TagsTagsCongratulations 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 ...
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
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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
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
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
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 ...
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
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
Today’s read: part two of Michael J. Totten’s interview with Christopher Hitchens.
Christopher Hitchens, Michael J. Totten, Interview, Militant Islam, Religion, Blasphemy
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 ...
A must-read: Michael J. Totten interviews Christopher Hitchens, Part One.
Blasphemy, Religion, Militant Islam, Interview, Michael J. Totten, Christopher Hitchens
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
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) ...
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 ...
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 ...