JIHAD WATCH 07/03/2018

How did accused molester Cardinal McCarrick keep his secret for so long?
By Robert Spencer on Jul 02, 2018 01:53 pm

“Why were so many journalists willing to let the rumors go unexplored? Or, if they did explore the rumors, why were they willing to drop the story, at a time when so many other allegations were splashed across the headlines? Could it be because, for anyone seeking to influence a cardinal, the threat of disclosure […]
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Robert Spencer’s The History of Jihad: “A Priceless Opportunity to See Jihad in Practice”
By Robert Spencer on Jul 02, 2018 01:14 pm

“If history is to inform, then this is great history.” Chris Salcedo is a nationally recognized radio talk-show host heard on WBAP in Dallas, Texas, and KSEV in Houston, Texas. He is the author of the book “Liberty Rises” and the executive director of the Conservative Hispanic Society. Here he reviews my new book The History of […]
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Iran diplomat among six arrested for plotting bomb attack at meeting of exiled opposition group
By Robert Spencer on Jul 02, 2018 01:04 pm

Would the Iranian mullahs try to assassinate opposition leaders abroad? Especially while they are so threatened at home? What do you think? “Iran diplomat among six arrested over suspected plot against opposition meeting,” by Robert-Jan Bartunek and John Irish, Reuters, July 2, 2018: BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – An Iranian diplomat has been arrested along with two […]
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Cleveland: Muslim plotted jihad mass murder on Fourth of July
By Robert Spencer on Jul 02, 2018 12:56 pm

Yet another convert to Islam gets the idea that his new religion calls upon him to commit treason and mass murder. Authorities remain resolutely incurious about this recurring phenomenon. An update on this story. “FBI details suspected Fourth of July terrorist plot for downtown Cleveland,” by Adam Ferrise and Evan MacDonald, Cleveland.com, July 2, 2018: […]
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Obama administration granted citizenship to 2,500 Iranians while negotiating nuclear deal
By Robert Spencer on Jul 02, 2018 12:46 pm

“If today these Iranians get deported from America, it will become clear who is complicit and sells the national interest like he is selling candies to America.” How many more gifts to the mullahs from Obama will be discovered? “Obama administration granted citizenship to 2,500 Iranians during nuclear deal: Iran official,” by Chris Irvine, Fox […]
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Pakistan placed back on terror-financing watch list, vows to improve
By Robert Spencer on Jul 02, 2018 10:14 am

We have heard that song and dance before, such that even the New York Times has noticed. “War is deceit,” said Muhammad (Bukhari 4.52.268). “Put back on terror-financing watch list, Pakistan vows to improve,” Reuters, July 2, 2018: ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Placed back on a terror financing watch list this week, Pakistan vowed on Saturday […]
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Canada: Yazidi refugee sees her ISIS slave master on Ontario bus, is told “Don’t tell anyone”
By Robert Spencer on Jul 02, 2018 09:56 am

Why would the Trudeau government protect a monster such as this ISIS slaveholder? To cover up how careless — to the point of national suicide — its immigration policies have been? “Yazidis or Muslims? Trudeau Liberals ‘should prioritize victims of genocide over refugees’ (GUEST: Barbara Kay),” by Ezra Levant, Rebel Media, June 26, 2018 (thanks […]
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FBI arrests suspect for plotting July 4 terror plot in Cleveland
By Robert Spencer on Jul 02, 2018 09:02 am

There is no information yet available to indicate that this was a jihad plot, although the fact that the suspect will be charged with attempting to support a “foreign terrorist organization” does make it likely. At Jihad Watch we don’t jump to conclusions, in stark contrast to the establishment media, which is so avid to […]
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Northern Iraq: Kurdish government imposes jizya on Assyrian Christians
By Robert Spencer on Jul 02, 2018 08:32 am

“One Assyrian politician interviewed by the API was told by a KRG official that this was a form of jizya tax, justified because Ankawa is a Christian town.” Jizya is a tax that the subjugated “People of the Book” must pay to the Muslims for the privilege of being allowed to practice their religions, albeit […]
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Hugh Fitzgerald: A Tribute to Lee Kuan Yew
By Hugh Fitzgerald on Jul 02, 2018 07:43 am

Singapore has been in the news for other reasons recently, but its appearance on the world stage, however brief, may provide us with an excuse to consider the views on Islam of the founding father of Singapore, and its longest-serving Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, who died in 2015. Lee Kuan Yew lived in a […]
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Robert Spencer video: Muslim spokesman admits the real cause of “Islamophobia”
By Robert Spencer on Jul 02, 2018 07:29 am

In this new video, I discuss recent remarks by Muslim spokesman Corey Saylor, in which Saylor revealed that he knows that some people have negative views of Islam not because of “Islamophobic propaganda,” but because of the activities of jihad terror groups.
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Iran: Protests grow, regime charged with opening fire on protesters, denies doing so
By Robert Spencer on Jul 02, 2018 07:13 am

It is hard to believe the Islamic regime’s denial that police opened fire on protesters, since the regime is known to be repressive and dishonest. Also, “Deputy Interior Minister Hossein Zolfaghari saying 11 people were hurt when someone opened fire.” Who, if not someone connected to the regime? “Iranian Protesters Clash With Police for Second […]
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