December 2009
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Iran: opposition leaders ‘flee Tehran’ as... →
Iran’s state news agency IRNA said that two leaders of “sedition” in the country have fled to a northern Iranian province. The top opposition leaders are Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi…
Iraq: Catholic student kidnapped in Mosul,... →
I’m sure this is not going to open any news bulletin tomorrow:
A Christian student at the University of Mosul was kidnapped on December 28; Islamic militants claimed responsibility. The…
Ideology: Taking Jihadist Islamism Seriously →
It borders on collective delusion not to face the intrinsically religious and theological taproots of this ideology, and to plan accordingly. The survival of our civilization may hinge, in the…
Nigeria: Clashes with yet another Islamic sect... →
Firstly it was Boko Haram sect. Now, it’s Yan Kala-Kato:
Atiku Yusif Kafur, Bauchi State Police Commissioner, told a press conference that 35 members of an Islamic sect known as Yan Kala-Kato…
Pakistan: Two-year-old raped and left to die... →
Bastards:
Church founder Rev. Majed El Shafie said the family of seven have been hiding from extremists in Pakistan for about three years.Baby Neeha, at the age of 21/2, was raped by the…
FT interview with John Brennan, US... →
FT: What about areas beyond AQ’s core command, such as Yemen and Somalia?
Brennan: Clearly there are a number of places that have organisations that have formally pledged their allegiance to AQ…
Website documenting Islamic hate faces death... →
The Religion of Peace is getting death threats:
A recent e-mail to a website launched after the 9/11 terror attacks to document the instances of Islamic violence said simply: “We will kill…
Finland: Muslims Hijack Christian Funeral →
A 28-year-old Christian man’s funeral took a surprising twist at the Helsinki Malmi cemetery when the deceased’s Muslim relatives arrived at the grave and took the lead in the funeral. – Upon…
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“Los portavoces de Barcelona Acció Solidària, la ONG responsable de la caravana...”
– Las familias de los raptados exigen su libertad por ‘razones humanitarias’ | Barcelona | elmundo.es
Está bien que lo pidan, pero creo que no están considerando que quien los tiene es una organización terrorista…
Indonesia: video explaining Jemaah Islamiyah →
Posted in Indonesia, Islamism, Jemaah Islamiyah, terrorism Tagged: Indonesia, Islamism, Jemaah Islamiyah, terrorism
Jordan: No end for honor killings in sight? →
IN OCTOBER, A MAN from the Jordan Valley reportedly confessed to using a sword to stab to death his 22-year-old daughter and her unborn child. He said he felt he needed to preserve his honor…
Russia: Orthodox priest and Muslim critic, Daniil... →
Daniil Sysoyev, assasinated in his church by a masked man.
Oh, and he also critisized Stalin and Russian pagans, although he had received death threats only “as a result of his…
Pakistan: 14-year-old Ghani was kidnapped, trained... →
The story of Usman Ghani, a 14-year-old schoolboy and would-be suicide bomber who managed to flee the Taliban reflects the tragic tales of hundreds of young Pakistanis brainwashed by militants…
Wonders of Socialism: Spanish Deficit Worsens →
Till it becomes 5 times what it was last January 2009. But “Allianzator” leader Zapatero has spent €3M in “design furniture” for the Spanish Presidency of Europe’s meetings….
Iran: Protests Continue as Islamic regime... →
An Iranian opposition supporter covers his face with his bloodstained hand during clashes with security forces in Tehran on December 27, 2009. At least five, perhaps more,…
US: Memphis Man Arrested Accused of Making Bomb... →
Tonight, Mohamed Ibrahim is out after posting $100 bond. Earlier in the day, he was arrested after police say he walked into several Memphis businesses and threatened to blow them up.
Court…
Pakistan: ‘Honour killings remain an effective... →
And yet another one:
Killing in the name of honour still remains an effective tool to get rid of girls who dare to marry without the consent of their families.At least one incident of honour…
Google: openness for others, not for us →
The criticism comes as the company continues to advocate for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to impose net neutrality rules that would target internet service providers (ISPs) while…
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A Zapatero parece no importarle el déficit del...
El déficit del Estado se ha quintuplicado este año y ya es del 6,79% del PIB, pero Zapatero se ha gastado 3 millones de euros en mobiliario de diseño para las cumbres y reuniones de la Presidencia Europea de la Unión Europea.
¿Es esto responsable?
US: Qaeda-linked group takes responsibility for... →
This is an update on this story:
In a statement issued on jihadist forums, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula boasts the success of the “Nigerian brother” in breaking through security…
Uganda: Muslims Attack Christian Service →
And yet again:
About 40 Muslim extremists with machetes and clubs tried to break into a Sunday worship service outside Uganda’s capital city of Kampala on Nov. 1, leaving a member of the…
Pakistan: Christians attacked during Christmas... →
Don’t expect the MSM to do specials on this:
The Muslims attacked Christian worshipers during Christmas prayers in Kalar Kahar Town, near the motorway, about 125 Km from Islamabad. In a press…
Pakistan: Anti-Taliban leader beheaded →
Militants assassinated an anti-Taliban tribal elder and dumped his beheaded body by the roadside in Pakistan’s northwest tribal belt, officials said Saturday.
Gul Mohammad, 42, an elder of the…
El concurso de Miss Palestina se enfrenta a la... →
Oficialmente, el gobernador de la bulliciosa ciudad de Ramala canceló el concurso de belleza, porque la final coincidía con el primer aniversario de la ofensiva de Israel en Gaza en diciembre del año pasado, lo que costó la vida a 1.400 palestinos.
La verdadera razón es un poco más problemática. Además de la firme oposición desde sectores religiosos musulmanes, las autoridades dicen en privado...
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“El “número 4” de los negociadores del Gobierno, el último de los...”
– Gómez Benítez fue quien dijo a ETA que el ‘chivatazo’ avalaba al Gobierno | España | elmundo.es
Joroba con el amigo de Garzón.
Turkey: Human Rights Court Rules in Favor of... →
In a decision many hope will lead to greater religious freedom in Turkey, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found that a Turkish court ruling barring a church from starting a foundation…
Pachauri: very profitable conflict of interest…... →
Following our publication of details of some of Pachauri’s earnings, gleaned from an Indian newspaper, we attributed some $300,000 income to which Pachauri had admitted.
However, now we have…
Pakistan: Taliban blow up girls school →
Girls should not learn anything. They are going to be much more obedient to their husbands then:
The Taliban blew up a girls’ school in Pakistan’s Khyber district, where troops are fighting…
Indonesia: religious police on Islamic dress →
She wears a helmet and drives her scooter slowly through the capital of Indonesia’s Aceh province, but Yuli is still stopped by the sharia police. Her crime: wearing tight jeans and a blouse…
Ahmadinejad: the interview on Channel 4 news →
Just days after Montazeri’s death:
There have been fresh clashes between Iran’s security forces and opposition protesters at events to mark the death of leading dissident cleric Grand…
“Al menos cuatro personas han muerto en las calles de Teherán en los nuevos...”
– Al menos cuatro muertos en Irán, entre ellos el sobrino de Musavi | Mundo | elmundo.es
Iran: Bin Laden Children Under House Arrest →
Iran has held six of Osama bin Laden’s children and one of his wives under house arrest since the 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, Asharq al-Awsat reported, citing Omar bin Laden, the fourth…
BREAKING: Abu Dhabi’s Prince Zayed bin Mansour... →
Liga BBVA | Real Madrid : El dueño del City ofrece un billón por el Madrid – AS.com.
Sheikh Mansour, Abu Dhabi’s prince, wants to be the sole owner of Real Madrid
He is already…
Iran: helps Hizbullah build network in Turkey to... →
Iran has helped Hizbullah form an operational network for attacks on Western targets, officials said.
The officials said the Hizbullah priority was to strike Israeli and U.S. interests in…
Indonesia: Terror Suspect Caught →
A day after nabbing terror suspect Bahrudin Latif, National Police Chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri on Friday vowed to keep fighting terrorism and promised more arrests in the near future.
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Pakistan: Taliban Planned To Use Americans In... →
Yes, the US nationals who did not show remorse about being terrorists:
Usman Anwar, police chief in Sargodha, where the men were arrested this month, said e-mails had revealed plans for the…
Case Study: Muslim “Honour” Killings and Blood... →
Pakistan, where “honour” killings are known as karo-kari, is probably the country where such atrocities are most pervasive. Estimating the scale of the phenomenon there, as elsewhere, is made…
Guttenberg: Afghanistan will never be model... →
This is the second pro-”moderate Talibans” statement German FM makes in a week.
German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg says democracy according to western ideals cannot be…
China: The search for the stolen children →
What a paradise…
Such cases are astonishingly common in China, where the government estimates that between 30,000 and 60,000 children are abducted every year by child-smuggling rings. Many…
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“Esta es la historia de Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, un pobre nigeriano que...”
– Archipiélago Duda: Otro que cae en el terrorismo por desesperación
Totalmente cierto: este tío era un niño de papá, que ha estudiado en las mejores escuelas, cuyo padre ha sido el Presidente del First Bank of Nigeria y que vivía en Londres, supuestamente estudiando ingeniería.
Su propio padre...
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“Cuando el juez Francisco Serrano habló en EL MUNDO de denuncias falsas se sumó a...”
– El Gobierno denuncia un movimiento que niega la desigualdad de la mujer | España | elmundo.es
Con independencia del rinbombante título esto último es interesante, pero plantea otra duda: ¿sabremos algún día las estadísticas reales?
UK: Support for victims of acid attacks →
Saira Liaqat, 26, poses for the camera as she holds a portrait of herself before being burnt, at her home in Lahore. Saira was married to her relative who would later attack her after…
Yemen: Al-Qaeda leaders make speech on raid →
This is an update on this story:
Suspected al-Qaeda commanders have appeared at an anti-government rally in southern Yemen, held at the site of an air raid, reportedly backed by the US, that…
“Hay que sacarlo [al langostino] de las mesas, de nuestras casas y reducir el...”
– “Hay que sacarlo [al langostino] de las mesas, de nuestras casas y reducir el consumo al mínimo. Es una especie icono y clave de destrucción, tanto ecológica como social” - La Frase Progre
Cuando lo hagan los políticos (Al Gore, Pachauri) y los que les apoyan (Leonardo di...
'No quería hacer daño al Papa' | Mundo |... →
Por eso lo empujé… :(
US: Nigerian terrorist threatens to explode... →
He was travelling on an international flight from Amsterdam to Detroit and was subdued immediately. He suffered second-degree burns and told federal investigators that he was directed by al…
US: Manhattan trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed? →
Federal juries in Manhattan, for instance, have not imposed the death penalty against any of the six defendants who could have received it since the federal death penalty was reinstated some two…
Venezuela: Chávez Warns on Toyota Plant →
And “South African Communists’ Peace Price” goes on:
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened to expropriate Toyota Motor Corp.’s local assembly plant if it doesn’t produce more…
China: Dissident Liu Xiabo, sentenced to 11-year... →
He is very dangerous: he organised “Charter 08″, a call for democracy in China:
China’s most prominent dissident, Liu Xiaobo, has been sentenced by a Beijing court to 11 years in prison for…
Mauritania: police arrest suspect in kidnapping of... →
Sergio Cicala ANSA/FRANCO LANNINO/DRN
This is an update on this story:
Mauritanian police have arrested a Malian suspect in the kidnapping of two Italians last week in the…