JIHAD WATCH 02/26/2015

Stanford ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Panel: Je Suis Ferguson?
By Robert Spencer on Feb 25, 2015 05:05 pm

Stanford ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Panel: Je Suis Ferguson? by Cinnamon Stillwell and Rima Greene What does the Islamic terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in January have to do with the 2014 police shootings of African-American men in Ferguson, Missouri and Long Island, New York; San Francisco’s troubled Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood; and the […]
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UK: Drunk driver avoids jail after court hears he has rediscovered Islam
By Robert Spencer on Feb 25, 2015 04:17 pm

Would Asif Masood have received this leniency if he had announced that he had converted to Christianity? Of course not. But probably what clinched the deal for him was that he claimed that he had been subjected to “harassment and threats.” In today’s Abject Britannia, that is the gold standard. Asif Masood has suffered from […]
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French government unveils plans for “dialogue” with Muslims to promote an Islam “faithful to the values of the Republic”
By Robert Spencer on Feb 25, 2015 03:53 pm

“The plan would promote an Islam ‘faithful to the values of the Republic,’ Cazeneuve said.” Good luck with that, Cazeneuve. There has never been such an Islam. Will you and Dalil Boubakeur be able to invent it? Let’s just say you will face stiff opposition. “French Govt Unveils a Plan to Promote Dialogue With Muslims,” […]
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Austria passes law on Islam, banning foreign funding and requiring imams to speak German
By Robert Spencer on Feb 25, 2015 03:34 pm

“We want a future in which increasing numbers of imams have grown up in Austria speaking German, and can in that way serve as positive examples for young Muslims.” Are they unable to recruit for jihad in German? This measure is largely cosmetic, but at least it is something, rather than nothing at all, which […]
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FBI: NY jihadis “violated the true tenants of their faith”
By Robert Spencer on Feb 25, 2015 02:55 pm

“The defendants violated the true tenants of their faith in pursuit of their radical, violent agenda,” said FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Diego Rodriguez. They violated some tenants? So apparently they are landlords? Have they been charged with rape? Seriously, what difference does it make if an FBI agent doesn’t know tenants from tenets? He’s paid to […]
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UK: 27% of Muslims have “some sympathy for the motives behind the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris”
By Robert Spencer on Feb 25, 2015 02:12 pm

These polls are of only limited value, as people generally tell pollsters what they want to hear. In light of that, the fact that 27% of Muslims in Britain openly acknowledged sympathy for the Charlie Hebdo jihad attacks is remarkable — but not surprising in light of the fact that we saw huge numbers of […]
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Brooklyn: Three Muslims charged with plotting to join Islamic State, shoot Obama
By Robert Spencer on Feb 25, 2015 01:05 pm

“I am in USA now … But is it possible to commit ourselves as dedicated martyrs anyway while here? What I’m saying is, to shoot Obama and then get shot ourselves, will it do? That will strike fear in the hearts of infidels.” Where did they get the idea to “strike fear in the hearts […]
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Juan Cole: The Islamic State is not Islamic
By Robert Spencer on Feb 25, 2015 12:44 pm

The Western intelligentsia is very, very anxious that you have a positive view of Islam. Thus we see a steady stream of articles in the mainstream (and in this case, the far-Left, but the distinction between those two is increasingly fine) media assuring you that the Qur’an is benign, the U.S. Constitution is Sharia-compliant, and […]
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Finland: “I am Charlie” cartoon exhibit closed after 15 minutes over security concerns
By Robert Spencer on Feb 25, 2015 10:27 am

This was the third time the exhibit was closed. Organizers are persistent, however, and are searching for a different venue. Step back for a moment and remember: these are just cartoons. The world continues to bow to violent intimidation, which only ensures that it will get more violent intimidation. Show that you will not submit: […]
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Kerry: Pakistan has “vigorous commitment to take on and defeat violent extremist groups”
By Robert Spencer on Feb 25, 2015 09:33 am

Joke of the Day. Kerry won’t name them and Pakistan won’t fight them. But there goes $3.4 billion more American taxpayer dollars, frittered away for smiles and promises. How much of it will end up in the hands of the Islamic jihadists Kerry is afraid to identify as such, as so much of it has […]
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