Europe (and the U.S.) are financing al-Qaeda’s jihad through ransom payments. That’s why we continue to see kidnappings of Westerners, and these kidnappings will continue into the indefinite future, because for the jihadists, they are lucrative. “Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror,” by Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, July 29, 2014 (thanks to Pamela Geller): … Continue reading Jizya: Europe finances al-Qaeda through ransom payments