Islamic apologists in the West frequently boast of what they claim to be high levels of piety and morality in majority-Muslim countries, as opposed to the galloping decadence of the post-Christian West. In all too many cases, however, that piety and morality is a manifestation of a fear of actions like this one. It is […]
Soleimani was planning to take Americans hostage in Iraq embassy, broker sanctions relief
“Killing Quasem Solemani was actually a de-escalating event,” states “Michael Pregent of the Hudson Institute, a well-connected Middle East intelligence expert who’s also fought in that region.” Pregent reveals why killing top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was a necessity and why he posed an imminent threat, contrary to the persistent undermining of Trump by the […]
Iraq: MPs scream “Allahu akbar” after voting to expel US forces from the country
This vote was a foregone conclusion, since Iraq has had a weak Shi’ite government dominated by the Islamic Republic of Iran ever since the toppling of Saddam Hussein. And the MPs are right: we should leave Iraq and everywhere our troops are without any defined mission or goal. Watch the historic moment Iraqi parliament passes […]
Obama welcomed leader of attack on US embassy in Baghdad to the White House in 2011
This is what happens when you insist that Islam is a religion of peace and demonize and marginalize those who point out that it is not. In such cases, one’s blinkers will prevent one from noting or caring about the beliefs and goals of the people you’re dealing with, and you will end up taking […]
Iraqi TV says Iran’s Quds Force top dog Soleimani killed in US airstrike at Baghdad’s airport
In August 2018, Soleimani posted an image on Instagram of the White House exploding. His death, if confirmed, shows that the US is now serious about confronting the belligerence and aggression of the Islamic Republic of Iran. On January 1, 2020, the Ayatollah Khamenei tweeted to Trump: “You can’t do anything.” “Iraqi TV: Iran’s Gen. […]
The Baghdad Embassy Siege: Did the Iranian Mullahs Think Donald Trump Would React Like Jimmy Carter?
My latest in PJ Media: The Islamic Republic of Iran, facing demonstrations at home that threaten its very existence and more in Iraq that threaten that country’s Shi’ite proxy government, is resorting to a tested and true strategy. Fox News reports that “crowds of angry Iraqis protesting America’s recent airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia have […]
Video: Hizballah militia besieging US embassy in Baghdad screams “Allahu akbar”
Hezbollah and militia now chanting “Allahu Ackbar” – US Embassy Baghdad pic.twitter.com/2gUxwZ9uC6 — Iraqi Mourner Poso 🇮🇶 (@JackPosobiec) December 31, 2019 This gives the lie to the establishment media claims about the meaning of “Allahu akbar.” It does not mean “God is great,” and is not a simple manifestation of Islamic piety. It means “Allah […]
Baghdad: Iran-backed Kataib Hizballah militia besieges US embassy, Trump says Iran “orchestrating” attack
The Islamic Republic of Iran has actively courted war with the U.S. for a long time, as is shown in The Complete Infidel’s Guide to Iran. The mullahs may be hoping to provoke that war now in order to distract their people from their own miserable condition and relieve the pressure that they’re under domestically. […]
In Iraq, Stirrings of an “Ungrateful Volcano”
Perhaps you remember all those high hopes once expressed by Americans for bringing democracy to “ordinary moms and dads” in Iraq, as President George Bush called them. America would not only topple Saddam Hussein, and play its famous game of fifty-two pickup – that is, bring to justice the 52 top figures in his regime […]
Baghdad: Seven wounded as Sunni Muslims bomb Shi’ite mosque
In The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS, which you can order here now, I show that the Sunni/Shi’ite split goes back to the earliest days of Islam, and has often over the centuries erupted into violence. This is certain to keep on happening, since the death penalty for heretics remains part of Islamic […]
Iraq: former Miss Baghdad shot dead for violating Sharia modesty rules
The Sharia culture of misogyny which dictates that women are inferiors and must hide their bodies and any display of overt femininity once again takes an innocent victim: Iraqi social media star and model Tara Fares has been shot dead in Baghdad….The former Miss Baghdad, and first runner-up for Miss Iraq, was killed on Thursday […]
Iraq: 80-year-old man prays, starts to walk out of mosque, is murdered by the Islamic State
This proves that the Islamic State (ISIS) isn’t Muslim, right? Otherwise, why would they kill Muslims praying in mosques? The Qur’an forbids Muslims to kill other Muslims (4:92), but the Islamic State considers Muslims who don’t accept its authority to be apostates, and hence lawfully to be killed under Islamic law. “Iraq: IS attack on […]
Ramadan in Iraq: Sunni jihad suicide bomber murders at least five people in cafe in Baghdad Shi’ite area
“A police source told AFP five people had been killed and 16 others wounded in the overnight bombing, which hit people who had gathered after breaking their daily Ramadan fast.” But they were the wrong kind of Muslims, and so by the commands of Islam to kill apostates and heretics, they had to die. “Five […]
Ramadan in Iraq: Sunni jihad suicide bomber murders seven in park in Baghdad Shi’ite area
Ramadan is the month during which Muslims redouble their efforts to please Allah. And Allah commands: “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) “Iraq says suicide bomber kills 7 […]
Iraq to prosecute people violating Ramadan fast in public
Piety enforced by the threat of legal punishment is not piety, it’s just outward conformity based on fear. “Iraq to prosecute people violating Ramadan fast in public,” by Mohamed Mostafa, Iraqi News, May 24, 2018 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi authorities will prosecute people violating the Muslim daytime fasting rituals. The […]
On the anniversary of the Holocaust’s forgotten pogrom, let’s recall who the “Palestinians” have always been
The jihad against Israel is nothing new, and it didn’t start with the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 — as I show in detail in my forthcoming book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS (click here to preorder). This riveting account by Tiffany Gabbay, whose family survived the Farhud in […]
Baghdad: Muslims murder at least 38 people in jihad/martyrdom suicide bombings during rush hour
“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) The Islamic State has apparently not been completely eradicated from Baghdad and its environs. “Double suicide attack kills dozens in Baghdad,” TRTWorld, […]
Iraq: Islamic jihadis torture, murder male model because of the way he dressed and his long hair
“Friends of the actor said on social media they believed he was killed by radical Islamists because of the way he dressed, his long hair and his friendship with female actors.” Iraqi male model Karar Nushi had too many female friends, dressed in tight clothes, and was preparing for a male “beauty pageant.” Perhaps his […]
Ramadan in Baghdad: Islamic State detonates bomb outside ice cream parlor, murdering 31
A Taliban spokesman recently explained: “Our fight is Jihad and an obligatory worship. And every obligatory act of worship has 70 times more reward in Ramadan.” The Islamic State no doubt believes that as well. “BAGHDAD BLAST: ISIS militants detonate bomb outside popular ice cream shop; 31 dead,” Fox News, May 30, 2017: The death […]
Islamic State jihad suicide truck bomber murders 36 at crowded Baghdad market
“The attack took place in Sadr City, a vast Shiite district in eastern Baghdad that has been repeatedly targeted by Sunni extremists since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.” The site was carefully chosen to maximize the number of Shia deaths, as the Islamic State jihadis are Sunnis who consider Shi’ites to be heretics, and thus deserving […]