Dec 14, 2014 10:31 pm | Robert Spencer
It stands for jihad. It stands for the Islamic confession of faith,
“There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.” But in a
political culture that is determined to ignore the patently obvious
regarding Islamic jihad, the police commissioner has to scratch his head
and say that he just can’t figure out […]
Dec 14, 2014 09:10 pm | Robert Spencer
Yes, just ignore that black flag of Islamic jihad that the hostages
were forced at gunpoint to hold up at the window. We have no idea what
its significance could possibly be! But we do know that it has nothing,
nothing whatsoever, to do with Islam! “Tony Abbott: ‘We don’t know the
motivation,'” Guardian, December […]
Dec 14, 2014 08:56 pm | Robert Spencer
This could indicate that they expect the situation to escalate. “US
Consulate near hostage cafe evacuated, security warning issued,”
Reuters, December 14, 2014: SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The United States
has evacuated its Sydney Consulate, which is located near a cafe in the
city where hostages are being held, a spokeswoman said
on Monday. […]
Dec 14, 2014 08:35 pm | Robert Spencer
Bitter irony. One thing you can be sure of is that these police
officers who were touring the Lakemba mosque were not challenging Muslim
leaders to teach against the ideology of the Islamic State that they
ostensibly reject. As the hostage situation in Australia began, many
Sydney police officers were busy conducting outreach in a […]
Dec 14, 2014 06:50 pm | Robert Spencer
UPDATE: 40 to 50 hostages. This story is breaking now. Live stream
here. “A man is holding several people hostage at Martin Place cafe,”
News.com.au,
December 15, 2014
(thanks to Jill): AT LEAST one armed man is holding several people
hostage at a cafe in Martin Place in Sydney. There are hostages standing
with their […]
Dec 14, 2014 05:48 pm | Robert Spencer
“Bishop Kevin?” “Yeah, you got ‘im.” “This is Imam Mohammed down at
Masjid Amr ibn al-As…” “Mo! Hey, buddy, great to hear from ya! How’s it
going? Look, I gotta tell ya, the baba ghanouj at last week’s outreach
was…to die for –” “I am so glad you liked it, Your Grace, but I am […]
Dec 14, 2014 01:19 pm | Robert Spencer
Relying on allies that aren’t allies is yet another consequence of the
Washington establishment’s determined refusal to face the realities of
the jihad, and to formulate policy based on those realities. “Qatar
‘broke promise to US over Guantanamo detainee,'” by David Blair, the
Telegraph, December 12, 2014 (thanks to Lookmann): Qatar broke an
“explicit” promise […]
Dec 14, 2014 08:50 am | Robert Spencer
“Alongside the photos, a statement reads: ‘Those who annoy Allah and
His Messenger, Allah has cursed them in this world and the Hereafter,
and has prepared for them a humiliating punishment.'” That’s Qur’an
33:57. The advocates of stoning are universally described as
“extremists,” as in the IBT headline on this story, but they can and […]
Dec 14, 2014 08:32 am | Robert Spencer
Speaking about dolls with faces, the creator of this creepy,
dehumanizing, anti-woman product says, “Some parents won’t leave the
doll with their children at night because you are not allowed to have
any eyes in the room.” Which is creepier — to be alone at night in a
room with a doll with a face, […]
Dec 14, 2014 08:09 am | Robert Spencer
As I said here when such a deal was just a rumor, “this will only
encourage more hostage-taking, as jihadis will see the chance to free
their imprisoned comrades in exchange for Western hostages.” But the
fact that a policy is foolish, wrongheaded and counterproductive has
never stopped non-Muslim governments from pursuing it in the […]
Dec 14, 2014 07:53 am | Robert Spencer
Instead of standing up to defend itself, Britain cowers in submission,
and curtails its activities in the face of jihad threats. Instead of
saying, “Be aware, be resolute, be proud of who you are and ready to
defend yourself,” the British authorities tell cadets: “No uniform when
travelling to and from cadet activities.” As Britain […]
Dec 14, 2014 07:40 am | Nicolai Sennels
(Photo: Buddhist temple and statues being destroyed in Malaysia to make
room for a mosque) As usual when Muslims murder Myanmar Buddhists, the
press never writes about who killed whom – they just write about
“clashes.” In the article, the Jakarta Globe tips its hand when it
writes that the murder victims are “Myanmar nationals.” […]
Dec 14, 2014 07:28 am | Robert Spencer
The Perpetuity of Jihad by Michael Devolin “Though tempered and
qualified in different places and at different times, the Islamic
longing for unfettered suzerainty has never disappeared, and has
resurfaced in our own day with a vengeance.” – Efraim Karsh, from
Islamic Imperialism, a history Reading about ISIS in the newspapers
every day is, […]
Dec 14, 2014 07:15 am | Robert Spencer
“Despite efforts by German politicians and the media to portray PEGIDA
as neo-Nazi, the group has taken great pains to distance itself from
Germany’s extreme right. The group says that it is ‘apolitical’ and that
its main objective is to preserve what is left of Germany’s
Judeo-Christian culture and values.” In response, Angela Merkel has […]
Dec 14, 2014 06:41 am | Robert Spencer
“We wanted to negotiate the release of the Somali policewomen but
unfortunately they were beheaded.” The jihad group could have released
these captives via negotiations, but it was also within Islamic law for
the jihadis to murder them: “As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has
the choice of taking the most beneficial action of […]
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