Aug 09, 2014 07:19 pm | Robert Spencer
They
are simply implementing Islamic law in the Islamic State. The caliph
Umar, one of Muhammad’s closest companions, maintained that the
punishment of stoning for adultery (this story doesn’t specify the
method of punishment, but the outcome of the punishment is the same in
any case) was originally in the Qur’an: ‘Umar said, “I am […]
Aug 09, 2014 03:02 pm | Robert Spencer
Note
how he says that if we still had troops on the ground in Iraq, they
would increase his headaches, as they’d have to be reinforced. He
doesn’t consider the possibility that if he had not left Iraq so
precipitously and then boasted about doing so, the Islamic State might
not exist today. This is […]
Aug 09, 2014 02:49 pm | Robert Spencer
Yesterday
I appeared on Newsmax TV discussing academic Hillary Mann Leverett’s
risible claim that there is no anti-Semitism in Muslim countries.
Aug 09, 2014 02:36 pm | Robert Spencer
“I
don’t think we are going to solve this problem in weeks. I think this
is going to take some time.” Indeed. Since it has been going on for
1,400 years, and no end to it is on the horizon, that seems to be a fair
statement. But Obama’s declaration of success here is, to […]
Aug 09, 2014 02:26 pm | Robert Spencer
Last
night on Michael Coren’s Sun TV show I discussed Canadian politician
Justin Trudeau’s 2011 visit to a mosque identified as a center of jihad
terror recruitment — a visit that has recently ignited controversy.
Video thanks to Aloha Snackbar 01.
Aug 09, 2014 01:49 pm | Robert Spencer
I
certainly agree that there was a deficiency of intelligence here. The
Obama Administration adopted a position of willful ignorance regarding
the nature and magnitude of the jihad threat. It is no wonder that they
didn’t see the Islamic State coming. “Obama: Bad Intelligence Behind
ISIS Underestimation,” Breitbart TV, August 9, 2014 (thanks to Paul):
[…]
Aug 09, 2014 01:37 pm | Robert Spencer
In
PJ Media I discuss one of the ugliest trends of today’s international
scene: Hamas’s Al-Aqsa TV channel in late July broadcast a Friday
sermon in which an imam issued a chilling threat to Jews: “We will not
leave a single one of you alive. Our doctrine in fighting you is that we
will totally […]
Aug 09, 2014 12:11 pm | Robert Spencer
The
longer the Islamic State lasts, the more legitimacy it will have in the
eyes of Muslims worldwide. It is striking that Davutoğlu would defend
it, however, since Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
ultimately wants a caliphate in Istanbul, not in Baghdad. “Turkish
Foreign Minister Defends ISIS Against Accusations Of Terrorism,” The
Rojava Report, […]
Aug 09, 2014 10:59 am | Robert Spencer
The
New York Times stated back in 2008: “The idea that Pakistan’s military
and intelligence agencies could simultaneously be aiding the Taliban and
like-minded militants while taking money from the United States is not
as far-fetched as it may seem.” Indeed. It wasn’t far-fetched then, and
since then came Pakistan’s outrage over the bin Laden […]
Aug 09, 2014 10:40 am | Robert Spencer
The
video is not in English. The upraised index finger signifies Islamic
monotheism, submission to the one and only god. The caliphate is a
might-makes-right proposition. If it can survive, it will win the
allegiance of more and more Muslims. And every day that it does survive,
it does win over more believers. Video thanks […]
Aug 09, 2014 10:23 am | Robert Spencer
In FrontPage I discuss how the mainstream media fronts for the jihad: The Spanish government on Monday announced
that it had “provisionally suspended” sales of weapons to Israel
because of its supposed targeting of civilians in Gaza. This came a day
after the Obama Administration declared that it was “appalled” by
Israel’s “disgraceful” shelling of a […]
Aug 09, 2014 04:06 am | Robert Spencer
The
idea that the Maliki regime will include Sunnis in its government and
that will trigger the defeat of the Islamic State by Iraqis is more
Obama fantasy. And meanwhile: “#AmessagefromISIStoUS: Islamist militants
tweet gruesome images of dead American soldiers and vow to blow up
embassies after Obama launches airstrikes,” Daily Mail, August 8, 2014
[…] 
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