Hey, what about the Zionists? Conspiracy Paranoia and Projection Alerts, and more thoughts on this story: “Amid bombings, Pakistan turns to conspiracies,” by Chris Brummitt for the Associated Press, May 29 (thanks to JCB): ISLAMABAD — Facing a surge in violence after the killing of Osama bin Laden, Pakistanis are taking comfort in conspiracy theories […]
Archives for May 2011
A Memorial Day amid a conflict shrouded by fog
How hopelessly at odds with America’s best interests is Barack Obama? Less than two weeks ago he declared his support for “political and economic reform in the Middle East,” warmly endorsing the “Arab Spring” uprisings there. Then Sunday, Muslim Brotherhood Sheikh Hazem Abu Ismail announced his candidacy for the presidency of Egypt, promising to transform […]
“Some Muslims are…projecting the worst traits of Islam onto the beleaguered Christian communities living among them”
Over the years here at Jihad Watch we’ve often noted the Islamic supremacist tendency to engage in projection. Raymond Ibrahim here examines the phenomenon: “Islamists Project Islam’s Worst Traits onto Christians,” by Raymond Ibrahim at FrontPageMagazine.com (via RaymondIbrahim.com), May 25: In recent weeks, we saw how the Muslim world’s obsession with gaining converts evinces, in […]
Why Muslim cultures lag behind
Why Muslim cultures lag behind by the Anti Jihadist In the past fifty years, many countries have caught up with the rich and developed Western World. Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore, with virtually no natural resources, have created advanced, urbanized and prosperous societies, complete with world-class technology that often exceed that which is found […]
Report: FBI disregarded warnings about Mumbai jihad plotter from his own wives
Yes, “wives,” one of whom he also had a “domestic violence” incident with, as described below. Just a little Qur’an 4:34 in action. “FBI ignored warnings on Headley’s jihadist career,” by Praveen Swami for The Hindu, May 30: CHICAGO: Federal Bureau of Investigation detectives disregarded multiple warnings that the Pakistani-American jihadist David Headley was working […]
Iran: Basij commander says “the United States, through expanding communications, is developing the infrastructures for the universal reign of Islam”
Confident in the future The Basij is the gang of thugs that the mullahcracy uses to crush the demonstrations in Iran. In any case, he is referring here to communications technology. But given the warmly positive stance of official Washington, during both the Bush and Obama administrations, toward the Westward spread of Sharia and Islamic […]
Why Muslims are killing Christians and torching churches in Egypt
You guessed it: hysterical rumor-mongering and conspiracy theories. “Conversion, Adultery, and Savagery Strike Egypt,” by Raymond Ibrahim in FrontPageMagazine.com (via RaymondIbrahim.com), May 23: The true story behind the recent Islamist attacks on Egypt’s Copts””wherein over a dozen Christians were killed, hundreds wounded, and their churches torched””is as illuminating as it is sordid. To recap, Islamists””or […]
Egypt: Coptic Christians jailed for “unlicensed church,” weapons charges
Gee, what would a Copt need with weapons in peaceful, tolerant, post-revolutionary Egypt? Note that the church was approved, until it was suddenly unapproved, and note the appalling hoops Christians have to jump through to get permission for a building project involving a church. Those only reflect Islamic law. As Umdat al-Salik (Reliance of the […]
Pakistani Taliban: We don’t work for anyone but Allah
But in Pakistan, conspiracy theories about CIA, Mossad, or Indian intelligence (RAW) roles in, well, everything, abound nonetheless. The two most attractive things about conspiracy theories for Pakistan are that they don’t have to make sense (hey, the enemy is crafty), and they help maintain the state of denial that anything wrong in Pakistan might […]
Israeli police prepare for fallout from possible declaration of Palestinian statehood, and new violations of Israeli sovereignty instigated online
Internet groups like that which arranged the so-called “Nakba Day” attempts to invade Israel on four borders are already planning even more violations of Israel’s sovereignty. The unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state will only encourage and intensify their actions and those of the entire spectrum of groups threatening Israel. And Jews in any territory […]