“Idolaters, he added, ‘need to be slaughtered wherever you see them.’” Where did he get that idea? “Kill them wherever you find them” (Qur’an 2:191, 4:89); “Kill the idolaters wherever you find them” (Qur’an 9:5). “Sri Lankan Accused of Leading Attacks Preached Slaughter. Many Dismissed Him.,” by Hannah Beech, New York Times, April 25, 2019: […]
Sri Lanka: Cardinal believes Muslim envoys who assure him that the jihad bombings had “no connection to Islam”
The Catholic archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Ranjith, “met with ambassadors of Islamic countries who expressed condolences over the deadly Easter Sunday suicide bombings and assured him, he said, that there was ‘no connection to Islam.’” No one who thinks could possibly take this seriously. To understand the 1,400-year link between bloody jihad conquest and normative […]
Sri Lanka considers burqa ban following Easter jihad bombings
In response to the jihadist bombings in Sri Lanka, the country is now considering banning the burqa “after police found several women suspected of having aided the Easter terror attacks were wearing burqas.” Western Leftists have been too busy screaming “Islamophobia” and “racism” to notice that many countries have banned the burqa for security reasons. […]
Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka jihad massacres
Contrary to widespread belief, the Islamic State does not have a long record of claiming responsibility for attacks in which it was not involved. “Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombings,” Reuters, April 23, 2019: CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic state has claimed responsibility for coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka which killed 321 people and […]
Cardinal denounces “barbaric Islamist violence” behind Sri Lanka jihad attack
“Vatican Cardinal Robert Sarah denounced the ‘barbaric Islamist violence’ behind the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka,” where the death toll is now close to 300, with 500 more injured. Sarah further stated: “As we celebrate the resurrection of the son of God, the terrible attacks in Sri Lanka once again show how the followers of […]
Australia: Senator sparks fury by saying that “Islamic populations create violence” after Sri Lanka jihad massacre
Australia’s “divisive right wing senator” Fraser Anning “has sparked controversy once again after blaming the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on ‘Islamic populations creating violence’…. The tweets mark the second time the politician has used a terror attack to comment on Islamic immigration, following similar statements made after the Christchurch mosque attacks last month.” The […]
UK: “Crisis analyst” says Sri Lanka jihad massacres could lead to violence against Muslims
There is no justification for attacks against innocent Muslims, anywhere at any time, or attacks on any innocent people. The concern after a massacre of Christians by Muslims, however, should be on how the victims can be protected against further such attacks. Alan Keenan’s analysis here reflects the establishment media’s ironclad rule: whenever non-Muslims attack […]
Robert Spencer in FrontPage: The Sri Lanka Jihad Massacre and the Decline of the West
How many times is the charade of denial going to play out? (Note that this article was written before the BBC carried a report saying that Sri Lankan authorities were identifying the attackers as part of a “radical Islamist extremist group.”) My latest in FrontPage: Well over two hundred people are dead, and hundreds more […]
Sri Lanka: Police find 87 detonators at Colombo’s main bus station
Apparently more jihad carnage was in the offing, and even more still could be coming. “87 detonators found at the Fort bus station,” by Lahiru Fernando, News 1st, April 22, 2019: COLOMBO (News 1st): Police HQ has issued a press release announcing that Police STF Officers of the Pettah police station have discovered 87 detonators […]
Sri Lanka government says local Islamic group behind Easter jihad massacres, may have “international support”
The National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ), that is, the National Tauhid Organization. Tauhid is Islam’s absolute monotheism that sees virtually every other religion as idolatrous. “Sri Lanka government says local Islamist group behind blasts,” AFP, April 22, 2019: The Sri Lankan government suspects that a local Islamist extremist group called National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ) was behind […]
Sri Lankan authorities: Jihadis part of “radical extremist Islamist group,” 24 Muslims arrested, death toll now 290
This is the first sign in the Western establishment media that this was a jihad attack; the media in India reported this all day yesterday. “Sri Lanka attacks: Death toll soars to 290,” BBC, April 22, 2019: The death toll in Sri Lanka has soared to 290 after a wave of blasts hit churches and […]
Sri Lanka: Jihad murderer Mohamed Azzam Mohamed blew himself up in busy Easter Sunday hotel buffet line
“‘It was 8:30 am and it was busy. It was families,’ the manager told AFP. ‘He came up to the top of the queue and set off the blast,’ he added.” He wanted to maximize the carnage; his god promised Paradise for those who “kill and are killed” for him (Qur’an 9:111), so he might […]
Sri Lanka: One jihad mass murderer was well-known Muslim preacher who said “Allah created this land for Muslims”
That would leave out the Christians. This is Zahran Hashim, who has been identified as one of the jihad mass murderers who killed over 200 people this morning, including Christians in churches for Easter Sunday. Islam doesn't permit standing up for National flag. Hindus, Xtians, Budhdhas are Kafirs. Allah created this land for Muslims; Kafirs […]
Islamic State says Sri Lanka jihad massacres were revenge for attacks on mosques and Muslims
“And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution.” (Qur’an 5:45) The SITE link is here (behind subscription). “Colombo bombings: ISIS suggests revenge for strikes on Muslims,” […]
India intelligence official on Sri Lanka: target was clearly Catholics; Islamic State active in Sri Lanka since 2016
The denial and obfuscation regarding the jihad threat is certain to continue; the Sri Lanka jihad massacres remind us that it has a human cost. “Sri Lanka has seen a spike in Jihadi activity since 2017,” by Vicky Nanjappa, OneIndia, April 21, 2019: Colombo, Apr 21: The problem of the Islamic State has been rampant […]
Sri Lanka: Archbishop of Colombo says “we never expected such a thing to happen and especially on Easter Sunday”
He never expected such a thing to happen? But Sri Lanka’s police chief Pujuth Jayasundara, according to AFP, “issued an intelligence alert to top officers 10 days ago, warning that suicide bombers planned to hit ‘prominent churches.’ ‘A foreign intelligence agency has reported that the NTJ (National Thowheeth Jama’ath) is planning to carry out suicide […]
UK’s May condemns “acts of violence against churches and hotels in Sri Lanka”
The acts of violence against churches and hotels in Sri Lanka are truly appalling, and my deepest sympathies go out to all of those affected at this tragic time. We must stand together to make sure that no one should ever have to practise their faith in fear. — Theresa May (@theresa_may) April 21, 2019 […]
Sri Lanka: Seven Muslims arrested for Easter Sunday jihad massacres, death toll passes 190
Sri Lanka’s defense minister Ruwan Wijewardena “blamed religious extremists for what he called the ‘unfortunate terrorist incident.’” But even in this hour of crisis neither he nor other authorities worldwide will dare to identify exactly what kind of “religious extremists” were involved, even though Indian media has already identified two of them by name: Zahran […]
Sri Lanka’s police chief issued alert 10 days ago saying jihad suicide bombers planned to hit “prominent churches”
Suicide bombers: “Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties, for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) More on this story. “Blasts at Sri Lanka hotels and churches kill 156,” AFP, April 21, 2019: A string of […]
Sri Lanka: Death toll in coordinated jihad suicide bombings at churches on Easter and hotels now 185
The condemnations from world leaders are rolling in now. This is all just empty virtue-signaling unless the root cause of such attacks is addressed. But it will not be. “Sri Lanka Blasts LIVE: 185 Killed in Decade’s Worst Terror Attack as 6 Explosions Rock Churches, Hotels on Easter,” News18.com, April 21, 2019: Sri Lanka Terror […]