School officials are not sure whether or not the Flight 253 jihadist went to an Islamic school in Houston. And in Nigeria, they’ve never seen al-Qaeda anywhere, no sir, nowhere. Nobody here but us moderates! Everyone, in other words, is trying to make sure that no one gets the idea that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab learned […]
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Iranian cleric misunderstands Islam, says opposition leaders are enemies of Allah who could be executed under Islamic law
Funny how he thinks political dissent equals rejection of Islam. You’d almost think Islam was somehow political. “Iranian Cleric Calls Opposition ‘Enemies of God,’” from VOA News, December 29 (thanks to James): An Iranian cleric close to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei says the country’s opposition leaders are “enemies of God” who could be executed […]
Nigerians in U.S. shocked by Flight 253 jihadist, pledge full cooperation with anti-terror efforts — no, wait…
Actually they’re — you guessed it! — whining about a possible “backlash.” This whole article is absurd, however, since Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab did not try to blow up Flight 253 because he was Nigerian, but because he was Muslim and believed it his religious duty to wage war against Infidels. But apparently the Times was […]
Did Flight 253 jihadist go to an Islamic school in Houston?
They’re just not sure, you see. They have so very many students. But don’t worry: even if Abdulmutallab did attend a class or two there, they teach about “reclaiming Islam from jihadists, focusing specifically on the issue of preventing terrorism.” So he could not, repeat, could not, have learned his jihadism in Houston. Got that? […]
Misunderstander of Islam arrested last month trying to board plane in Mogadishu with bomb-making materials like those used by Flight 253 jihadist
Evidence of a coordinated plan? “Officials: Somali Tried to Board Flight With Explosives Last Month,” from AP, December 30 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): MOGADISHU, Somalia — A man tried to board a commercial airliner in Mogadishu last month carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe that could have caused an explosion in a case bearing […]
Hizballah flag and Nazi salutes in Toronto, paid for with $3 million from Canadian taxpayers
Here are three photos from the “Gaza Freedom March” in Toronto on December 27. The top one, of the chappie with the flag of the jihad terrorist group Hizballah, comes from Shalom Life, where in “Hizbollah Flag in Downtown Toronto,” Jonathan Dahoah Halevi (translation by Elad Benari) gives a useful account of the demonstration. The […]
Sharia finance: “The goal was that of establishing Shariah not merely as the supreme law of the land, but as the supreme law of the world”
David Yerushalmi charts one aspect of “the baneful work of…Western imams and their infidel advisers in business suits.” “Shariah finance: The deadly Jihadist weapon with a dollar sign,” by David Yerushalmi in the Washington Examiner, December 30: News of the recent financial meltdown of Dubai World — a quasi-sovereign global concern that owns 77 percent […]
Fitzgerald: How The Cold War Was Conducted
The Cold War was an attempt, using every means possible, by the United States and its allies in North America and Western Europe, along with other countries that had their own reasons for joining in, to prevent the expansion of Soviet power through military means or through other means, including the spread of the ideology […]
Two-year-old raped and left to die because her father refused to convert to Islam
Over at Weasel Zippers Momma asks: “When will our President stand up for the rights of Christians all around the world?” Good question. I wonder if he will be able to stop praising Islam long enough even to consider doing such a thing. “Family flees ‘horrific’ abuse: Given asylum in Canada after couple’s daughter was […]
Flight 253 jihadist is “the fourth president of a London student Islamic society to face terrorist charges in three years”
Funny how that keeps happening. “Al-Qaeda ‘groomed Abdulmutallab in London’,” by Sean O’Neill and Giles Whitell for Times Online, December 30 (thanks to Kris): The Christmas Day airline bomb plot suspect organised a conference under the banner “War on Terror Week” as he immersed himself in radical politics while a student in London, The Times […]
Flight 253 jihadist: “I imagine how the great jihad will take place, how the muslims will win (Allah willing) and rule the whole world and establish the greatest empire once again”
Most of the stories that have gone out about Abdulmutallab’s Internet postings focused on what a lonely fellow he was. This little tidbit about the great Islamic empire has not been as widely reported. “My jihad fantasy.. Muslims will win and rule the world – UMAR ABDULMUTALLAB,” by Andrew Gregory for the Mirror, December 30 […]
Report: Iran looking to smuggle raw uranium from Kazakhstan
If the nuclear program is just for the peaceful generation of electricity, why all the secrecy, in this case and across the board? “Intel Report: Iran Looking to Smuggle Raw Uranium,” from the Associated Press, December 29: VIENNA — Iran is close to clinching a deal to clandestinely import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore […]
Apostate girl’s mail to be screened because of “letter-writing campaigns to Rifqa publicized on blogs that malign Islam”
The phrase “letter-writing campaigns to Rifqa publicized on blogs that malign Islam” is doubtless a reference to Pamela Geller’s initiative to have Christmas cards sent to Rifqa — but complaining about “blogs that malign Islam” sells a lot better than saying straight out, as they did before, that they’re trying to seize this poor girl’s […]
Radical Christian underwear bomber!
Here’s one for Ralph and Dinesh now, given new relevance by the Flight 253 underwear jihadist. (Thanks to Weasel Zippers.)
Ralph Peters mugged by reality
Ralph Peters, call your office: “a rotten core of American extremists” is out to make it harder for moderate Muslims again, just as you warned us in 2006 that they would do. That’s right, Ralph, “right-wing extremists bent on discrediting honorable conservatism” are “insisting that Islam can never reform, that the violent conquest and subjugation […]
Memphis Misunderstander of Islam charged with terrorism: threatened jihad violence two days after being released on $100 bond
He was charged for threatening to blow up local businesses in the name of jihad — two days after he was released on $100 bond after being picked up with a butcher knife and making the same threat. An update on this story. “Man charged with terrorism: Wanted to blow up businesses,” by Chris Conley […]
Flight 253 jihadist wanted to study Sharia in Yemen
He was going to get seven years of Sharia study in Yemen for free. Who was paying? “U.S. plane bomber wanted to study sharia in Yemen,” from Reuters, December 29 (thanks to all who sent this in): ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a U.S. airliner told his parents […]
Holder laments influence of “people who have misinterpreted Islam”
And those Misinterpreters are so numerous and influential! “Mr. Nice Guy: Eric Holder Jr. on investigating torture, closing Guantánamo … and a certain former vice president,” by Daniel Klaidman for Snoozeweek, December 21 (thanks to Charles): What we’ve seen in the recent past, I think, is an indication of one of the things that we’re […]
Swiss minaret vote “was quite simply a reaction to the ever more shrill demands of Europe’s Islamic leaders for special rights and special treatment”
On December 24, the Arab American News published a piece called “Minaret ban indicates evolving fascism” by Ali Moossavi, in which Moossavi, with a Charles-Johnsonish flair for defamation, characterized those concerned about the Islamization of Europe as neofascists. Predictably, Moossavi paid no attention to the fact that there is no similar reaction in Europe against […]
Raymond Ibrahim: Islamic supremacists say one thing in English, another in Arabic
Our old friend Raymond Ibrahim peels back some doubletalk. “Shameless Islamist Doublespeak Rages On: To English audiences, jihadists talk of ending oppression; to Arabic ones, they talk of oppressing the infidel,” by Raymond Ibrahim in Pajamas Media, December 24: “Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri Accuses Obama of Trying to ‘Enslave’ Arab World.” So reads the headline of a […]