JIHAD WATCH 05/21/2015

Toronto Muslim wanted to join Islamic State, settled for attack in Canada By Robert Spencer on May 20, 2015 11:56 pm Why preventing jihadis from leaving the West to join the Islamic State is a bad idea. “T.O. man wanted to join ISIL, but would settle for terror attack in Canada, undercover RCMP officer told,” by Stewart Bell, National Post, May 20, 2015: TORONTO — An undercover RCMP officer described Wednesday how a Toronto man told […] Read in browser »   Garland, Texas imam calls for restrictions on the freedom of speech By Robert Spencer on May 20, 2015 11:50 pm That is always the endgame for Islamic supremacists: to destroy the freedom of speech so that Islam cannot be criticized and the jihad cannot be opposed, so that it can advance unimpeded. People have no idea what is at stake in this controversy. “Group that hosted Prophet Muhammad Cartoon Contest has Houston supporters,” by Joel […] Read in browser » Canada: 10 Muslims arrested at airport on suspicion of leaving to join Islamic State By Robert Spencer on May 20, 2015 11:47 pm Good thing they stopped them, eh? What assets they will be to Canada! “‘These are very difficult times for the relatives and loved ones of the persons arrested, as the decision to leave the country was not that of the family, but of a single family member. As a result family members often find themselves […] Read in browser » Minnesota Muslims used college loans to pay for airfare to Syria to wage jihad By Robert Spencer on May 20, 2015 11:30 pm Your tax dollars at work. “Fraud charges added to ISIL terrorism case against 2 Twin Cities men,” by Paul McEnroe, Star Tribune, May 19, 2015 (thanks to Pamela Geller) Two Twin Cities men charged with conspiracy to fight alongside terrorists now face financial fraud charges for allegedly using their college loans to purchase airline tickets […] Read in browser » Islamic State seizes Syrian city of Palmyra, threatening ancient ruins By Robert Spencer on May 20, 2015 11:13 pm Not to worry. John “Baghdad Bob” Kerry says the Islamic State is being driven back. Yes, they keep taking new cities, but really, they’re losing! “Islamic State militants seize Syrian city of Palmyra, threatening ancient ruins,” by Loveday Morris, Washington Post, May 20, 2015: BAGHDAD — Islamic State militants seized control of the majority of […] Read in browser » Minneapolis airplane fueler joins Islamic State By Robert Spencer on May 20, 2015 04:00 pm No one would have dreamed of trying to determine whether Ahmed should really have been fueling passenger jets. That would have been “Islamophobic.” This report is attributing Ahmed’s turn to jihad to his unemployment and child support responsibilities. But lots of people are unemployed and have to pay child support, and don’t go wage jihad […] Read in browser » Al-Qaeda application: “Who should we contact in case you became a martyr?” By Robert Spencer on May 20, 2015 03:34 pm “How much of the holy Qur’an have you memorized?” (Not that this has anything to do with Islam, of course.) Read in browser » FBI speaks to New Jersey high school students about Islamic State recruitment By Robert Spencer on May 20, 2015 02:41 pm “The FBI has targeted Bergen County, New Jersey to stop Islamic State militants from getting a stronghold there.” This is interesting — that the FBI considers it enough of a possibility that the Islamic State could get a stronghold in Bergen County that it does this. It seems from this article that the presentation was […] Read in browser » “The American Conservative” submits to violent jihadist intimidation By Robert Spencer on May 20, 2015 07:51 am The American Conservative (TAC) has previously shown a tendency to downplay the jihad threat — as many paleocons do. I am no fan of Wilsonian interventionism and never have been, but TAC is veering toward active support of the Islamic supremacist agenda. Preposterous? Read on. “Pamela Geller’s Free-Speech Hypocrisy,” by Kelley Vlahos, The American Conservative, […] Read in browser » Obama admin says “file footage of ISIL convoys operating in broad daylight” is “inaccurate” days before huge ISIL convoy in Ramadi By Robert Spencer on May 20, 2015 05:25 am “We are urging broadcasters to avoid using the familiar B-roll that we’ve all seen before, file footage of ISIL convoys operating in broad daylight, moving in large formations with guns out, looking to wreak havoc. It’s inaccurate — that’s no longer how ISIL moves…” “A more accurate image, said Col. Steven Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, […] Read in browser »