Jihad Watch 18th 21st Oct 08

Oman Morning

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Alhers performs his morning routine on an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 14, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gary Prill

Fitzgerald: Colin Powell and Jihad: A dereliction of duty

In evaluating the threat of Islam and Jihad, for the colin-powells of this world what counts is the flimsiest of anecdotal evidence. He takes the sentimentalism of our depraved politics at face value: "and then there is Mary, who lives...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023173.php>


Afghan Muslim throws wife, daughter out of St. Louis window

There are crazy people who kill their families all the time. Christians, Hindus, Druids, whatever. Heck, most murders are committed by someone who knows the victims well. Those things are indisputably true. It is also indisputably true that Islamic law...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023170.php>


Taliban beheads bus passengers

Men traveling in civilian clothes to find work, although they claim that many of them were soldiers. In any case, the beheadings are sanctioned by Qur'an 47:4, which tells Muslims to "strike at the necks" of the unbelievers -- a...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023168.php>


U.S. military: Terms like "jihad" and "Islamist" needed

A refreshing departure from the desire on the part of the State Department and Homeland Security to avoid naming the enemy. "Military report says terms 'jihad,' 'Islamist' needed," by Bill Gertz for the Washington Times, October 20: A U.S. military...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023171.php>


Jihadist group claims responsibility for US financial meltdown

Delusions of grandeur. But also a revelation of aspirations, just in case anyone still doesn't have a clue (and many, of course, don't). "Islamist group claims responsibility of US financial meltdown," by Mustafa Amarah at Fact International, October 16 (thanks...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023163.php>


Fitzgerald: Students, find out for yourselves

"you did not live up to your reputation of being a crazy, muslim-hater." -- from a note to Robert Spencer by a student at the University of Wisconsin Puzzle: why don't students, instead of listening to others who pass on...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023161.php>


Deserts and Islamists

Islam was born in the desert. Thus the modern, Western notion that "deserted" and desolate regions are "safe" should be adjusted in regards to the habitation of Islamic terrorists. "Al-Qaeda desert base looks abandoned, but is it?" from AFP, October...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023155.php>


Al-Qaeda and child porn

Yet another example of how the ends (Islamic hegemony) justify the means (depravity, debauchery, and, in general, disgusting activities). More on this story. "Al-Qaeda's paedo files," by Brian Flynn for the Sun, October 18:TWISTED al-Qaeda terrorists are transmitting secret messages...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023154.php>


Chicago-area Muslim student fabricates anti-Muslim "hate crime"

Pious hoaxer Another spurious attempt to claim victim status that is gaining wide publicity -- despite the fact that it is completely fabricated. "Cops: Student made up campus attack," by Russell Working for the Chicago Tribune via ChicagoBreakingNews, October...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023150.php>


Iraqi Shias: "Come, let us sleep with your wife, daughter, and sister, so the Mahdi may return"

Mahdi-Alert. Apparently some Shia groups in Iraq are operating under a doctrine that maintains if people engage in debauched behavior -- sowing corruption in the earth -- that would only speed up the return of the Mahdi. As with taqiyya,...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023149.php>


A change of tactics: opting for the stealth jihad

Traveling to three universities this past week, I was ready with a flip camera: I had planned to film for Jihad Watch Video the most rabid displays of Peace and Tolerance from the learned young men and women who objected...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023146.php>


Muslim Brotherhood (re)asserts that jihad against infidels is obligatory

And yet, Western leaders and thinkers often describe them as moderate, potential allies against the more radical elements,such as al-Qaeda. "Muslim Brotherhood Website: Jihad Against Non-Muslims Is Obligatory," from MEMRI, October 17: On a website devoted to Ramadhan, the Muslim...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023138.php>


Link between child porn and Muslim terrorists discovered in police raids

"It shows that these people are very confused. Here they are hating Western decadence but actually making use of it and finding that they enjoy this stuff." "Link between child porn and Muslim terrorists discovered in police raids," by Richard...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023137.php>