An imam? A man who had devoted his life to understanding Islam properly and communicating it effectively got involved in a jihad mass murder plot? Why, it’s astonishing! Had he fallen under the influence of “right-wing extremists”? “Spain attack fugitive whereabouts unknown as Barcelona mourns,” by Daniel Bosque and Hui Min Neo, AFP, August 19, […]
Barcelona jihadis were planning massive jihad bombing, had 120 gas canisters
“But the jihadists had accidentally detonated an explosive at the house on the eve of Thursday’s attack in Barcelona, an error that likely forced them to modify their plans.” And so they turned to vehicular jihad. “Spain attack fugitive whereabouts unknown as Barcelona mourns,” by Daniel Bosque and Hui Min Neo, AFP, August 19, 2017: […]
Hizballah condemns Barcelona attack, says it “harms the image of jihad”
Because jihad had such a great image up to now. This is not a sign of Hizballah’s “moderation,” although the establishment media will try to portray it that way. This is just Shia contempt for a Sunni organization, the Islamic State. Shi’ites in general don’t carry out lone jihad massacres such as Barcelona, although there […]
After Barcelona jihad attack, UK orders crackdown on…car and van rentals
Why do we take off our shoes in airports? Because years ago, a jihadi hid explosives in his shoes and tried to set off an explosion on an airplane. And now it will be much harder to rent a car or van in the UK, because a jihadi used a van in Barcelona to commit […]
Barcelona “backlash” fears: “In the end Muslims are the main victims”
It’s the same after every jihad attack: the establishment media goes into high gear to make sure that no one thinks that Islam had anything to do with it, and that Muslims at the place where the jihad massacre occurred are now living in fear of an “anti-Muslim backlash” that seldom, if ever, actually materializes. […]
No place is truly safe from jihad attacks — and why is that?
“No place in Western Europe is truly safe from the warriors of Islam.” And why is that? Because of the Muslim migrant policies that Western European leaders have pursued with indefatigable single-mindedness, while smearing all opponents of these suicidal policies as “racists” and “Islamophobes.” Theresa May, David Cameron, Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron and François Hollande, […]
Robert Spencer: Vehicular Jihad Comes to Barcelona
Meanwhile, on CNN, the denial and willful ignorance continue. My latest in FrontPage: In Spain Thursday, a man drove a truck into a crowd at Barcelona’s popular Costa Dorada area, killing at least 13 and injuring 100. On CNN, Wolf Blitzer asked, “There will be questions about copycats. Questions, if what happened in Barcelona, was […]
Spain: Massive explosion at house linked to Barcelona jihad massacre
“Inside the house, which police believe was occupied for a few months, they found around 20 canisters of butane and propane gas.” That suggests that more jihad violence was being plotted. “Massive explosion at Alcanar house on Wednesday night linked to Barcelona terror attack,” by Harriet Alexander, Telegraph, August 17, 2017: A huge explosion at […]
CNN: Wolf Blitzer speculates Barcelona is “copycat” of Charlottesville
Of course Wolf Blitzer immediately reaches for this, because he doesn’t believe that there are Islamic jihadis at all. It doesn’t fit his network’s narrative. And vehicular jihad? Wolf has never heard of such a thing. “Wolf Blitzer Speculates Barcelona Attack May Be ‘Copycat’ Of Charlottesville [VIDEO],” by Anders Hagstrom, Daily Caller, August 17, 2017: […]
Barcelona: Two cops run over at jihad attack roadblock, driver shot dead
More vehicular jihad, as the jihad battles continue in Barcelona. “BREAKING: Two police officers are run over at Barcelona terror attack roadblock as driver is shot dead,” by Dave Burke, Mailonline, August 17, 2017: Two police officers have been run over at a roadblock in Barcelona just hours after a terror attack left at least […]
Barcelona: Muslim who rented van used in jihad massacre identified, arrested
He’s from Morocco. But remember: if you oppose the mass migration of Muslims into Europe, you’re a racist, bigoted “Islamophobe.” “Barcelona terror: 13 dead as van rams pedestrians,” by Art Moore, World Net Daily, August 17, 2017: A van plowed into pedestrians in a busy tourist area of Barcelona, killing at least 13 people and […]
Islamic State jihadis celebrate Barcelona vehicular jihad attack
Self-professed lovers of death celebrate mass murder. “Van swerves into crowds in Barcelona’s popular Las Ramblas district; 13 reported dead and more than 50 injured,” by William Booth, Karla Adam and Brian Murphy, Washington Post, August 17, 2017 (thanks to Darcy): LONDON — A driver swerved a van onto a pedestrian area Thursday in Barcelona’s […]
Barcelona: 13 dead in vehicular jihad, “Spanish identity card with Arabic name” found inside attack van
“Local police say they still do not know the motivation for the attack, but are treating it as terrorism.” December 7, 1941: “Local police in Honolulu say they still do not know the motivation for the attack, but are treating it as a possible provocation from the Japanese Empire.” “Barcelona van attack: multiple deaths reported […]
Barcelona: Hostages held at restaurant near site of vehicular jihad attack
This is all according to Islamic law. Here is a salient passage on this issue from a Shafi’i manual of Islamic law: When an adult male is taken captive, the caliph considers the interests … (of Islam and the Muslims) and decides between the prisoner’s death, slavery, release without paying anything, or ransoming himself in […]
Spain: Police say Barcelona truck crash is “terrorist attack”
Last June, the Islamic State published a poster depicting an SUV driving over a heap of skulls and bearing the legend “Run Over Them Without Mercy.” And the Islamic State issued this call in September 2014: So O muwahhid, do not let this battle pass you by wherever you may be. You must strike the soldiers, […]
Barcelona: Many injured after truck plows into pedestrians at tourist hotspot
Could be an accident. Could be jihad. Could be something else altogether. But that there is immediate suspicion that it is jihad, and not just an accident, is a sign of how much Europe has changed: even ten or twenty years ago, everyone would have assumed it was an accident. #Barcelona van into the crowd […]
Spain: Muslims call for marriage to Christian women to strengthen Islam
The Qur’an allows a Muslim man to marry “chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you” (5:5) that is, the “People of the Book,” that is, primarily Jews and Christians. Muslim women, however, cannot marry non-Muslim men, because it is understood that the woman […]
Spain police arrest family: children were to join the Islamic State
“The statement said the two minors had left school in Spain to study the Quran in Morocco.” Now wait a minute. They studied Qur’an and then wanted to join the Islamic State? But…but…everyone knows that the Islamic State has nothing to do with Islam! How could these boys have misunderstood the Qur’an so spectacularly and […]
UK: Three Muslim teens arrested on way to join Islamic State
Not that this has anything to do with Islam. But that leads to the question: if the Islamic State really has nothing to do with Islam, why does it have this unprecedented appeal among young Muslims in the West? The learned analysts don’t even try to offer an explanation for that. “UK arrests 3 teens […]
Spanish police arrest eight Muslims suspected of planning attacks in Spain and recruiting for Islamic State
Muslims? How odd. Everyone knows that the Islamic State has absolutely nothing to do with Islam. So many misunderstanders of Islam are out there today — what programs do mosques and Islamic schools have in place to prevent all this misunderstanding of Islam? What? None? Now, why is that? “Spain arrests eight suspected Islamist militants […]