JIHAD WATCH 08/21/2017

H.R. McMaster endorsed book telling US military to kiss Qur’an
By Robert Spencer on Aug 20, 2017 06:17 pm

McMaster is proceeding on the theory, which is almost universally taken for granted by the foreign policy establishment, that showing respect for the Qur’an and Islam will take the teeth out of the jihadi claim that the U.S. is at war with Islam, and win hearts and minds, resulting in reciprocal gestures of respect. But […]
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Globe and Mail: “Social networks should treat far-right extremists like Islamic State”
By Robert Spencer on Aug 20, 2017 04:53 pm

Here again we see the establishment Left racing to totalitarianism. First came the spurious claim that opposing jihad terror, and speaking accurately about its motivating ideology, was “hate” and “far-right extremism,” on par with the KKK and neo-Nazis. Now come the demands to close off all platforms to “far-right extremists,” and that initiative is proceeding […]
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Canadian government appointee Christine Douglass-Williams under fire for writing for Jihad Watch
By Robert Spencer on Aug 20, 2017 04:16 pm

Leftists frequently present the statements of those they oppose without even attempting any refutation. They either assume that they’re self-evidently false, or think that even if they’re true, not positions that people who want to be accepted by the establishment elites are allowed to hold. So it is here: Melanie Joly is apparently concerned about […]
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Mainstream conservatives on SPLC’s “hate group” hit list now stand to lose platforms
By Robert Spencer on Aug 20, 2017 09:48 am

First came the SPLC’s claim, uncritically accepted by the establishment media, that it was an impartial and reliable arbiter of what constituted a “hate group” and what didn’t. Then came the defaming of opposition to jihad terror as “hate.” And PayPal has dropped Jihad Watch, and more of this kind of thing is sure to […]
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Barcelona jihad murderer recently “started to become interested in religion”
By Robert Spencer on Aug 20, 2017 09:29 am

“The last few months, he started to become interested in religion. He used to go to a mosque in Ripoll. Maybe that’s where he was brainwashed.” One might almost get the idea that this attack had something to do with Islam, if we didn’t have learned imams such as Pope Francis and H.R. McMaster to […]
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Spain: Imam was member of Barcelona jihad terror cell
By Robert Spencer on Aug 20, 2017 09:24 am

An imam? A man who had devoted his life to understanding Islam properly and communicating it effectively got involved in a jihad mass murder plot? Why, it’s astonishing! Had he fallen under the influence of “right-wing extremists”? “Spain attack fugitive whereabouts unknown as Barcelona mourns,” by Daniel Bosque and Hui Min Neo, AFP, August 19, […]
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Barcelona jihadis were planning massive jihad bombing, had 120 gas canisters
By Robert Spencer on Aug 20, 2017 09:20 am

“But the jihadists had accidentally detonated an explosive at the house on the eve of Thursday’s attack in Barcelona, an error that likely forced them to modify their plans.” And so they turned to vehicular jihad. “Spain attack fugitive whereabouts unknown as Barcelona mourns,” by Daniel Bosque and Hui Min Neo, AFP, August 19, 2017: […]
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Hizballah condemns Barcelona attack, says it “harms the image of jihad”
By Robert Spencer on Aug 20, 2017 09:08 am

Because jihad had such a great image up to now. This is not a sign of Hizballah’s “moderation,” although the establishment media will try to portray it that way. This is just Shia contempt for a Sunni organization, the Islamic State. Shi’ites in general don’t carry out lone jihad massacres such as Barcelona, although there […]
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Two former Wasserman Schultz Muslim IT aides indicted for conspiracy against U.S.
By Robert Spencer on Aug 20, 2017 08:58 am

Massive transfers of money to Pakistan. A kidnapping threat. And more. But the establishment media is silent about this case, because Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a Democrat, and Imran Awan is a Muslim. “Two Former Wasserman Schultz IT Aides Indicted For Conspiracy Against U.S.,” by Luke Rosiak, Daily Caller, August 17, 2017: A federal grand […]
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After Barcelona jihad attack, UK orders crackdown on…car and van rentals
By Robert Spencer on Aug 20, 2017 07:21 am

Why do we take off our shoes in airports? Because years ago, a jihadi hid explosives in his shoes and tried to set off an explosion on an airplane. And now it will be much harder to rent a car or van in the UK, because a jihadi used a van in Barcelona to commit […]
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