There is no mention in this report about the nature or origin of the threat. Hmm. Lapsed Quakers? Militant Methodists? “UK terror threat raised to ‘severe’, Home Secretary announces,” by Andrew Hough for the Telegraph, January 22: The announcement means that an attack is now “highly likely”. Mr Johnson said…
That’s the good news. The bad news is, Jaber Elbaneh has a habit of getting away — once even tunneling out of prison to a mosque. More recently, the Yemeni government released him of its own accord. Add to that Yemen’s refusal to extradite Elbaneh when it has had him…
The vaunted compassion and moderation of Sharia on display again. No, wait… “Saudi girl, 13, sentenced to 90 lashes after she took a mobile phone to school,” by Mike Theodoulou for the Daily Mail, January 20 (thanks to Colin): A 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to 90 lashes and two…
War is Deceit: “The report quoted Bosnia-Herzegovina Ministry of Security sources as saying a large number of Wahhabis moved to the region under the pretext of helping to build a mosque.” There may be a mosque involved in the plans, but that doesn’t rule out far more, after the fashion…
Cartoon courtesy of Bosch Fawstin. Note the standard use below of the “far-right” epithet, which is mainstream media-speak for “frightens children, barks at other people’s dogs, and makes Cratchit work on Christmas.” Nonetheless, Wilders’ argument as quoted below ought to be compelling to any reasonable member of a free…
Good news, in an update on this story. Background on Tablighi Jamaat, the group that had planned the mosque, can be found here. “Plans halted for mosque near London Olympics site,” from Agence France-Presse, January 19 (thanks to Robert W.): Plans to build a giant mosque near London’s 2012…
Back in December, one report stated: “The [Obama] administration had given a rough deadline of the end of 2009 for Iran to respond to an offer of engagement and show that it would allay world concerns about its nuclear program.” It’s 2010 now, and Operation “Don’t Just Do Something, Sit…
Equal-opportunity enforced ignorance. “Pakistan: Militants blow up boy’s school in northwest,” from AdnKronos International, January 18: Landi Kotal, 18 Jan. (AKI) – Militants on Monday blew up a government primary school for boys in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber tribal region, Pakistani media reported. The militants planted two powerful bombs which exploded…
“Fundamentalists reacted to the piece, placed on an internet music store website, because it included backing music of an Islamic prayer.” Muhammad harbored an intense hostility to music (among other things); hence, this gesture was taken as an insult, and threats of violence predictably ensued. “Polish Disc Jockey Threatened By…
Backpedaling, in an update on this story. “Sarkozy backs off ban of Muslim veil, calls it ‘unworkable’,” from The Raw Story, January 16: French president Nicolas Sarkozy backed off previous statements in support of a public ban on the full Muslim veil to prevent Jean-Francois Cope, his party’s Parliamentary leader,…
