US Muslim soldier: “We would love to do something like the brother in Paris did”
By Robert Spencer on Mar 26, 2015 09:31 pm
What did the “brother in Paris” do? He murdered some of the “enemies of Allah”: Muhammad cartoonists and Jews. More on this story. “Two Illinois men arrested on terror charges,” by Ray Sanchez and Wesley Bruer, CNN, March 26, 2015: (CNN)An Army National Guard member and his cousin have been arrested in Illinois for allegedly […]Read in browser »
Australia foils 230 Muslims trying to leave the country to join the jihad
By Robert Spencer on Mar 26, 2015 09:11 pm
Is this supposed to be a feel-good story? A “Wow, the counterterrorism squads are doing a great job” story? But what now? Australia authorities aren’t going to dare to do a single thing to disabuse these young Muslims of their jihadist sentiments. So now that they have been prevented from going to the Islamic State, […]Read in browser »
FB page hails pilot who deliberately crashed plane as Islamic State hero
By Robert Spencer on Mar 26, 2015 08:53 pm
Muslims and Leftists are furious today that some people have been asking about mass murdering pilot Andreas Lubitz’s religion — as if it is offensive on its face even to inquire whether or not Lubitz was killing for Islam and jihad. After all, who ever heard of anyone doing that? In any case, even if […]Read in browser »
A Varied and Inextricable Tangle
By Michael Devolin on Mar 26, 2015 08:24 pm
“I do not accept the mendacity of the so-called Moderate Islam. I do not believe that a Good Islam and a Bad Islam exist. Only Islam exists. And Islam is the Koran. And the Koran says what it says.” –Oriana Fallaci, 2006 I can sympathize with the atheists. With what is going on in the […]Read in browser »
Raymond Ibrahim on NewsMax: Christians on way to extinction in Mideast
By Raymond Ibrahim on Mar 26, 2015 08:23 pm
Earlier today I appeared on NewsMax TV’s “America’s Forum with JD Hayworth” via Skype. The topic of discussion was the very real threat of Christian extinction in the Middle East. The video follows:Read in browser »
Sunni-Shi’ite jihad escalates as Saudis bomb Iran-backed Shi’ite jihadis in Yemen
By Robert Spencer on Mar 26, 2015 07:50 pm
The Saudis clearly will not tolerate an Iranian client state on the Iranian peninsula. The question is how far they and other Sunni states will be willing to go to prevent it. This could escalate far beyond Yemen. “Turmoil in Yemen escalates as Saudi Arabia bombs rebels,” by Ahmed Al-Haj and Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press, […]Read in browser »
Robert Spencer in FrontPage: Bowe Bergdahl, Deserter
By Robert Spencer on Mar 26, 2015 04:52 pm
My latest on this unfolding disgrace, at FrontPage: U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl has been charged with desertion for leaving his unit in Afghanistan and joining up with the Taliban. It’s about time. After months of stonewalling as the evidence that Bergdahl was a deserter mounted ever higher, U.S. officials could ignore it no longer. Much […]Read in browser »
Convicted jihad terrorist whines that his mother and the FBI violated his rights
By Robert Spencer on Mar 26, 2015 01:50 pm
Poor victim. He should be forced to make his case before a courtroom full of the people he would have killed in his jihad if he had gotten a chance. “Terror convict: My mother and the FBI violated my rights,” by Matthew Barakat, Associated Press, March 25, 2015: McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Muslim convert Zachary […]Read in browser »
Illinois: Muslim soldier arrested for jihad plot on military base for Islamic State
By Robert Spencer on Mar 26, 2015 12:49 pm
But remember: if you think there should be any scrutiny at all of Muslims in the U.S. military, you’re a greasy Islamophobe. “Two U.S. men arrested in plot to attack Illinois military base: Justice Dept,” Reuters, March 26, 2015: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Army National Guard soldier and his cousin have been arrested on […]Read in browser »
Sharia in action: Islamic State stones couple to death for adultery
By Robert Spencer on Mar 26, 2015 05:39 am
Stoning adulterers is not “extremist”; it is Islamic law. The caliph Umar, one of Muhammad’s closest companions, even maintained that it was originally in the Qur’an: ‘Umar said, “I am afraid that after a long time has passed, people may say, “We do not find the Verses of the Rajam (stoning to death) in the […]Read in browser »