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LGF Archives: July 2003

Thursday, July 31, 2003

No Hudna in Jenin

Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 7:04:53 pm PDT

Apparently, the Palestinian Arab murder gangs in Jenin didn’t get the memo from Yasser Arafat (or his sock puppet, Abu Mazen/Mahmoud Abbas) that there was a “cease fire” in effect: No 'hudna' in Jenin. "Neither I nor Zakariya received orders from Arafat to make a cease-fire with the Israelis," said ...

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Accepting Our Limitations

Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 6:47:53 pm PDT

In another brilliant column, Caroline Glick begins with the shutdown of the Israeli Arab Death Cult Summer Camp I wrote about earlier today, and concludes with a perceptive outline of the political realities that define the current Arab-Islamic hatred for Israel (and in a larger sense, for all infidels): Accepting ...

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Be On The Lookout

Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 6:22:48 pm PDT

The FBI has reissued a “Be On The Lookout” warning for this man, “extremely dangerous” suspected terrorist Abderraouf Jdey—who lived in Montreal for several years even though there are no terrorists in Canada.

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No Wall Between Bush and Sharon

Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 5:19:02 pm PDT

Uri Dan, Israel correspondent for the New York Post, gives reason to hope that President Bush is not going to sell Israel down the Jordan River: No Wall Between Bush and Sharon. The more questions Bush asked, the more difficult Sharon found it to enjoy the dishes served that were, ...

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Hebrew University Memorial

Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 4:45:26 pm PDT

This is the reason for the security fence that the ISM and their terrorist associates hate so much: An Israeli man cries during a memorial service at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem Thursday July 31, 2003. A year after a bomb blew apart the university's Frank Sinatra International Students Center ...

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Osama's Saudi Moles

Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 4:17:26 pm PDT

Here’s an interesting piece by Arnaud de Borchgrave on the admiration many members of the Saudi royal family have for Osama bin Laden: Osama’s Saudi Moles. The royal family is not a monolith. There are 7,000 princes (all on generous stipends from birth) plus their wives (many still have three ...

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Moronic Convergence

Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 3:29:19 pm PDT

More evidence that all the world’s failed ideologies and discredited “causes” are converging into one super-dense lump of impenetrable, dank, reeking schtoopidity. Foreign activists from the International Solidarity Movement organization and Palestinian demonstrators wave red flags with the portrait of Che Guevara during a demonstration against the seperation wall, erected ...

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Windows Wide Open Again

Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 9:19:52 am PDT

Another critical flaw has been identified in Microsoft Windows, that could lead to major Internet attacks. MICROSOFT HAS ACKNOWLEDGED the problem and has been offering a free fix on its Web site for the past two weeks.But now the Department of Homeland Security warns that hackers have successfully tested new ...

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ISM Tool Caught Trying to Enter Israel

Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 9:01:12 am PDT

At least one ISM terror-enabling “peace activist” won’t be joining the effort to nonviolently rip down Israel’s security fence: Former ISM Media Officer Detained At Ben Gurion. (Hat tip: Bert Wolff.) Michael Sheikh, a student from Australia, and a former media officer for the ISM at the time of Rachel ...

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Israeli Arab Death Cult Summer Camp

Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 8:55:39 am PDT

Israel has shut down an Israeli Arab summer camp for children in Galilee, after discovering the same kind of death cult indoctrination there that goes on in the PLO-controlled areas: Israel Shuts Pro-Palestinian Summer Camp. This Reuters release just reeks of their anti-Israel bias, naturally. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel shut ...

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Syria Aims VX Gas at Israel

Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 8:00:48 am PDT

Disturbing news of the day: Syria has 100 nerve-gas missiles aimed at Israel. (Hat tip: AG in Houston.) Syria has at least 100 long-range ballistic nerve-gas missiles aimed at central Israel, Jane's Foreign Affairs reported this week.A senior Israeli defense source told Foreign Affairs that the missiles are equipped with ...

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ISM Tools Still Not Deported

Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 7:30:09 am PDT

Foreign peace activists shout during a protest in front of a fence near the West Bank city of Qalqilya, July 31, 2003. Some 200 Palestinian and foreigners staged a demonstration against a controversial security barrier being built by Israel across the West Bank, demanding that it be torn down. ...

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Wednesday, July 30, 2003

Religion of Misogyny

Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 10:00:31 pm PDT

When a female judge was appointed to the bench in the Iraqi city of Najaf, the fatwas started flying: In Najaf, Justice Can Be Blind but Not Female. The swearing-in ceremony was scheduled for today for Nidal Nasser Hussein, a 45-year-old lawyer with a history of breaking precedent in Najaf. ...

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Israeli Arabs Receive Transplants

Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 8:31:16 pm PDT

Israeli Arab Amira Jabarin, right, sits by her daughter Rim, 11, as she recovers after a heart transplant at the Beilinson Hospital in the city of Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, Wednesday July 30, 2003. Jabarin received her heart from Kawthar Zuabi, 13, one of three Israeli children who ...

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Palestinian Child Abuse Slideshow

Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 6:16:39 pm PDT

Several readers requested that I put together a page with all my photos of Palestinian children brainwashed and indoctrinated into a life of hatred and murder. But when I began looking through my collection of Islamic terrorist photographs, I was shocked (and a bit depressed) to discover that there were ...

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Palestinian Child Abuse

Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 1:08:16 pm PDT

A Palestinian boy holds an AK-47 Kalashnikov gun during a military drill for youngsters of the Popular Resistance Committees in Palestine (PRC), one of the military wings of President Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement in al-Buraij refugee camp, central Gaza strip July 30, 2003. Yasser Zanon, the leader of the ...

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An LGF Thank You

Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 11:16:42 am PDT

Thanks to everyone who’s hit our tip jar to donate to the LGF weblog fund! It does take a lot of time and effort to keep things running smoothly around here (especially when the Morlocks get frisky), and your contributions help make it happen. I try not to make a ...

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Beres: Prisoner Release is Illegal

Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 10:45:31 am PDT

Israel’s planned release of hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad prisoners is not only a bad thing for the safety of Israeli citizens (does anyone really believe these killers will now put down their AK-47s and take up macrame?)—Professor Louis Rene Beres makes a strong case that the release also ...

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Al-Muhajiroun Seethes, Threatens UK

Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 10:03:54 am PDT

British police raided the offices of radical Islamic freakazoid group al-Muhajiroun, and the homes of two of its leaders—and now the raging scholars of the Religion of Peace™ are, of course, threatening violence: Radical Islamic group threat after police raids. [Al-Muhajiroun] said in a statement that the raids "endorse the ...

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Muslim Kill Muslim

Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 9:43:20 am PDT

Gunman Kills Eight Worshippers in Yemen Mosque. SANAA (Reuters) - A man shot dead eight worshippers and wounded two at a mosque in southern Yemen on Wednesday, security officials said. The motive behind the attack were not immediately clear. The officials said five men died on the spot and three ...

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Dean Esmay Interviews Cox & Forkum

Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 9:19:39 am PDT

Here’s a great interview with LGF’s favorite cartoonists, Allen Forkum and John Cox: Dean's World: Interview With Cox & Forkum.

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Be Not Afraid

Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 9:12:51 am PDT

Go now and read this absolutely incredible speech to the Israeli Knesset by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay: Be Not Afraid. UPDATE: as several commentators have pointed out, there is one very wrong note in this otherwise extraordinarily clear speech: On June 24 of last year, President Bush spoke to the ...

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Muslim Clerics Teach Sensitivity to FBI

Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 8:43:54 am PDT

The FBI continues to value political correctness above keeping Americans safe: FBI invites Muslim scholars to preach. WASHINGTON – Even as the FBI takes new heat over the 9-11 report’s revelation that it overlooked ties between a Muslim cleric and two of the al-Qaida hijackers, it is putting agents and ...

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They Are Against Us

Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 8:05:13 am PDT

Ken Adelman says: They Are Against Us. It doesn’t really give me a lot of satisfaction to see the media waking up to a fact that should have been dead obvious on September 12, 2001—because the government still refuses to acknowledge it. While it’s infuriating that Saudis bankroll terrorist fanatics, ...

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Tuesday, July 29, 2003

Religion of Peace Hates Jim Carrey

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 10:15:13 pm PDT

The Minister of Religious Affairs in Malaysia is calling for Jim Carrey’s new movie “Bruce Almighty” to be banned because it is “offensive to Muslims.” (Hat tip: William.) NEW YORK - Jim Carrey's "Bruce Almighty" might join the growing list of movies that have fallen afoul of Malaysia's censors. The ...

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Nasrallah Threatens US

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 9:55:42 pm PDT

In an interview with the Times of London the leader of Hizb'Allah overtly threatens the United States: Hezbollah warns Bush: We will fight back. Since the Iraq war, the US Government has applied steady diplomatic pressure on Syria to dismantle Hezbollah’s military wing. Syria grants Hezbollah a certain freedom ...

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Saudis Dissemble on Al-Bayoumi

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 8:35:26 pm PDT

Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal says the FBI can question suspected Saudi agent Omar al-Bayoumi—as long as they do it in Saudi Arabia: Saudi Officials OK U.S. Probe of Citizen. Several lawmakers, including Sen. Charles Schumer (news, bio, voting record), D-N.Y., have urged Bush to request that al-Bayoumi be returned ...

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A Saudi Investment Bonanza

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 8:23:35 pm PDT

I wonder if this has anything to do with Saudi Prince Saud al-Faisal’s rush trip to America? Banks ready for Saudi investment bonanza. International and Saudi banks are very excited by the $25-30 billion initial foreign investment in the Saudi Arabian gas sector announced at the end of May. They ...

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German Antisemitism Watch

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 7:06:46 pm PDT

German vandals defaced a memorial to Nazi slave labor camp victims today: Vandals in Germany Deface Memorial. MAGDEBURG, Germany -- Vandals defaced a memorial to Nazi slave labor camp victims, plastering the former camp buildings with anti-Semitic newspapers, police said Tuesday. Visitors to the Langenstein-Zwieberge memorial found the damage Monday. ...

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The Keyboard is Mightier Than the Abrams

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 6:46:49 pm PDT

Go ye and read this post from a new voice at the Chief Wiggles web site, a soldier serving with the Chief in Iraq who chooses to be known as “Orpheus,” for information you will simply not read or hear from our befuddled, quagmire-obsessed Western media: The keyboard is mightier ...

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ISNA Convention in Chicago

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 5:58:39 pm PDT

The Islamic Society of North America, founded in 1981, is the largest Islamic organization in the United States. They are the parent group for hundreds of Islamic organizations in the US and Canada, including some that promote the radical Islamic agendas of Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Islamic Jihad. They ...

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The Golden Chain Revisited

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 4:55:52 pm PDT

With Saudi Arabia all over the news again, it’s a good time to revisit a document found in a raid on the Bosnian offices of Benevolence International Foundation in Sarajevo, revealing the main Saudi financiers of Al Qaeda, a group of highly-placed and influential Saudis whose combined worth tops $85 ...

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JihadEx Launches PR Blitz

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 3:06:22 pm PDT

LGF reader “iowahawk” has received an announcement from Mecca-based explosive delivery firm JihadEx, on their planned PR blitz. (Please note: humor approaching.) ---------------------------------------- JihadEx Launches Multimedia PR, Death Blitz iowahawk Business Wire Mecca, Saudi Arabia - JihadEx, the Mecca-based multilevel marketing and explosive delivery service giant, announced a major new cross-media campaign ...

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Greek Muslims Seethe, Whine, Demand

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 2:40:59 pm PDT

The Greek Foreign Ministry is pushing hard for the construction of a mosque and Islamic center in the small town of Peania, even though the townspeople are almost 100% opposed to it. And the mosque will be funded by ... wait for it ... the Wahhabists of Saudi Arabia: Greek ...

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The Sleepy Superpower Awakes

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 12:23:44 pm PDT

Charles Krauthammer has a great piece in TIME about the new revolution in American foreign policy: The Sleepy Superpower Awakes. Iceland is a perfectly nice place, and Icelanders are perfectly nice people. But what exactly are the U.S. Air Force jets stationed there protecting the Icelanders from? (The Pentagon is ...

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Palestinian Child Abuse

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 11:56:57 am PDT

The Palestinians have been staging numerous demonstrations demanding the release of murderers and terrorists from Israeli prisons, but this one has that nice little extra death cult touch: a cold-eyed child wearing an ammunition belt with live rounds.

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Saudis Won't Extradite Bayumi

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 11:20:18 am PDT

According to Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef, the kingdom will “never” extradite Omar al-Bayumi, the Saudi citizen suspected of aiding two of the 9/11 hijackers: Saudi won't extradite Bayumi. Riyadh - Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday ruled out the extradition of Saudi national Omar al-Bayumi, ...

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Religion of Peace Kills 5 in India

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 10:09:36 am PDT

5 killed, 50 hurt as blast rips through Mumbai bus. MUMBAI: A powerful bomb blast rocked a BEST bus near the Ghatkopar telephone exchange on LBS Marg on Monday night killing five people and injuring more than 50.Based on accounts from witnesses, the police are on the lookout for a ...

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Islam's Image Problem

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 9:52:03 am PDT

The Pew Research Center published a new study last week showing that Americans have an increasingly negative view of Islam and Muslims; and as Daniel Pipes points out in this new article, the reason is that the public face of Islam in America has been preempted by front groups for ...

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Shari'a Law At Its Finest

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 9:29:30 am PDT

In Saudi Arabia, torturing your Asian maid to death with boiling water and then conspiring to conceal the murder will get you two years in jail. (Hat tip: Allen E.) The woman of the house poured scalding water on the maid because she could not understand Arabic, the paper said, ...

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Roadmap to Murderville Update

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 8:17:58 am PDT

11-year-old Israeli girl shot in West Bank terror attack. An 11-year-old Israeli girl was shot inside a car as she was traveling with her parents in the West Bank last night, a military source told The Jerusalem Post . "The terror attack took place near the Jewish settlement of Itzhar, ...

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Al Qaeda Planning Hijackings

Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 8:02:27 am PDT

Ominous new warnings of airplane hijack plans: Officials Say Al Qaeda Plans More Hijackings. (Hat tip: fiery celt.) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials said on Monday they have new threat information regarding possible airline suicide hijackings planned for the rest of this summer, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.The information ...

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Monday, July 28, 2003

Chevy Chase Goes Turkish

Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 9:05:43 pm PDT

As anti-American sentiment is at an all-time high in Turkey, Chevy Chase has done advertisements for a Turkish cola that competes with Coca-Cola and Pepsi. The two spots, filmed in New York, aren't anti-America but turn the idea of cola as an American symbol on its head as New Yorkers ...

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The House of Saud is Panicking

Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 8:23:14 pm PDT

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, has rushed to Washington to meet with President Bush as it becomes clear that the 28 redacted pages of the September 11 report are going to leak—and implicate Saudi Arabia in the attacks: A Top Saudi to Meet With Bush; 9/11 Report Is ...

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And This is Only One Released Prisoner

Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 7:53:08 pm PDT

The recently released Palestinian mass murderer Ahmed Jbarra, who planted a refrigerator packed with explosives in Jerusalem and killed 14 people, is now calling for his terrorist associates to kidnap Israeli soldiers: Arafat adviser calls for kidnapping IDF soldiers. Ahmed Jbarra, the veteran Palestinian prisoner who was released by Israel ...

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Religion of Peace Claims Plane Crash

Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 5:47:24 pm PDT

An African news site reports that Al Qaeda is claiming responsibility for a July 19 plane crash in Kenya that killed 12 Americans: Al-Qaeda 'shot down' plane. (Hat tip: ploome.) And that’s not all; the statement on “an Islamic website” also threatened the delivery of a “present” to George Bush. ...

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ISM Nonviolently Attacks a Gate

Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 3:53:23 pm PDT

The pro-Palestinian terror-enabling group known as the International Solidarity Movement had a little nonviolent riot today, peacefully attempting to destroy a gate in the West Bank. AP’s Palestinian photographers were there to document the brutal Israeli attacks on these gentle terrorist supporters. International Solidarity Movement activists try to tear down ...

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RWN Interviews Tancredo

Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 3:33:25 pm PDT

John Hawkins has an interview with Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo, containing a very interesting quote: People ask me, "Well of the Islamic Community, how many would you say are really terrorists?" I say, "There are relatively few, less than 10% of the Muslim population that you could categorize as (supporters ...

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Arab TV Seethes, Whines, Threatens

Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 9:32:56 am PDT

Last Sunday in an interview with Fox News, Paul Wolfowitz criticized Arab TV stations (in particular, Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya) for inciting violence against US troops in Iraq with blatantly biased and erroneous reporting. Today representatives of these jihad-promoting, antisemitic and anti-American companies are boiling with rage and demanding ...

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RIP, Bob Hope

Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 8:41:13 am PDT

There was no greater friend of the US military than Bob Hope, who died today at the age of 100.

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Powell: Hamas Isn't All Bad

Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 8:10:35 am PDT

Colin Powell is trying to persuade President Bush to follow the European Union model, and distinguish between the “political” and “military” branches of Hamas and Islamic Jihad—and to abandon the “road map” requirement that the terror gangs be dismantled: New Hamas policy distinguishes between political, military wings. On Thursday, Powell ...

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Sunday, July 27, 2003

Walls, Walls, and More Walls

Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 9:24:05 pm PDT

As Ariel Sharon prepares for his meeting with President Bush, AP, Reuters, and AFP have released an unbelievable barrage of dozens of photographs of walls in the Palestinian Authority, whether they have anything to do with the planned security wall or not. Hands reaching through cracks in walls. People climbing ...

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Arab and Muslim Jihad Fighters in Iraq

Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 9:10:23 pm PDT

The families of Arab “martyrs” who fought in the jihad against America in Iraq speak: In eastern Saudi Arabia , the Arabic-language daily Al-Hayat interviewed the families of two Saudi Jihad fighters killed in Iraq. In Al-Damam, the father of Suheil Al-Sahili, 28, known as Yassin Al-Bahhar, who was killed ...

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Why Bush Made the Middle East Safer

Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 8:51:19 pm PDT

I just realized I’ve been neglecting the laser-like writing of Charles Krauthammer; here’s his latest: Why Bush Made the Middle East Safer. (Hat tip: Ethel C.) Everywhere you look, the forces of moderation have been strengthened. This is a huge strategic advance not just for the region but for the ...

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Report on Pipes Nomination

Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 7:12:00 pm PDT

Here’s a first-person account of the Senate Hearing on Daniel Pipes’s nomination to the board of the United States Institute of Peace, from a member of Faith Freedom.

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Union Tribune Letters

Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 6:55:14 pm PDT

The San Diego Union Tribune has, a week later, published some of the outraged letters they received over Sandi Dolbee’s incredibly offensive article comparing Marla Bennett (murdered in the Hebrew University terrorist bombing) and Rachel Corrie the terrorist supporter: Two untimely deaths... and a controversial comparison. (Hat tip: Frank G.) ...

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Boyz 'N The Hudna

Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 5:22:19 pm PDT

In news of the Palestinian cease fire that isn’t, Israel’s Shin Bet security service foiled another suicide bombing last week—this one plotted by Fatah members hiding in Yasser Arafat’s stinking, half-destroyed Muqata compound in Ramallah. Question: why isn’t the Muqata fully destroyed already? Shin Bet nabs Fatah man planning suicide ...

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Writing Most Foul

Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 5:05:28 pm PDT

I haven’t linked to anything by Israel Shamir for quite a while. He’s the Israeli writer who’s so bark-at-the-moon insane that even the loathsome Hussein Ibish will have nothing to do with him. The Arab News used to publish his ... stuff ... but even they seem to have shied ...

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Quagmire TV

Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 10:02:52 am PDT

From Cox & Forkum Editorial Cartoons.

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Five in a Row!

Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 9:29:59 am PDT

Here’s an interesting report on the problems Lance Armstrong experienced during this Tour de France: Armstrong relieved after 'most difficult Tour.'

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The Truth About Iraqi Prisoners

Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 8:57:41 am PDT

Chief Wiggles has a very interesting post about the Iraqi prisoners of war—you know, the ones that Amnesty International claims are being abused by the evil Americans? This is a prisoner of war camp, now transitioning over to being a prison. If you were to look at a list of ...

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Saturday, July 26, 2003

The Hugh Hewitt Interview

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 8:47:56 pm PDT

John Hawkins does an interesting interview with Hugh Hewitt—and I’m not just saying that because Hugh mentions LGF. Twice. (But who’s counting?)

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Pipe Dreams, Reality, and War

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 7:51:39 pm PDT

Caroline Glick has written one of her best op-eds ever, beginning with the smear campaign against the nomination of Daniel Pipes to the US Institute of Peace, and ending with big questions about America’s commitment to the War on Terror: Pipe dreams, reality, and war. Highly recommended. Pipes, a renowned ...

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LGF in The Forward

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 6:49:57 pm PDT

Bass player Noah Shachtman, who also writes for The Forward, gives LGF some good ink in this article about Americans who read Israeli media: Israeli Sites Sate Thirst For Middle East News. Meryl Yourish gets a nice mention too.

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Interview with a Holocaust Denier

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 4:35:22 pm PDT

If you honestly believe that Abu Mazen is serious about the “road map to peace,” and that there’s a chance it can actually work, you need to read this interview with him in the Washington Post—and then I dare you to defend his thin skein of lies, rationalizations, and evasions. ...

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Palestinian Gratitude

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 9:38:15 am PDT

As Arafat’s puppet, the Holocaust denier Abu Mazen, defiled the White House with his presence, this is what the Palestinians were doing in Gaza City. They celebrated our deaths on September 11, they sided with Iraq, they burn and step on our flag, and President Bush wants to create a ...

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More Reuters Arab Propaganda

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 9:23:51 am PDT

More nauseating propaganda from Reuters’ Arab writers (Wafa Amr and Shahdi al-Kashif) today, as the Palestinians whine that unless Israel lives up to its “obligations,” Abu Mazen may be in trouble with the Palestinian “parliament:” Palestinians Say Abbas's Success Hinges on Israel. Palestinian parliamentarian Saeb Erekat said the future of ...

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Time Trial in the Rain

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 8:23:06 am PDT

Today’s stage of the Tour de France was a real nail-biter, as rain made the time trial course incredibly dangerous, causing dozens of crashes—including Jan Ullrich, who went down in a turn and saw his chances of winning the Tour vanish before his eyes. Tomorrow is the last day in Paris, ...

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The "Death" of "Mussolini"

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 7:35:20 am PDT

Mark Steyn is hilarious today, with a piece imagining how British journalists might have reported the execution of Benito Mussolini: BBC World News - now with all content guaranteed sexed down. Good evening. Reports that the former Italian leader Benito Mussolini is "dead" and "hanging" "upside down" at a petrol ...

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Blogathon for Magen David Adom

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 7:27:30 am PDT

Meryl, Michele, and Laurence are blogging for a good cause today, trying to raise enough money to buy Magen David Adom a new ambulance.

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Death Cult Entertainment

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 7:20:00 am PDT

While Reuters diligently reports the whining of Arabs who complain that it’s un-Islamic to display the dead bodies of Uday and Qusay Hussein, Aaron Weisburd shows just how repellently false this claim is, with a Flash animation discovered on an Islamic discussion board in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: www.palsm.com: taking the ...

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Friday, July 25, 2003

Dershowitz Makes the Case for Israel

Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 8:55:33 pm PDT

A great read: the first ten pages of Alan Dershowitz’s soon-to-be-released new book, The Case for Israel. (Hat tip: James.) This book will prove not only that Israel is innocent of the charges being leveled against it but that no other nation in history faced with comparable challenges has ever ...

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Fear and Loathing in the Mother Ship

Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 8:33:16 pm PDT

An extraordinary speech by House Majority Leader Tom Delay, filled with on-target sarcasm that had me laughing out loud: Fear and Loathing in the Mother Ship. (Hat tip: D.W. Parish.) Good afternoon, or, as John Kerry might say: “Bonjour!”I'm sure you've already heard a good many speakers today and will ...

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More Palestinian Child Abuse

Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 6:54:03 pm PDT

Two-year old Khalil Shehada plays with a real gun as Palestinians mark the first anniversary of his uncle, military leader Sheik Salah Shehada's assassination, in Gaza city, Friday, July 25, 2003. Arabic writing on headband reads Arabic ' No God but God [Editor's note: this should read: "No God ...

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Disgrace of the Day

Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 4:48:34 pm PDT

If you don’t understand the title of this entry, read: Laundering Abu Mazen. In 1983, [Abu Mazen] wrote The Other Side: The Secret Relationship between Nazism and the Zionist Movement, wherein he suggested that the figure of six million Jews murdered by the Nazis was a false one, "peddled" by ...

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Palestinian Liar Comes Clean

Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 4:33:01 pm PDT

For four days, Palestinian Afif Barghouti told friends, family, and journalists that he had been detained by Israeli soldiers at the Qalandiyah checkpoint, blindfolded and bound, and severely beaten for 30 hours. Photographs of his wounds were prominently displayed in Palestinian media as evidence of Israeli brutality. Part of the story ...

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Al Qaeda Plot in Ottawa

Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 3:32:23 pm PDT

An Al Qaeda plot to attack the US embassy in Ottawa has been thwarted—following a tip from Syrian intelligence. A network of al-Qaeda agents was rounded up before it could carry out a plot to attack the American Embassy in Ottawa, U.S. intelligence sources say.The Central Intelligence Agency was alerted ...

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Naked Arab Hypocrisy on Display

Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 1:38:11 pm PDT

Here’s an example of Arab hypocrisy a mile wide and two miles thick: Arabs Shocked by TV Images of Saddam's Sons. DUBAI (Reuters) - Televised images of the bodies of Saddam Hussein's sons shocked many Arabs on Friday, who said it was un-Islamic to exhibit corpses, however much the brothers ...

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Last Stop on the Oslo Road?

Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 9:57:36 am PDT

Barbara Lerner dispenses a tremendous dose of moral clarity, in an article about the “road map to peace.” Last Stop on the Oslo Road? (Thanks to all who emailed about this terrific piece.) Lerner’s point is that George W. Bush is playing the same realpolitik game with the “road map” ...

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War Folklore

Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 8:53:55 am PDT

Another excellent column from Victor Davis Hanson, dissecting the anti-American media “groupspeak” that finds a cloud in every silver lining: War Folklore. These are still perilous times. But if anyone on September 12, 2001, had predicted that 22 months later there would still be no repeat of 9/11; that bin ...

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Cease Fire, Palestinian Style

Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 8:27:45 am PDT

A masked Palestinian of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade aims his AK-47 rifle during an exercise in the Gaza Strip, July 25, 2003. Israel pledged on Friday to pull back from two West Bank cities and release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in an apparent bid to blunt the impact of ...

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LGF Alexa Page Needs Some Help

Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 8:07:56 am PDT

LGF bashers are having a field day on our Alexa review page, doing that usual LGF-bashing thing where they pull out the most extreme comments from our discussions and use them to smear the entire site, ignoring the vast majority of intelligent and informed commentators we have. If any of ...

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The Palestinians' True Feelings

Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 7:06:11 am PDT

As Holocaust denier Abu Mazen meets with the President of the United States and asks for favors and concessions and pressure on Israel, the July 24 issue of the official Palestinian Authority daily Al Hayat Al Jadida printed the following “political cartoon” in response to the killing of Saddam Hussein’s ...

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Thursday, July 24, 2003

Holocaust Denier in Washington

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 10:10:35 pm PDT

Holocaust denying puppet Palestinian prime minister Abu Mazen decided not to visit the Holocaust Memorial Museum on his trip to Washington, and told members of the House International Relations Committee that he still pledges allegiance to the mass murderer Yasser Arafat. Mahmoud Abbas, during his first trip to Washington as ...

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Reuters: The Latest Media Scandal

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 9:57:56 pm PDT

Long-time readers of LGF will know that we hold the Reuters news wire in very very low regard, for their blatantly biased, often rabidly anti-American and anti-Israel articles. This week Reuters crossed a major line, fabricating and rewriting large parts of a story about Jessica Lynch by Charleston Daily Mail reporter ...

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Acorns Falling

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 9:22:10 pm PDT

From Cox & Forkum Editorial Cartoons, of course.

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Lileks on, Well... Me

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 8:50:42 pm PDT

James Lileks was eavesdropping on my appearance on Dennis Prager’s show yesterday, along with (judging from my email) thousands of others; and Lileks has (as usual) an interesting take on it: LILEKS (James) The Bleat. Turned on the Prager show Wednesday and caught half of Charles Johnson’s interview. He’s the ...

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Seventh Century Style

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 8:31:50 pm PDT

Iraqis won’t believe Uday and Qusay Hussein are dead until they see some bodies dragged through the streets of Baghdad. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi engineer demanded the bodies of Saddam Hussein's sons be dragged through the streets of Baghdad to prove their deaths, despite U.S. assurances they were killed ...

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Cease Fire, Palestinian Style

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 4:47:41 pm PDT

Get a load of the caption AP puts on this lovely photograph of Hamas members diligently practicing their cease fire: Members of the military wing of Hamas, mark the first anniversary of their leader Sheik Salah Shehada's assassination, in Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 24, 2003. The ...

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Palestinian Child Abuse

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 1:27:12 pm PDT

A Palestinan boy with a toy machine gun is placed on a podium during a rally to commemorate senior Hamas militant Salah Shehada, who was killed in an Israeli F-16 attack last year, in Beit Hanoun village in the Northern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2003.

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A Fitting Demise

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 10:07:45 am PDT

Britain’s Online Sun reports that the sons of Saddam Hussein met their ends in a grubby toilet. (Hat tip: Joel G.) The bloodthirsty brothers were gunned down after a TOW missile slammed into the reinforced concrete villa where they had been tracked down in Mosul, Northern Iraq.When the shooting stopped, ...

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Idiotarian of 2002 in a Meddling Mood

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 9:55:44 am PDT

Please, no. Hasn’t he screwed things up enough in that part of the world already? Former President Carter May Visit N.Korea. (Hat tip: HA.) TOKYO (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter may visit North Korea in September in an attempt to break the stalemate over Pyongyang's nuclear program, a ...

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US Just Like Saddam

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 9:42:08 am PDT

Sometimes I think the Earth is passing through a cosmic cloud of super-dense stupidity-inducing dark matter. These thoughts usually occur to me as I’m reading things like the Letters to the Editor of the New York Times. To the Editor: Re "The Brothers Grim" (editorial, July 23): If our goal ...

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Remember This, America

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 9:08:22 am PDT

Merde in France has a couple of amazingly hateful French editorial cartoons today, with the comment: Remember Americans, you are hated here. Hated more than the worst terrorists and murderers.

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The September 11 Intelligence Report

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 9:03:22 am PDT

The declassified sections of the September 11 report have been realized, showing serious failures of judgment on the part of our intelligence services: Sept. 11 Report Details U.S. Intelligence Failures. No surprises here. Michael Ledeen’s book The War Against the Terror Masters details the stultifying atmosphere of political correctness, ass-covering, ...

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The Evil Dead

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 8:37:07 am PDT

CNN has the photos of the bodies of Uday and Qusay Hussein, with “viewer discretion” warnings at every step. Compare and contrast with Arab news organizations like Al Jazeera, who plaster photos of dismembered corpses all over their web sites and TV broadcasts, with nary a warning to be found.

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Post Office Celebrates Islam

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 7:36:38 am PDT

While the ACLU tirelessly attempts to eliminate all references to Judeo-Christian religion from American government facilities, the US Postal Service reissues a stamp commemorating the Muslim religious festivals of Eid al-Adha (marking the end of the hajj—the pilgrimage to Mecca) and Eid al-Fitr (marking the end of the Ramadan fast)—and ...

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Arab Search Request of the Day

Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 7:25:03 am PDT

A visitor from Saudi Arabia found us early this morning by searching Google for House Maid Recruiters from Syria. Imagine the surprise.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2003

Pakistan's Jihad Industry

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 8:14:49 pm PDT

Pakistan’s jihad industry is cranking out mindless Islamic killbots at an increasing pace. (Hat tip: Bala Ambati.) "Jihad is spreading like wildfire in Pakistan," claims an official in the country's Interior Ministry. He says that according to a slew of separatist publications, between January and June 2003, Islamic groups recruited ...

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Germans Blame US for 9/11

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 6:51:07 pm PDT

One in three Germans below the age of 30 believes the US government perpetrated the September 11 attacks: Poll shows many Germans see U.S. behind Sept 11. (Hat tip: Nancy R.) BERLIN, July 23 (Reuters) - Almost one in three Germans below the age of 30 believes the U.S. government ...

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Bible Plaques Return to Grand Canyon

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 6:14:45 pm PDT

Islam is the only religion the American Civil Liberties Union seems to defend these days; Judeo-Christian religions are on the ACLU’s “expunge wherever found” list. Case in point, a series of plaques quoting the Biblical Psalms which were removed from several sites at the Grand Canyon following complaints from the ...

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Tour de France Report

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 5:53:27 pm PDT

I’m running out of superlatives with which to describe this year’s Tour de France. If the drama continues, soon I will be reduced to simply posting the word “wow” over and over. Lance Armstrong’s site has another excellent detailed report on today’s race, and the monumental effort by Tyler “Collarbone” Hamilton—who ...

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What a Difference Uday Makes

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 4:20:18 pm PDT

In the Australian, James Morrow pounds the quagmire-obsessed media about the head and shoulders with a heavy gauge clue stick: US critics sink in mire of denial. Those who continue to try to play the quagmire card should look at, and recall, the facts. US involvement in Vietnam lasted a ...

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Moonbat and Weasel Lovefest

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 3:04:00 pm PDT

Anti-American Jew-hating Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has a not very secret admirer: Dr Mahathir a great leader, says Chirac. PUTRAJAYA: French President Jacques Chirac has paid tribute to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad for being a leader whose words and actions are guided by his true feelings ...

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No Vote on Pipes Today

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 2:51:06 pm PDT

CAIR is gloating because the hearing on Daniel Pipes’s nomination to the US Institute for Peace failed to reach a quorum today, after several senators (including Ted Kennedy) strongly criticized Pipes, following the radical Islamist line. Here’s the contact information for the people who have power to vote on this ...

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Warning! Comment Overload!

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 1:37:35 pm PDT

My goodness gracious me. Land o’ goshen. Jumpin’ Jehosephat. How in the ever-lovin’ heck am I supposed to go through more than 600 comments that came in while I was on the Dennis Prager show?

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Reminder: LGF On Dennis Prager Show

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 9:09:02 am PDT

Remember, oh lizardoid minions: I’ll be appearing on the Dennis Prager radio show today (Wednesday) at 11:00 AM Pacific. You can listen to a Windows Media Player stream on this page.

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Tyler Hamilton Wins Stage 16

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 9:07:39 am PDT

This year’s Tour de France continues to amaze me. Today Tyler Hamilton, riding with a broken collarbone, won the stage in an astounding 140km breakaway, coming over the finish line all by himself. Best. Tour. Ever.

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Academics Attempt to Figure Out Conservatism

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 8:39:13 am PDT

Breaking news from Berkeley, where researchers have identified the insidious factors that combine to produce the dreaded “political conservative:” Researchers help define what makes a political conservative. (Hat tip: grayp.) Assistant Professor Jack Glaser of the University of California, Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy and Visiting Professor Frank Sulloway ...

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Flying Pig Moment of the Day

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 8:32:54 am PDT

Bill Clinton backs George Bush: Clinton: Bush Iraq Mistake Understandable. "When I left office, there was a substantial amount of biological and chemical material unaccounted for," Clinton said on CNN's "Larry King Live." Clinton said he never found out whether a U.S.-British bombing campaign he ordered in 1998 ended Saddam's ...

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Iran's Nuclear Know-How: From Pakistan

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 8:07:22 am PDT

Iran has been building thousands of gas centrifuges, to enrich uranium for use in nuclear weapons. And the source of the centrifuge technology, according to Ze'ev Schiff in Ha'aretz, is Pakistan. (Hat tip: Norwegian kafir.) The riddle that had stumped many of the world’s intelligence agencies over recent months appears ...

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Amnesty International Seethes, Whines

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 7:33:53 am PDT

Amnesty International is complaining (yes, again) about the “horrible” US treatment of Iraqi prisoners:

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Hostage Drama

Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 7:08:14 am PDT

The Palestinians tell George Bush, “Give us what we want or the puppet gets it!” (Hat tip: Ben F.) Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas will face a confidence vote by Palestinian legislators when he returns from a meeting with US President George W. Bush, the Palestinian information minister said Wednesday. Nabil ...

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Tuesday, July 22, 2003

BBC Scare Quote Overload

Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 9:09:51 pm PDT

BBC’s scare quotes generator is running amok tonight, driven insane by the news of the deaths of Uday and Qusay Hussein; here’s what we see at the top of their web site: Saddam sons 'dead' The US military says it is 'certain' its troops have killed Saddam Hussein's sons ...

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The Campaign Against Pipes

Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 7:39:46 pm PDT

Stanley Kurtz comes out strongly in support of the nomination of Daniel Pipes to the US Institute of Peace, and includes contact information for you to make your views known: The Campaign Against Pipes. Given the depth and eminence of this support, should the Pipes nomination be rejected, it would ...

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They Deserve It

Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 5:58:51 pm PDT

Say “Thank You” to America’s Military.

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Gephardt Comes Out Against Machismo

Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 5:34:50 pm PDT

The Democratic meltdown proceeds apace. The latest casualty: Dick Gephardt, who has completely lost his mind. Either that or he thinks the American public is composed of absolute morons. From a speech he gave today at the San Francisco Bar Association: Dick Gephardt on the Issues. (Hat tip: The Corner.) ...

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Uday and Qusay Join the Choir Invisible

Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 3:47:59 pm PDT

They’re dead, all right. The psychotic Uday and the scheming Qusay will no longer rape, torture, steal, and murder: Saddam's Two Sons Killed in U.S. Raid. Acting on a tip from an Iraqi informant, U.S. forces mounted a six-hour operation in which they surrounded and then stormed a palatial villa ...

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Two Different Worlds

Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 10:54:57 am PDT

Last Sunday I wrote about a truly despicable article in the San Diego Union Tribune by Sandi Dolbee, in which she drew an unconscionable moral equivalence between terrorist supporter Rachel Corrie of the International Solidarity Movement, and Marla Bennett, who was murdered in the terrorist bombing of Hebrew University’s cafeteria. LGF ...

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FT Prints Terrorist Enabler's Rationalizations

Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 9:58:58 am PDT

Britain’s Financial Times gives the founder of Internet hate site Electronic Intifada a lengthy column in which to blame Israel for not implementing the “road map,” while admitting no blame whatsoever for the Palestinians; in fact, terrorist enabler Ali Abunimah does not even mention the Palestinians’ obligations: The holes in ...

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Roadmap to Murderville Update

Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 9:05:12 am PDT

Holocaust denier and puppet prime minister Abu Mazen is planning to ask President Bush to hold Israel to a firm schedule for the creation of the Palestinian terrorist welfare state—even though he says outright that cracking down on terror gangs is not going to happen. The abolition of these murderous ...

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Discarding War's Rules

Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 8:41:06 am PDT

Here’s an excellent piece by Daniel Pipes about an idea from Lee Harris—that Islamic terrorists are trading on unearned power based on a fantasy ideology: [Why the U.S. is] Discarding War's Rules. Al Qaeda destroys airplanes and buildings that it itself could not possibly build. The Palestinian Authority has failed ...

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Got Saddam's Sons?

Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 8:18:40 am PDT

Several sources are reporting that Saddam Hussein’s sons may have been captured or killed in a US raid in northern Iraq; as of this writing, there are no details available, but MSNBC has a “breaking news” headline.

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LGF On Dennis Prager Show

Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 8:08:54 am PDT

Here’s something I’m really looking forward to: I’ll be appearing on the Dennis Prager radio show tomorrow morning (Wednesday) at 11:00 AM Pacific. You can listen to a Windows Media Player stream on this page.

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Andrew Gilligan's Blog

Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 8:00:33 am PDT

Did you know that Andrew Gilligan, the BBC reporter at the center of the controversy over the suicide of former weapons inspector David Kelly, kept a weblog in Iraq? Neither did I. But David Steven remembered it and went back for another look, producing a very interesting analysis of the content of ...

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Monday, July 21, 2003

Saddam and September 11

Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 9:06:53 pm PDT

Here’s a photograph taken by members of the 3rd Infantry Division near the Baghdad Airport, that you haven’t seen published by our quagmire-obsessed, relentlessly negative media. It doesn’t prove a connection between Saddam Hussein and the September 11 atrocities, of course; but clearly, he wanted someone to think the connection ...

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Palestinians Try to Turn the Tables

Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 5:45:57 pm PDT

Those wacky Palestinian Arabs are trying to turn the tables on Israel; since many sources have pointed out the bloodthirsty incitement to murder that pours out of official Palestinian media 24 hours a day, the PA has issued their own report on Israeli “incitement,” including the following appalling examples (of ...

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Ask The Imam!

Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 5:31:39 pm PDT

South African Muslims who have burning questions about their faith can surf over to a discussion forum called Ask the Imam, and get the 411 on the latest fatwas straight from the mufti’s mouth. (Hat tip: Joe S.) Here we have a confused young Muslim who wonders what to do when ...

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Religion of Peace in Bangladesh

Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 4:52:57 pm PDT

The radical Islamic party Jamaati-e-Islami is growing rapidly in Bangladesh, giving rise to horrific scenes like this: Rape and torture empties the villages. (Hat tip: ram.) Purnima Rani, a 12-year-old Hindu girl, is terrified and breaks down frequently as she describes what happened 18 months ago in the village of ...

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Stage 15: One for the History Books

Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 4:08:12 pm PDT

Here’s an excellent detailed account of today’s historic, epic Tour de France stage, at Lance Armstrong’s web site: Stage 15 - the Tourmalet leads to Luz-Ardiden - 159.5 km / 99 mi.

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Islamic Apostates' Tales

Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 4:02:34 pm PDT

Andrew Bostom reviews Ibn Warraq’s new compilation of essays from ex-Muslims: Islamic Apostates' Tales. One witty, trenchant essay (“Out of Context”) skewers apologists for the Qur’an’s darker sentiments. For example, this key excerpt:“(T)his argument (of taking verses “out of context”) could be turned against Muslims themselves. When they produce a ...

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Bogus Abuse Complaints Soar

Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 2:39:07 pm PDT

CAIR may be screaming and whining about “soaring” discrimination against Muslims in America, but the Justice Department, after investigating more than 1,000 complaints, found exactly 34 that were credible. WASHINGTON - Justice Department investigators found that 34 claims were credible of more than 1,000 civil rights and civil liberties complaints ...

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Will Coincidences Never Cease?

Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 2:33:39 pm PDT

Another amazing coincidence in Saudi Arabia! Just as the independent panel’s report on the September 11 terror attacks is about to be released, the House of Saud announces another large terror plot bust! Saudi Arabia Foils Terror Plots, Nab 16. The arrests took place in Riyadh in the town of ...

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A Parallel UNiverse

Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 2:29:08 pm PDT

Welcome to Bizarro World, where Libya will “judge” Israel in a United Nations hearing on human rights: UN farce as Libya judges Israeli rights. (Hat tip: speedster.) The UN’s Human Rights Commission - chaired by a diplomat from the North African country that was behind the Lockerbie bombing - will ...

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Bush Threatens Syria and Iran

Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 1:10:55 pm PDT

At a press conference at his Crawford ranch following a meeting with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, President Bush had some very harsh words—some might call them “threats”—for Syria and Iran. (Hat tip: Gary.) CRAWFORD, Texas, July 21 —  Wrapping up a two-day summit here with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, President ...

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Unbelievable!

Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 8:34:26 am PDT

An absolutely amazing stage today in the Tour de France, as Lance Armstrong took a fall while attacking on a climb—and then proceeded to strike back, winning the stage! That was the most incredible bicycle race I've ever seen: Armstrong wins despite fall. Lance Armstrong increased his lead in the ...

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Palestinians Besiege Washington

Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 8:16:45 am PDT

Palestinian delegations are making a concerted effort to drum up support in Washington for the creation of their terrorist welfare state: Doing the Washington walk. (Hat tip: davesax.) Their message to Congress and the administration was that they are committed to the road map and implementing it on the ground. ...

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Quote of the Day

Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 7:31:01 am PDT

Joschke Fischer should really back off on the Goldschlager: “I was astounded...” (Hat tip: ploome.) German Foreign Minister Joschke Fischer said he had the impression that Israel feels ostracized. "I was astounded by the Israelis' feeling of isolation," he said.

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Sunday, July 20, 2003

A Cannibal Killer is Dead

Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 8:49:04 pm PDT

The mass-murdering cannibalistic African dictator Idi Amin, who was given sanctuary by our “allies” the Saudis and allowed to live out his life in luxury after a blood-drenched career of unthinkable brutality, is dead. (Hat tip: Che G.) The former Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada is dead.Radio Simba has learnt ...

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Support Daniel Pipes

Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 8:33:56 pm PDT

Here’s a web site dedicated to Supporting Daniel Pipes for a position on the board of the United States Institute of Peace. It’s crunch time. Every Muslim organization in the United States is doing everything possible to sabotage and smear Dr. Pipes. I’ve sent letters to my representatives strongly urging his ...

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Arab News Hits Another Low

Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 8:19:33 pm PDT

A nasty antisemitic article at the Arab News, by a “former high school teacher turned writer/commentator” named “Mark Glenn,” contains a wacked-out conspiracy allegation worthy of the Zayed Centre for Coordination and Followup at their very worst: Israel, We Bless Thee. For blackmailing President Clinton through one of your intelligence ...

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San Diego Tribune Joins the Corrie Fan Club

Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 6:13:29 pm PDT

The San Diego Union Tribune has a truly repellent article about Rachel Corrie today, that attempts to equate her death while defending terrorists to the death of Marla Bennett, who was murdered in the terrorist bombing of the Hebrew University cafeteria. As long as I live, I will never understand ...

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Lawrence of Academia

Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 5:56:17 pm PDT

Martin Kramer has been doing a great job of covering the intolerance and academic corruption in Middle Eastern studies; his latest entry finds the parallels between Lawrence of Arabia and new commander of CENTCOM, General John Abizaid: Lawrence of Academia? If Abizaid benefited from Harvard, it is because he found ...

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PA Outlaws Self

Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 3:11:44 pm PDT

In the latest act of the Theater of the Absurd called the “roadmap to peace,” the Palestinian Authority has outlawed itself: Palestinians Outlaw Violent Groups. JERUSALEM - The Palestinian Authority on Sunday outlawed groups that espouse violence, moving to meet a key Israeli demand for action against militants and boosting ...

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WaPo Notices the Zayed Centre

Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 2:47:57 pm PDT

The controversy over Harvard Divinity School’s acceptance of a $2.5 million “gift” from Sheikh Zayed, “president” of the United Arab Emirates, has broken in the Washington Post: For Harvard, Questions On Arab Leader's Gift. Sheikh Zayed is the founder of the Arab “think tank” called the Zayed International Centre for ...

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Death Cult Summer Camp

Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 11:09:08 am PDT

The Palestinian Authority has named one of their death cult childrens’ summer camps after Wafa Idris—the female mass murderer who blew herself up in Jerusalem on January 27, 2002. And funding for this camp came from UNICEF: PA Summer Camp Named for Woman Suicide Bomber. The following is from the ...

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BBC Admits Kelly Was Source

Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 10:46:12 am PDT

The BBC has admitted that David Kelly was the source for their story that the Blair government had exaggerated claims of Iraqi weapons: Dead U.K. Weapons Adviser Was BBC Source. "Having now informed Dr. Kelly's family, we can confirm that Dr. Kelly was the principal source" for a radio piece ...

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David Kelly Timeline

Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 10:28:08 am PDT

Sky News has published a helpful timeline of the events surrounding the apparent suicide of former UN weapons inspector Dr. David Kelly, used by the BBC in their attempt to smear the Blair administration: Timetable of Dossier Row. (Hat tip: John in London.)

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Bandar Smears Dore Gold

Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 8:25:37 am PDT

President Bush’s friend, the Saudi ambassador to the US Prince Bandar (whose wife has been implicated in the 9/11 plot) is accusing Israeli ambassador Dore Gold of lying about Saudi funding of Palestinian terrorism. (Hat tip: Yossarian.) Recent remarks by former Israeli Ambassador Dore Gold that Saudi Arabia funds terror ...

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Saturday, July 19, 2003

Set the King Free!

Sat, Jul 19, 2003 at 9:06:10 pm PDT

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Google News Does the Wrong Thing

Sat, Jul 19, 2003 at 6:38:46 pm PDT

It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that Google News has apparently begun using Indymedia as a source again: Google News Search: indymedia. (Hat tip: justdanny, who’s been watching.) Is there some part of “antisemitic, anti-American, loonball conspiracy, wacko nutcase garbage” that Google News doesn’t understand? UPDATE: ...

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Idi Amin: Committed to Islam

Sat, Jul 19, 2003 at 5:09:58 pm PDT

One of history’s most insane dictators, given refuge in (where else?) Saudi Arabia, is in a coma: Idi Amin on life support. Idi Amin, whose 1971 to 1979 reign in Uganda was one of the bloodiest in Africa's modern history, is in a coma and on a life support system ...

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Al-Arian's Islamic School Loses State Aid

Sat, Jul 19, 2003 at 2:41:27 pm PDT

The Islamic Academy of Florida, an Islamic school founded by former USF professor Sami al-Arian—who’s now in jail without bail, accused of being the North American leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad—is going to lose about $350,000 in funding from the state of Florida: Islamic Academy to lose state aid. (Hat ...

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Soccer Hooligans Troll LGF

Sat, Jul 19, 2003 at 10:05:22 am PDT

This discussion board in the UK is a perfect illustration of why I wrote the LGF Prayer: Lord, grant me the serenity to ignore the trolls, the courage to debate with honest opponents, and the wisdom to know the difference. Remember that some of the Morlocks who show up here have no interest in ...

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Stage 13: Wow

Sat, Jul 19, 2003 at 9:21:31 am PDT

This year’s Tour de France will be going all the way down to the line. Today’s stage, the first in the Pyrenees Mountains, was absolutely incredible, with Lance Armstrong coming under constant attack, and Jan Ullrich turning in another great performance. Lance has kept the yellow jersey once again, but ...

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Weapons Inspector Kills Self

Sat, Jul 19, 2003 at 8:56:58 am PDT

A former UN weapons inspector has apparently committed suicide rather than deal with the storm of media attention over claims the British government exaggerated intelligence findings about Iraq’s WMD: Blair: Kelly's Death 'Terrible Tragedy.' TOKYO - Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed his sadness on Saturday over the apparent death of ...

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Pals Beat Peace Creeps

Sat, Jul 19, 2003 at 8:25:21 am PDT

Four Spanish journalists/peaceniks received a severe beating today in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh, when they tried to raise a “peace banner.” (Hat tip: Outsider.) Four Spanish journalists and peace activists were beaten Sunday by gunmen belonging to Abdullah Shridi’s Esbat al-Nour.Eyewitnesses at Sidon’s Ain al-Hilweh camp said ...

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Al Aqsa Goons Kidnap Jenin Governor

Sat, Jul 19, 2003 at 7:55:56 am PDT

Palestinian Militants Abduct, Beat Jenin Governor. A local leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which has links to President Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement and is divided over whether to accept a truce halting attacks on Israelis, confirmed his group had abducted governor Haider Irsheid.The masked men took Irsheid to a ...

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Palestinian Heroes

Sat, Jul 19, 2003 at 7:13:52 am PDT

Palestinian children look out from gate doors outside a souvenir shop decorated with a portrait of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ( news -web sites ), right, and a portrait of French President Jacques Chirac in Gaza City, Friday, July 18, 2003. Top word on the wall behind them ...

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Friday, July 18, 2003

Health in the Middle East

Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 6:38:27 pm PDT

Here’s a graph illustrating the probability of a male reaching the age of 65 in the countries of the Middle East: Middle East: Health. Notice that the country at the top of the chart has no oil resources, and has been under constant attack from most of the other countries ...

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TdF Weblog

Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 6:07:27 pm PDT

Frank Steele has a cool new weblog dedicated to covering the Tour de France 2003.

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Palestinian Child Abuse

Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 5:56:58 pm PDT

A Palestinian handles a rifle as children, some holding framed pictures of Palestinian prisoners allegedly held in Israeli jails, look at him during an Al Aqsa Brigade protest in the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank town of Nablus Thursday July 17, 2003. About 200 demonstrators gathered for ...

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Charlotte Kates Gets the NYT Whitewash

Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 5:40:53 pm PDT

The New York Times. How could I ever have thought they were a great newspaper? Howell Raines may be gone, Bill Keller may be the new editor, but the anti-Israel, anti-America slant seems to be getting even worse. Today America- and Israel-hater Chris Hedges (last seen being booed offstage at Rockford ...

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Terrorist Cash Shortage

Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 5:09:31 pm PDT

Have you noticed a distinct lack of mass demonstrations in Lebanon lately? You know, the ones where tens of thousands of Lebanese Muslims scream “Death to Israel! Death to America!” while Hizb'Allah leader Sheikh Nasrallah whips them into a bloodthirsty frenzy? It’s because the Arab murder gangs have been having cash ...

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Who Blow Up Da Newark Public School? Who?

Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 3:56:24 pm PDT

You may have heard that moonbat Black Panther poet Amiri Baraka was canned from his position as poet laureate of New Jersey. But you probably didn’t hear that on the same day as the New Jersey General Assembly eliminated the post of poet laureate to get rid of Baraka, he ...

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Enriched Uranium in Iran

Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 3:04:27 pm PDT

Environmental samples taken by the IAEA in Iran show the presence of enriched uranium. THE DIPLOMATS, WHO asked not to be named, said initial analysis showed enrichment levels possibly consistent with an attempt to make weapons-grade material and high enough to cause concern at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).Iran ...

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Fighting Minority Tyranny

Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 10:08:38 am PDT

Here’s more about that mosque in Spanish Granada, from an excellent column at the Jerusalem Post by Caroline B. Glick: Fighting minority tyranny. (Hat tip: Ben F.) Last week saw the first official mosque opening in Granada, Spain since the Spanish Inquisition. Just after the mosque opening ceremonies concluded, 2,000 ...

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Back Again, After 500 Years

Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 9:37:38 am PDT

Melik Kaylan has a good piece at OpinionJournal about the opening of a mosque in Spanish Granada—the first time the muezzin has been heard in Granada since 1492: Back Again, After 500 Years. None of the Western coverage wondered what kind of Islam would come out of the new Granada ...

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Moral Equivalence Run Amok

Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 9:17:31 am PDT

The Toronto Globe and Mail’s Rick Salutin has an absolutely stunning example of moral equivalence run amok, in an article about JihadTV—Al Jazeera—in Canada: Should we hear this voice? In a CBC-TV report, Gillian Findlay asked an Al-Jazeera host if he believed the Holocaust happened. When he waffled, she said, ...

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Ullrich Takes Time Trial

Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 8:57:00 am PDT

Jan Ullrich turned in an incredible performance in today’s Tour de France time trial, winning his first stage in five years as the only rider to finish in under one hour: Ullrich storms to victory. Lance Armstrong keeps the yellow jersey, but Ullrich has now moved into second place overall. ...

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The Corrections

Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 8:22:33 am PDT

One of the main reasons to like Friday: Victor Davis Hanson on Iraq, and our much-needed return to common sense and balance in our Middle East policy.

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Death Cult Summer Camp

Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 7:04:49 am PDT

Palestinian boys crawl on the ground holding mock weapons during a summer activity and training camp in the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus July 17, 2003. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is considering releasing Islamic militant prisoners to advance a U.S.-backed 'road map' ...

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Thursday, July 17, 2003

Covering Women in America

Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 8:25:15 pm PDT

The Voice of America, formerly a way for the United States to disseminate its message of freedom and tolerance overseas, has been hijacked by the multiculturalists. Case in point—an approving article on Muslims in Philadelphia spreading the intolerance and misogyny of fundamentalist Islam over the Fourth of July holiday: Young ...

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Seething to the Nth Power

Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 6:46:41 pm PDT

Incredibly overblown whining from CAIR representatives in Flushing, New York, where a Buddhist web site dared to refer to Allah as a “figment of the imagination.” And meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia (CAIR’s main sponsor) practicing a religion other than Islam will get you executed: Muslims accuse Flushing Buddhists of hate ...

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Mass Grave of Women and Children in Iraq

Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 5:42:19 pm PDT

Another Mass Grave Found in Northern Iraq. Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division found the grave on the side of a dry riverbed in Hatra, 200 miles north of Baghdad. An assessment team was sent to the site.Some 25 sets of remains — all women and children — have been ...

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Probe Terrorist Financing

Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 5:34:22 pm PDT

An editorial at the Jerusalem Post hits the nail squarely on the head, asking why Saudi Arabia—the main source of worldwide terrorist financing—continues to get a pass from the Bush administration and the US government in general, while 16 words about uranium from Niger are obsessively examined: Probe Terrorist Financing. ...

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Erekat: Arabic for Baloney Merchant

Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 5:19:15 pm PDT

Palestinian spokesliar Saeb Erekat, the man who did everything possible to promote the Big Lie of the “Jenin massacre,” and who has resigned from Arafat’s cabinet at least three times, is up to his usual ridiculous exaggerations again. This time he’s claiming that Palestinian Arab terrorism has diminished by 99%. ...

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Blair's Speech to Congress

Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 3:15:30 pm PDT

Here is a complete transcript of British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s speech to Congress today.

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Democrats and the Loony Left Converge

Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 9:32:24 am PDT

LGF reader Benjamin forwarded a link to this thread at the Howard Dean discussion forum, in which Dean’s minions express their misgivings about his support for Israel, and the insidious influence of “zionist leaning Jews” in our government: View topic - Israeli-Palestinian. There has been talk on the "unofficial" Dean ...

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Religion of Bomb and Anthrax Threats

Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 9:07:19 am PDT

The convicted leader of a gang of Muslims who pack-raped young girls in Sydney has sent a letter to the Corrective Services Commissioner in the name of “Allah the most gracious, the most merciful,” demanding the release of all Muslim prisoners in Australian jails. If the demands are not met, ...

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No Flies on Bush

Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 8:50:43 am PDT

Mark Steyn has a few things to say about the Dems’ disgraceful, illogical, and ultimately self-defeating attempts to smear the Bush administration: No flies on Bush. But here’s a much more pertinent question than whether BUSH LIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!: how loopy are the Democrats? One reason why the President, in defiance of ...

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It's All About the Headlines

Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 8:07:45 am PDT

Joel Mowbray has an excellent column on the politicians and pundits who have such an obsessive hatred of George W. Bush that they would jeopardize the safety of the United States to score political points: Relying on Bush's 'Lie' - for Headlines. Somewhat less self-interested—though no less pernicious—are the folks ...

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Seethe of the Day

Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 7:53:50 am PDT

Fawaz Turki seethes and whines at the Arab News about poor Yasser Arafat, mass murderer, unrepentant child abuser, and hero to millions of Arabs: Guess Who’s Not Coming to Dinner. The White House decided last week to provide the Palestinian Authority with $20 million for “social service projects.” With that ...

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Wednesday, July 16, 2003

Lance Relaxes

Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 9:24:59 pm PDT

On the first rest day of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong and his US Postal teammates relaxed with a refreshing 50-mile ride.

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MPAC Identifies the Jews

Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 9:05:00 pm PDT

The Muslim Public Affairs Committee in Britain is busily identifying the Jews who support Tony Blair. (Hat tip: ploome.) But something is missing. The impact. It needs graphics. Perhaps a cute little image of a yellow star? UPDATE: Also featured at the Muslim Public Affairs Committee web site: Is a Zionist ...

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Foggy Bottom Cover Up

Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 8:39:58 pm PDT

Cables obtained by our friends at Power Line under the Freedom of Information Act confirm what many sources have alleged over the years—that Yasser Arafat was directly responsible for the murder of US Ambassador to Sudan Cleo Noel, and that the State Department covered it up.

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Deja Vu in DC

Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 6:17:45 pm PDT

Another great column from Ralph Peters, on the striking parallels between the stupid “Niger uranium” controversy and the venal partisan-driven attacks on an earlier US president. I’d pull out a quote, but I don’t want to spoil it.

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A Horrible Scene in Santa Monica

Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 5:50:23 pm PDT

An elderly man drove at high speed into a crowd of people at the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market today, killing at least 8 people and injuring dozens. I’ve ridden my bicycle up that street many times, and shopped for produce at that market. Witnesses said victims were hurled through the ...

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Anti-Roadmap Rallies, July 20

Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 5:20:15 pm PDT

Worldwide demonstrations against the “road map to Murderville” are planned for July 20; Israpundit has the list of cities and locations where the rallies will take place.

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French Shari'a Watch

Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 8:50:33 am PDT

The Washington Post suddenly notices that antisemitism in France is becoming a problem: For Jews in France, a 'Kind of Intifada.' The file grows almost daily: 309 incidents in the past 15 months in the Paris region, according to Jewish council officials, and more than 550 since the second Palestinian ...

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CAIR Cranks Up the Propaganda

Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 8:25:48 am PDT

The Islamist front group calling itself the Council on American Islamic Relations is cranking up their propaganda machine as we approach the second anniversary of September 11. They’ve released yet another wildly exaggerated and hysterical “report” on discrimination against Muslims in the United States (these CAIR reports seem to come ...

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Religion of Peace Loves Mass Murderer

Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 7:40:34 am PDT

Nigerian Muslims idolize Osama Bin Laden. (Hat tip: Seymour Paine.) “We sell a lot of Osama posters. People like him. He is a hero,” said Tukur Sani, a 24-year-old stallholder, as he dusted down his stock in front of an admiring cluster of children. Shoe salesman Sanusi Ibrahim, 27, wears ...

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Death Cult Summer Camp

Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 6:57:01 am PDT

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Tuesday, July 15, 2003

Arafat and His State Department Flack

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 9:13:56 pm PDT

Scott at Power Line is working on an exclusive report about Yasser Arafat’s involvement in the murder of US ambassador to Sudan Cleo Noel in 1973, and the State Department’s cover up of the events; he used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain previously classified documents. This promises to ...

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Mohammed: Killing Jews Is Mandatory

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 9:01:40 pm PDT

The killing of Jews is a mandatory religious practice dictated by Mohammed, according to a Palestinian Islamic “scholar:” Muhammad ordered Muslims to kill Jews? "Muhammad said in his Hadith: "The Hour [Day of Resurrection] will not arrive until you fight the Jews, [until a Jew will hide behind a rock ...

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How I Became an Unconscious Fascist

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 6:34:48 pm PDT

Go ye and read this extraordinary article by Fiamma Nirenstein on the poisonous influence of antisemitism on leftist/liberal “causes:” How I became an 'unconscious fascist.' (Hat tip: Meryl Yourish.) It’s impossible to pull out a representative quote; just read it all. Unless you’re one of the people it describes, you’ll ...

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French Perfidy Watch

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 6:19:30 pm PDT

The Telegraph alleges that French secret service refused to share their intelligence about Iraq’s attempts to acquire uranium ore from Niger, because of their opposition to military action against Iraq: French secret service 'kept CIA in the dark over Iraq and uranium.' MI6 had more than one "different and credible" ...

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Guardian Searches for the Bottom

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 5:55:09 pm PDT

An “editorial cartoon” by Steve Bell at the Guardian that’s so debased and ugly you may not believe your eyes: 15.07.03: the Iraq intelligence row. (Hat tip: Ken H.)

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Outrage of the Day

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 3:25:44 pm PDT

The Observer’s Richard Ingrams comes right out and tells the world that he’s an antisemitic swine. I have developed a habit when confronted by letters to the editor in support of the Israeli government to look at the signature to see if the writer has a Jewish name. If so, ...

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Good News from Israel

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 3:06:09 pm PDT

Missing Israeli cab driver Eliyahu Gurel, kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists, has been rescued in Ramallah.

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Peaceful Religion Watch

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 2:46:05 pm PDT

According to oleaginous Saudi representative to the US, Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudis have fired 1,000 of their more radical Imams and Sheikhs (the ones who preach violence toward infidels every Friday in the “holiest” mosques of Islam) and they are doing their best to moderate the hate speech. Right. Sure they are. From ...

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Protesters Disrupt TdF

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 11:59:51 am PDT

French zombies supporting the buffoonish “radical farmer” Jose Bove staged a sit-down protest at the Tour de France today, delaying the peloton for about two minues: Protest disrupts Tour de France. Demonstrators sat down in the middle of the road during the 10th stage of the Tour de France, about ...

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Desperately Seeking Scandal

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 9:50:19 am PDT

From Cox & Forkum Editorial Cartoons.

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Chicago Tribune Whitewashes Corrie

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 9:40:06 am PDT

This may be the most disgusting whitewash yet of terror enabler Rachel Corrie and her Palestinian-backed gang of so-called “peace activists,” the International Solidarity Movement. Not only does Uli Schmetzer repeat the Big Lie that Saint Rachel was “run over” by an Israeli bulldozer that was “advancing to smash a ...

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No Jihad Without Note from Home

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 8:19:07 am PDT

The shari'a court of Qatar has issued a new fatwa. I know you’re all as excited about this as I am. Henceforth, young Muslims who have a hankering to kill some infidels will not be allowed to go on jihad field trips without having permission from their parents. (Hat tip: TS.) ...

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Uncontrollable Intelligence

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 7:58:25 am PDT

Former US Congressman John LeBoutillier says George Bush has a problem that may cost him the next election: an uncontrollable intelligence apparatus headed by Clinton appointee George Tenet. (Hat tip: Mara Gold.) Here is a list of the recent embarrassments and failures:1) Failure to prevent the 9/11 attacks despite specific ...

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Royer Denied Bail

Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 7:31:21 am PDT

Ismail Royer, the St. Louis Muslim blogger arrested for connections to jihad gang Lakshar e-Taiba, has been denied bail after being caught contemptuously (and erroneously) dismissing the charges against himself: St. Louis native remains behind bars in conspiracy plot. Royer and Kwon discussed the potential case against another man in ...

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Monday, July 14, 2003

Truces and Knives

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 9:13:43 pm PDT

An Israeli police officer stands near the knife used by a Palestinian attacker that stabbed three people in Tel Aviv early Tuesday July 15, 2003. According to the police, the attacker tried to enter a restaurant along the seacoast in south Tel Aviv , struggled with a security guard ...

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We Support You

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 6:25:45 pm PDT

A moving tribute to the United States military, the men and women who put themselves in harm’s way so that we can live free: We Support You. (Hat tip: Marc.)

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Egyptian Hate Watch

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 5:53:33 pm PDT

The American is stabbing "Iraq", while Sharon is saying: "You are still looking for (excuses)? End it quickly. I don't want anybody to stand in front of me in the region". (June 10, 2003) The United States gives $2 billion a year in foreign aid to Egypt, and in ...

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Tel Aviv Terror Attack Update

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 5:35:43 pm PDT

Terrorist kills one person, injures another in Tel Aviv. A man was killed late Monday night when a Palestinian armed with a knife tried to enter the Tarabin club on Tel Aviv's promenade near the border with Jaffa. The terrorist was wounded and captured. The terrorist stabbed the club's security ...

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Attack in Tel Aviv

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 4:29:21 pm PDT

Man believed terrorist stabs 3 people in Tel Aviv beachfront club. A man believed to be a terrorist stabbed and wounded three people late Monday night at a club near Tel Aviv's promenade, Israel Radio reported. One woman was seriously hurt in the attack, another sustained moderate wounds and third ...

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Mideast Victory

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 2:55:48 pm PDT

Once again Ralph Peters serves up a helping of common sense, to counteract the whining and moaning of our relentlessly quagmire-obsessed media, and the agitated barking of lefty moonbats: Mideast Victory. July 14, 2003 -- LOOKING for a little peace and quiet this summer? Check out the notorious "Arab Street."Remember ...

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The Massacre That Wasn’t

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 2:39:48 pm PDT

Jenin, the massacre that never happened. And now, even the Palestinians themselves have conclusively admitted the truth; that only 52 Arabs were killed during the battle, and the majority of them were armed combatants: Palestinians confirm no massacre in Jenin. (Hat tip: TopherTheRead.) The new study, conducted by Jonathan D. ...

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Beloki Crashes, Vinokourov Wins Stage

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 10:09:46 am PDT

One of Lance Armstrong’s main rivals in the Tour de France, Joseba Beloki, has crashed out of the race—breaking his femur in a very bad spill. Ouch. "His (rear) tire exploded in front of me," Armstrong told French television.As Beloki went down, Armstrong barely managed to avoid him, was forced ...

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Britain Supports Arafat

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 9:42:19 am PDT

I can’t even begin to decribe how disappointed I am with Tony Blair, Jack Straw, and Great Britain, at the infuriating/saddening news that they will continue to deal with the world’s oldest mass murdering terrorist. Disgraceful. "(Foreign Secretary Jack Straw) made it clear that the British position, which is also ...

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Bali Bomber: Jews Planted N-Bomb

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 9:04:33 am PDT

Just how crazy is “Amrozi,” the Islamic nutbar who planted the Bali nightclub bomb? This crazy: Amrozi blames N-bomb for carnage. (Hat tip: Uncredentialed.) AMERICANS or Jews may have added to the destruction in Bali by planting a mini-nuclear device in the car containing chemicals sent to the holiday island, ...

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Fox News: An Eye for an Eye

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 8:35:54 am PDT

Here is a jaw-dropping headline at Fox News for a story about a kidnapped Israeli cab driver. (I took a screenshot because it will probably be changed soon.) (Hat tip: Kalle Barfot.) Who the hell wrote this headline?

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ISM Tool Arrested

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 8:28:16 am PDT

Here’s a story about an ISM tool arrested in Israel and facing deportation—Kristin "Flo" Razowsky, another deluded young Jewish girl who’s letting herself be used by terrorists: Ex-Fox Valley woman preaching controversial message. (Hat tip: Bert Wolff.) The 1992 Larkin High School graduate, whose parents live in Elgin, was arrested ...

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Yahoo: A Jihad Tool

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 8:20:16 am PDT

Rita Katz, the Iraqi Jew whose book Terrorist Hunter is a scary exposé of Islamic radical infiltration of American society, has an article at National Review on the hijacking of Yahoo! Groups by jihadi extremists—a subject we’ve covered here at LGF on numerous occasions: WWW.JIHAD.COM. Yahoo! has become one of ...

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Indonesian Parliament Bombed

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 7:53:47 am PDT

Bomb Rocks Indonesia Parliament Complex. JAKARTA (Reuters) - A bomb exploded at Indonesia's parliament Monday, spraying nails and concrete over a wide area in an attack that came just days after police caught nine suspected Muslim militants and seized a huge cache of explosives.The blast also follows parliament's passage last ...

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Arab News: Muslims Need to Be Feared

Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 7:46:22 am PDT

In the “Islam” section of the Arab News we discover this lovely little Q&A, in which a puzzled questioner asks how Muslims should react to criticism of Islam coming from the West. The answer: Muslims need to get so strong that the West will fear criticizing them—presumably because critics could ...

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Sunday, July 13, 2003

Let 'Em Eat Wurst

Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 8:45:34 pm PDT

You are not going to believe this new column from Ralph Peters, about the Italy-Germany confrontation: Let 'Em Eat Wurst. (Hat tip: Ursuletul mare.) July 13, 2003 -- MY heart breaks: Sniffing in Teutonic superiority, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has cancelled his Italian vacation!Apart from the fact that Italy, the ...

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Disney Slams Military

Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 8:32:05 pm PDT

Walt Disney, as much of a hard-driving jerk as he was, was a true patriot—and he would be greatly ashamed of the film that the accountants and lawyers who now run the company that bears his name are about to release. (Hat tip: Azrael.) As American men and women put ...

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Radical Islam in France

Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 6:53:07 pm PDT

France’s little experiment with giving Muslims a voice in government is not going well. Fate of French Muslim leader shows challenge posed by fundamentalists. (Hat tip: JH.) Dalil Boubakeur, a man who has eagerly sought to build bridges with the Jewish community and to present a liberal image of French Islam, ...

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The Marching Murderers

Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 6:32:23 pm PDT

The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, responsible for dozens of suicide bombings, are marching and firing guns in the air like the murderous maniacs they are, in Nablus. Palestinian militants from the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, a group affiliated with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, and residents gather for a ...

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Straw Defends Uranium Report

Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 5:22:36 pm PDT

The community of lefty moonbats is shrieking and barking “Bush lied! Bush lied! Arf!” because of 16 words in the President’s State of the Union address, in which he said we had evidence that Saddam Hussein had tried to obtain quantities of uranium from Africa. Now British Foreign Secretary Jack ...

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Palestinian Pollster Attacked

Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 5:08:27 pm PDT

A new Palestinian poll showed a surprising result (so surprising I tend to doubt it)—a majority of Palestinian “refugees” are ready to abandon their “demand of return.” According to Shikaki's Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research poll, only 10 percent of respondents would wish to rebuild their homes under ...

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Lefty Moonbat Watch

Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 4:36:51 pm PDT

Oh man. You will never read a better example of the sick paranoia and America-hatred of the far left (quickly becoming mainstream left) than this bug-eyed piece of lunacy, a fictional look back from the mid-21st century: The Late, Great American Republic: A Report From 2050. (Hat tip: Jheka.) This ...

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Egypt is Watching

Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 3:53:32 pm PDT

Several visitors from different IP addresses in Egypt have been prowling around LGF today, checking out our entries about the repulsive Arab “think tank,” the Zayed Centre for Coordination and Followup. Something tells me they aren’t fans.

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Human Shield Turned Cop Killer

Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 9:58:27 am PDT

Aaron Weisburd has dug up some very incriminating information on a former Evergreen College student, and possible ISM member who traveled to Israel in December 2001 to act as a “human shield”—admitted cop killer Andrew McCrae, who bragged about the murder to his fellow freaks on Indymedia: The human shield ...

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Roadmap to Murderville Update

Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 9:08:34 am PDT

In latest ceasefire move, Hamas threatens kidnappings. Hamas threatened to begin a campaign of kidnapping soldiers in order to exchange them for Israeli-held Palestinians, Israel Radio reported.The Hamas announcement comes while a hunt continues for missing taxi driver Eliyahu Goral, who disappeared Friday night. Hamas, Islamic Jihad threaten to end ...

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Irish Terrorists in the Middle East

Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 8:52:56 am PDT

An IRA bomb expert has been training Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank. The man, whose identity is known to the magazine, was a member of the Provisional IRA in Newry, but switched hisallegiance four years ago to the Real IRA.The magazine quoted Israeli sources as saying that the man ...

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Closing in on L'Alpe d'Huez

Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 8:14:36 am PDT

Stage 8 of the Tour de France is almost finished, and you can find live updates here. This is one for the history books, and Tyler Hamilton’s name will be writ large. Amazing. UPDATE: Poor Jan Ullrich has been crushed by Lance’s attack—again. He’s more than three minutes behind. Barring accidents, ...

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European Muslim Fifth Column Watch

Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 7:57:06 am PDT

European Muslims call for the end of capitalism. (Hat tip: Kalle Barfot.) The call came at a conference titled 'Islam in Europe' attended by about 2,000 Muslims.Earlier this week Granada saw the first official opening of a mosque in Spain for more than 500 years.The keynote speaker at the conference ...

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Saturday, July 12, 2003

Islam Defenders Miss the Point

Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 8:45:38 pm PDT

A fantastic letter to the editor of the Napa Valley News: Islam defenders miss the point. (Hat tip: TS.) Dear editor,I fear that Mr. Wolfe's main point (June 7) was lost amid some convoluted rhetoric. As a veteran of the Ed. Biz. at the college level, I hear Western Civilization ...

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9 Jihadi Arrested in Indonesia

Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 5:48:17 pm PDT

Nine Muslim jihadi bastards have been arrested in Indonesia with huge caches of weapons and explosives—thankfully before they were able to murder anyone: Indonesia Suspects Said to Plot Attacks. One of those arrested, identified only as Ihwanudin, allegedly committed suicide in police custody after seizing a weapon from his ...

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Sharon's Accidental Tourist

Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 4:50:34 pm PDT

Caroline B. Glick interviews Israeli Tourism Minister Benny Elon, who has formulated an alternative plan in preparation for what he believes (and what I believe as well) will be the failure of the “road map to peace:” Sharon's accidental tourist. The entire interview is very much worth reading, for Elon’s ...

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Ibn Warraq on Book TV

Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 4:09:47 pm PDT

Tomorrow, July 13, at 8:00 AM Eastern, Book TV will be showing a talk by Ibn Warraq about his new book “Leaving Islam,” a collection of essays by former Muslims from various countries who are now critical of the religion.

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Road Map Lies Are Everywhere

Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 3:59:53 pm PDT

This Associated Press story about the charade being played out in the Palestinian Authority tells the truth about the “road map” for a change: Palestinians Urge Israel on Peace Moves. There is also a major disagreement over Israel's refusal to release thousands of Palestinian prisoners accused of involvement in terrorism, ...

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Lance in Second Place, Tomorrow the Big Day

Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 10:43:32 am PDT

French rider Richard Virenque took the yellow jersey today in the first mountain stage of the Tour de France, finishing four minutes ahead of Lance Armstrong. However, there are two things to know about this stage: Lance is now in second place, and the climbs were not that difficult (by ...

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AFP Bias Watch

Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 10:16:58 am PDT

Sharon seeks to sideline Arafat as he prepares for Europe trip. In interviews published in Britain's Daily Telegraph Saturday and Italy's Corriere Della Sera Friday, Sharon urged European countries to ignore Arafat, following the example of the United States, Israel and more recently Italy."It is a major mistake to keep ...

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Death Cult Summer Camp

Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 9:50:25 am PDT

I know it upsets some people to hear it—the kind of people who prefer to believe in rosy multicultural fantasies—but Palestinian society is sick and rotten to its very core, glorifying mass murder and indoctrinating their own children to be mindless, hating, murdering robots. Absolutely nauseating. Arafat calls upon children ...

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Palestinian Murder Mural

Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 9:13:49 am PDT

What it lacks in artistic talent, this mural makes up for in sheer bloodlust.

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ISM Tool Gets the Vapors

Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 9:07:39 am PDT

An Israeli soldier checks an unconscious member of the International Solidarity Movement after he fainted during a scuffle with Israeli soldiers as foreign activists were trying to pass an army roadblock between the West Bank city of Nablus and the village of Salem Saturday July 12, 2003. Members of ...

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The Official European Stereotype

Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 8:56:02 am PDT

Hilarious Steynage today at the Telegraph: There was a European, a European and a European . . . The EU was plunged into crisis yesterday when its constitutional convention announced that, in addition to the European flag, the European anthem, the European currency, the European president and the European foreign ...

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Khatami Offers to Bail

Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 8:35:54 am PDT

Iranian “President” Mohammad Khatami has offered to resign. First Abu Mazen, now Khatami. This resigning thing is catching on. (Hat tip: zulubaby.) It was the first time Khatami has publicly offered to resign. Iran's formerly popular president has come under increasing pressure in recent months to stand firm against unelected ...

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Nazarene Muslims Seethe, Whine

Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 8:20:16 am PDT

The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nazareth tried to pull a fast one. They were granted permission to build a mosque near the Basilica of the Annunciation, but then promptly started construction on a much larger area than the plans had called for. The mosque was ruled illegal, and ...

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Friday, July 11, 2003

ISM Tools Hit a Road Block

Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 10:16:37 pm PDT

Another view of the ISM terror-enabling tool getting a neck massage, while his girlfriend with the ridiculous moussed forelock looks bored (or heavily self-medicated): An Israeli soldier (L) scuffles with a member of the international solidarity movement during a demonstration to lift Israeli roadblocks in the West Bank city of ...

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Religion of Anti-Tank Missiles

Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 9:36:04 pm PDT

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MEMRI: Special Report on the Zayed Centre

Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 9:02:53 pm PDT

Wow. I don’t write that word very much at LGF, but here is something that really deserves it. In fact it deserves two. Wow. Go and read this Special Report at MEMRI about the lunatic black hole at the heart of the Arab galaxy, the bizarre and psychotic Arab “think tank” called ...

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North Korea Takes Nuclear Step

Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 8:38:41 pm PDT

While our media and politicians obsess over one sentence in a George Bush speech, North Korea is reprocessing spent fuel rods to make one nuclear bomb a month. (Hat tip: NC.)

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ISM Throwing Tantrums

Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 12:58:57 pm PDT

The terror enablers of the International Solidarity Movement are stirring up trouble in Israel, just as they promised. Israeli soldiers prevent foreign peace activists from approaching with the intention of dismanteling a roadblock set up by the army between the West Bank town of Jenin and the village of Aba ...

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Saddam and Osama: Relationship Proved

Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 10:44:00 am PDT

Stunning news from Iraq, where a federal judge has come into possession of a document proving an ongoing relationship between Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden: Document links Saddam, bin Laden. (Hat tip: InstaPundit.) The document shows that an Iraqi intelligence officer, Abid Al-Karim Muhamed Aswod, assigned to the Iraq ...

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CAIR Wins One in South Florida

Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 10:29:30 am PDT

Islamist front group CAIR is going to be allowed to teach their special brand of “tolerance” in public schools in Florida: Attempt to ban Islamic rights group withdrawn. (Hat tip: TS.) In front of a packed audience that included many members of the local Muslim community, a member of the ...

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The Future of U.S.-Saudi Relations

Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 10:14:32 am PDT

Here’s another excellent, thought-provoking symposium hosted by Jamie Glazov, on The Future of U.S.-Saudi Relations, featuring Daniel Pipes, Alex Alexiev, Laurent Murawiec, and and Daniel Brumberg.

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Moonbat Alert

Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 9:43:29 am PDT

It’s going to be one of those days. We have our first raving moonbat post of the day in this topic. Our friendly visitor, going by the cheery moniker of “Red George,” concludes his bizarre psychotic rant with the following: The American people themselves are the cause of any terrorism ...

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The Many Portraits of Gaza

Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 8:25:08 am PDT

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Pakistan Bomb Kills Two

Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 7:55:38 am PDT

At Least Two Killed in Karachi Bomb Blast. The Karachi blast occurred outside the 12-storey Crown Plaza building, which mainly contains offices of property agents and construction companies, at about 8.05 a.m. (0305 GMT), before most workers had arrived.A security guard and a passerby were killed in what the police ...

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Thursday, July 10, 2003

About That Rutgers Hatefest

Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 8:02:37 pm PDT

The governor of New Jersey will meet with Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick next week to discuss a pro-Palestinian student forum that will be held at the university this October, at which organizers will advocate the destruction of Israel: McGreevey, Rutgers president to discuss Pro-Palestine forum. The National Student Conference ...

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Security Conference Run By Islamic Radicals

Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 7:55:50 pm PDT

Here’s another frightening story about our government asleep at the wheel, brought to light by Joe Kaufman at FrontPage. The Government Security Conference convenes on July 23, with the goal of developing anti-terrorism strategies “for the government… by the government.” 5000 representatives from various federal, state and local government agencies ...

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Why, Thomas, I Hardly Knew Ye

Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 6:46:19 pm PDT

Here’s a quite hilarious parody of Clown Prince Abdullah’s favorite tool, the Friedmeister: The Datsun and the Shoe Tree. (Hat tip: James.) I was changing planes at the new airport in Jakarta the other day, on the way to Stockholm from Vladivostok. Three young Bangladeshi boys sat in the passenger ...

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Nation's Head Immigration Lawyer: Ties to Terrorism

Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 3:15:42 pm PDT

Before Jeanne Butterfield became director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, she was the executive director of the Palestine Solidarity Committee—a front group for the terror gang known as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, or PFLP. You may recall that it was Ms. Butterfield who said, just ...

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The United Nations Visits LGF

Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 2:48:16 pm PDT

The latest nasty-minded troll to visit our humble abode is posting comments from—you’re not gonna believe this—the United Nations. Here’s the comment from this fine specimen of UN diplomacy, posted under the name “LGF groupies, scoop up my poopies!” After laying a nice batch of insults on us, this UN ...

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Insufficient Outrage

Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 11:32:03 am PDT

Barry Farber makes a great point, and sums up my disgust at the silly partisan sniping over Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction: Insufficient Outrage. Consider the complaints battering President Bush:"Where are the weapons of mass destruction?""Where's the connection between Saddam and al-Qaeda?""They're picking our troops off one by one and ...

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Religion of High Explosives

Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 10:17:06 am PDT

Moscow blast kills bomb expert. MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) --A Russian bomb specialist has been killed while trying to defuse an explosive outside a central Moscow cafe in what officials believe was an attempted terrorist attack.The Interfax news agency said the 30-year-old expert was the same man called to a Moscow ...

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Mahathir Whines, Seethes, Wants Weapons

Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 8:17:49 am PDT

At an international conference of Islamic “scholars,” Malaysian moonbat Mahathir Mohamad chastised Muslim countries for being backward. The way to restore respect for Islam, he said, is to focus on developing modern weaponry and armed forces. It’s true; if Saddam Hussein had a modern military and high-tech weaponry the equal ...

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Egypt Loves the BBC

Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 7:46:50 am PDT

The BBC documentary about Israel’s nuclear weaponry, that also included a ridiculous claim that Israel had used a “mysterious” gas (implying nerve gas) against Palestinians, was very well-received—in Egypt, where the last hit show was a series based on The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Egyptian television recently broadcast ...

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Wednesday, July 09, 2003

The Definition of a Target-Rich Environment

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 9:32:05 pm PDT

UPDATE: A commenter in this topic at one of the web’s premier Bush-hating sites is shocked and utterly appalled that I would use the words “target-rich environment” to describe this photo of (in his words) a room full of “Arabic gentlemen.” Message from Planet Earth to the know-nothing LGF bashers at ...

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Arab News: Insane As Ever

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 9:10:32 pm PDT

At the good old Arab News, Dr. Mohammad T. Al-Rasheed (these guys are always “Doctors”) lectures Westerners on their appalling misunderstanding of Islam: If Only People Bothered to Read. A sizable majority of Westerners misconstrue the notion of the “forbidden” in Islam.Pork, in all its culinary manifestations, is forbidden in ...

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Shapiro Talks to the Jordan Star

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 7:35:43 pm PDT

Adam Shapiro, the self-loathing Jew who cofounded the International Solidarity Movement along with his Palestinian wife, and is always very careful to say the right things to gullible Western reporters, is quite a bit more forthcoming about his true feelings when he speaks to the Arab press: ‘No peace can ...

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Yassin Is Losing Patience

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 6:24:37 pm PDT

Hamas freakazoid Sheikh Yassin thinks he has found the excuse that will let his terror gang start massacring Jews again: Hamas Warns Truce Doomed Unless Prisoners Freed. GAZA (Reuters) - A U.S.-backed Middle East peace plan was under new strain on Thursday after the main Palestinian militant group Hamas warned ...

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USS Liberty Bombing: An Accident

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 3:47:27 pm PDT

New documents released by the US National Security Agency prove beyond all doubt that Israel’s bombing of the USS Liberty during the 1967 Six Day War—a linchpin of antisemitic conspiracy delusions for decades—was purely a case of mistaken identity. After the Liberty was bombed by both the Israel Air Force ...

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Saudi Prince on Academic Shopping Spree

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 1:43:13 pm PDT

Martin Kramer has a very interesting piece at his weblog about Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal (the creep who tried to donate $10 million to New York after 9/11, but was turned down by Rudy Giuliani when he blamed the attack on US support for Israel). The Prince has embarked ...

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Missing 727 Found?

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 1:06:22 pm PDT

A message thread at the Professional Pilot’s Rumor Network says that the missing 727 has been found in Beirut, and the crew arrested. I have no idea how credible this is...

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Iran Heats Up Despite Crackdown

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 11:23:35 am PDT

Street fighting in Iran. TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) -- Hundreds of Iranian hardline Islamic vigilantes, police and pro-democracy youths fought three-sided running street battles near Tehran University on Wednesday on the anniversary of 1999 student unrest.A witness said police had fired tear gas at groups of youths near the campus and ...

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US Rewards Palestinian Terrorism

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 11:19:49 am PDT

Absolutely disgusting appeasement of Palestinian terrorism, brought you by the US State Department, who has apparently swallowed that transparent “Palestinian leadership crisis” puppet show—hook, line, and sinker: U.S. Seeks to Ease Palestinian Crisis. JERUSALEM - U.S. Middle East envoy John Wolf met with a top Palestinian official Wednesday to try ...

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Rall Off the Rails

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 10:29:47 am PDT

I don’t pay much attention to Ted Rall any more; he’s a barking moonbat of the first water, who has become quite tiresome. But LGF reader Photios forwarded a link to his latest column, and it’s such a complete and utter train wreck of loony leftism that it’s sort of ...

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US Postal Crushes in Time Trial

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 10:01:26 am PDT

Lance Armstrong and the US Postal cycling team have won the team time trial at the Tour de France, with a commanding 30 second lead over the second place winners, Team ONCE. Yeee-hooo! Congratulations to new yellow jersey wearer Victor Hugo Pena, the first Colombian to wear the maillot jaune. ...

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We Knew What Was Coming

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 9:50:55 am PDT

Rohan Gunaratna told an investigative commission today that the US knew Al Qaeda was going to attack: U.S. Knew al-Qaida Might Attack. WASHINGTON - The United States and the international community sat by for a decade as Afghanistan became "a terrorist Disneyland" where attackers were trained and assaults were planned, ...

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Yasser Arafat's New Islamic State

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 9:34:05 am PDT

At FrontPage, media analyst David Bedein has an open letter to the US ambassador to Israel, asking why the United States is backing the creation of Yasser Arafat's new Islamic state. I’d like to know why myself. Here’s a page at Israel National News where you can find the Palestinian authority ...

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Antisemitism 101

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 8:54:35 am PDT

In October Rutgers University in New Jersey will host a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel hatefest known as the National Student Conference of the Palestine Solidarity Movement—and the organizers are explicitly calling for the end of the state of Israel: Antisemitism 101. (Hat tip: Amy.) The nation's third college - and the first ...

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Missing 727 Update

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 8:32:21 am PDT

Scotland on Sunday has an interview with Joseph Padilla, the brother of Benjamin Padilla, who was last seen boarding the Boeing 727 that mysteriously vanished after taking off from an airport in Angola: Kidnappers have killed pilot of jet that disappeared over Africa, says brother. (Hat tip: Paul.) "I hate ...

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Iran Won't Discuss Nukes with UN

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 7:21:00 am PDT

As the Islamic Republic of Iran brutally suppresses student protests, they are also thumbing their noses at the United Nations and the IAEA: Iran refuses to open discussions with ElBaradei on tougher inspections. TEHRAN (AFP) - The Iranian government said it would not yet discuss allowing tougher nuclear inspections with ...

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Crackdown in Iran

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 7:12:37 am PDT

The July 9 protests have been canceled by student leaders—but Iranian Islamic goons are taking no chances, and implementing a harsh crackdown: Islamic Vigilantes Seize Three Iran Student Leaders. TEHRAN (Reuters) - Armed Iranian Islamic vigilantes seized three student leaders on Wednesday as they left a news conference where they ...

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AFP: Rafsanjani an Irrepressible Scamp

Wed, Jul 9, 2003 at 7:06:02 am PDT

Agence France Presse calls a murderous Islamic fanatic “colorful and charismatic.” TEHRAN (AFP) - The United States is a dog and Britain is its tail, Iran's powerful former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was quoted as saying in his latest colourful reference to the Western allies."The British have become the tail ...

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Tuesday, July 08, 2003

Judgment Day in Iran?

Tue, Jul 8, 2003 at 9:42:02 pm PDT

Pooya Dayanim writes about the July 9 anniversary of the beginning of the student uprising in Iran, a day that many people hope will mark the beginning of the end for the mad mullahs and their thug enforcers: Judgment Day. I can’t suppress a nagging suspicion that it won’t ...

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The Atta Connection

Tue, Jul 8, 2003 at 8:42:11 pm PDT

The Iraqi intelligence agent who was reported by Czech officials to have met with 9/11 ringleader Mohammed Atta in Prague has been arrested: Iraqi With Alleged Links to Atta Arrested. U.S. government officials said Ahmad Khalil Ibrahim Samir al-Ani was arrested on July 2. The officials, speaking on condition of ...

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Muslim Scholars in Kuala Lumpur

Tue, Jul 8, 2003 at 8:29:48 pm PDT

Muslims “thinkers” are at a conference in Kuala Lumpur this week, trying to figure out how to defeat the West. Conference chairman Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Othman said: "According to the Quran, Muslims must strengthen themselves to protect the sanctity and honour of the religion."In the era of globalisation, such ...

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A Husband Grieves

Tue, Jul 8, 2003 at 5:51:20 pm PDT

Moshe Afari weeps during the funeral of his 65-year-old wife Mazal at the cemetery in the village of Kfar Yavet near the coastal town of Netanya Tuesday July 8, 2003. Afari was killed late Monday when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up at her home in Kfar Yavetz ...

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Al Qaeda Recruitment Drive in Canada

Tue, Jul 8, 2003 at 5:40:32 pm PDT

TIME magazine reports that Al Qaeda is trying to recruit Canadian operatives. (Hat tip: Apache.) It stands to reason that Canadians who grew up 200 miles from Detroit are a better bet to navigate America's anti-terror tripwires than, say, native-born Kuwaitis or Yemenis. That's why the FBI and CIA ...

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Boo Freakin' Hoo

Tue, Jul 8, 2003 at 4:47:14 pm PDT

The wire services have released a batch of photos showing wailing, ululating Palestinians: Why the long faces? Because their relative Ahmed Yehyia was a murdering swine, and he blew himself up to kill an elderly Jewish woman yesterday. Oops. My Palestinian sympathy cup seems to be completely empty. How did that happen? ...

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Fatah to Abu Mazen: You Can't Leave

Tue, Jul 8, 2003 at 4:02:18 pm PDT

Fatah rejects Abu Mazen resignation. The Fatah central committee has unanimously rejected Palestinian Prime Minister Abu Mazen's resignation over his handling of policies toward Israel.Abu Mazen submitted his resignation earlier the same day in a letter to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who heads the PLO's mainstream Fatah party.In a separate ...

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Everything's Our Fault

Tue, Jul 8, 2003 at 3:16:25 pm PDT

Sudan’s foreign minister has figured out who is to blame for the Sudan Airways plane crash that killed 115 people today: the United States. (Hat tip: Montaigne’s Cat.) Mustafa Osman Ismail says the accident was caused by a lack of spare parts, which he says, were unavailable because of U.S. ...

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The Resignation Game

Tue, Jul 8, 2003 at 11:01:26 am PDT

Arafat’s puppet has “resigned” from his position as deputy head of the Fatah Central Committee: Palestinian P.M. Abbas Quits Fatah Post RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas resigned from a top post in the Fatah movement Tuesday, a senior Palestinian source said, reflecting a split within the ...

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Straight Talk from US Ambassador

Tue, Jul 8, 2003 at 9:42:48 am PDT

US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer has no illusions about Arafat’s puppet, Abu Mazen: Kurtzer says Palestinian PM is a 'relatively weak man.' American support of Abbas is secondary to the U.S. desire to remove Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat from power, Kurtzer added. "Our objective was not to empower ...

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Roadmap to Murderville Update

Tue, Jul 8, 2003 at 8:16:53 am PDT

The filthy murderers of Islamic Jihad say they will continue suicide bombing attacks against Israel—because Israel hasn’t kept its side of the “bargain.” Islamic Jihad leader to Post: Attacks will continue. An Islamic Jihad leader in Jenin said terror attacks will resume, because he claimed Israel has not kept its ...

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Monday, July 07, 2003

Bali Bombers: Pathetic Wankers

Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 9:15:25 pm PDT

When police examined the laptop computer of Imam Samudra, alleged “mastermind”of the Bali nightclub bombing, they discovered photos of the bombing victims, info on sharing stolen credit cards—and pornographic pictures of white women. Prosecutors say Samudra, 33, was field commander and picked the targets. Bashir is on trial separately as ...

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Decree 408 May Change Everything

Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 6:46:22 pm PDT

A startling report from DEBKAfile (they’ve been right many times, but a grain of salt is still warranted) says that Baby Bashar Assad has signed an order removing the Ba'ath party from power in Syria: Assad’s Decree 408 = Arab World’s Boldest Regime Reform. On July 6, the day before ...

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Why Radical Islam Might Defeat the West

Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 6:19:13 pm PDT

Here’s a very troubling article at the Asia Times: Why radical Islam might defeat the West. (Hat tip: Aaron Weisburd.) Does America still have what it takes to rise to the challenge of defeating a culture that exalts death? Which brings us to the threat of radical Islam. "You are ...

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Naah! He Couldn't Have Done THAT!

Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 5:55:42 pm PDT

I’ve never seen a better illustration of the incredibly self-centered, parochial, starry-eyed viewpoint of the loony left than this post at Nazimedia from someone who just can’t bring himself to believe that Saddam Hussein’s sons could really be that evil! But he has no trouble believing that his own government ...

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And Again

Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 5:03:34 pm PDT

An apparent suicide bomber struck in the Israeli town of Kfar Yavetz, near the West Bank, killing a woman when the roof of her house collapsed, and injuring two children in an adjacent house. It’s possible this was an unplanned explosion of a murderer on his way to a more ...

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Interview with Ibn Warraq

Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 4:02:35 pm PDT

Here’s a remarkable interview with Ibn Warraq, the author of Why I am Not a Muslim, about his new book Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out. Streaming audio is available here, and a transcript of the interview is here. (Hat tip: Andrew Bostom.) One of the authors of the essays in Warraq’s ...

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Missing 727 Update

Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 3:35:16 pm PDT

The Boeing 727 that mysteriously disappeared from Angola has been spotted—in the Guinean capitol of Conakry: Mystery Boeing appears briefly in West Africa. (Hat tip: CastorOil.) The paper said the plane was spotted on June 28 by a Canadian pilot, Bob Strother, in Conakry, sporting a new coat of paint ...

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A Nice Place to Raise Kids

Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 3:05:18 pm PDT

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Open Letter from Iraq

Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 2:16:01 pm PDT

LGF reader “Jolly Roger” forwarded this open letter from a US Army Major in Iraq, with some news we are not hearing from our quagmire-obsessed major media. ------------------------- Subject: Postcard from the edge: how goes the war? News from the front: Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 1:45 PM Subject: Open Current Events Letter From A ...

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Yellow Journalism in Support of Terrorists

Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 10:13:10 am PDT

Stefan Sharkansky has a piece about a repugnant Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial lavishing praise on Rachel Corrie, the terror-enabling ISM member who was accidentally killed when she foolishly put herself in the path of an Israeli bulldozer that was destroying smuggler’s tunnels in the town of Rafah. The P-I editorial mentions ...

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Blatant Palestinian Propaganda at NYT

Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 10:03:58 am PDT

The New York Times Magazine is featuring a cartoon series by Joe Sacco, the pro-Palestinian propagandist whose graphic novel “Palestine” has a preface by Edward Said, and got rave reviews from such luminaries of the loony left as Noam Chomsky: The Underground War in Gaza. (Hat tips: davesax and Andrew.) ...

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When Hitler Became Abu Ali

Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 9:28:30 am PDT

Here’s an interesting—and appalling—piece from last year about the Arab world’s admiration for Adolf Hitler and his genocidal Third Reich: When Hitler became Abu Ali. (Hat tip: Teacake.) The international community condemned Israel's kidnapping of Eichmann, but it was nonetheless able to see the justice in, and legitimacy of, Israel's ...

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Revolving Door for Terrorists

Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 9:10:02 am PDT

The Palestinian Authority claims that they stopped a female suicide bomber on her way to commit mass murder—but Israel National News reports that the would-be killer was immediately released. The PA reports that it thwarted an actual suicide attack in the making. The report states that an 18-year-old girl left ...

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Sunday, July 06, 2003

The Black Flags of Islam

Sun, Jul 6, 2003 at 9:37:43 pm PDT

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Open Source Media

Sun, Jul 6, 2003 at 7:36:59 pm PDT

Evan Coyne Maloney has a very interesting post about the next step in the evolution of free-world information transmission—open-source media. Hmm. I didn’t realize that was what I was doing at LGF. OK. I’m down with that.

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Crash in the Peloton

Sun, Jul 6, 2003 at 3:49:52 pm PDT

A big crash in the final kilometer of today’s stage at the Tour de France has put an end to American Tyler Hamilton’s hope to finish in the top three: Hamilton and Leipheimer out of Tour. Lance Armstrong went down in the pile-up too, but thankfully had only minor injuries. ...

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Arafish Says...

Sun, Jul 6, 2003 at 3:03:39 pm PDT

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Religion of Poisonous Syringes

Sun, Jul 6, 2003 at 1:58:07 pm PDT

Islamic terrorists in Kashmir must be running out of bullets and explosives, because they’ve switched to a lovely new method of slaughtering their victims: injecting them with poison. Islamic rebels battling Indian rule in Kashmir are swapping their guns for hypodermic syringes so as to pump deadly poison into their ...

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New York Times Misrepresents Road Map

Sun, Jul 6, 2003 at 1:21:33 pm PDT

In the closing paragraph of an article for the New York Times about the release of Palestinian prisoners, reporter Greg Myre makes an outrageous misstatement: Israeli Cabinet Agrees to Release Some Palestinian Prisoners. (Hat tip: Shimon.) The release of Palestinian prisoners is just one of many demands placed on both ...

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Arab Democracy

Sun, Jul 6, 2003 at 1:03:42 pm PDT

In what passes for an election in Kuwait, radical Islamists who want to impose shari'a (which would put an end to such elections) have won a big victory—and women are not welcome at the polls: Kuwait liberals suffer poll blow. Islamists and supporters of the government have swept to victory ...

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Succumbing to Their Demands

Sun, Jul 6, 2003 at 11:29:28 am PDT

Ryan Jones at Jerusalem Newswire hits the nail on the proverbial head, in an article about Israel’s disastrous, short-sighted release of Palestinian prisoners: Succumbing to their demands. What is the true effect on the Palestinian population when they see Israel setting free individuals the Jewish state convicted of heinous crimes ...

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A Good Talking-To

Sun, Jul 6, 2003 at 9:54:13 am PDT

Terrorists arrested by the Palestinian Authority for attacking Israeli targets in the Gaza Strip were released after a talk with “security forces.”

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Justice, Palestinian Style

Sun, Jul 6, 2003 at 9:49:22 am PDT

Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade goons burst into a courtroom in Ramallah earlier today, and gunned down a man who was “standing trial” for collaborating with Israel. (Hat tip: NC.) The man, identified as 35-year-old Youssef Shelbaya from the Amari refugee camp, was shot as he stood before a court in ...

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More Up-Front Bias at Reuters

Sun, Jul 6, 2003 at 9:21:55 am PDT

In still another blatantly biased report, Reuters moans that if Israel doesn’t release all Palestinian prisoners, even the ones convicted of terrorist acts, the “roadmap to peace” will be in jeopardy. Funny how the rocket attacks, violent demonstrations, incitement by official media, and continuing attempts to perpetrate suicide bombings by ...

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Shining a Light on Wahhabism

Sun, Jul 6, 2003 at 8:45:49 am PDT

The Washington Times has a report on the Senate subcommittee that is investigating Saudi Wahhabist influence in the United States, including terror cells and so-called “lobby” groups like CAIR, the American Muslim Council, and the Muslim Students Association: Hill probers investigate U.S. Muslim extremists. Congressional investigators have targeted extremist Muslims ...

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The Malawi-Saudi Connection

Sun, Jul 6, 2003 at 8:01:30 am PDT

In June we wrote about the Muslim riots in the southern Africa country of Malawi, following the arrest and deportation of five suspected Al Qaeda members. Today the Times of London reports that one of the five was a Saudi Arabian (surprise!) with close connections to the highest ranks of ...

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Saturday, July 05, 2003

Trinity

Sat, Jul 5, 2003 at 8:44:10 pm PDT

Bill Whittle’s biggest, most inspiring essay yet, too big to summarize, too sweeping to quote. Just go. Go, and read: Trinity.

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The Black Flag of Islam

Sat, Jul 5, 2003 at 7:50:25 pm PDT

One day the black flag of Islam will be flying over Downing Street. Anjem Choudray is a man with grand designs. "One day the black flag of Islam will be flying over Downing Street," he says. As the spokesman for the Al-Muhajiroun ("the immigrants"), a radical Islamic movement in Britain ...

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The BBC Must Pay

Sat, Jul 5, 2003 at 6:44:40 pm PDT

Tony Blair has entered the fray, in the battle between the British government and the British Broadcasting Corporation: Blair: BBC must pay for its attack on my integrity. In a sign that Number 10 is confident of being cleared, Mr Blair appeared to stake his reputation on the issue in ...

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Terrorism Promo Video

Sat, Jul 5, 2003 at 3:47:48 pm PDT

The number one Flash animation on the Radical Islam Hit Parade these days is this vile piece of work based on a sermon given by a sobbing, shrieking Sheikh in—where else—Saudi Arabia, with subtitles in English: [link no longer works]. The animation is hosted on the site of a seemingly ...

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Mugabe Treats Himself

Sat, Jul 5, 2003 at 3:38:31 pm PDT

While the people of Zimbabwe starve, Bobby Mugabe has just hiked his own salary more than sixfold: Zimbabwe's Mugabe receives massive pay hike. (Hat tip: Juliette.) The state-run Herald newspaper said Saturday Mugabe would now receive 20.2 million Zimbabwe dollars (24,000 US dollars) per year, up from the three million ...

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Roadmap to Murderville Update

Sat, Jul 5, 2003 at 9:27:57 am PDT

Suspect Fires on Palestinian Police. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A Palestinian suspected of ordering a mortar attack on a Jewish settlement fired on Palestinian policemen who came to arrest him, the first show of resistance to Palestinian security forces enforcing a fledgling truce. This AP release contains a blatantly ...

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Muslim Kill Muslim

Sat, Jul 5, 2003 at 9:18:19 am PDT

The death toll in yesterday’s suicide bombing of a Shi'ite mosque in Quetta, Pakistan, has risen to 47. Seething Shi'ites went on a rampage afterward, hacking a Sunni teacher to death. QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Thousands of angry mourners packed a Shi'ite Muslim cemetery in the Pakistani city of Quetta ...

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Arab News Gloats Over MYCA Camp

Sat, Jul 5, 2003 at 9:02:16 am PDT

Look who’s ecstatic over the approval of the Muslim youth camp in Iowa; our allies, the Saudis, responsible for spending mega-billions of dollars to spread extremist Wahhabism worldwide. Coincidence? Muslim Camp Gets 'Go-Ahead' by US Army Corps. WASHINGTON, 5 July 2003 — The US Army Corps of Engineers has approved ...

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Tour de France Links

Sat, Jul 5, 2003 at 8:25:49 am PDT

Live updates from Outdoor Life. ESPN Interactive Map. AFP Live Updates via Flash. BBC Sport Tour de France 2003.

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Death Cult Summer Camp

Sat, Jul 5, 2003 at 7:10:33 am PDT

Palestinian boys shout Islamic slogans as they attend a religious summer school held by the militant Islamic group Hamas in a mosque in Gaza City July 5, 2003.

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Religion of Peace Kills Again

Sat, Jul 5, 2003 at 7:03:01 am PDT

At least 16 dead as suicide blasts rip through Moscow rock concert. MOSCOW (AFP) - At least 16 people died and more than 20 were seriously injured when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a Moscow rock concert, with suspicions immediately falling on rebels from breakaway Chechnya.The two ...

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Friday, July 04, 2003

Was it Justified?

Fri, Jul 4, 2003 at 9:26:44 pm PDT

Here’s a must-read Jamie Glazov symposium at FrontPage, in which Victor Davis Hanson and Cliff May rip the disingenuous anti-war arguments of Peter N. Kirstein and Stanley Aronowitz to tiny pieces: Bush’s Decision to Go to War. Was it Justified? You’ve heard all of the nonsense from Kirstein and Aronowitz ...

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A Message of Murder

Fri, Jul 4, 2003 at 7:25:09 pm PDT

A Hizb'Allah sponsored billboard on Lebanon’s border with Israel: UPDATE: Here is the story behind this loathsome billboard, including another photo from a different angle. (Hat tip: ploome.)

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Imam Arrested in Toronto for Pedophilia

Fri, Jul 4, 2003 at 5:52:01 pm PDT

Mohammad Saydur Rahman, 75, an Imam at two Toronto area mosques who also teaches children, is under arrest for sexually assaulting a nine-year old girl at a playground: Imam, 75, charged with sex assault. The girl was playing in a schoolyard in the southeast end of the city at about ...

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Independence Day Greetings from Nazimedia

Fri, Jul 4, 2003 at 4:19:33 pm PDT

The San Francisco Indymedia is by far the ugliest, most anti-American branch of this chain of fifth column hate sites, and here’s a post by the managers of SF Indymedia that demonstrates this fact beyond any doubt. Along with a photo of a US flag in flames, the text reads: ...

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A Road That Isn't on the Map

Fri, Jul 4, 2003 at 3:01:51 pm PDT

On Monday, the first day after the Israeli withdrawal from northern Gaza, Palestinians began using their new freedom of movement to transport weapons and terrorists along the north-south highway through the Gaza Strip: Palestinians moving weapons in Gaza one day after Israeli pullout. "We are seeing terrorist groups using the ...

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Palestinian Child Abuse

Fri, Jul 4, 2003 at 2:14:09 pm PDT

One-year-old Palestinian child Jihad, the son of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade co-founder Jihad al-Amarin, who was killed in a blast blamed on Israel last year, is placed between machine guns during a rally to honor his father in Gaza City, July 4, 2003.

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Andrew Wilkie Update

Fri, Jul 4, 2003 at 10:48:18 am PDT

Oxford has posted a news release about Andrew Wilkie, the professor who turned down a doctoral candidate from Israel strictly because of his nationality. It looks like his offhanded expression of antisemitism has landed Wilkie in a heap of trouble. (Hat tip: darren.) "The University of Oxford is appalled that ...

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Arab Search Request of the Day

Fri, Jul 4, 2003 at 8:38:56 am PDT

A visitor from Saudi Arabia found us today (using the heavily monitored official Saudi ISP; watch out for the mutaween) by searching Excite for saudi HOT GIRLS. Apparently, typing “HOT GIRLS” in upper case ensures that the girls will be tres hot. And sure enough, the second search result on the ...

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Palestinian Mob Protests Arrests

Fri, Jul 4, 2003 at 8:30:05 am PDT

After a few token arrests were made of Palestinian terrorists who fired rockets at a Jewish community, a mob of screaming maniacs took to the streets, firing volleys into the air and setting off grenades: Palestinians protest against PA security Gaza arrests. Seven terrorists were arrested in Gaza City and ...

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Let Freedom Ring

Fri, Jul 4, 2003 at 8:18:12 am PDT

Thanks to Cox & Forkum.

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Thursday, July 03, 2003

An LGF Hater

Thu, Jul 3, 2003 at 6:35:28 pm PDT

A British creep who was banned from posting here at LGF is now attempting to move into big-time felony harassment, inciting other creeps to commit similar crimes: LGF Got Me ToS'ed. This is the freak who posted a couple of rotten comments under the name “Zionist Satanist” a few weeks ago. ...

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Forced Jihadism in Zambia

Thu, Jul 3, 2003 at 5:02:04 pm PDT

'Caged' children freed from Islamic school. POLICE in Zambia have stormed a secret Islamic school in which 280 children were allegedly confined in cages and forced to study military tactics and Arabic, a police officer said today.The children, all of them teenage boys, were incarcerated at the school in a ...

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Cyrano de Bergerac

Thu, Jul 3, 2003 at 4:48:01 pm PDT

Chip Joyce has an interesting parable about Cyrano de Bergerac and an ancient Roman blogger who specializes in missing points.

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House of Saud Finances Palestinian Terror

Thu, Jul 3, 2003 at 4:26:31 pm PDT

A special report at MEMRI reveals that during the past five years, from 1998 to 2003, the Saudi royal family has given more than $4 billion to Palestinian “mujahideen fighters” (read: terrorists) and “families of martyrs.”

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Say Thank You on July 4th

Thu, Jul 3, 2003 at 12:50:39 pm PDT

Here’s a list of web sites for organizations that are sponsoring programs for members of the Armed Forces overseas; as we prepare to celebrate Independence Day, it would be a great idea to remember that we have many thousands of US troops overseas, in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places, working ...

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EU Refuses to Blacklist Hamas

Thu, Jul 3, 2003 at 11:18:24 am PDT

The European Union will not do anything to act against the “political wing” of Hamas. The United States has been demanding that the EU take broad action against Hamas, but while Italy supported this position, ambassadors from other countries, including France, said that such a move at the present time ...

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The Surreal World of Iraq

Thu, Jul 3, 2003 at 9:56:53 am PDT

One of the clearest thinkers in America, Victor Davis Hanson, with a tribute to our fighting men and women: The Surreal World of Iraq.

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Nazimedia Celebrates the 4th of July

Thu, Jul 3, 2003 at 8:55:24 am PDT

Just when you think Indymedia can’t get much worse (with their foul articles blaming 9/11 on Israel, and endless repetition of ugly racist words like “Zionazi”) they manage to dig their filthy hole a little deeper. This time it’s a simply loathsome “cartoon” gloating over the deaths of American soldiers: ...

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ISM Joins Hands with Terrorists

Thu, Jul 3, 2003 at 7:59:37 am PDT

The International Solidarity Movement, a Palestinian-backed group of cynical socialists and their young deluded Western dupes, is staging a protest of the security wall being built in the West Bank: ISM: July 3 Action to Stop the Wall. Look who’s planning to join them: Join the ISM, the Palestinian National ...

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Wednesday, July 02, 2003

Judge Reverses Decision on Virginia Jihadi

Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 5:19:41 pm PDT

Today federal judge Leonie M. Brinkema reversed a US magistrate’s misguided decision to release Masoud Ahmad Khan, one of 11 Muslims arrested for alleged connections to Pakistan’s Lashkar-e-Tayyaba terror gang: Judge Orders Md. Terror Suspect Held. Amazingly, the same idiot magistrate—what the hell is wrong with this fool?— today ordered ...

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Dean In Favor of Military Intervention

Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 4:49:43 pm PDT

Howard Dean, who was vehemently opposed to the war in Iraq, now calls for US troops to be sent into the middle of the mess in Liberia. Dean argued his position on the use of force is not out of line with his opposition to the war in Iraq. "The ...

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Canada: Haven for Terrorists

Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 3:15:16 pm PDT

A new study by the Toronto-based Mackenzie Institute says that 15 out of 80 international terrorist groups have members or supporters in Canada—and that the Canadian government continues to drag its feet on the problem. Canada has allowed terrorists to move here, fund raise for their activities and violently repress ...

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Unseen History

Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 1:18:53 pm PDT

Silflay Hraka bears witness to Unseen History, with some previously unpublished World War II photographs. The first two he posts are from the Ohrdruf murder camp near Buchenwald, taken by US Army troops in April of 1945. These pictures are terrible, and very difficult to look at. They brought tears to ...

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Absurdity of the Day

Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 12:41:22 pm PDT

Hang onto your burqa, and watch out for the religious police, because Saudi Arabia is going to host a world conference on human rights. RIYADH, 2 July 2003 — Saudi Arabia will host an international conference on human rights on Oct. 14, the first conference of its kind to be ...

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Moses Wine Tasting Update

Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 11:22:54 am PDT

I may not be able to make it to Roger Simon’s book signing and wine tasting this evening, folks; I wrenched my shoulder yesterday and irritated an old bicycling injury, and at the moment I am in a considerable amount of pain. But please don’t let that stop you from ...

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Boyz 'N The Hudna

Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 11:13:04 am PDT

Again, Arab murderers make no attempt to hide their intentions, or the transparently false nature of this hudna—a strategic, short-lived truce that will allow them to gather strength before resuming their attacks: Islamic Jihad: "Hudna won't last long." Damascus based Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Shalah said Wednesday that he believes ...

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Muslim Youth Camp Town Meeting

Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 9:08:10 am PDT

The Mike Gallagher radio show is having a town meeting discussing the Muslim Youth Camp in Iowa about which we’ve written several times at LGF. Here’s the streaming audio, in Windows Media Player format. (Hat tip: Brenda Walker.)

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French Popular Culture

Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 8:35:17 am PDT

The number one selling rap album at France’s largest retail entertainment chain FNAC is by a French group called “Sniper” (French rap; excuse me while I shudder uncontrollably)—and it contains “songs” praising the intifada and Palestinian suicide bombers, as well as ugly antisemitic and anti-American slurs: Hip French rappers criticized ...

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Religion of High Explosives

Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 7:33:59 am PDT

A mosque in the Iraqi city of Fallujah blew up yesterday, killing a virulently anti-American Sunni cleric who had been preaching jihad against coalition forces. Surprise! It seems the jihadis were making bombs in the religious study room. Mosque blast kills outspoken cleric. (Hat tip: Joel G.) THE CAUSE of ...

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Tuesday, July 01, 2003

Dissident Frogman Clarifies Things

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 at 10:04:46 pm PDT

The Dissident Frogman has an update on his photos of the missing flags at the Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy; worth reading, and comprehending. UPDATE: LGF reader Caton, who is in France, called the museum and asked about the empty flagpole: I just called the Museum and asked. Their ...

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Yahoo Hosts Enemies of America

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 at 9:16:54 pm PDT

Here’s an interesting post at Yahoo Groups—a forum called Mujahideen Network: Empire of evil thy name is America, but you will not live long enough to destroy the whole world. Indeed you are already in your coffin but you know it not. It is Islam who will destroy you beyond ...

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Amir Butler Defends Ismail Royer

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 at 8:51:09 pm PDT

Here’s an Australian discussion board on which Amir Butler is posting defenses of his friend Randall “Ismail” Royer, who was arrested in Virginia for alleged connections to the Pakistani jihad gang Lashkar-e-Taiba. He singles out LGF (along with FrontPage and Daniel Pipes) for the attention of his fellow Muslims: Melb ...

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The Stadium of Death

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 at 6:32:30 pm PDT

Europe’s monstrous history comes to the surface again, in Belarus this time: Human Remains Found at Belarus Stadium. GRODNO, Belarus - When the spring melt began, the people living on New Street made a horrific discovery: Mixed in with dirt from a construction site that had been dumped in front ...

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Outrage of the Day

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 at 6:07:09 pm PDT

Our country is now planning to reward terrorists for empty promises that have already been violated, and give the Palestinian Authority and Arafat’s puppet Abu Mazen direct funding: Bush considering PA financial aid due to new leadership. "Previously, the Palestinian Authority, when it was headed by Yasser Arafat and had ...

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Virginian Jihadi Walks Out

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 at 4:14:24 pm PDT

The first of the 11 Northern Virginia Muslims accused of belonging to a jihadi network tied to Pakistan’s murderous Lashkar-e-Taiba has been released from jail without bail. A judge ordered that Masoud Ahmad Khan be electronically monitored following his release Monday, three days after the Justice Department announced indictments against ...

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You're Welcome, France

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 at 2:42:35 pm PDT

The Dissident Frogman visited the Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy in Bayeaux, France—and discovered something missing. You expect the French to behave like mannerless swine—they specialize in it—but they’ve really hit a new low. This sort of venal behavior has damaged US-France relations so badly that they may never ...

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Moratinos Hits Bottom, Digs

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 at 9:50:15 am PDT

We’ve published more than a dozen photos of unelected EUroweenie Miguel Moratinos sucking up to bloodstained murderer Yasser Arafat, in his Ramallah office. Today he retches up an absolutely nauseating editorial for the Jerusalem Post, sticking up for his pal Arafat, denying European antisemitism, blaming all the trouble in the Middle ...

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Arab Hate Couture Revisited

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 at 8:33:17 am PDT

Arab News continues to perpetuate the Big Lie about Mohammed al-Dura, in a story about the twisted Saudi fashion designer who created a dress decorated with bloodstains and bulletholes, and the likeness of al-Dura: Boy-Martyr Fashion Defended. Speaking in Jeddah before his departure for Paris, where his annual fashion show ...

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Roadmap to Murderville Update

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 at 8:14:24 am PDT

The Palestinian Arabs have thumbed their noses at the “road map” again, saying that they have no intention whatsoever of disarming the terror gangs—and the gangs know it. The Palestinian Authority has no intention of disarming armed Palestinian groups, the head of the PA Preventive Security Service in the Gaza ...

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Camp Terror

Tue, Jul 1, 2003 at 8:02:48 am PDT

It’s time to revisit the issue of that Muslim youth camp in Iowa—because Joe Kaufman has uncovered the truth about the sponsors of the camp and their links to terrorist front groups. When the question of possible links to terror was raised, Ron Fournier, the spokesman for the U.S. Army ...

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