Reintegration! Reconciliation! This will amount to more Sharia. “Pakistan reaching out to ‘all levels’ of Afghan Taliban,” from Dawn, January 23 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is reaching out to “all levels” of the Afghan Taliban in a bid to encourage reconciliation with its war-torn neighbour, Pakistan’s foreign ministry…
The article below reports that violence erupted when Christians protested the building of a mosque in a predominantly Christian district. What it does not report is the history of persecution of Christians in that city. And while it mentions a “disputed election,” it does not report the fact that the…
“Arrests of Copts after every sedition is the usual scenario as a pressure card in the hands of State Security to force the church and Copts to accept ‘reconciliation’, in which Coptic victims give up all criminal and civil charges against the perpetrators.” “Over 100 Coptic Christian Teenagers Arrested in…
What fun they will have once they’re firmly in control in France. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Malaysia: “Unmarried Muslims face jail for hotel liaisons,” from AP, January 4 (thanks to all who sent this in): Kuala Lumpur: Fifty-two unmarried Muslim couples face charges of sexual misconduct and possible jail…
Because they can. Who is going to stop them? The UN may wring its hands, but so what? “Iran Forces Occupy Iraqi Oil Well, Border Guard Says (Update1),” by Maher Chmaytelli and Kadhim Ajrash for Bloomberg, December 18: Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) — Iranian forces yesterday entered Iraqi territory at dawn…
If you happen to live in Kabul or Jalalabad, Ghurian or Kandahar, then a U.S. presidential speech about Afghanistan is, indeed, about Afghanistan. If you live anywhere else on the planet, a U.S. presidential speech about Afghanistan is really about America — about American will, American purpose, American energy. How quickly the bright new dawn [...]
