Pakistan’s #1 export takes root in Italy. “Mumbai attack suspects arrested by Italian police,” from BBC News, November 21: Italian police have arrested two Pakistanis suspected of providing logistical support for last year’s attacks in Mumbai. The father and son were detained in an early morning raid in the northern…
Another update on this story. “Sears Tower bomb plot leader Narseal Batiste jailed,” from BBC News, November 20: The leader of a group which plotted to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago has been sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in prison. Narseal Batiste, 35, also planned to bomb FBI offices,…
Fiend, er, Friend and Ally Update. “EXCLUSIVE: Taliban chief hides in Pakistan,” by Eli Lake, Sara A. Carter, and Barbara Slavin for the Washington Times, November 20 (thanks to Alan): Mullah Mohammed Omar, the one-eyed leader of the Afghan Taliban, has fled a Pakistani city on the border with Afghanistan…
The identity of the masked gunman is not yet known, but the number of threats against Fr. Sysoyev that already existed because of his work among Muslims is itself noteworthy. And Russian prosecutors are also proceeding with the theory that “religious motives” are behind the murder. “Russian Priest Gunned Down…
Still another “misunderstander” of Islam. Funny how that keep happening. “Sixth area Somali man is indicted in probe,” by James Walsh, Richard Meryhew and Allie Shah for the Star Tribune, November 20: A 24-year-old local Somali man has been indicted in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on charges of conspiring…
Quoth the intrepid Obama in response: “… as a consequence we have begun discussions with our international partners about the importance of having consequences.” Yeah. Take that! “U.S. warns Iran of consequences over standoff,” by Patricia Zengerle and Manny Mogato for Reuters, November 19: SEOUL/MANILA (Reuters) – World powers could…
Spying and willful blindness don’t mix. This story would be comical if the stakes weren’t so high: the analysts realize there has to be “some kind of guide,” some “missing” link in the “radicalization” of Muslims, but what? This is because their work proceeds according to the politically correct dogma…
An update on this story. “Florida Man Convicted in Chicago Sears Tower Terror Plot Gets 6 Years,” from Fox News, November 18: MIAMI — A Miami man convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago’s Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. U.S. District…
Sharia Alert. This woman was killed after giving birth, following Muhammad’s example: There came to him (the Holy Prophet) a woman from Ghamid and said: Allah’s Messenger, I have committed adultery, so purify me. He (the Holy Prophet) turned her away. On the following day she said: Allah’s Messenger, Why…
That’s one way of putting it, with Hamas as intent as ever on destroying Israel, and Fatah’s remaining committed to armed “resistance” despite its attempts at putting on a friendlier face to the Western public. Not to mention the rampant corruption and misappropriation of aid for weapons. No, we’re “not…
This story is distastefully wobbly about whether there were real “war crimes” and whether there was something substantive that could push Hasan over the edge, ignoring as always the obvious jihadist element to the massacre. At issue here is the fact that, under Islamic law, the life of a Muslim…
But not before “the Home Office said he would be able to practise his faith if he found like-minded Christians in Kabul and ‘kept his head down’.” You know, like a good dhimmi. At least, in this case, the Home Office was overruled, and the plight of non-Muslims and apostates…
“Neighbours said a 62-year-old man arrested at his home on Willows Lane, Deane, Bolton, taught the Koran at a number of mosques across the region.” So much “misunderstanding” of Islam’s purportedly peaceful and tolerant message: Funny how that keeps happening. “Raids on suspected terrorist recruitment network,” by Duncan Gardham for…
The moral of the story: Don’t accept invitations from Gaddafi. “Food Summit: Gaddafi asks women to convert to Islam,” from AdnKronos International, November 16 (thanks to all who sent this in): Rome, 16 Nov. (AKI) – Libya’s controversial leader Muammar Gaddafi has created headlines in Italy after inviting 200 women…
The moral of the story: Don’t accept invitations from Gaddafi. “Food Summit: Gaddafi asks women to convert to Islam,” from AdnKronos International, November 16 (thanks to all who sent this in): Rome, 16 Nov. (AKI) – Libya’s controversial leader Muammar Gaddafi has created headlines in Italy after inviting 200 women…
