JW/DW Digest 19th Sep 2008

Dawn Patrol
The roar of 50,000lbs of thrust greets the new day at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Aug. 27. A flight of F-15E Strike Eagles known as the dawn patrol flew above the painted mountains, protecting coalition forces in their ever-vigilant close-air support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)


Jihad Watch / Dhimmi Watch Digest
Friday, September 19, 2008

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Losing Europe to Islam
And why it should matter to Americans. A sobering analysis by Diana West: "We are losing Europe to Islam," from TownHall, September 18:With Wall Street convulsing, and the White House race intensifying, the question "Who lost Europe" is on no...
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Yemen faces new Jihad generation
What, you mean even if al-Qaeda goes away, or "implodes," other Muslims will continue the jihad? Does this then mean that, in the words of Ayman Zawahiri, "Jihad in the path of Allah is greater than any individual or organization....
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Relative of Lackawanna Six jihadist killed in Yemen jihad attack on U.S. embassy
And the daughter of money launderers. "Lackawanna High student is killed in attack on U.S. Embassy in Yemen," by Dan Herbeck for the Buffalo News, September 18 (thanks to Jeffrey): A Lackawanna High School student who traveled to Yemen to...
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Waging jihad against broccoli?
Sadie Polttila: Islamic scholar? The following op-ed by one Sadie Polttila serves as the perfect example of the many shortcomings of Islamic apologetics: "Real Islam a religion of peace and free will, not violence," by Sadie Polttila for Leader...
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Muslim bus ads good, Obsession distribution bad
Over the past few days I've put up a series of posts about negative reactions in the mainstream media to the nationwide distribution of the Obsession DVD. (Here they are: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5.)...
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Al-Qaeda claims Mauritania attack: "This jihadist operation targeted the allies of the Americans, the crusaders on Islamic Mauritanian territory occupied by infidels"
An update on this story. "Mauritania: al-Qaida claims it carried out attack," by Ahmed Mohamed for the Associated Press, September 17: NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) -- Al-Qaida's North Africa branch purportedly claimed responsibility Wednesday for ambushing an army patrol in Mauritania...
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Jihadists force closure of Mogadishu airport
Bringing "peace" to the capital's airport. Somalia Jihad Update. "Islamist militant threat paralyses Mogadishu airport," by Abdi Sheikh for Reuters, September 17: MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Mogadishu's main airport was largely shut down on Wednesday after militant Somali Islamists threatened to...
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Fitzgerald: Livni and missed opportunities
After the deplorable Olmert comes the only-very-slightly-less-deplorable Zipporah (Tzipi, as all Israeli politicians are known by these undignified and to-me demeaning nicknames) Livni. She too has her own story, of being the child, like Olmert, of Likud supporters, even perhaps...
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Indonesia: Religious minorities denounce vague "pornography" law as vehicle for censorship and sharia law
The tactic at work here is a familiar one, with the law's proponents advancing a specific agenda under the cloak of an appeal to various "common values." We've seen this before with respect to concepts like "human rights," "respect for...Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/022749.php>

Iran: "Satanic cults" have entered the country to "promote Islamophobia"
They "wear broken-cross and skeleton necklaces and rings, drink alcohol and dance in their ceremonies." If that sounds more like an '80s metal revival than the forces of evil, there is ample reason, as described below. This campaign is clearly...
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