/home/jihadmon/public_html/feed.xml Jihad Monitor is a news aggregator of international fundamentalism, terrorism and extremism. en-us Copyright 2008 2008-07-19T10:01:21+01:00 admin News, Articles and Posts http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59673 (Afghanistan) Top US general says al-Qaida may be diverting fighters from Iraq to Pakistan-Afghan border http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59673 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59672 (Iraq) British prime minister: No 'artificial timetable' on pace of British troops cuts in Iraq http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59672 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59671 Paranoid Fantasy Alert: he has also said that "the U.S. and India are directly involved in the terror attacks in Pakistan." "Cleric: U.S. Cannot Break Up Pakistan On Jews?? Behest," from MEMRI, July 18 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): Qari Saeed ur Rehman, the head of the Red Mosque Action Committee, has said that the U.S. and India are directly involved in the terror attacks in Pakistan. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat quoted Qari Rehman as saying that the U.S. and India are working to b http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59671 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59670 Mama Mia! as ABBA would say. How can the media resist reporting that President Bush caved to the pressure of the timetable.Never mind that the agreement was based on security conditions in Iraq. It's a win for the Democrats! "The White House offered no specifics about how far off any 'time horizon' would be," Bush caves! "with officials saying details remained to be negotiated." Hurrah! "Any dates cited in an agreement would be cast as goals for handing responsibility to Iraqis, and not specifi http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59670 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59669 Sheikh Naim Kassem, deputy secretary-general of Hizballah, said Saturday, July 19, that abductions of more Israeli soldiers may not be ruled out ??in order to achieve the organization ??s goals. ?? He declared that his pro-Iranian Shiite group remained at war with Israel. His statement to the Qatari Al-Arab paper was at variance with the tenor of the speech his boss, Hassan Nasrallah, made in Beirut three days ago, after completing a bodies-for-prisoner exchange with Israel. http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59669 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59667 Over at MESH, Michael Young explains the Druze politics, and Hezbollah's attempt to penetrate them, that lie behind the Quntar fiasco: Jumblatt ??s and Arslan ??s rally for Quntar was motivated by the need to avoid Druze ill feeling by ignoring their coreligionist; but more importantly by a desire to defend their leadership over the Druze by containing Quntar, which they did by embracing him to better defuse him. Although Quntar presents no threat to their power base, he could emerge as a small http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59667 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59665 (Pakistan) Cleric: "U.S. Cannot Break Up Pakistan On Jews' Behest" http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59665 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59664 (Pakistan) Taliban 'ban' dealing with Afghan trade center -- Taliban damage trailers carrying NATO supplies http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59664 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59663 (Pakistan) FATA: Man killed in Bara explosion http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59663 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59662 (Pakistan) FATA: Three 'US spies' killed in South Waziristan http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59662 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59661 (Pakistan) NWFP: Clashes between rival militant groups kill over 50 in Pakistan - between Baitullah Mehsud Taliban group and Shah Khalid Taliban group -- and -- Mohmand militant group surrenders to TTP - Shah Sahib surrenders to Mehsud's Taliban http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59661 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59660 (Pakistan) NWFP government hits back at Taliban Commander Baitullah Mehsud's five-day ultimatum http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59660 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59659 (Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistani Troops To Withdraw From Swat District Beginning in August http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59659 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59658 (Pakistan) NWFP: 4 injured in Swat grenade attack http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59658 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59657 (Afghanistan) NATO, US forces withdraw from Pakistan border http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59657 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59656 Afghan police chief alleges US troops wound female bomb suspect -- Afghanistan claims arresting 'woman bomber from Pakistan' (update) http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59656 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59654 Courthouse sweep results in rash of no-show janitors 01:00 AM EDT on Saturday, July 19, 2008 By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE mdash; The hub of state government mdash; the pink-hued Department of Administration building across the street from the State House mdash; is one of at least eight state buildings that have been plagued with no-show janitors since Tuesday rsquo;s roundup by immigration officials of 31 suspected illegal immigrants as their workdays ended at a ha http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59654 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59653 Jul 18, 4:21 AM EDT Chertoff: European terrorists trying to enter US By EILEEN SULLIVAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- European terrorists are trying to enter the United States with European Union passports, and there is no guarantee officials will catch them every time, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Thursday. Chertoff's comments on Capitol Hill comes as the country is entering a potentially vulnerable period with the presidential nominating conventions coming up http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59653 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59651 Obama's policy advisor seems to think that a surge of troops will make little difference; yet, Obama has called for sending 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan, and shifting the focus from what he terms as Bush's "single-minded" focus on Iraq. We have 36,000 troops in Afghanistan; 1/4 of the number we ... http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59651 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59650 I wonder what the story is here. STATEMENT BY SENATOR PHIL GRAMM For Immediate Release Contact: Press Office Friday, July 18, 2008 703-650-5550 ARLINGTON, VA ?? Today, former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm issued the following statement: ??It is clear to me that Democrats want to attack me rather than debate Senator McCain on important economic issues facing ... http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59650 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59649 Nachdem das Gr #252;nfl #228;chenamt des Bezirkes Mitte sich gro #223;m #252;tig bereit erkl #228;rt hatte, die gro #223;e Rasenfl #228;che vor dem Bundestag doch f #252;r das Gel #246;bnis von 500 Rekruten freizugeben, wird die feierliche Zeremonie vor weitgehend leerer Ehrentrib #252;ne stattfinden. Nicht nur die dunkelrote Stadtregierung beeilt sich, ihre Distanz von der imperialistischen Armee durch Abwesenheit zu demonstrieren. Wenn am Sonntagabend, dem 64. Jahrestag des Attentats auf Hitle http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59649 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59647 Yemen says fighting over but rebels seize village http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59647 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59646 (Algeria) Terrorists threaten workers gathering cork in Jijel forests to killing http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59646 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59644 Tunisia convicts, sentences 5 in terrorism case http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59644 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59642 (Lebanon) Thousands attend funerals of Hezbollah terrorists returned from Israel -- Hezbollah terror group speaker: "These martyrs have defeated the enemy... our enemy who was humiliated yesterday will remain so, by the grace of God" -- see also Phillip Smyth's July 16 posting http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59642 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59641 Iran Official: 'No Chance' Iran Will Suspend Uranium Enrichment -- New round of Iran nuclear talks in Geneva -- Sr US envoy adds to importance of N-talks with Iran http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59641 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59635 (Iraq) Explosion in Kirkuk kills two Iraqis, injures three -- two members of the Iraqi Sahwa (Awakening) Council killed http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59635 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59633 Read this post raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59633 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59630 Then click here, right now. Don #8217;t delay. You can thank me later. The Story of Stuff From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59630 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59627 Die islamkritische Aufkl #228;rungsarbeit macht sich so langsam bezahlt: Nachdem sich die B #252;rgerbewegung Pax Europa mit Briefen an die Stadtverwaltung von Dorfen gewandt hat, um auf einen Auftritt des radikal-islamischen Gottes-Kriegers Abu Hamza alias Pierre Vogel in der oberbayrischen Stadt aufmerksam zu machen, wurde die f #252;r Sonntag geplante Veranstaltung abgesagt. (Foto: Kirche St. Vitus am Marktplatz von Dorfen) Der Dorfener Anzeiger berichtet: ,,Die Sache ist uns zu hei #223; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59627 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59626 Im Nahen Osten zeigt der islamische Terrorismus in diesen Tage seine h #228; #223;liche Fratze: Die Hisbollah feiert die Befreiung eines Kinderm #246;rders und in Ostanatolien entf #252;hrt die PKK deutsche Urlauber. Man sollte meinen, dass die Abscheu vor solchen Verbrechen #252;ber alle Parteigrenzen die Deutschen eint. Aber auch unter uns leben Landsleute, denen die Werte der Zivilisation fremd geblieben sind. Offene Sympathisanten des Terrors finden eine Heimat in der Partei der Mauerm #246 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59626 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59625 The Outrage of the Day comes to us from Josh Marshall, a pretty even keeled fellow.???? John McCain said this to reporters. #8220;I believe that either today or tomorrow #8212; and I #8217;m not privy to his schedule #8212; Sen. Obama will be landing in Iraq with some other senators #8221; who make up a congressional delegation, McCain told a campaign fund-raising luncheon. Says Josh,... http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59625 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59622 Nachdem sie jahrzehntelang Probleme mit Zuwanderern aus islamischen L #228;ndern bestm #246;glich ignoriert und mahnende Stimmen als #8220;rechts #8221; diffamiert haben, entdecken #214;sterreichs Volksparteien pl #246;tzlich das Integrationsproblem als Wahlkampfthema. Die Angst, die FP #214; k #246;nnte bei den vorgezogenen Neuwahlen im September an der 30%-Marke kratzen, zwingt die Volksparteien zur Demonstration von Volksn #228;he. Die FP #214; tut es schon lange, nun hat es auch die #214 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59622 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59621 A good article about Iraqis' feelings towards Barack Obama. Thanks IraqPundit!In Iraq, Mixed Feelings About Obama and His Troop ProposalBy SABRINA TAVERNISE and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.Published: July 17, 2008BAGHDAD ?? A tough Iraqi general, a former special operations officer with a baritone voice and a barrel chest, melted into smiles when asked about Senator Barack Obama. ??Everyone in Iraq likes him, ?? said the general, Nassir al-Hiti. ??I like him. He ??s young. Very active. We would be ve http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59621 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59620 The project consists of five pipelines that would carry water, natural gas, oil, electricity and fiber optics from Turkey ??s Mediterranean coast to Israel. Infrastructure minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer: ??We are very close to an agreement with Russia for the supply of natural gas for the pipeline. ?? http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59620 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59617 A knuckle-dragging punk band called Kill the Hippies has a video (2006) on YouTube called "Teenage Suicide Bomber". The psychopathic teen is driven to self-detonation and mass slaughter by his devotion to ... Jesus Christ. Nuts! WTF is wrong with everyone? http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59617 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59616 This is the ass the left kisses. Unfathomable. Oh yeah, and send a copy of the EU's strongly worded letters to the ten dead. EU slams Iran after TEN public executions in ONE week Daily Mail hat tip wolf The European Union criticised Iran today for a spate of executions and plans to extend the scope of the death penalty, a day before it leads international talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme. The 27-nation bloc, which frequently issues such condemnations on the eve of meetings wi http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59616 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59615 John Jay has been assisting me in analyzing small foreign contributions to Obama's campaign that Atlas reader Laura sent me. It appears to be, after cross checking FEC documents, a list of the Obama For America Contributors. On its face, the list (under 500 pages) is suspect. So many foreign addresses giving money to the Presidential campaign. There are numerous individuals who are "bundling " contributions, some are smaller from the same person on same day, not to mention lots "unemployed http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59615 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59614 mid Van verslaggeefster Sheila Sitalsing bron : Volkskrant den haag - In de eerste helft van 2008 turfde de politie Haaglanden al bijna evenveel bedreigingen als in heel 2007. ??Bedreigen is kennelijk normaal geworden. ?? ??Ik heb wel geschreven dat ik zijn kop eraf zou snijden, maar ik bedoelde het niet zo. ?? Meer dan eens hoort Mariette Frencken, teamleider van het Team Bedreigde Politici, politiekorps Haaglanden, zo ??n verklaring van een ??bedreiger ??. Haar team is dan uitgerukt om de t http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59614 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59613 Everybody's mom and dad have a portrait of Sheik Yassin on the night table. Now, didn't Bert and Ernie have this same discussion once? "Hamas Children's Show Discusses Severing Hands As Punishment for Theft," by Steven Hoffer for Fox News, July 17: A popular Hamas children's television program shows a giant bunny character who is lured into stealing money ?? and then is sentenced by a child host to have his hand chopped off. In the July 11 installment of "The Pioneers of Tomorrow," which ai http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59613 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59612 The defense says references to jihad and al-Qaeda would be "inflammatory" -- never mind establishing motive. "US: Don't drop jihad references from charges," from the Associated Press, July 18: MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say they should not be forced to drop references to al-Qaida and jihad from the indictment of 5 men accused of plotting to attack soldiers on Fort Dix. Lawyers for the men last month asked a judge to delete such language, saying it was "inflammatory" and wa http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59612 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59610 Brief on Hebrew University Student Accused of Plotting Attack on Bush - SITE Intelligence Group analysis http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59610 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59608 On July 16, I posted a report from CTB Newslinks Assistant Editor Phillip Smyth on the release in Lebanon of convicted terrorist Samir Kuntar. Here is a follow-up report from Phillip. ----------- As the number one star in the Hizballah #8220;Divine Victory #8221; lineup, Samir Kuntar has been the flaming sword that Hizballah holds aloft to show the Lebanese and the world that Nasrallah is in charge. Promising to strike Israel again, Kuntar said, #8220;I return today from Palestine, but believ http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59608 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59605 The perfect ending to #8220;It #8217;s just a f***ing cartoon #8221; week. [ #8230;] Read the rest raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59605 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59604 It sounded kind of funny until it was revealed that he tried to open a door in flight: FBI spokesman Gary Johnson said a passenger stripped off his clothes, put them back on and then tried to open an emergency exit door. #8220;He was asked to go back to the bathroom to put his clothes on and he did and went back to his seat and then allegedly attempted to open an aircraft emergency exit door, #8221; Johnson said. Amazingly, it sounds like the Revolution staff and flight attendants were able to http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59604 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59603 Robert Fisk writes:...And there was a certain sleight of hand in all this. Mr Nasrallah had promised to retrieve the bodies of Palestinian "martyrs", and they included the remains of 19-year-old Dalal Moghraby, which were supposedly stacked on the first lorry to cross the border yesterday. She was the girl who led 11 Palestinian and Lebanese gunmen in an attack on the Israeli coast road north of Tel Aviv. Cornered by the Israeli [sic] army, she decided to fight it out. Thirty-six people died and http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59603 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59602 Something a bit different this week, in keeping with our the war was won theme. This is a video produced by the Third Infantry Division (aka Task Force Marne and MND-C) the surge division in Iraq. The version of this I put up on LiveLeak drew some very positve comments. They definitely aren't all CHUD over there.... http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59602 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59600 No, Steve, I #8217;m not afraid to mention it, and yes, it #8217;s perfectly fair to call it an error in judgment, although I #8217;ll pass on the barely veiled accusation of senility per the word #8220;confusion #8221; that all the hip lefty kids are using these days. [ #8230;] Read the rest raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59600 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59599 Sometimes you get lucky and your enemy is completely retarded: Israel #8217;s Shin Bet counter-intelligence agency said one of the suspects had used his mobile phone to film helicopters at a sports stadium in Jerusalem that was used as a landing site for Bush #8217;s delegation. The suspect then posted queries on Web sites frequented by al Qaeda operatives, asking for guidance on how to shoot down the helicopters, the agency said in a statement. Bush visited Israel in January and again in May. L http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59599 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59594 NATO force denies Afghan civilian casualty report http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59594 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59593 (Pakistan) Taliban Threaten to Kill Officials Held Hostage - Hold dozens of local officials - executing them unless 4 Taliban released. http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59593 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59592 US, Iraq to set "time horizon" on troop cuts Source http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59592 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59591 Brazil and Colombia in Joint Effort to Fight FARC and Drugs http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59591 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59590 (Gaza) Salafi fundamentalists competing with Hamas for hearts and minds and 'Compared to Us, Hamas Is Islamism Lite' http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59590 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59589 Hamas to raise price for Shalit - Heeeding lessons from Hezbollah swap http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59589 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59586 When you read the local newspapers here in Saudi Arabia you will obviously see that a battle is going on. It is a social battle where there is much push and shove. The interesting thing of course is that this social battle is allowed to be witnessed by the public, the reader. A few years back you would not read in the local newspapers articles advocating women to drive in the Kingdom or another criticizing the religious police in public for instance, although there is a strong opposition to such http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59586 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59583 #8230; in return for 2 dead bodies. While I can somehow predict the epithets and wild accusations, I #8217;ve got to say, I can #8217;t help but be amazed at the value Israelis place on their soldiers #8217; lives and apparently even corpses. Add that on top of the previous unsatisfied Israeli sentiments against Olmert accusing him of supposedly mismanaging the 2006 war against Lebanon. Meanwhile, here #8217;s Michael J. Totten on the latest developments in Lebanon. http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59583 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59581 (Northern Iraq) Rebels: Turkey bombs Kurd rebel targets in Iraq http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59581 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59580 (Iraq) Suicide bomber kills four soldiers in Mosul http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59580 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59576 Fresh ideas from the fresh ministers. Unbridled ambition or pitiful naivet??? (Photo source) Perhaps it #8217;s because they never really got to navigate the labyrinth of governance in Lebanon, but Gebran Bassil, our new minister of Telecommunications and Alain Tabourian, our new minister of energy and water, #8211;both Aoun loyalists #8211; have brandished some sensible plans for their tenures. They both saw something terribly wrong in the way things are going and suggested fixes, perhaps imm http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59576 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59575 Andrew Malcolm has dissected John McCain #8217;s schedule and concluded that he #8217;s spending all his time scrounging for money rather than reaching out to voters. Just 3 1/2 months out from the presidential election, McCain #8217;s national campaign schedule is being driven by the quest for money, not by the hunt for votes in 50 individual state elections. All right, every campaign says... http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59575 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59572 A little bon voyage present for Team Barry as they head for the Middle East. [ #8230;] Read the rest raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59572 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59570 From yesterday #8217;s Early Show, a few hours before Whoopi concluded that asking for a pan-racial moratorium on the N-bomb was evidence of white insensitivity towards blacks. [ #8230;] Read the rest raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59570 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59569 It would #8217;ve been so much fun having Jesse Ventura in the race this time. I found this blurb on him in Charlie Walters #8217; column this morning: DON #8217;T PRINT THAT Former governor Jesse Ventura, who is a member at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, site of the 3M Championship, showed up at the course Thursday to play in a pro-am driving his Porsche with a sticker on the back window that read #8220;9-11 was an inside job. #8221; Ventura left the course to do an interview with the Middle http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59569 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59568 I just made my daily visit to El Tinklenberg #8217;s blog and found a laugher quote in this post: Rep. Michele Bachmann, who has called for domestic drilling in Alaska, once again proved that she favors extremist partisanship over moderate compromise. The 6th District doesn #8217;t need a representative who demonstrates my-way-or-the-highway leadership that looks out for the pocketbooks of Big Oil over the pocketbooks of Minnesotans. Michele Bachmann voted against this gimmick of a bill. This wa http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59568 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59567 Can you say disaster? If history has shown us anything -- it's high taxes kill the economy (as if it needed more pain). Obama was breastfed on communism. Classic redistribution of the wealth. This is typical leftist thinking. Penalize the producers. Demonize success, exalt failure. Punish achievers, reward underachievers. Folks that take risks, start small businesses, create jobs, create wealth should not be targeted in a troubled economy, they should be rewarded, incentivized. "I swear -- by http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59567 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59566 Some amusing. perhaps politically incorrect, amusement for your weekend. TGIF (Thank God (or Goodness) It's Friday) footer">< $BlogFeedsVertical$> http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59566 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59564 Wer den Sommerurlaub dieses Jahr in D #228;nemark verbringt, kann entlang der Autobahnen immer wieder islamkritische Spruchb #228;nder und #8220;gehenkte #8221; Mohammedpuppen sehen. Es handelt sich dabei um den Protest einer anonymen Aktionsgruppe, die mit der Aktion gegen die rassistische Vertreibung von Gr #246;nl #228;ndern aus ihren gemeinsamen Wohnvierteln mit muslimischen Zuwanderern protestiert. Gr #246;nland geh #246;rt bekanntlich zum d #228;nischen K #246;nigreich. Seine Bewohner geh http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59564 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59561 David Harsanyi has written a delightfully snarky piece about what Democrats can #8217;t say about drilling. Here #8217;s a sampling of that article: The problem is that when #8220;green #8221; fantasies crash onto the shores of economic reality (as they did with corn-based ethanol), we all suffer. Don #8217;t worry, though, congressional Democrats have a bold plan. Hold on for 10 or 15 years and they #8217;ll have a bounty of energy options. They promise. But no oil shale. No clean coal. No nuc http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59561 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59560 I #8217;d rather not be however. My early morning posting routine was interrupted by a dead, or at least dying, car. So I had to spend the morning at a car dealership #8217;s service department. I took my laptop so that I could post if they had wifi but when asked the service guy looked at me like I was crazy and said #8220;Do we have a who-whatist? #8221; It looks like I might be without my ride for a while. It have to wait until Monday when the company #8220;inspector #8221; will take a loo http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59560 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59559 Government and rebel negotiators in the Philippines have agreed to expand a Muslim autonomous region in the country's south. The agreement follows secret talks in Malaysia between government officials and representatives from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Hermogenes Esperon, a senior adviser to the Philippine president, told reporters. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59559 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59558 On Monday night, I settled down to watch the much advertised Channel Four programme #8220;The Koran #8221;-Channel Four had dedicated two hours of prime time TV to examining the issues at stake in what is often perceived by Muslims and non-Muslims as a very controversial and politically charged text. The producers of the program decided to focus the apparent contradictions in #8220;the most ideologically influential text in the world #8221;. How can a text that preaches tolerance and forgivene http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59558 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59557 HOUSTON -- Do you know an undocumented resident? A new Greater Houston Partnership study suggests that one in every 12 to 13 residents in the Houston area is an illegal immigrant. The study estimates the unauthorized population in the 10-county Houston metro area is approximately 420,000. About 117,600 are children, 124,000 are women and 178,000 are men. Topics: Illegal Immigration, Houston, Texas, undocumented resident, Greater Houston Partnership study, unauthorized workers, Houston Gross Reg http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59557 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59556 Inquiring lawmakers rebuffed White House and Justice Department officials on Wednesday refused to tell 39 members of Congress why U.S. prosecutors never asked Mexico to detain a suspect in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent or sought his extradition. In a letter to Rep. Brian P. Bilbray, chairman of the Immigration Reform Caucus, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Keith B. Nelson said the disclosure of any information in the case would "inevitably compromise " an ongoing investigation. To http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59556 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59555 Read this post raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59555 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59554 Now, now, only conservatives are allowed to be treated as ideologically indistinct from their fringe. [ #8230;] Read the rest raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59554 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59550 Marc Ambinder reports that, #8220;A company associated with Hillary Clinton #8217;s top presidential campaign advance staff has purchased a website domain that hints of a 2012 presidential bid for the vanquished senator from New York.?? HRC2012.com was bought by the Markham Group on June 8, according to whois.com. #8221;?? A Clinton spokesman told him that, #8220;Clinton officially associates... http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59550 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59547 Belgian King Albert II sent his Prime Minister Yves Leterme back to the drawing board late Thursday, insisting he stay in power and seek a resolution of his coalition's stalemate, Belgian media reports said. Albert turned down Leterme's resignation, which was first submitted late Monday, after the Christian Democrat prime minister realized that his five-party coalition government would fail to meet a self-imposed 15 July deadline for reaching a consensus on constitutional reform. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59547 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59546 The International Monetary Fund on Thursday suggested that Spain will be among the economies worst affected by the current economic crisis, slashing its forecast for Spanish economic growth next year even as it raised growth predictions for the United States and the euro zone. The IMF confirmed its April forecast for an expansion in Spanish GDP by 1.8 percent in 2008, but cut its growth estimates for 2009 by half a percentage point to 1.2 percent on the back of a sharper-than-expected slowdown i http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59546 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59544 Pakistan Daily Times: US Defense Secretary "Robert Gates warns of unilateral strikes" -- and -- Pakistan, US at odds over border bombing http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59544 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59543 (Pakistan) Militants warn US-led forces against attack in Pakistan -- and -- FATA MPs warn of backlash if NATO attacks Tribal Areas http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59543 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59542 (Pakistan) NWFP: Blast destroys 4 shops in Shabqadar - received threats from local Taliban - in Shabqadar near Charsaddah http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59542 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59541 (Pakistan) NWFP: 2 die in clashes between militants - in Mohmand agency http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59541 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59540 (Pakistan) NWFP: Swat police arrest 3 would-be bombers - in Mingora http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59540 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59539 (Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud gives NWFP govt 5-day deadline -- to either resign "or else face dire consequences" -- see also Dawn report http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59539 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59538 This is my gift of schadenfreude to Hot Air readers today. [ #8230;] Read the rest raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59538 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59537 Why would anyone? [ #8230;] Read the rest raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59537 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59535 In Deutschland positiv #252;ber den Irakkrieg zu reden, ist fast ein Sakrileg, Joachim Steinh #246;fel wagt es trotzdem. Nachdem von denen, die es ja schon immer besser gewusst haben, fast t #228;glich Schreckensmeldungen #252;ber die b #246;sen Amerikaner pr #228;sentiert worden sind, w #228;hrend man sich um die Gr #228;ueltaten Saddams kaum je geschert hatte, gibt es eben doch Erfolgsmeldungen zu berichten. Allen Unkenrufen zum Trotz setzte US-Pr #228;sident George Bush f #252;nf weitere Ba http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59535 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59534 Wenig wahrgenommen wurde in Deutschland die Verurteilung mehrerer muslimischer Terroristen zu Gef #228;ngnisstrafen im Hochsicherheitsgef #228;ngnis von Stuttgart-Stammheim. Noch weniger beachtet wurde in den Medien der vorangegangene Prozess, der gepr #228;gt von unversch #228;mtesten Verh #246;hnungen des Gerichts war. Eine hilflose Richterin vermied jede angemessene Reaktion, um keine Munition f #252;r eine Revision zu liefern. Es ging dabei so toll zu, dass sogar die Sueddeutsche einen kriti http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59534 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59533 Al Qaeda's Summer Reruns -- As Sahab reposting old videos on jihadist websites http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59533 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59531 (Iraq) Number of Iran-linked bombs in Iraq lower http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59531 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59530 More Muslims not fitting in; more Europeans not taking it. Nor can this be credited to "Islamophobia" since the mosque in question has already been accused of terrorist ties, including with al-Qaeda. "Evicted Milan Muslims pray at stadium 'mosque,???? from Earth Times, July 18: Milan, Italy - Italian police were out in force Friday at a Milan stadium converted into a makeshift mosque by Muslims who were forced to abandon their previous place of worship, a downtown garage which has been linked t http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59530 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59529 Update about the adolescent girls who were kidnapped and forced into conversion. Seems they did so "voluntarily." "Kidnapped Christian girls, judge ratifies marriage and conversion," by Qaiser Felix, for Asian News, July 16:The district of Muzaffargarh rules in favour of the Muslims, rejecting the request from the family that wants to bring home the two sisters - 13 and 10 years old - kidnapped last June 26. Christian associations charge that they could end up as prostitutes. ws) - District j http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59529 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59528 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59528 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59524 DEBKAfile ??s counter-terror sources report the Shin Bet internal intelligence agency is now diverting resources from Palestinian terror to al Qaeda, in view of recent threats to Western leaders and the Islamist group ??s intensified efforts to plant covert cells in Israeli Arab communities. Six Arabs were detained in Jerusalem Friday, July 18, for plotting to shoot down President George W. Bush ??s helicopter during a recent visit. Middle East envoy Tony Blair called off his Gaza trip this week http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59524 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59522 According to the army command a man was killed and two others were wounded when a car refused to stop at an army checkpoint in Bab al-Tabbaneh district of Tripoli. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59522 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59521 Iran has welcomed as positive America's decision to take part in international talks on its nuclear programme. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59521 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59520 The number of deadly armor-piercing roadside bombs, which the U.S. government has linked to Iran, has dropped by nearly 70% in the past three months, the U.S. military says. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59520 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59519 Iran's foreign minister briefed Syria's president Thursday on the international standoff over his country's nuclear program. The meeting in Damascus signaled Syria's willingness to act on a request by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to try to help resolve the crisis by pushing Iran to cooperate with the international community. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59519 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59518 Iraq's government hopes to bring the entire country under its security control by year's end. But one critical area stands in the way: the western province of Anbar, where the Sunni insurgency was born and later received its first blows from a civil uprising. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59518 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59517 Kuwait on Thursday named its first ambassador to Iraq since Saddam Hussein's forces invaded the oil-rich country in 1990 and set off the Persian Gulf War. The announcement came as Iraq's Shiite Muslim-led government reaches out to its Sunni Arab neighbors in a bid to ease tensions and secure investment needed to rebuild the country. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59517 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59516 There is no evidence to suggest Gordon Brown used a charitable think-tank to "further his political aspirations," a Charity Commission inquiry has found. But it said the Smith Institute's work had not been "sufficiently balanced and neutral as required under charity law". The Tories had accused the charity of playing a role in Labour's attempts to attack Tory leader David Cameron. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59516 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59514 Open war erupted between Nepal??s political parties yesterday, the eve of the republic??s first presidential polls, signifying an end to the politics of consensus and indicating steep hurdles for the Maoists when they form the new government. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59514 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59513 Die Welt zollt dem islamischen Terrorismus alle Ehre, jedenfalls lassen sich solche Bilder kaum anders interpretieren. UN- #8221;Friedenstruppen #8221; salutieren einem Trauerzug f #252;r einen Hisbollah-Terroristen. Der Mann, der in diesem Sarg zu Grabe getragen wird, ist Imad Mughniyeh, verantwortlich f #252;r den Tod Hunderter amerikanischer Zivilisten. Aber da die UNO ja bereits verboten hat, den Terror beim Namen zu nennen, passt das eigentlich ganz gut ins Bild. Der Terror wird nicht l #2 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59513 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59512 When I saw the headline #8220;Hunter: This conservative activist is backing Obama #8221; on memeorandum yesterday, I was intrigued.?? Duncan Hunter, arguably the most conservative of the 2008 Republican presidential aspirants was endorsing a liberal Democrat?! When it turned out the #8220;Hunter #8221; in question was Larry Hunter, a fellow of whom I #8217;d never previously heard, my interest... http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59512 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59511 (Lebanon) One dead, six wounded in fresh clashes in Lebanon -- in Tripoli http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59511 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59509 (U.S.) Massachusetts: Care International - Former head of Muslim charity based in US gets year in prison for lying to FBI agent about his travels to Afghanistan -- Emadeddin Muntasser http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59509 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59507 (India J K) Pakistan-based rebels kill 36 in Kashmir blast - in Banihal town -- and -- Explosion near Kashmir bus stop wounds 30 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59507 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59506 (Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistan troops kill 13 fighters in Hangu operation - Friday report from military http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59506 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59502 (Iraq) Three civilians wounded in bomb blast in al-Sadr City -- Iraqi army patrols Sadr City http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59502 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59501 He met a leading jihadist in Afghanistan, and then lied about it. The Justice Department said he "abused the tax system to send money to organizations that have since been branded by the government as terrorists." There is a lot of talk here about whether or not the jihadists in question were considered terrorists at the time of his trip. If the U.S. government had the fortitude and realism to talk about "jihad" rather than "terrorism," this problem would never arise. "Muntasser gets jail for http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59501 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59500 Afghanistan, always overlooked, always forgotten, seems to also always be the rallying point for jihadis, at least since the Soviet era. "Al Qaeda luring recruits to fight in Afghanistan," from the Associated Press, July 18:A fresh influx of jihadi fighters is being drawn to Afghanistan from Turkey, Central Asia, Chechnya and the Middle East, one more sign that al Qaeda is regrouping on what is fast becoming the most active front of the war on terror groups. re infiltrating Afghanistan because http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59500 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59497 Read this post raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59497 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59495 The European Commission is planning to block almost $1bn in funds for Bulgaria as a penalty for failing to tackle corruption and organised crime. A report seen by the BBC warns that millions' worth of aid could be lost unless the authorities act decisively. Bulgaria's chances of joining the Schengen area are also at risk. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59495 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59493 (North Korea) US, N. Korea to meet at nuclear disarmament talks http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59493 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59492 Sri Lanka jets destroy 2 rebel boats, fighting kills 25 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59492 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59490 Philippines: Government Says Deal To Expand Muslim Autonomous Territory Subject To Plebiscite -- MILF seeks postponement of ARMM polls http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59490 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59489 Saudi inter-faith conference urges global anti-terrorism pact -- see also Steve Emerson report on MWL secretary general -- and Andrew Cochran posting http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59489 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59488 Hamas: 'Germany will get better Schalit deal' http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59488 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59487 Israeli Arab indicted on suspicion of planning to kill Bush-- 6 arrested in alleged plot to attack Bush and set up terror cell http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59487 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59486 (Lebanon) Hizbullah moves into 'every town' http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59486 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59485 (UK) Muslim youths taught citizenship to avoid extremism - UK govt says youths will be taught to be good British citizens as part of strategy to stop them turning into extremists http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59485 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59484 (U.S.) Chertoff: European terrorists trying to enter US -- terrorists "focusing on people who have legitimate Western European passports, who don't appear to have records as terrorists" http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59484 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59483 Taqiyya in full-swing in Madrid. "Attempts to impose views lead to conflicts," by Badea Abu Al-Naja for Arab News, July 18:MADRID: Sheikh Hassan Al-Saffar, a prominent Saudi Islamic scholar, expressed his hope that the World Conference on Dialogue in Madrid would help defeat instigators of wars and conflicts as well as proponents of a clash of civilizations.Read: help defeat all who speak the truth about Islam, revealing its most troubling doctrines.Speaking to Arab News on the sidelines of th http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59483 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59482 By shooting down his helicopter. No one, however, had the bright idea to try to shoot down his appeasement-minded "peace-processing." "Israel makes arrests in alleged plot against Bush," from Reuters, July 18: JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel accused six Arabs on Friday of trying to set up an al Qaeda cell in Israel and said one of them had proposed attacking helicopters used during a visit by President George W. Bush. Israel's Shin Bet counter-intelligence agency said one of the suspects had use http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59482 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59481 Read this post raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59481 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59476 European terrorists are trying to enter the United States with European Union passports, and there is no guarantee officials will catch them every time, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Thursday. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59476 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59475 Having deployed surface-to-air missiles, readied a 100,000-strong anti-terrorism force and instituted a series of security checkpoints, Beijing is adding Chinese residents as another layer in its shield to protect Olympics venues against possible attack. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59475 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59471 Five persons were killed and six injured in clashes between rival militant groups in Pakistan's Mohmand and Khyber tribal regions on Thursday. Three persons were killed and two others sustained critical injuries in a shootout between the Pakistani Taliban and pro-government militants in the volatile Mohmand Agency, local officials said. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59471 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59470 Sri Lankan troops have killed 24 Tamil Tiger rebels and are advancing into a rebel-held area in the far north after capturing a strategically important coastal town from the Tamil Tigers, the military says. Full Story http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59470 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59469 #8220;Der Kampf gegen rechts, der einmal der Abwehr des Rechtsextremismus dienen sollte, ist l #228;ngst ein Mittel geworden, das politische Gleichgewicht immer weiter nach links zu verschieben. Linke Verfehlungen in literarischen Karrieren schaden niemandem, rechte Verfehlungen sind t #246;dlich #8221;, schreibt der konservative Publizist Alexander Gauland (Foto) in einem lesenswerten Beitrag f #252;r das Deutschlandradio. http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59469 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59468 Nachdem Deutschland so #252;beraus Ruhmreich den #8220;Gefangenenaustausch #8221; zwischen der Hisbollah und Israel vermittelt hat - wobei Israels entf #252;hrte S #246;hne als Leichen heimkehrten und Libanons Verbrecher als lachende Sieger triumphieren konnten - will man jetzt auch den dritten Soldaten, Gilad Schalit, #8220;erfolgreich #8221; nach Hause bringen. Die Idee ins Spiel gebracht hat die Hamas, welche die bisherigen #228;gyptischen Vermittler, nach dem vom BND aus Hisbollah-Sicht http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59468 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59467 AP #8217;s David Lieb has unearthed a major scandal:?? John McCain, who paid into the Social Security system for decades, is collecting benefits even though he thinks it #8217;s a bad system. Although Republican presidential candidate John McCain has called Social Security #8220;a disgrace, #8221; he still cashes his own retirement check every month. #8220;I #8217;m receiving the benefits, the... http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59467 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59466 NPR, predictably, loves the new Administration guidelines on Speak No Jihad, Hear No Jihad, See No Jihad. "What Does 'Jihad' Really Mean?," by Jamie Tarabay for NPR, July 17 (thanks to all who sent this in): Morning Edition, July 17, 2008 ?? After years of using the word "jihadist" to describe terrorists who carry out attacks against civilians and the U.S. military, the Bush administration has finally realized that doing so actually pays those groups a compliment in the eyes of some Muslims. http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59466 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59465 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59465 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59464 Read this post raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59464 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59462 Thursday, Democrats tried providing themselves with political cover for their August recess by introducing a phony bill that wouldn #8217;t have increased oil exploration and production by any appreciable amount. Here #8217;s the AP #8217;s reporting of the Democrats #8217; shenanigans: Seeking to blunt GOP efforts to permit oil exploration off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, House Democrats are pushing legislation they say would spur drilling on already available lands in Alaska, the West and http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59462 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59461 After the horrifying "Prisoner Exchange" deal negotiated by the Olmert government, we now await their idea of an agreement with Syria. I believe that a total surrender to the demands of the Syrian dictatorship is Olmert's next step. * * * My idea of the next step would be for us to kill Samir Kuntar, the just-freed child-killer and hero of the Arab World, who has now vowed to return and pick up where he left off. We need to take him out and we need to do it within the next few days. * * * I http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59461 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59460 Gro #223;britanniens Fernsehen muss neue Wege gehen, um seinem Publikum entgegenzukommen, denn schwarze farbige und #8220;asiatische #8221; Zuschauer finden, die beliebtesten TV-Shows im Land, wie die schwarz-humorige britische Serie #8220;The Vicar of Dibley #8221; und die australischen #8220;Neighbours #8220;, seien zu wei #223;. Gem #228; #223; Rassengleichberechtigungsbeauftragtem Trevor Phillips finden viele Zuschauer mit #8220;ethnischem Minderheiten #8221;-Hintergrund, sie w #252;rde http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59460 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59458 There aren #8217;t many positive things about the current situation in Gaza. There #8217;s fighting between different factions, conflicts between Israel and those in Gaza, and the Israeli blockade of supplies to Gaza since Hamas took control of the area last summer, resulting in shortages of almost everything, including fuel. As Rachel Bergstein (who often writes about how environmental issues and Israeli-Palestinian relations overlap) from Green Prophet writes, necessity is the mother of inven http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59458 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59457 On Thursday, April 10, I was one of the speakers at a conference at the Princeton Club in New York, co-sponsored by The New Criterion and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies: "Free Speech in An Age of Jihad: Libel Tourism, 'Hate Speech,' and Political Freedom.?? Now The New Criterion has published a special pamphlet of the same name, including essays by Mark Steyn, Roger Kimball, Andrew McCarthy, Stanley Kurtz and me, along with responses by a variety of luminaries, including Ibn http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59457 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59455 When The New Yorker published its caricature of Obama, it certainly did so to mock the perceptions of the "Right" of Obama's duplicity, but it certainly seems that unintendedly, The New Yorker opened a whole new can of worms. Some view the cartoon as innocuous, while some more fanatical "Obamamoonies" wish to start rioting and burning embassies over it, as with the Danish cartoon unflattering depiction of that other "Obamamessiah," Mohammed. The New Yorker's aim may have been to mock the per http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59455 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59451 Cracking up. Bush on bended knee. Melanie Phillips and the awful truth. AMERICA'S CHAMBERLAIN Some months ago I worried here that the quiet in Iraq might be at least in part the result of a deal made between America and Iran: in exchange for Tehran ??s calling off the bombers in Iraq to help put another Republican into the White House, the Bush administration would undertake not to attack Iran. Yesterday ??s Guardian story that America is to station diplomats in Iran for the first time si http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59451 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59450 He throws everyone under the bus, except Bill Ayers that is.Also, Michelle Obama will not join Barack in Iraq or anywhere else on the trip to make her customary "God Damn Whitey" speech, because she will be raising her daughters, at home, like a proper Christian. (Gawker) http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59450 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59449 Da hammer.Who Does Obama Think He Is? Charles KrauthammerA political messiah, who ?? unlike Reagan and Kennedy ?? needn't bother to do anything.Barack Obama wants to speak at the Brandenburg Gate. He figures it would be a nice backdrop. The supporting cast ?? a cheering audience and a few fainting frauleins ?? would be a picturesque way to bolster his foreign-policy credentials. What Obama does not seem to understand is that the Brandenburg Gate is something you earn. President Reagan ea http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59449 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59448 Er behandelte seine Hausangestellten wie Sklaven. Der Sohn des libyschen Staatschefs Muammar el Gaddafi, Bilal - genannt #8220;Hannibal #8221; - Gaddafi (Foto), und dessen schwangere Ehefrau wurden deshalb in Genf verhaftet, mittlerweile aber - nach Zahlung einer Kaution von einer halben Million Franken - auf freien Fu #223; gesetzt . Gaddafis Anw #228;lte konnten den Richter #252;berzeugen, dass man schlie #223;lich nicht nachweisen k #246;nne, woher die gr #252;nen und blauen Flecken und al http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59448 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59447 Pope calls on religions to unite against terrorism http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59447 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59446 Analysis: Talks signal Mideast shift Syria is being welcomed out of isolation by Europe and is holding indirect talks with Israel. Lebanon has formed a new government. Israel has cut deals with Hamas (a cease-fire) and Hezbollah (a prisoner exchange). http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59446 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59443 Conspicuously absent from this story is any mention of the ideology driving this group of "terrorists" and why it is present in Europe, aside from passing mention of al-Qaeda in the third paragraph. Yes, anyone reading will know Chertoff isn't talking about a band of disgruntled Lichtensteiners, but the unwillingness to call jihadists "jihadists" (or even "Islamists" or other variations) reflects a more general mindset that misdirects efforts in both foreign policy and national security. And of http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59443 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59441 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59441 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59440 In a recent interview with the New York Times, John McCain was asked to name the individual he would cite as a "model " conservative. That would be Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, or perhaps even George W. Bush, right? The answer: None of the above. In fact, McCain said the following about his own political leanings: "I count myself as a conservative Republican, yet I view it to a large degree in the Theodore Roosevelt mold, " McCain said.Topics: Illegal Immigration, John W. Lillpop, John McC http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59440 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59439 Bahrain: Convictions Tainted by Claims of Abuse Verdicts Follow Allegations of Torture, Coerced Confessions in Detention (New York, July 16, 2008) ?? Repeated allegations that confessions were obtained by abuse cast doubt on sentences that a Bahraini court has handed down this week to opposition political activists over violent protests in 2007, Human Rights Watch said today. The convictions of the men rested in part on confessions obtained during their interrogation and detention. Bahrain ?? http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59439 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59437 Not only has the Lebanese government shown it won't challenge Hizballah's increasing presence, it has allowed the group veto power in governmental decisions, and has shown the depth of its support for Hizballah's jihad by giving Samir Kuntar a hero's welcome, even in Beirut. If it is trying to liquidate any and all international sympathy it garnered during the Hariri and Gemayel assassinations, its efforts to shake off Syrian influence, and its brief resistance to Hizballah in May, it's doing a http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59437 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59436 Emboldened by the assymmetrical swap with Hizballah, Hamas wants more. "Hamas: Germany will get us a better deal on returning Schalit," by Khaled Abu Toameh for the Jerusalem Post, July 18: In the aftermath of Wednesday's prisoner swap between Israel and Hizbullah, there are increasing calls in Hamas to replace the Egyptian mediators with German intermediaries in the talks on abducted IDF soldier St.-Sgt. Gilad Schalit. Several Hamas officials have been quoted over the past 24 hours as expre http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59436 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59435 Where did the "immoderate" ones come from? And what, again, constitutes moderation? Tiny Minority of Extremists Alert. "Morocco sends moderate Muslim preachers to Europe," from the Associated Press, July 17: RABAT, Morocco - Morocco plans to send scores of moderate Muslim preachers to Europe during the holy month of Ramadan to help fight extremism in the Moroccan community abroad, the ministry for religious affairs said Thursday. The government will send 167 men and nine women preachers to http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59435 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59434 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59434 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59433 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59433 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59432 All candidates have advisors but 300 foreign policy advisors alone? And he still doesn #8217;t get it! Every day around 8 a.m., foreign policy aides at Senator Barack Obama ??s Chicago campaign headquarters send him two e-mails: a briefing on major world developments over the previous 24 hours and a set of questions, accompanied by suggested answers, that the candidate is likely to be asked about international relations during the day. One recent Q. #038; A. asked, for example, whether Mr. Oba http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59432 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59431 As the left prostrates itself over the global warming, global cooling climate change hoax, the real threat goes largely ignored. Of the over 11,000 Islamic attacks after 9/11 does not give you great pause or an indication of the enemy we are dealing with, you need professional help. If the media can stop playing lapdog for Obama for 5 minutes, we'd all be better off. They have really lost it. I know I have reported in this before and I can't give you dates and times (neither can our intel age http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59431 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59430 One picture says it all. Quntar after being freed and in Lebanon. One picture says it all. Steeped in Nazi heritage and Islamic hatred dating back 1400 years (hat tip Dr History) http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59430 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59429 Insanity. Dhimmitude. Submission. Surrender.Four cleared over Madrid terror blasts Times Online (hat tip Wolf)Four men have had their convictions for participating in the 2004 Madrid train bombings quashed by Spain's top appeals court ?? bringing to 11 the number of people acquitted in connection with one of Europe's worst terrorist massacres. Three Arab men were cleared yesterday of belonging to the radical Islamist cell that carried out the March 11 bombings, killing 191 people and injuri http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59429 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59428 PODCAST HERE Download 1st_show_17_July.mp3 - listen to tonight's debut show. :) http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59428 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59426 Because he paid into the system and is entitled to them so long as it exists? [ #8230;] Read the rest raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59426 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59425 #8220;Despite his public support for Bush after 9/11, McCain had deep misgivings about him as Commander in Chief. [ #8230;] Read the rest raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59425 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59424 Today this neolithic garbage is on Al-Asqa TV but it will be on the BBC within a decade. Here #8217;s a partial transcript via MEMRI: Assud the bunny: #8220;In the name of Allah, I hope my dad doesn #8217;t see me. God, make him go on sleeping, while I take one or two bills. There #8217;s his stash of money #8230; Man, there is so much money here #8230; No, I must put it back. Stealing is forbidden. #8221; Satan: #8220;No, no #8230; What are you doing, Assud? No, Assud, I promised you that nob http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59424 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59423 Warning: Very graphic and disturbing content! Surprise, surprise the Age (9/7/08) does its usual article concentrating on lsquo;female circumcision rsquo;, particularly the most horrific variety with the lsquo;gosh isn rsquo;t it shocking but it rsquo;s nothing to do with Islam rsquo;.... The reality that Islamic text/laws make clitoridectomy mandatory or regard it as sunnah (http://www.health.sa.gov.au/PPG/Default.aspx?PageContentID=910 tabid=211) (supported by Mohammad) or at least a wort http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59423 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59421 I #8217;m paraphrasing, but only a little. [ #8230;] Read the rest raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59421 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59417 Saleh is celebrating 30 years in power. Sahwa Net ??Demonstrations held on Thursday in Dhala and Lahj provinces demanded to cancel celebrations in which the authorities force citizens to attend to, according to their descriptions . The demonstrators described marking the July 17th as a two parts behavior and exclusion policy. Sahwa Net correspondent in Dhala province said that slogans demanding to recognize the south issue end of prosecuting southern activists and release political prisoners http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59417 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59415 A scene from the recent Colorado senate debate. [ #8230;] Read the rest raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59415 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59414 (Pakistan) Pakistan army drives militants from two towns in northwest And Pakistan not fighting proxy war: Gilani http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59414 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59413 (Iran/Turkey) Turkey has been involved in Iran nuclear talks, Babacan says http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59413 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59411 This is big news, apparently, although I haven #8217;t the slightest idea why. [ #8230;] Read the rest raquo; http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59411 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59410 Our exclusive sources report that Lebanon ??s pro-Western Sunni majority leader Saad Hariri resorted to the unheard-of step of a secret visit to the Iraqi town of Najef to seek the help of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani. He was desperate to check the Hizballah leader, Hassan Nasrallah ??s meteoric rise to power in Beirut.In another development, DEBKAfile ??s military sources disclose that Israel ??s defense minister Ehud Barak ??s visit to Washington, scheduled for this week, was indefinitely postp http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59410 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59409 (UK) Terror suspect 'caught making bomb.' Police found three bottles of liquid chemicals with hand-written notes in the flat of Syrian-born Hassan Tabbakh, 38, Birmingham Crown Court was told. http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59409 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59407 (Afghanistan) Al-Qaida draws more foreign recruits to Afghan war http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59407 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59406 (Iran/Syria) Iran briefs ally Syria on standoff with West http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59406 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59403 This is sad and sickening news. And I hate the way it was presented. Hezbollah returned the remains of two Israeli soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, who were captured by the group two years ago. What is horrible about that article is that it begins with - not the return ... http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59403 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59402 Below is a comment that was left on a post about PTSD on my personal blogg. I wanted to bring this to your attention in case anyone wanted to contact them. My name is Christian and I work for MTV True life. True Life is a documentary series that ??s been on MTV for 10 years. Each episode of ??True Life ?? is about a different topic. Most of the topics have some global, social or personal importance, like this one. Some of them are about youth culture, like episodes about gamers or cheerleader http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59402 http://www.jihadmonitor.org/articles.php?entry=59401 What #8217;s the difference between a wish and an assertion? In the world of Mr. Walid Jumblat, it #8217;s simply a clarification. Today, in Abey in a celebration for the returned prisoners, Mr. Jumblat made a