JIHAD WATCH 12/24/2014

France: Muslim destroys Christmas decorations, screams “Allahu akbar” Dec 23, 2014 05:38 pm | Robert Spencer When confronted, he tried to seize the police officer’s weapon. He is, of course, mentally ill. The frightful outbreak of mental illness in France continues. “Le Mans: A man detained after shouting ‘Allah Akbar,'” Le Maine Libre (translated), December 23, 2014 (thanks to Marc): On Monday morning, police arrested a man who was in the process of ... comments | read more      Fearing more “mental illness,” France deploys soldiers in city centers Dec 23, 2014 04:51 pm | Robert Spencer If the recent “Allahu akbar” attacks in France were all simply manifestations of “mental illness,” why are French authorities deploying soldiers in city centers? Are they afraid that the whole country is going crazy? Or are they well aware that these attacks were Islamic jihad attacks, despite their official denials? “France attacks: Gunman ‘armed to the ... comments | read more      US government offering $5M reward for jihadi freed from Gitmo Dec 23, 2014 03:51 pm | Robert Spencer Those who advocate for the closing of Guantanamo have never dealt with the problem of recidivism. So many former Gitmo inmates have returned to the jihad. More will join them. More non-Muslims will be killed. Does this matter to “human rights campaigners”? Note also that al-Rubaysh is a graduate of the Saudi program to “rehabilitate” jihadis. ... comments | read more      Brandeis students rally around student who wrote: “i have no sympathy for the nypd officers who were murdered” Dec 23, 2014 01:48 pm | Robert Spencer Khadijah Lynch (apparently named for Muhammad’s first wife), who is public in her support for the murderous violence committed by the Islamic jihadist Ismaaiyl Abdullah-Muhammad in Brooklyn, is a new hero on the Brandeis University campus. Meanwhile, students are attacking the intrepid Daniel Mael, who exposed Khadijah Lynch’s hateful writings. This in a nutshell is ... comments | read more      French prosecutor: Muslim driver who hit pedestrians screamed “Allahu akbar” “to give himself courage to act, and not out of religious belief” Dec 23, 2014 01:07 pm | Robert Spencer “Tarrare described the man as a French-born son of North African immigrants, acted alone and had no religious motivations, but was upset at the treatment of Chechen children.” Let’s see. Why is a Muslim from North Africa, living in France, concerned about Chechen children? He is not Chechen. He does not live in Chechnya. If ... comments | read more      FBI warns of possible Islamic State jihad terror plot in Memphis Dec 23, 2014 11:08 am | Robert Spencer FOX13 News, WHBQ FOX 13 An “USPER” is a U.S. person, that is, an American who is willing to carry out jihad attacks for the Islamic State — that is, in MyFox13’s parlance, “radicalized extremists.” Radicalized in what? Extreme in what? They don’t say, of course. Video from MyFoxMemphis (thanks to Robert). comments | read more      Montreal: Muslim arrested for terrorist threats against police Dec 23, 2014 10:56 am | Robert Spencer His grandmother, Sylvie Labelle, says that when he converted to Islam, “he found inner peace.” Sure, he carried around a machete, but hey, who doesn’t? “Man arrested for terrorist threats against Montreal police,” QMI Agency, December 22, 2014 (thanks to Pamela Geller): MONTREAL – A 21-year-old man is facing terrorism-related charges after threatening to attack four police ... comments | read more      Saudi Grand Mufti: Child marriages are OK Dec 23, 2014 09:11 am | Robert Spencer Islamic apologists in the West argue furiously that child marriage has nothing to do with Islam, and that the idea that Muhammad married a child is the invention of greasy Islamophobes. The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, unaccountably, seems to be one of those Islamophobes. In reality, few things are more abundantly attested in Islamic law ... comments | read more