Archive for February, 2010

Saudi cleric says that those who oppose gender segregation should be killed

Feel the love. Just don’t get too close. “Saudi cleric backs gender segregation with fatwa,” from Reuters, February 23 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): RIYADH (Reuters) – A prominent Saudi cleric has issued an edict calling for opponents of the kingdom’s strict segregation of men and women to be put to…

February 24th, 2010
Topic: JW

Napolitano Stumbles Upon Islamic Jihad

Wow, according to Fox News, Janet Napolitano just described what happened at Fort Hood as “violent Islamic extremism.”
This is quite a step. How long did it take her to figure this one out?
It must be hard, after all, when you’re a person who heads Homeland Security but who has no idea who the 9/11 [...]

February 24th, 2010
Topic: NRB

DC police enforce Sharia, eject women from main prayer hall in mosque

…because only men are allowed to pray there. Sharia Alert from…Washington, DC: “Muslim Women Protest Policies At Islamic Center Of Washington,” by Kavitha Cardoza for WAMU.org, February 22 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): Some women who protested at the Islamic Center of Washington, wanting to be able to worship in the…

February 24th, 2010
Topic: JW

Obama Picks Anti-Alito Left-Winger For Ninth Circuit Court Seat

Conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh has said many times that elections have consequences. One of the more-far-reaching powers that sitting Presidents hold is the ability to influence the Leftward or Rightward tilt of the entire Republic by the appointments of Justices to the Federal Circuit Courts and to the Supreme Court.  This Presidential legacy [...]

February 24th, 2010
Topic: NRB

‘Colorful’ is right: the soft bigotry of Media Matters

You know who.
Kate Conway must really want to keep her job.
Conway is one of the three (count ‘em!) Media Matters staffers assigned to work the high steel listen to Rush Limbaugh every afternoon, duplicate his transcriptionist’s work, then make lame jokes about Rush’s lame jokes.
Here’s Conway’s take on a segment from Limbaugh’s show yesterday:
A dissenting [...]

February 24th, 2010
Topic: NRB

Israeli intelligence: London the new international hub of Hamas activity

Eurabia Alert: “London has become center of Hamas activity,” from Israel Today, February 24 (thanks to Mackie): A report by Israel’s Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) labels London as the new international hub of Hamas political, legal and propaganda efforts. ITIC, a non-governmental organization dedicated to uncovering the activities…

February 24th, 2010
Topic: JW

The UMASS Daily Collegian Article on David Horowitz’s Lecture on February 23rd

On Tuesday evening, former New Left radical turned conservative pundit and author of such works as “Hating Whitey: and Other Progressive Causes,” and “Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left,” David Horowitz spoke in the Cape Cod Lounge in the Student Union.

February 24th, 2010
Topic: News and Press Coverage

Premature detonation kills five Taliban

If these premature detonations continue, there will have to be a fatwa on whether these guys are entitled to the virgins or not. “Five Taliban killed while planting bombs in Kurram,” from the Daily Times, February 24 (thanks to Twostellas): PARACHINAR: Five Taliban were killed and four others were injured…

February 24th, 2010
Topic: JW

Is President Obama a Socialist?

Bill O’Reilly does not believe that President Obama is a socialist:
…the question becomes, ‘Is the president a socialist?’ Remember, the definition of socialism is that the government controls private property and commerce. Does Mr. Obama want to seize your house? I say no. Others say yes.
But in the next breath, O’Reilly points out the traits [...]

February 24th, 2010
Topic: NRB

Jihadists in Mali free French hostage

“As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply the laws of slavery regarding their sale and manumission; the third, to ransom…

February 24th, 2010
Topic: JW