And the Iranians are training the Afghan jihadis. “Terror link alleged as Saudi millions flow into Afghanistan war zone,” by Anthony Loyd for The Times, May 31 (thanks to Sr. Soph): Millions of dollars of Saudi Arabian money have flowed into Afghanistan over the past four years, the country’s intelligence officials say, with the sponsorship […]
Archives for May 2010
General McChrystal: Afghan jihadis trained in Iran
Act of war. “General McChrystal says Afghan insurgents trained in Iran,” by Sanjeev Miglani for Reuters, May 30 (thanks to Choi): KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan insurgents are being trained inside Iran and given weapons to fight security forces, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces said on Sunday, joining a rising drumbeat of criticism of […]
U.S. taxpayer money sent to pay UNRWA salaries in Gaza ends up going to Hamas
What a surprise. “Dollars sent to UN in Gaza end up in Hamas’ pockets,” from Israel Today, May 28 (thanks to Joel): An investigative report by Israel National News published on Thursday revealed that whenever the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza requests an influx of US dollars to pay its staff, the […]
Pandering doesn’t work: Obama’s approval numbers dropping in Muslim countries
Obama’s principal adviser on Muslim matters, Dalia Mogahed, reports: “U.S. has made little headway among Arabic-speaking Muslims under Obama, Gallup finds,” from The Daily Caller, May 30. She ascribes the drop to Obama’s failure to follow through on his pandering: The country where Obama delivered his high-profile speech to the Muslim world is also the […]
Sanity in Italy: Asylum for jihadist imam revoked
It’s astounding that asylum was granted to him in the first place. An update on this story. “Italy: Minister revokes imam’s political asylum,” from AKI, May 28 (thanks to all who sent this in): Varese, 28 May (AKI) – Italy’s interior minister Roberto Maroni revoked the political asylum granted to a radical Islamist preacher after […]
“The un-terrorist case”: Trial of four Muslims accused of plotting to bomb NY synagogues and shoot down military planes will not focus on whether they were members of jihad terror group
This is, of course, settled policy: manifest Islamic jihad activity is classified as something else, and the larger connections and implications ignored or denied outright. The most common explanation for why authorities do this is that they fear a backlash against innocent Muslims if the jihad angle of these cases were to be highlighted, and […]
Enraged over son-in-law’s relationship with a non-Muslim woman, they murder his parents and sister
Honor killing in Pakistan over a broken marriage and a Muslim’s relationship with a non-Muslim in Britain. “Secret love-child ‘sparked honour killing massacre’ of British family in Pakistan,” from the Daily Mail, May 30 (thanks to Alexandre): An Asian man whose marriage breakdown allegedly led to the murders of his parents and sister may have […]
“Oh God, avenge those who have wronged our prophet Mohammed… I ask God the Mujahideen strike the throats of the infidels”
Motoon Rage and threats against the “Christian dogs.” Not that this has anything to do with Islam! “Blood-Soaked Ticket: Al Qaeda’s Warning To World Cup Fans,” by James Murray for the Express, May 30: BRITISH counter terrorism officers are probing Al Qaeda threats to bomb England’s first World Cup match against the United States. Extremists […]
Dhimmi Brits allow Islamic hate preacher to enter UK
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: the previous government blocked freedom fighter Geert Wilders from entering Britain (although that ban was eventually overturned). This one is allowing in hate-filled Islamic supremacists. Dhimmitude in Britain: “Muslim preacher of hate is let into Britain,” by David Leppard for The Sunday Times, May 30 (thanks […]
Late to the party, Bangladesh gets around to banning Facebook over Motoons
“Everybody Draw Muhammad Day” was a couple of weeks ago, Pakistan has already lifted its ban (partially, anyway), and Bangladesh hurries to show that it hates free speech too. Note that AP’s headline again refers to Muhammad as a “prophet” without qualification, as if we’re all Muslims now — and as is common mainstream media […]