JIHAD WATCH 01/14/2016

3 jihad suicide bombers in Jakarta Starbucks; explosions, gunfire in city By Robert Spencer on Jan 14, 2016 02:08 am A global war that no one wants to admit is being waged “Witness says 3 suicide bombers explode in Jakarta Starbucks,” by Niniek Karmini, Associated Press, January 14, 2016: JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — At least three suicide bombers exploded themselves in a Starbucks cafe in downtown Jakarta on Thursday while two gunmen attacked a police […] Read in browser »   Germany: Voluntary programs to teach migrants sex equality and free speech By Robert Spencer on Jan 13, 2016 06:57 pm Oh sure, this will fix everything. The migrants believe that they are the “best of people” (Qur’an 3:110) and that unbelievers are the “most vile of created beings” (Qur’an 98:6). What could unbelievers possibly have to teach them? “Now Germany offers refugees sex equality classes as MORE shocking rape claims emerge,” by Zoie O’Brien, Express, […] Read in browser » France outlaws three Islamic groups over ties to jihadists By Robert Spencer on Jan 13, 2016 06:19 pm Somehow these Islamic organizations got the crazy, Islamophobic idea that their religion mandated violence against unbelievers. John Kerry should fly to Paris forthwith to explain the true, peaceful Islam to them. “France Outlaws Three Religious Organizations Over Ties With Jihadists,” Sputnik, January 13, 2016: PARIS (Sputnik) — The French authorities have decided to outlaw three […] Read in browser » Hypocrite Lecteur By Michael Devolin on Jan 13, 2016 05:46 pm “And you, hypocrite lecteur, What makes you so superior?” -Louis Simpson, from There You Are I find it so very telling that whenever a majority of the population show their support for a cause or a personality the media and the Left disagree with or disapprove of, that support is deprecated as populism–as though populism […] Read in browser » Iran: Boat seizure “should be a lesson to troublemakers in the U.S. Congress” By Robert Spencer on Jan 13, 2016 05:29 pm The troublemakers in the U.S. Congress need to learn to bow to their new masters. Obama has. What’s keeping them? “Iran says seizure of U.S. boats a lesson to ‘troublemakers’ in Congress,” Reuters, January 13, 2016: DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s army chief said on Wednesday the seizure of two U.S. navy boats and their 10 […] Read in browser » Two ‘Mohameds’ shoot up Calgary bar; here’s how the media reported it By Robert Spencer on Jan 13, 2016 05:21 pm More on this story, from the incomparable Ezra Levant. Read in browser » Biden: Iran saw US boats in distress, acted “like ordinary nations would do” By Robert Spencer on Jan 13, 2016 05:10 pm Biden said that Iranian officials “realized they were there in distress and said they would release them, and released them — like ordinary nations would do.” Does this picture look to you like what “ordinary nations” do? “Biden: Iran didn’t want or get apology for boats incident,” by Reena Flores, CBS News, January 13, 2016: […] Read in browser » Iranian video: US captain apologizes for entering Iran’s waters By Robert Spencer on Jan 13, 2016 04:56 pm This humiliation will go over big among the “Death to America” crowd, and reinforce the Iranian mullahs’ claim that they have cowed and intimidated the United States. The Iranian nuclear deal only showed the Iranians that the Obama Administration was weak; now they are acting upon that knowledge. Read in browser » Muslim registered as refugee a week before he murdered 11 in Istanbul By Robert Spencer on Jan 13, 2016 04:45 pm He registered as a refugee, made his way to Istanbul, and blew up eleven people for the Islamic State. Solution: bring in hundreds of thousands more refugees. What could possibly go wrong? “Face of a killer: Turkish police release first mugshot of the Istanbul ISIS bomber who registered as a refugee one week before he […] Read in browser » Glazov Gang’s 2015 Episode of The Year: Choudary, Spencer and Jasser Battle It Out On “Jihad in Chattanooga” By Jamie Glazov on Jan 13, 2016 01:04 pm This year’s Glazov Gang 2015 Episode of the Year Award goes to two special episodes — each of them that captivated audiences around the world. One of the winners was a BLOCKBUSTER debate between Anjem Choudary, a London Imam, Robert Spencer, the Director of  JihadWatch.org, and Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, the Founder and President of the […] Read in browser » After hours of interrogation, Iran says 10 captured U.S. sailors “released in international waters after they apologized” By Robert Spencer on Jan 13, 2016 09:26 am There is clearly more to this story than is being told, but even what we know establishes it as a humiliating repudiation of Obama’s Iran policies. Those who said that his nuclear deal would only embolden the Iranians and make them more aggressive and hostile than ever are being proven correct. “Pictured: Ten U.S. sailors […] Read in browser »