December 10, 2004

My Letter to Terrorists

Damn, it feels good to be a gangsta! In my ongoing effort to get a fatwa issued against me by Islamic terrorists, I have sent the following letter to the terrorist scum who run the Army of Ansar al-Sunnah and Islamic Army in Iraq websites. No response yet. I invite you to do the same. If any Arabic speaker would like to write a sample letter that we could copy and paste, it might help ensure that the e-mails are read. more...

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Sunni Party Back in Iraqi Elections

Via the Commissar who notes that the big news is waaaay down at the bottom of this AP article:

There were already signs that Sunni ranks were breaking: One group that had called for a delay, the Iraqi Islamic Party, quietly submitted a 275-candidate list Thursday. ...

The announcement by the Iraqi Islamic Party to submit a list of candidates suggested Sunni Arabs have begun to see the vote as inevitable. Senior party official Ayad al-Samarrai said the move was meant to prove the party was serious about elections, but will need to evaluate the situation further before deciding whether to contest the vote.

"We're reserving our right" to participate in the elections, al-Samarrai said. "Toward the end, we will decide."

Another bit of bad news from the article was that the Shiite majority has submitted a unified list of candidates with both Islamist and secularist on the list. If an Islamist coalition succeeds in taking power in Iraq, than our invasion will be worst than in vain. An Islamist Iraq is more dangerous to the security of the United States than one under the socialist dictatorship of Saddam's Baath Party.

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Child Molestation: It's not just for Catholics anymore!!

Madrassas hit by sex abuse claims:

A Pakistani minister has revealed hundreds of cases of alleged child sex abuse at Islamic schools, or madrassas.

There were 500 complaints this year of abuse allegedly committed by clerics, Aamer Liaquat Hussain, a minister in the religious affairs department, said.

That compares with 2,000 last year, but as yet there have been no successful prosecutions, Mr Hussain told the BBC.

The minister's revelations have sparked death threats and infuriated some religious political leaders.

Mr Hussain said he had received death threats from clerics, but that he had done his job and his conscience was clear.

Hmmm, I wonder if angry Catholic priests called up those investigating sex abuse and threatened them with death? Oh, wait, you're telling me that Catholics gave up killing people in the name of religion somewhere between the Dark Ages and the Enlightenment? Fascinating. (Hat tip: Bill Dauterieve)

UPDATE: Hyscience has a very interesting addendum on homosexual culture and pedophelia in the Muslim world.

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Iraqi Bloggers Meet President Bush at White House

Mohammed and Omar of the Iraq the Model Blog just met with the President of the United States at the White House. How cool is that? From Sysop at American Faith who attended a Spirit of America event in DC last night and was able to meet Omar and Mohammed who were the key note speakers:

Now hereÂ’s the best part: today, without prior notice, Omar and Mohammed went to the Oval Office and met with President Bush! They said that the meeting lasted about a half hour, and the President was very interested in hearing the thoughts and opinions of Iraqi citizens first hand. He wasnÂ’t aware until then of the good things that Spirit Of America has been doing over there to help the Iraqi people and assist in their obtaining democracy. Omar joked that he got to meet POTUS and they didnÂ’t even search his pockets beforehand.
It looks like the Wall Street Journal noticed that the two Iraqi bloggers were in NYC and covered the story as well. Hat tip: Jane of Armies of Liberation

Others: Charles Johnson, Judith at Kesher Talk,

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December 09, 2004

Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun Charged With Desertion

Fox News:

A Marine who was reported abducted in Iraq and later turned up in his native Jordan was charged Thursday with desertion.

Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun (search) was charged following a five-month investigation into his June disappearance from a U.S. military camp near Fallujah, Iraq, according a statement from the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (search).

Hassoun, of West Jordan, Utah (search), is accused of taking unauthorized leave from the unit where he served as an Arabic interpreter.

Hassoun also is charged with loss of government property and theft of a military firearm for allegedly leaving the Marine camp while still in possession of his 9 mm service pistol, as well as theft and wrongful appropriation of a government vehicle.

No date has been set for an Article 32 hearing, one of the first steps toward a possible court-martial in the military justice system, said Maj. Matt Morgan, the brigade spokesman.

I think I owe Spoons another apology.

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Grand Mufti Condemns Consulate Attacks (sort of)

What the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia says to the Western Media (hat tipChad Evans):

Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority on Wednesday condemned as a sin the deadly shooting rampage at a U.S. consulate, and local newspapers reported one of the slain assailants was a former employee of the nation's religious police.
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Grand Mufti Abdul-Aziz al-Sheik said in a statement that anyone who enters the kingdom with the permission of its leaders has a promise of security and should not be attacked.

"What happened on Monday regarding the storming of the U.S. consulate in Jiddah, using weapons and explosives, killing innocent souls, petrifying secure ones, and undermining security in the kingdom are all forbidden acts and grand sins," al-Sheik said.

Read it again. The Grand Mufti never outright denounces the attack for attacking the embassy. Instead he claims it is wrong a) because the Americans are guests b) killed innocent souls, e.g. not Americans (no Americans were killed) c) undermines Saudi Arabian security--the Grand Mufti's job security is dependent on the House of Saud.

The MSM is far too willing to take the Grand Mufti's words at face value. Over the years his alleged condemnations of terrorism are never straight forward. For instance, here is an analysis done by Charles over at LGF. Notice that while the MSM gives the Grand Mufti a pass on his condemnation of 9/11, if you actually read his words you realize that in the Grand Mufti's mind 9/11 was wrong because it killed Muslims. When the Grand Mufti recently told young Muslims not to go to Iraq to join 'the resistance' not because the Jihad was wrong per se, but because it was a waste (ie, practical grounds).

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Australia to Train Iraqi Intelligence

Australia, f**k yeah! Via Blogs of War this IOL article:

Australia is considering giving training to Iraqi intelligence officers, AustraliaÂ’s conservative government said on Monday.

IraqÂ’s National Security Adviser Qassim DaÂ’ud made the training request during talks with AustraliaÂ’s Defence Minister Robert Hill in Bahrain.

Hill, in Bahrain for the International Institute of Strategic Studies Gulf summit, said the Iraqi interim government appreciated AustraliaÂ’s work in helping to train the Iraqi defence force and police, and now wanted help with intelligence officers.

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Iran Interfering in Iraq

Azzaman via Jane:

A high level delegation is to visit Tehran later this week with documents detailing Iranian interference in Iraqi affairs.

The delegation, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Burham Saleh, will provide the Iranians with proof that they were seriously violating Iraqi sovereignty.

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Operation Pettycoat, McHale's Navy, and Humvee Armor

One of the running gags of WWII comedies is the lack of resources given to soldiers in times of war and the FUBAR nature of the requisition process. A classic example of this would be the 1959 Blake Edwards' film Operation Pettycoat. In that film Tony Curtis plays the charicature found in most WWII comedies: the scheming soldier who somehow manages to mix war-time profiteering with outmaneuvering the red-tape laden chain of command in getting critical supplies to his post. McHale's Navy would be the TV equivalent of this.

Well today the Commissar takes to task the MSM and left-blogosphere for forgetting that lack of resources in war is not something new. Something all of them would have realized had they been watching more WWII comedies.

Luckily, Michelle Malkin notes that the problem seems to be getting fixed. Now when are they gonna paint those Humvees pink?

UPDATE: McQ obviously isn't a big Blake Edwards fan.

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Is Islam Intrinsically Fascist?

Yes, says one former CIA agent. Via Robert Spencer this CJN article on Bruce Teft's remarks at a recent forum on Islam at Toronto University:

“Islamic terrorism is based on Islam as revealed through the Qu’ran,” ....

Tefft, a founder of the CIAÂ’s counter-terrorism center and now an advisor to the New York Police DepartmentÂ’s intelligence and counter-terrorism divisions, said that without Islam, the long-term strategy of Al Qaeda and its followers make little sense.

Linking Osama bin Laden to the attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001, Tefft said: “To pretend that Islam has nothing to do with Sept. 11 is to willfully ignore the obvious and to forever misinterpret events.”

In a harsh indictment of Islam – the world’s fastest growing religion and the second-largest faith after Christianity – Tefft said that while there may be moderate Muslims, Islam itself is immoderate.

And, he added, “There is no difference between Islam and Islamic fundamentalism, which is a totalitarian construct.”

According to Tefft, the QuÂ’ran enjoins Muslims to believe that the whole world should be governed by the principles of Islam, an expansionist religion that has historically grown through conquest.

All infidels are to be converted, enslaved or killed, he said, drawing on the knowledge of Bernard Lewis, a Jewish historian who has written books about Islam and Islamic history.

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Zarqawi Close to Getting Caught?

Close to getting caught aint gonna cut it. Either he's cuaght or killed or he's not. The only really interesting bit of information that you get out of this article is that Jordan has intelligence assets in Iraq and that they are cooperating with the US there. Via James Joyner this CNN piece:

Jordanian King Abdullah II said forces in Iraq are "getting close" to capturing terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. "He's slipped through the net once or twice where we got closer to him than he would have liked," Abdullah told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday. "The Iraqis, Jordanians and coalition forces are working very hard to track him down -- and we're getting close." The king said he based his assessment on "hard intelligence."

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December 08, 2004

Spamming Terrorists

Add these e-mail addresses to as many spam lists as possible or the terrorists have already won.

Islamic Army in Iraq
enas2009@hotmail.com

Army of Ansar al-Sunnah
ansar-alsonnah@maktoob.com
bareed-alansar@maktoob.com
un-bareed-alansar@maktoob.com

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December 07, 2004

Iran Secretly Sentencing Al-Qaeda Members??

Via Interested Participant this Turkish Press piece:

Iran confirmed that it has tried and sentenced fugitive members of Al-Qaeda detained on its soil, but maintained a tight secrecy over which members of Osama bin Laden's network were in the Islamic republic
I guess when they're not too busy putting bloggers in jail they might squeeze in a few minutes to nail a bin Ladenite.

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The Kurdish Victims of the Army of Ansar al Sunnah

I had seen this translation of the Army of Ansar al-Sunnah's Banner's of Truth propaganda and recruiting video. Heck, I've seen the video! But the Commissar reminded me of it again with this post. There is just something about using Ansar propaganda for a link drop that I can appreciate.

Anyway, if you haven't been following the latest on what Ansar al Sunnah is putting on their website see this earlier post. From the above Ansar al Sunnah propaganda video: Our tears that we shed now are tears for Iraq; while we watch the enemy preparing all the power they can muster to hit an innocent unarmed people that is powerless

Oh yeah? Who are the main victims of Ansar al Sunnah terrorism? The Kurdish people. Ask the Kurds who it is that is 'hitting the innocent unarmed people' of Iraq and they will point the finger at the terrorists who fight the Coalition. Via Hyscience I found Kurdo's blog on Kurdistan which I highly recommend. Ever wondered what Kurdistan looks like? Kurdo has posted a number of photos here for the world to see. He also has images of slaughtered Kurds in Mosul here.

There can be only one solution to the Army of Ansar al Sunnah in Mosul--return that city to the Kurds. I trust the PUK and KDP militias infinitely more than I do the Arab police forces of the city. Unlike other religous and ethnic groups in the country, the Kurds have a proven track record of fighting terrorists and showing them no mercy.

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December 06, 2004

Army of Ansar al-Sunnah Website Update

This is an archive page. For the latest news on The Army of Ansar al-Sunnah and other terrorist groups in Iraq please go to the MAIN PAGE HERE.

UPDATE 5/10: Army of Ansar al-Sunna website releases images of Japanese hostage Akihiko Saito. Images, story, and link to website.
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The photos that apper here were all taken from the Army of Ansar al-Sunnah's website. CNN reports that al-Sunnah has been up to a lot lately. The photos that follow the article are propaganda by the Army of Ansar al-Sunnah showing that these men had relationship with the 'Zionist Crusader Forces'. Thus, the murder of a truck driver becomes an execution of a collaborator:

The attacks, focused in Baghdad and several cities to the north, appeared to be aimed at scaring off those who cooperate with the American military -- whether police, national guardsmen, or ordinary people just looking for a paycheck.

They also have targeted Kurdish militiamen and Shiite worshippers in a possible bid to foment sectarian and ethnic unrest....

Sunday's bloodshed began when gunmen opened fire at the bus as it dropped off Iraqis employed by coalition forces at a weapons dump in Tikrit, 80 miles (129 kilometers) north of Baghdad, said Capt. Bill Coppernoll, spokesman for the Tikrit-based U.S. 1st Infantry Division. Coppernoll said 17 people died and 13 wounded in the attack.

Survivors said about seven guerrillas were involved, emptying their clips into the bus before fleeing. The bodies of the victims were brought to a morgue too small to hold them all; some were left in the street.

About an hour later, a suicide car bomber drove into an Iraqi National Guard checkpoint in Beiji, 75 miles (121 kilometers) to the north, detonating his explosives-packed vehicle, Coppernoll said. Gunmen then opened fire on the position. Three guardsmen, including a company commander, were killed and 18 wounded, Coppernoll said.

The extremist Ansar al-Sunnah Army, one of Iraq's most feared terror groups, claimed responsibility for the Tikrit attack. The statement, which appeared on the group's Web site, claimed 20 people were slain.

"We tell all those who work with the crusaders: 'This is your fate sooner or later. We're setting up ambushes for you. Repent ... to save your lives,"' said the statement, which couldn't be verified.

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Here is another image from their fatwa page. As you can clearly see, while all Zionist collaboraters get the death warrant issued, none for Rusty Shackleford. What does a guy have to do to get a fatwa issued against him!!! Let me know if you want the URL (I got it from Internet Hagganah), but it changes fast becaue they use free servers. Doesn't using a free server sound awful, I dunno, Jewish? Hey, if you can think of a faster way to get a fatwa than calling these guys Jews let me in on the secret!! more...

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US Consulate Attacked in Saudi Arabia (UPDATED)

The US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was attacked today. No reports of American casualties. New York Times:

group of attackers stormed the American Consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jidda today, using explosives at the gates to breach the outer wall and enter the compound, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement. Three of the attackers were killed and two were wounded and detained when they battled with Saudi security forces, the ministry said.

Four Saudi guards were also killed and 18 members of the consulate's local staff were taken hostage, Reuters quoted security officials as saying.

The Saudis have been doing a pretty good job of fighting terrorists since the second Khobar incident. They now understand that they are targets as well. Ironically (or something like irony) , they continue to be the number one funders of the religious extremism which will eventually lead to the downfall of the House of Saud.

UPDATE: Chad at In the Bullpen notes:

According to Monsoor Ijaz on Fox News, the terrorists who stormed the U.S. consulate office are connected to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Tawhid wal Jihad movement. According to Ijaz, there were rumors indicating similar targets in Algeria and Morocco which failed. The terrorists were hoping to gain access to the consulate and take American hostages.
Preston at the Buffet has this:
Robert Spencer has a little more on the Saudi reaction, including this AP article which refers to the islamofascists as merely a "stray bunch". Is that because the attackers weren't government-approved islamofascists?
Hat tip: James Joyner

Others: Captain Ed, Chad (and here), Pirate's Cove, Jimmy "Six Meat" Buffet, John Little, Jane, Beth, MUSC Tiger, Poliblog,

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December 04, 2004

Ansar al-Sunnah Terrorist Arrested In Allawi Assassination Plot

This article claims that the four men arrested in Germany are suspected members of what they call Ansar al-Islam. This would be strange since that terrorist organization seems to have been destroyed during the initial invasion. It has since been supplanted by The Army of Ansar al-Sunnah, which is not directly led by Abu Mussab Zarqawi, but soes cooperate with his Al Qaeda linked terrorist organization. The Army of Ansar al-Sunnah has been responsible for the beheading murders of dozens of foreign civilians. That group operates in the areas bordering the Kurdish homeland of Northern Iraq and is responsible for murdering up to 90 Iraqis in Mosul over the past three weeks. Just today there are reports that al-Sunnah was involved in a plot to assassinate the governor of Iraq's Dohuk province. Since Ansar al-Sunnah may be composed of remnants of Ansar al-Islam and operates in the same general vicinity, it is easy to get the two groups mixed up.

Three Iraqi men were arrested Friday just hours before Allawi met German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. The suspects are believed to belong to the Ansar-al-Islam terror group, which has attacked U.S. and allied forces in Iraq since last year's U.S.-led invasion.

U.S. authorities have linked the group to al-Qaida. German authorities have said Ansar al-Islam has about 100 supporters in the country.

Prosecutors did not release the three suspects' names. One of them, the suspected head of an Ansar-al-Islam cell in the southern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, has been under investigation by Stuttgart authorities since October 2003, Der Spiegel reported.

Others: Chad Evans (and here), James Joyner

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The Gathering Storm of Islamism in Europe

Chad at In the Bullpen offers this reflection on the impact of large-scale immigration of Muslims to Europe.

I would only add that if Europeans don't a) start having more children or b) begin severely restricting immigration an even larger danger looms: Europe will become part of the Islamic Umma. Islam will have succeeded where Hitler failed, to control the European continent and oppress all who oppose it's fascism. All this, plus an advanced industrial economy and nuclear weapons!!!

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December 03, 2004

Iraqi Police Officer Beheaded Near Green Zone

An Iraqi Police officer has been beheaded near the Green Zone in Baghdad. His name was Imad Jabouri. I found this buried in an article on the escalating violence in Iraq. It should be noted that violence seems to be turning away from US military targets, to Iraqi police. A trend we have been seeing for some time:

Police officials disclosed Thursday that Imad Jabouri, a lieutenant colonel in the Iraqi traffic police, was grabbed a day earlier from in front of his home in the Sabaa Bour neighborhood in northern Baghdad by several armed men as he left for work.

The men beheaded Jabouri, who directed traffic at a busy intersection in front of the Green Zone, and fled with his police badge and pistol, according to a police official who declined to be named for security reasons.

"Those men cut off his head, and this is the way they kill the people who they think are spies and agents," said the official, who said Jabouri's absence from work Wednesday prompted inquiries into his whereabouts.

"I'm afraid they will use this badge in their next operations."

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Osama bin Laden Still has Farty Pants

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Via Strategy Page via OTB

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