on these guys, this one has already become a pretext for CAIR cries of “Islamophobia.” In CAIR’s “American Muslim News Briefs” was an item entitled “AIR: Plane Incidents in Ariz., Mich. Raise Profiling Concerns.” It noted that “in Arizona, two ‘Middle Eastern’ men were removed from a US Airways flight […]
“One flight attendant asked him what he had had in his pocket, and he replied, ‘Explosive device'”
Now wait a minute. What happened to all those signs in airports everywhere, warning people not to joke about security issues, and that such jokes will be taken seriously? If the plane was already in flight at the time Abdulmutallab said this, the flight attendant should at least have made sure that he was closely […]
Dearborn Muslims plan to protest Flight 253 jihadist to show Islam is peaceful
For years I have pointed out that there have been no protests in the Islamic world against those who have supposedly hijacked their religion, except when the jihadis kill other Muslims. There have been protests against cartoons of Muhammad, and statements of the Pope, but not against the jihadists. So this one bears watching. It […]
Malaysia: Muslims angered over halal version of Chinese pork soup
They might get the idea that it’s all right to eat pork, you see. Characteristic anger and intransigence in this Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Malaysia: “Malaysia – Anger over pork mixed with Halal meat,” from Meat Trade News Daily, December 27 (thanks to Walter): A Malaysian government-backed campaign to popularise a well-known ethnic Chinese […]