JW/DW Digest 9th, 10th,11th Dec 08

Jihad Watch / Dhimmi Watch Digest


Virtual World for Muslims Launches in Cyberspace

It has no women, but prayer rugs are a plenty. Still, the founder of the site insists that "We are not a religious site"; rather, the site is "for anyone who is remotely interested in the Muslim culture and...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023870.php>


"Let pure bodies blow up again in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and in all the cities of occupied Palestine"

"Let pure bodies blow up again in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and in all the cities of occupied Palestine, because this enemy understands nothing but the language of force." Projection Alert! Genocide dreams from Islamic scholars: "Arab Islamist Clerics to...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023868.php>


Modern, moderate Malaysia frees 9/11 jihad terror suspect

But no worries: he showed remorse. "Malaysia: 9/11 terror suspect freed in north," from AKI (thanks to C. Cantoni): Kuala Lumpur, 10 Dec. (AKI) - The Malaysian government has released five terror suspects, including Yazid Sufaat, who was accused of...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023867.php>


Obama to "reboot" America's image in the Islamic world

"I think we've got a unique opportunity to reboot America's image around the world and also in the Muslim world in particular," says Obama. He wants to "create a relationship of mutual respect and partnership in countries and with peoples...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023866.php>


Spencer: 9/11 Defendants Claim Divine Praise Even As They Plead Guilty

In Human Events this morning: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, has suddenly pled guilty along with four co-defendants. In court Monday, Army Colonel Stephen Henley, military judge at Guantanamo, read a letter from the five jihadists saying...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023862.php>


U.K. to quiz asylum seekers on local customs and language to weed out fake Afghan refugees

A capital idea, since, after all, "war is deceit." But are they following up on "refugees" they have already let in? "Britain targets phony Afghan asylum seekers," from the Associated Press, December 9: LONDON - Britain's Home Office says asylum...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023861.php>

OUT in force ... local residents protest plans for a Muslim school on the Gold Coast. Pic: Adam Head

Australia: multi-million-dollar complex to be "a shining beacon for Islam" and "an example for all Muslims worldwide to admire and repeat"

So, what does it teach? Mutual respect and tolerance for the "other"? Read on... "Education in hate for 'tender hearts,'" by Joe Hildebrand and David Barrett for the Daily Telegraph, December 10:THE poster at the Global Islamic Youth Centre says...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/023872.php>


Copenhagen: 300 Muslims riot outside mall

Not just plain, ol' "youth" -- but Muslim youth! "Copenhagen: Muslims riot on Eid al-Adha," from the Copenhagen Post, December 9:Police used pepper spray Monday night to dispel up to 300 Muslim young people who caused disturbances outside Fisketorvet mall...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023858.php>


Pakistan: We're ready for war with India

"We do not want to impose war, but we are fully prepared in case war is imposed on us." Yeah, sure. ISI involvement in the Mumbai attacks wasn't a casus belli. Of course not. "Pakistan: We're ready for war with...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023851.php>


Spencer on the Stealth Jihad at Restoration Weekend

At the David Horowitz Freedom Center's Restoration Weekend, November 13-16, 2008, I gave the above talk about the stealth jihad in the United States. And you can see a panel discussion on Jihad On Campus, featuring Melanie Phillips, Tom...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023846.php>


Pakistan arrests 20 suspected Mumbai jihadists, but won't hand them over to India

Our Friend and Ally hard at work against jihad terror! "Pakistan Arrests 20 Mumbai Suspects, Won't Extradite to India," from FoxNews, December 9 (thanks to George): Pakistan will not hand over to India captured terror suspects believed to be responsible...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023844.php>


Spencer, Hedegaard, Geller talk free speech in NYC

Here is an impromptu video Pamela Geller took last Friday night. I was in New York to attend the launch of an important new anti-jihad initiative (more on that later) and ended up talking free speech -- which is...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023843.php>


"A serious setback to human rights"

In "A Modern-day Islamist Inquisition?" at The American Thinker, December 9, Walid Phares explains much of what is wrong with the Organization of the Islamic Conference's attempt to criminalize "defamation of Islam" --...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023842.php>


Fjordman Essay: A History of Optics, part 1

The latest from Fjordman explores the development of optics in the West and in the Islamic world: My history of optics will be published in at least five parts here over the coming days. I will look into all aspects...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/023840.php>


Muslims in India denounce terrorism

A welcome gesture, and there is no reason to doubt its sincerity whatsoever. I hope the demonstrators follow this up by renouncing the jihad ideology and Islamic supremacism, and working to establish a basis upon which Muslims can coexist peacefully...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023832.php>


Fitzgerald: NATO needs to meet

Surely at this point NATO ministers -- NATO without Turkey, or with a Turkish representative who is as secular as they come, and means it -- need to discuss the Islamic threat. Or, to put it more truthfully, they need...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023829.php>


Fitzgerald: What Pakistan is not, and never will be

"Pakistan refuses to hand over suspects to India" -- from this news article The Pakistani government of "moderate" Asif Ali Zardari has thus announced it has no intention of handing over any of the those suspected terrorists, now living freely...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023828.php>


Philippines: Troops clash with jihadists on Mindanao, Jolo

Philippines Jihad Update: Note the casualty numbers -- these are not the smaller, more routine skirmishes with jihadists. "Philippines: Troops clash with Islamist militants in south," from Adnkronos International, December 8: Zamboanga, 8 Dec. (AKI) - Security forces were fighting...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023827.php>


"The fury of the new enemies of Islam is similar to the older rage of anti-Semites against the Jews"

No it isn't. The Jews didn't attack the United States in the name of their religion. They didn't carry out terror attacks all over the world and justify them with reference to their religious texts. They didn't announce their intention...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/023826.php>