The 07/22/2015 Jihad Watch Daily Digest: |
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UK’s Cameron insists Islam is a peaceful religion, but “strong, positive Muslim voices…are being drowned out” By Robert Spencer on Jul 21, 2015 06:36 pm
“Although he emphasized that Islam was a peaceful religion, Cameron warned it would be an ‘exercise in futility’ to pretend there was no link between Islam and the radical ideas espoused by militants who call themselves Muslims. Exploring that link will mean ‘uncomfortable’ but necessary conversations, Cameron said.” Here’s an “uncomfortable” conversation starter: will Cameron […] Read in browser »
UK Muslim tried to buy enough ricin to kill 1,400 people By Robert Spencer on Jul 21, 2015 06:07 pm
Nothing to be concerned about. He says he wanted it for “peaceful purposes.” And besides, he has Asperger’s Syndrome. People with Asperger’s often try to murder 1,400 people with ricin, now, don’t they, you greasy Islamophobe? “Man ‘tried to buy enough ricin to kill 1,400 people’, court hears,” BBC, July 21, 2015 (thanks to The […] Read in browser »
UK arresting about one would-be jihad terrorist every day By Robert Spencer on Jul 21, 2015 04:36 pm
Good thing the jihad has nothing to do with Islam. Imagine how many they’d be arresting if it did. “Counter-terrorism chief rejects British passport deal for would-be extremists,” by Vikram Dodd, Guardian, July 21, 2015: Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism chief has dismissed the suggestion that those wanting to join Islamic State should be allowed to go […] Read in browser »
UK Counter-terror chief rejects proposal to allow jihadis to go to Islamic State if they surrender their British passports By Robert Spencer on Jul 21, 2015 04:18 pm
“If you have a British citizen, why are you going to allow them to go somewhere where you think they are going to take part in murder and all sorts of awful acts? What about then coming back more trained, more angry, to this country? I think that’s completely unacceptable.” So says Mark Rowley, Scotland […] Read in browser »
Pentagon orders Marine recruiters not to wear uniforms in wake of Chattanooga jihad massacre By Robert Spencer on Jul 21, 2015 01:51 pm
Surrender. Instead of telling Marine recruiters to be ready to defend themselves, and instead of allowing military personnel to be armed on military bases, we now have Marine recruiters skulking about in civilian clothes, in fear of attracting the attention of the next mentally ill drug-addicted alcoholic who just happens to be a Muslim who […] Read in browser »
UK denying refuge to Christians fleeing the Islamic State By Robert Spencer on Jul 21, 2015 01:13 pm
Probably the Cameron government fears that to take them in would be seen as “Islamophobic.” “UK is denying refuge to Christians fleeing Isil, say church leaders,” Telegraph, July 18, 2015 (thanks to Lookmann): Church leaders have accused David Cameron of “turning his back” on Christians facing genocide in Syria and Iraq by failing to offer […] Read in browser »
Chattanooga jihad murderer viewed Awlaki material online, spoke of Islamic martyrdom as long ago as 2013 By Robert Spencer on Jul 21, 2015 11:45 am
Authorities, adamantine in their determination to ignore Islamic jihad, are still searching for a motive. “In Chattanooga, a Young Man in a Downward Spiral,” by Manny Fernandez, Alan Blinder, Eric Schmitt and Richard Pérez-Peña, New York Times, July 20, 2015: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The last time family members here saw Mohammod Abdulazeez was last Tuesday, […] Read in browser »
Muslim charged over alleged jihad terror plot to attack US military in the UK and join the Islamic State By Robert Spencer on Jul 21, 2015 10:27 am
Every day now there is another jihad plot, and more Muslims trying to join the Islamic State. It sure seems easy for Muslims who — we are told — hear nothing but “Peace, peace” in their local mosques to be “radicalized on the Internet.” “Man charged over alleged terror plot to attack US military in […] Read in browser »
Authorities seek to revoke citizenship of Oregon imam who aided jihadis By Robert Spencer on Jul 21, 2015 08:34 am
An imam? What? How did someone who has dedicated his life to understanding the Qur’an properly miss all its peaceful teachings — the ones that are so blazingly obvious to non-Muslims like John Kerry and David Cameron? “US authorities allege Oregon imam assisted radicals,” by Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press, July 20, 2015 (thanks to […] Read in browser »
Kerry says Iran vow to defy U.S. is “very disturbing” By Robert Spencer on Jul 21, 2015 05:35 am
It begins to dawn even upon the Secretary of State that he may not quite have achieved peace in our time. But he has already given away the store. “Kerry says Iran vow to defy U.S. is ‘very disturbing,’ Reuters, July 21, 2015: DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said a speech […] Read in browser »
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