Six PEN members protest award to Charlie Hebdo
“If PEN as a free speech organization can’t defend and celebrate people who have been murdered for drawing pictures, then frankly the organization is not worth the name,” Mr. Rushdie said. And for once, he is right. PEN is supposed to oppose censorship and defend the freedom of speech — except, apparently, when to do […]
UK: Al-Qaeda propagandist’s lush £1 million mansion paid for by taxpayers
The UK banned Pamela Geller and me from entering the country. The Home Office’s letter to me said I was being banned for noting that Islam had a doctrine of violence against unbelievers, which is like being banned for saying grass is green. But for Hani al-Sibai, an al-Qaeda propagandist and mentor of jihad murderer […]
Al-Shabaab mulling switching allegiance from al-Qaeda to Islamic State
Thinking about backing the strong horse. “Why is it a surprise to hear that Shabaab may join the Islamic State? All Muslims have to unite against their enemy,” said a Shabaab commander. This statement, however, will be completely ignored by most analysts, secure as they are in their delusion that all this has nothing to […]
Islamic State declares caliphate in Yemen, vows to “cut throats of Houthis”
Iraq and Syria, Libya, Yemen, Nigeria, the Philippines — but nothing to be concerned about: Obama and John Kerry and David Cameron and every other Western leader assures us that it has nothing to do with Islam. “ISIS Says It’s Established A Caliphate In Yemen,” by Jamie Tarabay, Vocativ, April 24, 2015: Supporters of the […]
New York Daily News: AFDI ad criticizing Hamas is “outrageous drivel” that “would offend many Muslims”
It is no doubt guided by Society of Professional Journalists policy that requires journalists never to state or imply any link between Islam and terrorism, but for Leftist journalists (i.e., almost all of them) these days, it’s a kneejerk reaction: when they see an Islamic jihadist vowing blood and murder, they immediately frame it in […]
Islamic State jihad suicide bomber kills Iraqi General, three officers
“It is important that the brothers (the politicians) should come out with final and drastic solutions for the problems,” said Sistani. No one, however, seems ready to come up with any effective solution to the challenge that the Islamic State poses. “Iraqi General, 3 Officers Killed in Islamic State Ambush,” by Elizabeth Faugl, Associated Press, […]
UK: Labour leader says his government will criminalize “Islamophobia”
“We are going to make it an aggravated crime. We are going to make sure it is marked on people’s records with the police to make sure they root out Islamophobia as a hate crime.” The problem is that Islamic supremacists, apparently deliberately, conflate “Islamophobia” meaning attacks on innocent Muslims, which are never justified, with […]
Doonesbury’s Trudeau: “I certainly wouldn’t draw pictures of the prophet”
Hard-Left cartoonist Garry Trudeau here attempts to clarify earlier remarks he made blaming the victims for the Charlie Hebdo jihad massacre. However, he only ends up digging the hole deeper and affirming his submission to violent intimidation and implicit acceptance of Sharia blasphemy laws. Jihad Watch reader Bill informs me that in the full interview, […]
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