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FBI Charges Mass. Man with Plotting Remote-Controlled Terror Attacks

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:44 am PDT

Congratulations to the FBI for stopping another potential terror attack long before it could happen: Massachusetts Man Accused of Plotting to Bomb Washington. His alleged plan to attack the Pentagon — detailed on two thumb drives that he delivered to the undercover agents, the affidavit said — involved using three ...

Terrorism, Militant Islam, Massachusetts

Islam, Sharia Law, and Paranoia

Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 3:38 pm PST

Here's an excellent post at ScienceBlogs by Ed Brayton, on his view of Islam and Sharia Law. I could have written this myself; I agree with every word. Let me first state the obvious: Radical Islam -- which probably should be called reactionary Islam instead -- is the single most ...

Islam, Sharia, Militant Islam, Bigotry, paranoia, Right Wing

Terror Attack at Moscow Airport

Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 9:45 am PST

An apparent suicide bombing in the international arrivals hall of Moscow's busiest airport has killed at least 35 people and wounded more than 100: Moscow bombing: Carnage at Russia's Domodedovo airport. Video

Russia, Terrorism, Militant Islam

'Revolution Muslim' Founder Changes Tune

Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 12:47 pm PST

Joseph Cohen, a Jewish convert to Islam who goes by the name “Yousef al-Khattab,” has been the subject of several LGF posts starting in July 2002. He's the founder of the radical "Revolution Muslim" website, an openly pro-terrorist site that encouraged Muslims to become jihadis, and has been linked to ...

Militant Islam, Yousef al-Khattab, Revolution Muslim, Jihad

Baltimore Recruiting Center Bomb Plot Stopped Before It Started

Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 1:52 pm PST

Another self-styled jihadi has been arrested in Baltimore for planning to detonate a car bomb at a recruiting center -- once again, with a fake bomb supplied by federal agents. Congratulations to the feds for stopping a would-be mass murderer before he had a chance to hurt anyone. Federal authorities ...

Baltimore, Jihad, Militant Islam, Crime, Terrorism

Arson at Oregon Islamic Center After Arrest of Bomb Plot Suspect

Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 6:35 pm PST

Following the arrest of Oregon bomb plot suspect Mohamed Osman Mohamud, an Islamic center in Corvallis was apparently firebombed. Debris from a fire at the Islamic Center in Corvallis sits outside Sunday morning. Credit: Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian(Click to enlarge) A fire reported early this morning at the Salman Alfarisi Islamic ...

Terrorism, Oregon, Somalia, Militant Islam, Backlash, Crime

The Oregon Terror Plot That Never Was

Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 9:42 am PST

A 19-year old naturalized US citizen born in Somalia has been arrested in Oregon, in a plot to blow up a car bomb at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony. But he was never even close to actually carrying out the plot; the FBI has been on to him for more than ...

Terrorism, Oregon, Somalia, Militant Islam

The Roots of Sharia Hysteria

Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:14 pm PDT

Matt Duss has a good piece about The Roots Of ‘Sharia’ Hysteria, pointing out this interesting article at Foreign Policy about the Muslim Brotherhood, which concludes: At a global level, the Brotherhood is no Mafia. Nor is it a rigid and disciplined Stalinist-style Comintern. It most closely resembles today's Socialist ...

newt gingrich, nativism, paranoia, Right Wing, Republican Party, Anti-Muslim, Muslim Brotherhood, Militant Islam

Anti-Islam Bigots Are Putting US Troops in Danger

Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 2:42 pm PDT

US Commander in Afghanistan Gen. David Petraeus points out the obvious: Quran-burning could endanger troops, Petraeus warns. (CNN) -- The U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Monday criticized a Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Quran on September 11, warning that the demonstration "could cause significant problems" for American ...

Gen. David Petraeus, Afghanistan, Militant Islam, Dove World Outreach Center, Robert Spencer, Pamela Geller, Bigotry

Anti-Mosque Bigots Are Helping America's Enemies

Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 11:12 am PDT

Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, and the anti-mosque movement are the Taliban's best friends. Taliban officials know it’s sacrilegious to hope a mosque will not be built, but that’s exactly what they’re wishing for: the success of the fiery campaign to block the proposed Islamic cultural center and prayer room near ...

Ground Zero, Park51, Mosque, Manhattan, Bigotry, Islam, Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, Taliban, Militant Islam

Taliban Attacks US Consulate in Peshawar

Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 10:44 am PDT

The Pakistani Taliban launched a suicide attack against the US Consulate in the city of Peshawar today, exploding a car bomb and then attempting to enter the building with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. Eight people were killed, including three Taliban terrorists, but the attackers failed to gain entry ...

Pakistan, Terrorism, Taliban, Militant Islam

Moscow Suicide Bombers Kill 37

Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 5:27 pm PDT

Female suicide bombers struck today in two central Moscow subway stations, killing at least three dozen people in the latest attack by Chechnyan Muslim fanatics: Toll From Moscow Bombing at 37. MOSCOW — Female suicide bombers set off huge explosions in two subway stations in central Moscow during the Monday ...

Russia, Moscow, Suicide Bombers, Chechnya, Militant Islam, Terrorism

Read of the Day: NYT Digs into Abdulmutallab's Past

Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 7:49 am PST

The New York Times’s Adam Nossiter investigates Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s descent into extremism: Lonely Trek to Radicalism for Terror Suspect.

Terrorism, Al Qaeda, Militant Islam, Abdulmutallab, Nigeria's Adam Nossiter

Totten Interviews Hitchens, Part 2

Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:23 am PST

Today’s read: part two of Michael J. Totten’s interview with Christopher Hitchens.

Christopher Hitchens, Michael J. Totten, Interview, Militant Islam, Religion, Blasphemy

Video: 'The Buck Stops With Me'

Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 3:08 pm PST

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Barack Obama, Christmas, Militant Islam, Al Qaeda

Obama Statement on Christmas Attack

Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:45 pm PST

Here’s a thread to discuss President Obama’s latest statement on the Christmas Day attack, and the more general war against Al Qaeda and militant Islam. UPDATE at 1/7/10 1:53:02 pm: The review of security and intelligence systems is now posted at the White House website: Release of the Security Review Conducted After ...

Barack Obama, Christmas, Militant Islam, Al Qaeda

Totten Interviews Hitchens

Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:52 am PST

A must-read: Michael J. Totten interviews Christopher Hitchens, Part One.

Blasphemy, Religion, Militant Islam, Interview, Michael J. Totten, Christopher Hitchens

The Return of the Cartoon Jihad

Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 7:43 am PST

Yesterday in Denmark, a Somali armed with an axe and a knife was shot after trying to break into the home of the cartoonist who drew the infamous cartoon of Mohammed with a bomb for a turban: Somali shot after allegedly attempting to attack Danish cartoonist. (CNN) — A Somali ...

Cartoon Jihad, Radical Islam, Militant Islam, Free Speech

Imam Linked to Fort Hood Shooter Possibly Killed in Yemen

Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 12:51 pm PST

An air strike by Yemeni forces has killed at least 30 Al Qaeda terrorists, possibly including the radical Islamic cleric linked to Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. (CNN) — Yemeni jets launched an aerial assault Thursday against suspected senior al Qaeda operatives meeting in a remote location, and about ...

Yemen, Militant Islam, Fort Hood, Al Qaeda

Five DC-Area Muslims Arrested in Pakistan

Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:13 am PST

Five Muslims apparently from the Washington DC area have been arrested in Pakistan: Breaking News: Pakistan Reportedly Detains Five D.C.-Area Muslims on Suspicion of Terror. A Pakistani newspaper reports the arrest of five foreign nationals after a raid in a town called Sargodha. The raid took place at the home ...

Militant Islam, Pakistan, Terrorism

Obama Administration Sees Homegrown Islamic Extremism on the Rise

Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:20 am PST

According to DHS head Janet Napolitano, the danger of Islamic extremism in the United States is increasing, due largely to online propaganda: U.S. sees homegrown Muslim extremism as rising threat. Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano issued her strongest public comments yet on the homegrown threat. “We’ve seen an increased ...

Barack Obama, Islam, Militant Islam, Extremism, DHS

Hasan's Supervisor Warned Army in 2007

Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 9:08 am PST

As we learn more about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, it’s clear that he was throwing off warning signals right and left — but nobody wanted to step up and take action about him until it was too late: Hasan’s Supervisor Warned Army In 2007. Two years ago, a top psychiatrist ...

Crime, Shooting, Fort Hood, Texas, Walter Reed, Militant Islam

Hasan on Islam

Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:27 am PST

The Washington Post has published the presentation given to senior Army doctors in June 2007 by alleged Fort Hood killer Nidal Malik Hasan. Instead of lecturing about a medical subject as expected, Hasan recited a litany of standard justifications for militant Islam. It’s amazing (and not in a good way) ...

Crime, Shooting, Fort Hood, Texas, Militant Islam

Fort Hood Hero Story Changes Heroes

Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:07 pm PST

A lot of the early reporting in the Fort Hood mass murder story turned out to be false, and here’s another detail that the press got wrong: Sgt. Kimberly Munley, applauded as a hero for shooting Nidal Malik Hasan after being wounded herself, apparently didn’t even fire her weapon. The ...

Crime, Shooting, Fort Hood, Texas, Militant Islam

Fort Hood Suspect Wired Money to Pakistan?

Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:38 am PST

Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) has told the press there’s evidence that alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan may have wired money to Pakistan. WASHINGTON – Authorities have been examining whether Fort Hood massacre suspect Nidal Malik Hasan wired money to Pakistan in recent months, an action that one senior ...

Crime, Shooting, Fort Hood, Texas, Militant Islam, Pakistan

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