JW/DW 18th Dec 08

An HH-60H Seahawk assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 displays the ability to launch flares and quickly maneuver out of a vulnerable position during an air power demonstration alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 21, 2008. The Ronald Reagan is on a scheduled deployment operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy

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Raymond Ibrahim: Documenting the Two Faces of Al-Qaeda

This is a repost concerning my essay recently published by the Middle East Review of International Affairs. As I have learned, and thanks to the commentors who pointed this out, the original posting did not clearly differentiate between my commentary...

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Feds seize 5th Avenue office building owned by Iran

A little touch of Tehran on the Hudson "The move by officials at the Treasury and Justice Departments is designed to stop the flow of funds they say are used to help Iran's efforts to build nuclear weapons." Right...

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Stealth Jihad Alert: Georgia judge jails Muslim woman for refusing to remove headscarf at security checkpoint

Stealth Jihad Update: is it a violation of a Muslim woman's civil rights to have to remove her hijab at a security checkpoint? Or is it simply an unhappy consequence of the situation that her own coreligionists have forced upon...

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Report: 60% of UK Muslim schools linked to jihadists

This shouldn't surprise anyone who is informed about these issues, except perhaps those who figured it must be more than 60%. Damian Thompson has kindly sent me notice of his report, "Exclusive: 60 per cent of Britain's Muslim schools have...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023972.php>


Human rights advocates denounce UN ban on "defamation of Islam"

At last, a small bit of common sense: "Rights experts attack Islam defamation drive at UN," by Robert Evans for Reuters, December 17 (thanks to James): GENEVA, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The United Nations should stop passing resolutions, largely promoted...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023971.php>


Grocery Jihad: Gaza rockets pound southern Israel, hit supermarket

Imagine the rockets falling in your neighborhood Here again: jihadists target civilians, and the world yawns. Jihadists launch attacks from among civilians, so that Israel in retaliating hits civilian areas, and the world thunders condemnations. And Israel, of course,...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023970.php>


China: Death penalty for two "bent on jihad"

They killed seventeen people, hoping to sabotage the Olympics. Feel the love! "China hands death penalty to 2 'bent on jihad,'" from MSNBC, December 17 (thanks to James): BEIJING - A Chinese court sentenced two people to death Wednesday for...

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EU Parliament bans showing of Fitna

You can see it here. Assault on Free Speech Update. An announcement from the UK Independence Party (thanks to Paul Belien): SHOWING OF THE FILM FITNA BANNED BY ORDER OF THE CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS It is with great regret that...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023968.php>


Fitzgerald: Islam, Colin Powell, Wafa Sultan

A Jihad Watch commenter recently defended Colin Powell's remarks, assailed by Wafa Sultan here and by me here, by saying this: "If Muslims are held in disregard, why not Catholics, or Jews, or whatever religion is out of favor at...

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Gaffney: "We cannot tolerate and must not permit Uncle Sam's morphing into Uncle Shariah"

In "Uncle Shariah" in the Washington Times, December 16, Frank Gaffney details why AIG's nationalization is so worrisome: The insurance giant AIG has lately become the poster child for corporate risk-taking, mismanagement and greed. Its unimaginably large losses, rooted in...

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UK: Salvation Army can't rattle collection tins -- it might "offend other religions"

Could it be that the rattle of the collecting tins is too bell-like? For the prohibition of bells is part of Islamic law for dhimmis: "Such non-Muslim subjects [of the Islamic state] are obliged to comply with Islamic rules that...

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UK: Mother told to take down her Christmas lights -- they might offend non-Christians

At least in this case study from Absurd Britannia, the backtracking began almost immediately. "Mother told to take down her Christmas lights... in case they offend her non-Christian neighbours," from the Daily Mail, December 16 (thanks to James): A woman...

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