JIHAD WATCH 02/14/2020

Rep. Omar: America Causes Floods Around the World America is awesome. Is there anything we can’t do? When a butterfly flaps its wings in Michigan, Somalia floods. When a butterfly flaps its wings in Manhattan, Somalia undergoes a civil war between quarreling Islamists. And when a butterfly flaps its wings in Malibu, then Rep. Omar gets elected to the House. “When you see […] Read more 2020-02-13  •  Daniel Greenfield Obama judge orders Iraqi interpreters to be brought to US; interpreters have included rapist and ISIS member The federal judicial coup against America continues. And, as usual, it’s Obama and Clinton judges at the center of it. And there are some of the usual judicial suspects pulling this same coup over and over again. Some are more obnoxious about it than others. At the head of the class is Judge Chutkan, an […] Read more 2020-02-13  •  Daniel Greenfield Indonesia won’t take back its nearly 700 nationals who joined the Islamic State “The minister, Mahfud MD, said the government needed to ensure the security of 267 million Indonesian citizens by keeping the fighters out of the country.” While Western countries dither and litigate and welcome back returning jihadis, majority-Muslim Indonesia has its priorities straight and does what needs to be done. “Indonesia Will Not Take Back Nationals […] Read more 2020-02-13  •  Robert Spencer Afghanistan: Muslims shoot female athlete’s dog, “they said I was a girl and have no right to keep dogs” Why would a girl have no right to keep dogs? Because only hunting and guard dogs are allowed in Islam, and the people who shot Asoman to death likely assume that women have no business being involved with hunting or security. “Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel did not […] Read more 2020-02-13  •  Robert Spencer Iran’s “Victory” satellite fails to reach orbit: “sometimes life does not go the way we want it to” “Sometimes life does not go the way we want it to,” said Javad Azari-Jahromi. Yes. Hillary lost. The gravy train from the U.S. ended. And now the Islamic Republic is severely threatened. “Iran’s ‘Victory’ satellite fails to reach orbit,” The National, February 10, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Iran unveiled a new short-range […] Read more 2020-02-13  •  Robert Spencer Rouhani: “It is unbearable for the United States to accept the victory” of the Islamic Republic of Iran Given the Iranian people’s massive discontent with the Islamic regime, it may not be something that anyone will have to bear much longer. “Iran’s Rouhani says Islamic Revolution ‘unbearable’ for US,” AFP, February 11, 2020: Tehran (AFP) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani charged Tuesday that the United States finds it “unbearable” that the Islamic Revolution […] Read more 2020-02-13  •  Robert Spencer UK: Manchester jihad mass murderer used government benefits to buy bomb parts Non-Muslims paying for the upkeep of Muslims is a Qur’anic dictate: “Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the […] Read more 2020-02-13  •  Robert Spencer Okay, Palestinians, What Have You Done For Us Lately? Yesterday I posted an article about Israeli advances in a dozen fields. I then received an email from Reza A., asking if I would have the decency to do the same for the Palestinians. I’m happy to oblige. Ababeel1 shortcut “A1” (Arabic: أبابيل1) the first Palestinian reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), armed drone, made in […] Read more 2020-02-13  •  Hugh Fitzgerald UK: Former member of al-Qaeda says there is “no such thing as a rehabilitated jihadist” I’ve been pointing out for years that deradicalization programs are an abysmal failure everywhere they have been implemented. From the Jihad Watch archives: UK: London jihadi stabbed man at deradicalization event, victim’s father hopes killing won’t be used as a “pretext” Gitmo prisoner reveals: Saudi “deradicalization program” is really a jihad training program 11 ex-Gitmo […] Read more 2020-02-13  •  Robert Spencer This week in “Allahu akbar” From the French Dreuz site, an enlightening roundup of a week of “Allahu akbars.” “The ‘Allah Akbars’ of the week that you missed,” translated from “Les ‘Allah Akbar’ de la semaine auxquels vous avez échappé,” by Christian Larnet, Dreuz.info, February 9, 2020 (thanks to David): The weeks go by and are not alike. Except for […] Read more 2020-02-13  •  Robert Spencer