JIHAD WATCH 08/26/2015

Muslim cleric who issued fatwa permitting WMD pledges allegiance to Islamic State
By Robert Spencer on Aug 25, 2015 10:57 pm

“I advise you to join, all of you, the Islamic State and to pledge allegiance to its leader, Amir al-Mumineen Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – may Allah protect him – and fight under his banner. It is the state that raised the banner of Islam, and established Tawhid, and destroyed the idols, and implemented the Sharia. […]
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Federal judge orders jihadi out of jail and into rehab program
By Robert Spencer on Aug 25, 2015 09:04 pm

“The U.S. has been trying for years to ‘counter violent extremism’ by fighting the message of terrorists instead of just the terrorists themselves.” The U.S. has been trying to counter the message of the terrorists, mind you, while ignoring the content of that message and/or pretending that it is other than what it is. This […]
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New Robert Spencer book tops Alinsky, now #1 Bestseller in Radical Political Thought
By Robert Spencer on Aug 25, 2015 08:39 pm

My latest book, The Complete Infidel’s Guide to ISIS, has zoomed to the top of Amazon’s bestseller list in the “Radical Political Thought” category, topping none other than Saul Alinsky, whose perennial guide to Leftist subversion and character assassination, Radicals, comes in at #2. The Complete Infidel’s Guide to ISIS is available at any self-respecting […]
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Pakistan: Muslim woman converts to Christianity, forced to flee after threats
By Robert Spencer on Aug 25, 2015 08:01 pm

This woman’s family and an imam targeted her. It’s interesting: in the West, if you point out that Islamic law has a death penalty for leaving Islam, you’re called a racist, bigoted “Islamophobe.” And Christian leaders right up to the Pope of Rome join in this, insisting that Islam is a Religion of Peace and […]
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UK Foreign Secretary: “Perfectly normal” Iran seeks to “turn a page” with West
By Robert Spencer on Aug 25, 2015 07:30 pm

Iran is “perfectly normal,” eh? Really? Let’s consider that statement in light of some recent news items: “Islam’s biggest rock star” banned in Iran after performing in Israel Iran: “We will trample upon America” Iran’s Supremo calls for Muslim world to unite and destroy Israel Iran’s Khamenei hails his people for demanding death to America […]
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Iranian official: “Israel should be annihilated”
By Robert Spencer on Aug 25, 2015 07:08 pm

“We reject the existence of any Israeli on this earth.” More genocide dreams from our new pals in the Islamic Republic of Iran. “‘Israel should be annihilated,’ senior Iran aide says,” Times of Israel, August 25, 2015: A senior Iranian official on Tuesday said Israel “should be annihilated,” and that the thawing relations with the […]
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ESPN sidelines Curt Schilling for tweet comparing “extremist Muslims” to Nazis
By Robert Spencer on Aug 25, 2015 04:27 pm

Curt Schilling is under heavy fire for this, and has been removed from ESPN’s coverage of the Little League World Series. He is repentant and apologetic, but it may do no good: he may be facing more punishment, and is taking a beating in the mainstream media for being “insensitive.” But what exactly is so […]
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French prosecutor says train jihadi had “terrorist intent”
By Robert Spencer on Aug 25, 2015 02:09 pm

“Mr. Molins added that Mr. El Khazzani had watched a jihadi video on YouTube.” It is refreshing that the French authorities don’t seem to be buying El Khazzani’s nonsense about this being a failed robbery after all. “Train gunman thwarted by Americans had ‘terrorist intent,’ French prosecutor,” by Kellan Howell, The Washington Times, August 25, […]
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Spain, Morocco arrest 14 Muslims suspected of recruiting for the Islamic State
By Robert Spencer on Aug 25, 2015 08:58 am

Once again, the eternally recurring question: every Western authority tells us that the Islamic State represents a perversion of Islam, a twisting of the true teachings of the Religion of Peace. So why do so many Muslims worldwide continue to misunderstand their peaceful religion? “Spain, Morocco arrest 14 suspected of recruiting for Islamic State group,” […]
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New Glazov Gang: Hillary’s Final Scandal?
By Jamie Glazov on Aug 25, 2015 08:38 am

This new episode of The Glazov Gang was guest-hosted by Ann-Marie Murrell, the CEO/Editor-in-Chief of PolitiChicks.com. She was joined by Shillman Fellow Daniel Greenfield, who discussed Hillary’s Final Scandal?. He explained who will — and who won’t — go to jail over Emailgate. It’s all connected to the global jihad in terms of what it […]
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