JIHAD WATCH 02/15/2017

Former Obama officials, loyalists waged secret campaign to oust Flynn to preserve Iran deal
By Robert Spencer on Feb 14, 2017 08:11 pm

The swamp, in so dire need of draining, has struck back and scored a victory. “Former Obama Officials, Loyalists Waged Secret Campaign to Oust Flynn,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, February 14, 2017: The abrupt resignation Monday evening of White House national security adviser Michael Flynn is the culmination of a secret, months-long campaign […]
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Robert Spencer: Answering an Islamic apologist (Part V)
By Robert Spencer on Feb 14, 2017 07:01 pm

Continuing my responses to the disingenuous Islamic apologetics of Ahmadiyya leader Rizwan Khan in reply to Hugh Fitzgerald. 24. According to Islamic law, what must a Muslim husband do to be divorced from his wife? The Quran says, “Such divorce may be pronounced twice; then, either retain them in a becoming manner or send them […]
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Sign petition calling on Schumer to withdraw support for Ellison for DNC Chair
By Robert Spencer on Feb 14, 2017 01:09 pm

New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind has started this petition calling on Senator Chuck Schumer to withdraw his support for Rep. Keith Ellison to be head of the Democratic National Committee. Please go here to sign it. Ellison in 2008 accepted $13,350 from MAS to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca. The Muslim American Society […]
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Germany: Security personnel to be permanently stationed at Cologne Cathedral
By Christine Williams on Feb 14, 2017 10:01 am

The Cologne Cathedral Square “was the scene of mass sex assaults on New Year’s Eve 2015, with over 1,000 criminal complaints filed yet few arrests and convictions made.” The face of Europe continues to change. Another inconvenience and expense to add to the fallout of Merkel’s disastrous immigration policy of indiscriminately flinging open the doors […]
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UK: Muslim found with pipe bomb in luggage was allowed to fly again days later
By Robert Spencer on Feb 14, 2017 09:55 am

What could possibly have gone wrong, you racist, bigoted Islamophobe? Don’t you regularly find pipe bombs planted in your luggage by persons unknown to you? “Ryanair passenger found with pipe bomb in luggage was allowed to fly again days later,” Irish Independent, February 14, 2017 (thanks to MH): A PASSENGER who was boarding a Ryanair […]
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Trump defends immigration ban as Trudeau says he won’t “lecture another country”
By Christine Williams on Feb 14, 2017 09:48 am

Trudeau said he would focus on governing “in such a way that reflects Canadians’ approach.” Trudeau also said: “The last thing Canadians expect is for me to come down and lecture another country on how they choose to govern themselves.” Oh really, Mr. Trudeau? One wonders what may have influenced Trudeau’s last-minute change of heart […]
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Sweden’s “first feminist government” dons hijabs in Iran
By Christine Williams on Feb 14, 2017 09:42 am

Leftist “feminists” have a bad identity problem. They don’t care about the women who are most oppressed, abused and subjugated by men under the strictures of Sharia, or about those Western women who have been abused by Muslim migrant men because they were uncovered infidels. But now a big question arises: how is it that […]
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Hating Valentine’s — Why Islamic Supremacists and Radical Leftists Loathe the Day of Love
By Jamie Glazov on Feb 14, 2017 09:32 am

Today, February 14, is Valentine’s Day, the sacred day that intimate companions mark to celebrate their love and affection for one another. If you’re thinking about making a study of how couples celebrate this day, the Muslim world and the milieus of the radical Left are not the places you should be spending your time. […]
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Islamic State: Muslim cleric tears head off teddy bear to warn against celebrating Valentine’s Day
By Robert Spencer on Feb 14, 2017 09:28 am

“A hardline preacher from the group tore the head of a red teddy bear to assert his prohibition of the celebrations during a sermon earlier this week, according to the source.” Watch for this preacher to be invited to preach in Britain and be welcomed into the country by the Archbishop of Canterbury. “Islamic State […]
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Pakistani judge bans Valentine’s Day as un-Islamic
By Robert Spencer on Feb 14, 2017 08:48 am

“Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. […]
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Flynn out at NSA, Petraeus could be all in
By Robert Spencer on Feb 14, 2017 07:59 am

Petraeus would be a disaster — a stalwart of the old establishment in an administration that said it would “drain the swamp.” In May 2016, he published what was essentially an anti Trump screed, saying that proposals to restrict immigration from Muslim countries that are hotspots of jihad terror shouldn’t even be made, so as […]
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Robert Spencer: Answering an Islamic apologist (Part IV)
By Robert Spencer on Feb 14, 2017 07:08 am

Continuing my responses to the disingenuous Islamic apologetics of Ahmadiyya leader Rizwan Khan in reply to Hugh Fitzgerald. 16. How did Muhammad react when he heard that a 120-year-old Jewish poet, Abu ‘Afak, had been killed? Where is the name Abu ‘Afak mentioned anywhere in the six authentic books of Hadith? As for blasphemy, the […]
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Migration researcher says over 50 million Muslims support jihad terror attacks
By Robert Spencer on Feb 14, 2017 05:45 am

Bring in more Muslim migrants! What could possibly go wrong? “More than 50 million Muslims are willing to support those who carry out terror attacks to defend their religion, migration expert warns the EU,” by Allan Hall, MailOnline, February 13, 2017: A migration expert warns that there are more than 50 million Muslims willing to […]
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