The Rise of the Ignoramus Jihadist
Islamic terrorists are not ignorant and poor, but neither are they truly educated.
Islamic terrorists are not ignorant and poor, but neither are they truly educated.
And those who are training overseas now “can as Dutch citizens return to the Netherlands, ready to answer the call for further action.” “The Dutch Taliban,” from DutchNews, May 13: Recently growing attention has been given to US citizens who have joined the jihad in Pakistan. But the phenomenon is…
An update on this story — the raids involved not only Massachusetts, but also New York and New Jersey. “Cash couriers target of Northeast raids, source says,” from CNN, May 13: (CNN) — Raids by federal agents in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey on Thursday are focused on a…
Why it must be expanded and defended.
Sebastian Junger, author of War, was on The Daily Show last night discussing his stay with soldiers in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan. Jon Stewart and he relayed how our troops truly embody the best of America—no, the best of mankind—in the worst of situations. The stories of brotherhood, integrity, humanity and professionalism that [...]
Yesterday in Human Events I discussed the ongoing willful ignorance: Now that would-be Times Square car bomb jihadist Faisal Shahzad has been exposed as an Islamic jihadist, the liberal media are searching for an explanation, any explanation, for his attempted attack that doesn’t involve Islamic jihad. Shahzad himself said he…
Obama officials jump to wrong conclusions to stop Americans from making the right ones.
We’re sending mixed signals. No we’re not. Yes we are. Okay, maybe. Definitely maybe. Maybe a little. An all too unsurprising update on this story. “U.S. military tries to reassure Pakistan amid Times Square probe,” by Barbara Starr for CNN, May 11: Washington (CNN) — The top U.S. military officer…
Pakistan’s efforts to wrest its frontier provinces from jihadist control may be compared to a child who is trying to get out of cleaning his or her room by doing as half-hearted a job as possible: Put a few things away; how about now? No? Straighten up a few more…
Hoping, no doubt, for the promised, endless Oktoberfest-on-steroids in the sky. “German Officials Believe Berlin Islamist Killed in Pakistan,” from Spiegel, May 10 (thanks to Twostellas): Security authorities in Germany believe that another member of a group of German Islamist insurgents in Pakistan has been killed. Officials wonder whether the…