And the nukes would be theirs. They certainly don’t have the wherewithal themselves to reinvent the “Islamic bomb.” On the other hand, they may change their minds if they decide it suits them — “replace it with something better,” as it were. “Taliban aims to take over Pakistan, its nukes,” from the Press Trust of […]
Archives for May 2011
Egypt: Military court prosecutes only Christians in Muslim attacks on churches
Marching toward democracy. “Egyptian Military Court Prosecutes Only Christians in Muslim Church Attacks,” by Mary Abdelmassih for AINA, May 27: (AINA) — A Military court in Egypt has sentenced three Christian Copts to 5-years imprisonment on charges of possession of firearms and pocket knives. The Court released all other Muslims and Copts arrested following clashes […]
Italy’s Berlusconi: “Arab Spring shows democracy compatible with Islam”
More dreamy unreality from a Western leader who should know better. “Berlusconi: ‘Arab Spring shows democracy compatible with Islam,’” from the Ahlul Bayt News Agency, May 28: (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – The unrest that has shaken the Arab world over the past six months and ousted two of the region’s autocratic leaders shows that […]
Norway: Muslim rapist tells victim that in Islam, women have no rights
He said it. “Pakistani Muslim rapist admits women have no rights or opinions in Islam,” by Acharya S at Freethought Nation, May 27 (thanks to Jack): A practicing Muslim man raped and threatened a young Norwegian girl for several hours. Numerous rapes in Sweden over the past several years have been committed by “non-Western men,” […]
Australian billboards claim Jesus for Islam, but could you run a billboard proclaiming “Jesus Christ is Lord” in Saudi Arabia?
No, of course not. Nor could one post anything about Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, atheism, or agnosticism. Why? Because Saudi Arabia is not a free society. Why? Because they enforce Sharia. And Sharia forbids the propagation of non-Islamic faiths or the display of their symbols. Muslims here are taking advantage of rights to freedom of speech, […]
Mumbai jihad plotter did surveillance at Indian nuke plant on orders from Pakistani spy
Act of war. “David Headley carried out surveillance at Indian nuclear plant,” from the Press Trust of India, May 26 (thanks to Block Ness): Chicago: David Coleman Headley, the Mumbai attacks co-accused, visited a nuclear power plant in India at the direction of his handler in Pakistan, Major Iqbal in April 2008, according to unsealed […]
A Malaysian journey from darkness
A Malaysian journey from darkness by the Anti Jihadist For most Americans and those reading this, the nation of Malaysia–the country I call home–is likely nothing more but a mysterious, distant, small and relatively unimportant land. Some of you might be familiar with Malaysia’s carefully cultivated public image of being some sort of harmonious multicultural […]
Pakistani official: “We are under attack, and the attackers are getting highly confidential information about their targets”
So, how ’bout them nukes? “Pakistan’s top military officials are worried about militant collaborators in their ranks,” by Karin Brulliard for the Washington Post, May 27: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan “” Embarrassed by the Osama bin Laden raid and by a series of insurgent attacks on high-security sites, top Pakistani military officials are increasingly concerned that their […]
Gitmo detainee who killed U.S. medic in Afghanistan denied clemency
The cocky murderer and war criminal, Omar Khadr, got off with a shockingly light sentence as it was. And the denial of clemency keeps him from going back to the rest of his family of jihad sympathizers and supporters — in Toronto — any sooner. “U.S. military tribunal rebuffs Khadr’s bid for clemency,” by Steven […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram sect kills 8 in attack on bank, police
Other things Boko Haram doesn’t like, along with books, include riba, or charging interest, and the law enforcement of a government it finds to be enforcing Sharia insufficiently. And, of course, any and all symbols and institutions that remind them they are not in charge. “Suspected Islamists kill eight in northern Nigeria,” from Agence France-Presse, […]
Ahmadinejad says Iranian people demand “complete elimination of Israel”
Will the world community condemn this genocidal threat? Will Barack Obama? What do you think? “Iran warns of US plots to save Israel,” from PressTV, May 26: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned against plots hatched by the United States to save Israel, urging world nations to remain vigilant. “The US seeks to save the […]
Pakistan: Anti-Americanism rife in military
Why is the U.S. showering billions on these two-faced Islamic supremacists? “Anti-Americanism rife in Pakistan army institution: Wikileaks,” by Zeeshan Haider for Reuters, May 25 (thanks to JCB): ISLAMABAD (Reuters) — Officers received training biased against the United States at a prestigious Pakistan army institution, according to Wikileaks, underscoring concern that anti-Americanism in the country’s […]
“Arab Spring” making life tough for gays: “Sheikhs still emphasize that death penalty is the Islamic punishment for gay men”
Still more evidence that Islamic supremacists, not supporters of democracy and Western notions of human rights, have the upper hand in the countries that went through the vaunted “Arab Spring.” “Will gays be ‘sacrificial lambs’ in Arab Spring?,” by Catriona Davies for CNN, May 27: (CNN) — The uprisings bringing political change and demonstrations across […]
Egyptian Christians: “We did not risk our lives to bring Mubarak down in order to have him replaced by Salafists”
Yet it looks as if that is what is happening. I tried to tell you. “Christians worry Egypt being hijacked by Islamists,” by Sami Aboudi for Reuters, May 26 (thanks to Kamala): CAIRO (Reuters) – Last January, Nazih Moussa Gerges locked up his downtown Cairo law office and joined hundreds of thousands of fellow Egyptians […]
Afghanistan: Jihadists kill eight American soldiers
Where is that “moderate Taliban” that Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton were so enthusiastic about? “Eight US soldiers killed in Afghan blasts,” from AFP, May 27 (thanks to Jaladhi): KABUL: Eight soldiers killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan were Americans, the Pentagon confirmed, in one of the worst single incidents in recent months. Pentagon […]
Mumbai jihad plotter dreamed that mass murders at newspaper that published Muhammad cartoons would get him tomb near Muhammad’s
Somehow “David Headley,” nee Dawood Gilani, got the idea that massacring people would get him rewards from Allah. It is a pity that all the Islamic spokesmen in the West who assure us that this is a Misunderstanding of Islam spend all their time trying to silence the non-Muslims who dare to point out that […]
Iranian intelligence minister: “The recent events”¦show that the future of the world, including the US and Europe, belongs to Islam”
Triumphalist chest-thumping from a man who certainly sees which side has been racking up most of the victories lately. But the game isn’t over. “World’s future belongs to Islam,” from the Ahlul Bayt News Agency, May 27 (thanks to Twostellas): (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – “The recent events “¦ show that the future of the […]
Pakistan: Christian sisters kidnapped, forced to marry a wealthy Muslim
“And the government, said Father John, ‘is complicit.’” He says that “the kidnapping of young women has become ‘common practice’, because the authorities and police are ‘puppets in the hands of extremists.’” “Faisalabad: Christian sisters kidnapped, forced to marry a wealthy Muslim,” by Jibran Khan in Asia News, May 27 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Faisalabad […]
G8 leaders to tie Arab Spring aid to reforms, but how specifically?
The concept is promising, and intended to be reassuring, but two factors make it less so: One is the collection of human rights train wrecks that continue to benefit from international aid, like Pakistan, and the Palestinian Authority. The pledge that “no, really, we’re working on it” seems sufficient to mollify the West and keep […]
Coptic Christian in U.S. loses Egyptian citizenship: he “showed allegiance to Judaism”
Not Israel — as the semantic shell game of claiming to oppose “Zionism” versus “Judaism” often proceeds — but Judaism itself. One step forward in Imbaba, two steps back in Cairo. “Coptic Christian in US has Egyptian nationality withdrawn,” by Shaimaa el-Karanshawi and Emad Khalil for Al Masry Al Youm, May 22 (thanks to Weasel […]