Apologists sometimes posit that “defensive” jihad is somehow less nasty than its offensive counterpart. It’s not. All a would-be jihadist needs is a grievance to “defend” against — no caliph? No problem! Only the excuse du jour changes; the jihad and its driving ideology remain, as this case demonstrates. “State…
Said the al-Shabaab spokesman: “The Mujahideens have realized their grip on all southern regions in Somalia and in the near future we hope to govern all Somalia under the holy Quran rule.” Indeed, that is the aim of all jihad: the imposition of Islamic law. And should al-Shabaab prevail in…
Explosive ramifications result from new evidence revealing the Muslim holy book has undergone a textual evolution.
Therein lies the assumption that all acts of jihadist terrorism must be a response to some kind of provocation (real or imagined) from non-Muslims: after all, the apologists keep telling us “defensive” jihad is quite alright, caliph or no caliph. The Fraggle-haired dictator also quips “I don’t think anyone in…
