Friday, August 23, 2013

JIHAD WATCH 08/23/2013


Aug 22, 2013 08:50 pm | Robert
Every threat he discusses in this article emanates from Islamic jihad, the one threat he cannot and will not name. "Outgoing FBI Director Warns of Americans Traveling to Syria and Bringing Terrorist Tactics Home," by Pierre Thomas, Jack Cloherty and Mike Levine for ABC News, August 22 (thanks to Kenneth):...

Aug 22, 2013 08:19 pm | Robert
But remember: to oppose the murderous ideology behind this would be "bigotry." "Suicide Bomber Hits Iraq Military HQ, Killing 14," from Reuters, August 22 (thanks to Kenneth): RAMADI — A suicide bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives to a military headquarters in western Iraq and blew himself up Thursday...

Aug 22, 2013 03:55 pm | Robert
All Americans should have joined them. All free people should have joined them. "Coptic Christians March on White House, Washington Post," by Adam Kredo for the Washington Free Beacon, August 22: A group of Egyptians protested in front of the White House Thursday afternoon to “expose” what they say is...

Aug 22, 2013 03:46 pm | Robert
Remember: this is not hate speech. It only becomes hate speech when non-Muslims quote Sheikh Sharif Hussein disapprovingly. And even then, the hate speech is on the part of the non-Muslims, not the Sheikh. "Australian Sheik Sharif Hussein to Obama: Oh Enemy of Allah, You Will Be Trampled upon...

Aug 22, 2013 01:01 pm | Robert
This is in accord with Muhammad's own example: the prophet of Islam responded to insults by ordering the murder of those who insulted him, including Abu ‘Afak, who was over one hundred years old, and the poetess ‘Asma bint Marwan. Abu ‘Afak was killed in his sleep, in response to...

Aug 22, 2013 11:46 am | Robert
Hasan is clearly a devout Muslim. If he were a devout believer in absolutely anything else, the mainstream media would be full of analyses of how the belief system in question incited violence, and what could be done about it. The trial would be considerably preoccupied with his motive...

Aug 22, 2013 11:31 am | Robert
What's the big deal? Christian groups in Third World nations threaten to kill aid workers all the time, don't they? "Syria-based al Qaeda group issues threat to Western aid workers," by Margaret Brennan for CBS News, August 21 (thanks to Jerk Chicken): Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria - the Islamic...

Aug 22, 2013 11:27 am | Robert
What's the big deal? Christian activists threaten to blow up embassies all the time, don't they? "Bangladesh's Islamist activist arrested over Egyptian embassy blow-up threat," from Xinhua, August 21: DHAKA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- An activist of the student wing of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party was arrested Wednesday morning on...

Aug 22, 2013 10:53 am | Robert
They say they focus entirely on religious instruction. But when one's religious instruction touches on Qur'anic directives to wage war against the "People of the Book" and subjugate them (Qur'an 9:29), the distinction between religious instruction and terror training may become a bit blurry. "Pakistani seminary furious over US 'terrorist'...

Aug 22, 2013 10:46 am | Robert
The Poor, Persecuted Muslim Brotherhood! by Henri Boulad, SJ The entire Western world is outraged, offended and scandalized because the Egyptian Army has dared to dislodge the Muslim Brotherhood from the two bastions of Rabia and Nahda, where they had been barricaded for several weeks. Bottom line: more than six...

Aug 22, 2013 10:25 am | Robert
He says he only sent the money for peaceful purposes, but his funding those freed up money for the Taliban's other activities, including strikes at U.S. targets. "US Seeks 15 Years for Fla. Imam in Taliban Case," by Curt Anderson for the Associated Press, August 21: An elderly Muslim...

Aug 22, 2013 04:55 am | Robert
"Israeli and Thai officials have said the plot was aimed at Israeli diplomats in Bangkok, the capital, though Iran denied the allegations and neither defendant was charged with terrorism or attempting to kill Israelis." Why not? "Thai court convicts 2 Iranians in bomb plot," by Thanyarat Doksone for the Associated...

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