JW/DW Digest 29th, 30th June 2008

Somali jihadists kidnap Danish, Swedish U.N. aid workers

A case study in why Somalia is a mess, and has been for years. "Somali Islamists snatch Danish, Swedish aid workers: UN," from Agence France-Presse: MOGADISHU (AFP) - Islamist militants kidnapped a Dane and a Swede working for the United...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021561.php>

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Monday, June 30, 2008

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Geert Wilders fears arrest if he travels abroad
Anyone who values freedom of expression should support Wilders as vocally as possible against this threat to his freedom of speech and movement. Otherwise, they may later note with regret: "First they came for Geert..." From Gates of Vienna, via...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021570.php>


Pakistan deports 8 foreigners studying at Islamic seminary, including Americans
Now, let me get this straight: these men were studying at an Islamic seminary in Pakistan, and they're being deported. Pakistan's Islamic educational institutions have been called factories for jihad, and these guys were apparently too extreme even for them,...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021567.php>


An informed citizen fights back
My friend Doc Washburn is a former talk radio host whose show I had the honor of appearing on numerous times. He recently got into a Letter-to-the-Editor dustup with Dr. Hashem Mubarak of Florida's Bay County Islamic Society, in which...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021566.php>


Iranian engineer pleads guilty to transporting US nuke plant software to Iran
Reza Alavi Update. "Iranian engineer pleads guilty in nuke plant case," from AP, June 25 (thanks to all who sent this in): PHOENIX (AP) Â- An Iranian engineer has pleaded guilty to transporting stolen property he obtained at a former...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021565.php>




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Muslim woman in full hijab participating in go-cart race Â"insultsÂ" Islam
No comment. "TV show contestant 'shamed herself and insulted Muslims," from The Times, June 29: A muslim woman has been accused of shaming herself and insulting her religion by taking part in a reality TV motor-racing show. Durban beauty therapist...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021569.php>


Egyptian e-mail campaign compares women without veils to unwrapped candy attracting flies
Caption: "You can't stop them. But you can protect yourself. Your creator has your best interests at heart." France 24 has posted this image, which is circulating via e-mail in Egypt to promote the use of the hijab and...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021568.php>


Britain to free another Al-Qaeda top dog
Abu Qatada was not enough. "Second al-Qaeda leader to be freed in Britain," from the Times, June 28 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): Secret negotiations have taken place to arrange the release from a British jail of one of al-QaedaÂ's...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021564.php>



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Sunday, June 29, 2008

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Russia: Nine dead, four injured in clashes with Caucasus jihadists
Though not often reported on in the mainstream press, the jihad in and around Chechnya has not gone away. "Nine dead, four injured in North Caucasus clashes," from Deutsche Presse Agentur, June 28: MOSCOW - Nine people have been killed...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021562.php>


Thousands cheer as Pakistani jihadists decapitate, shoot Afghans accused of spying for U.S., "for the interest of the Islamic world"
"The crowd erupted in cheers of "God is great!" and gunmen fired in the air in jubilation." "Thousands Cheer as Pakistani Militants Decapitate, Shoot Afghans Accused of Spying for U.S., " from the Associated Press, May 27: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021560.php>


Clearing up misconceptions about Islam
There are so very many stories like this -- most of them I don't post here. But as our new Jihad Watch contributor Raymond Ibrahim noted the other day, "Why are we not constantly exhorted, day after day, that Christianity,...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021559.php>


Taliban enforcing Sharia at gunpoint in Pakistani province
"This speaks of a complete lack of control by the government over the situation." "Taliban bring vigilante law to Peshawar," from Reuters, June 28 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): PESHAWAR: The Taliban are no longer at the gates of Peshawar, they're...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021558.php>


Fitzgerald: The Saudis: Nobody's perfect
The Saudis recently arrested 700 people they said held to a "deviant ideology." Actually the "deviant ideology" is to mistake the princes, princelings, princelettes of the Al-Saud family, and their spaniel-courtiers, for bad people, greedy people, decadent people who, some...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021557.php>


UK: Bailed jihad terror suspect flees during Friday prayers
Keystone Kops Alert. I expect that the Keystone quality of this particular story can be attributed to multiculti witlessness, in which authorities assumed that the pious young men wouldn't dream of taking advantage of the opportunity offered by Friday prayers...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021556.php>


Tens of thousands of Muslims riot in Kashmir over land transfer to Hindu shrine
It is dar al-Islam, you see. Three people have been killed, and the rioting continues. "Land Transfer to Hindu Site Inflames Kashmir's Muslims," from AP, June 28 (thanks to all who sent this in): SRINAGAR, Kashmir (AP) - Tens of...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021555.php>


Turning on their former clients, Pakistan hits Taliban hideouts
This strike is recommended in this report, which exposes Pakistan's support for the Taliban. "Pakistan launches strike at Taliban hideouts," by Kathy Gannon for Associated Press (thanks to all who sent this in): KHYBER AGENCY, Pakistan - Pakistani forces bombarded...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021554.php>


Iran says it will hit Israel if attacked
1939 Alert. "Report: Iran to hit Israel if attacked," by Ali Akbar Dareini for Associated Press, June 28 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): TEHRAN, Iran - The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned that Tehran would respond to an attack against...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021553.php>


Brother charged in Canadian honor killing
The father was recently charged with first-degree murder. Now it looks as if this killing was a family affair, as are many honor killings. "Police charge brother in murder of his teenaged sister, hint others involved," by Suzanne Steel...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021552.php>



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"The problems of homosexuality and women bishops which face the Church of England are minor compared with the threat to the church and the nation from Islam"
"Islam is real threat to church, says Synod member," from Telegraph, June 26: [...] But Alison Ruoff, an evangelical lay member of the Synod and a former magistrate who is at the Gafcon summit in Jerusalem, told The Daily Telegraph...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021563.php>


Canadian Thought Police dismiss complaint against Maclean's mag
However, in British Columbia the ugly little circus continues. "Rights panel rejects action against Maclean's," by Jamie Komarnicki for the Globe and Mail, June 27 (thanks to all who sent this in): The Canadian Human Rights Commission has dismissed a...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021551.php>