By Rukmini Callimachi TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — The photocopies of the manual lay in heaps on the floor, in stacks that scaled one wall, like Xeroxed, stapled handouts for a class. Except that the students in this case were al-Qaida fighters in Mali. And the manual was a detailed guide, with diagrams and photographs, on … Continue reading »
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Spin Win for Brennan
By G. Murphy Donovan I suppose you could argue that all language is political, at least to the extent that writers or speakers do not necessarily share the same assumptions, or motives, as readers and listeners. Then, of course, there is the problem of euphemism a kind of polite mendacity. We seldom say what we … Continue reading »
Caught on camera: Egyptian politicians talk covert Ethiopia attack
In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, meets with politicians at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 3, 2013. (Photo courtesy: AP) Al Arabiya with Agencies Apparently unaware they were being filmed on live TV, Egyptian politicians meeting with Egypt’s president on Monday proposed to sabotage Ethiopia’s … Continue reading »
Canada bans nearly all Iranian imports
Canada’s Foreign Minister John Baird addresses the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Nov. 29 (photo credit: AP/Richard Drew) TORONTO (AP) — Canada is banning nearly all exports to and imports from Iran. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Wednesday Canada has grave concerns over Iran’s nuclear program. Canada is also adding 30 individuals … Continue reading »
Oman mulls ban on niqab veils for women drivers
An Oman delegate said that wearing a niqab while driving should be a traffic violation. (File Photo: Reuters) The Associated Press – A Saudi online newspaper says Oman is proposing that women be banned from wearing face veils when driving. Al-Watan said Tuesday Oman made the proposal at a meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council … Continue reading »
Tamerlan Tsarnaev and 3rd Muslim Killer Responsible for Murder of 3 Jews on September 11
By Daniel Greenfield The FBI is calling this a drug deal gone bad, but considering that both money and drugs were left behind, it doesn’t sound like drugs were the issue at all. And considering the date, the 10th anniversary of September 11 and the identities of the victims, there is a more obvious explanation. … Continue reading »
Amina Tyler, Tunisia’s topless jihad activist, caught and under arrest
Amina Tyler, 19, was found in the midst of police scuffles with hardline Salafist group Ansar al-Shariah. (Photo via Femen France on Facebook) Al Arabiya with The Associated Press – After months of reportedly going into hiding, the outspoken Tunisian feminist who sparked a trend of “topless jihad” has been found and arrested by … Continue reading »
Egypt: 20,000 Muslims screaming Allahu akbar attack Christian church
More fruit of the glorious Obama-endorsed “Arab Spring.” And look at how the Associated Press covered this atrocity. “Two Christian Churches in Egypt Attacked By Muslims This Week,” by Mary Abdelmassih for AINA, May 18: (AINA) — The escalation of Muslim attacks on Christian churches in Egypt continues unabated. This week two attacks were carried … Continue reading »
Obama’s DoJ allowed terrorists to fly on commercial airplanes in U.S.
They were in the witness protection program — which is news in itself — but the Justice Department didn’t give their names to those who actually keep dangerous people from flying. Funny how all of Obama’s mistakes go in the same direction. He never makes one in favor of conservatives, or civil liberties, or free … Continue reading »
UK: Yet another Muslim gang convicted of sex crimes against girls as young as 11
The Qur’an allows for the owning of sex slaves: If you fear that you will not act justly towards the orphans, marry such women as seem good to you, two, three, four; but if you fear you will not be equitable, then only one, or what your right hands own; so it is likelier you … Continue reading »
New Terrorist Magazine Targets Obama, Drones
By Rym Momtaz @RymMomtaz Follow on Twitter President Barack Obama appears with a bull’s-eye on his head in a new English-language magazine published online apparently by Islamist militants, who also urge Muslims around the world to try to hack and manipulate American drones. “Wanted Dead Only. Barack Obama Mass Murderer. Reward: in the Hereafter,” … Continue reading »
Disabled Gaza baby lives in Israel hospital
Abandoned by parents, 3-year-old amputee Mohammed won the hearts of his doctors, who fundraise his medical bills Brit Perets, AP In his short life, Palestinian toddler Mohammed al-Farra has known just one home: the yellow-painted children’s ward in Israel’s Tel Hashomer hospital. Born in Gaza with a rare genetic disease, Mohammed’s hands and feet … Continue reading »
Taliban declare spring offensive across Afghanistan
Afghan policemen stand at the site of a Taliban attack in Farah province, April 4, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer KABUL: Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan on Saturday announced the start of their annual “spring offensive” against the US-backed government, vowing a nationwide series of attacks as foreign troops withdraw. The Islamist extremists said that multiple suicide bombings, … Continue reading »
Palestinian watchdog group says corruption continues
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas chairs a meeting of Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Executive Committee in the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 18, 2013. (AFP) The Associated Press, Ramallah, West Bank – A Palestinian watchdog group says it’s looking into corruption claims against government officials. Azmi Shuabi of the Coalition for Transparency in … Continue reading »
Did Boston Bomber Murder 3 Jewish Men on September 11?
By Daniel Greenfield With Tamerlan Tsernaev’s death and the decision to charge his brother in civilian court, there are many questions to which we may never find the answers. One of them is a triple homicide that occurred on the tenth anniversary of the Muslim terrorist attacks of September 11. While the police at the … Continue reading »
U.S. officials admit Boston jihadis motivated by Islam
No kidding, really? This took this long for them to admit because they were hoping they could find some way to spin it away. “Officials: Boston suspects motivated by religion,” by David Crary for the Associated Press, April 22 (thanks to EH): Preliminary evidence suggests the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings were motivated by … Continue reading »
