http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/islamists/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 03:17:11 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021495/posts ... About 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference at Tunisia’s main religious centre in the central city of Kairouan by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country. Security checkpoints were in place and patrols were out in the streets after authorities declared the conference by the ultraconservative Muslim group Ansar al-Shariah a threat “to security and public order.” Police clashed with tens of thousands of members of Ansar al-Sharia who had intended to go to the main rally. Protesters threw stones at police, who fired tear gas in response. Kairouan hospital... TheStar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021495/posts#comment Mon, 20 May 2013 03:17:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3021299/posts Well, well, well, the Huma Abedin controversy has finally hit the legacy media. Okay, okay — it’s not the Huma Abedin controversy, but it’s one Obama’s court stenographers apparently feel comfortable talking about. It seems Ms. Abedin, accurately described by the New York Times as Hillary Rodham Clinton’s ”longtime aide and confidante,” spent her last months at the State Department not really at the State Department. Despite maintaining her title as Secretary of State Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, she was permitted, upon returning to government service from maternity leave in mid-2012, to remain at home in New York with... P J Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3021299/posts#comment Sun, 19 May 2013 14:31:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3017728/posts 'If we're going to get a grip on this, we have to know their narrative and understand it' A noted specialist on Islamic law and ideology from the Center for Security Policy, who has been cited as an expert for the Pentagon, says a coalition of Islamists and Marxists is working to destroy the United States. The comments come from Stephen Coughlin, a lecturer for leading Department of Defense institutions such as the Naval War College, Marine Corps HQ-Quantico and for the FBI. Coughlin is a retired major in the U.S. Army reserves and was assigned to USCENTCOM, with a... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3017728/posts#comment Fri, 10 May 2013 05:14:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015754/posts Hassan al-Banna, the Muslim Brotherhood’s epigrammatic founder, was never at a loss for the chilling turn of phrase. His rally cry, the Brotherhood’s signature pledge that “Jihad is our way” and “Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope,” is the soundtrack of the “Arab Spring.” It speaks for a region over two-thirds of whose putative liberty lovers prefer to kill apostates than to abide freedom of conscience. Their embrace of the very sharia chauvinism that ties together Banna, bin Laden, the Saudi royals, and Tamerlan Tsarnaev explodes the Western myth of the moderate Muslim majority. Yet the... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015754/posts#comment Sat, 4 May 2013 19:00:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015346/posts The Obama administration is quite worried about stereotyping Muslims as violence-prone terrorists. They fear that any acknowledgment that some Muslims commit acts of terror because they are religiously motivated (however twisted the terrorists' interpretation of Islam may be) is to encourage a backlash of intolerance (at best) and violence (at worst) against Muslim Americans. It's not crazy to worry about anti-Muslim violence. There have been vicious attacks on innocent Muslims. Last November, a Queens, N.Y., man was stabbed six times as he stood outside his mosque by an attacker who shouted "F------ Muslim, I'll kill you." In the wake of... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015346/posts#comment Fri, 3 May 2013 15:09:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3015066/posts We saved them from the nazis and latterly helped them get rid of Gaddaffi, and this is what we get? You Tube video http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3015066/posts#comment Thu, 2 May 2013 21:35:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3014975/posts Feds Investigating A Saudi Compound In Virginia For Possible Human Trafficking Rebecca Baird-RembaMay 2, 2013Screenshot via NBC Washington Immigration officials rescued two women from this Saudi-owned home in McLean. Immigration officials are investigating a possible case of human trafficking at a home in McLean, Va., owned by the Saudi government, according to various media sources. Department of Homeland Security agents rescued two women, possible victims of domestic servitude, from a Saudi diplomatic compound early Wednesday morning, a local NBC affiliate reports. One woman tried to escape by "squeezing through a gap in the front gate as it was closing," according... TBI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3014975/posts#comment Thu, 2 May 2013 17:27:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3013063/posts Russian Security Detains 140 Suspected Muslim Extremists In Moscow House Of Worship By Jacey Fortin April 26 2013 1:51 PM Russian authorities detained 140 suspected Muslim extremists in the capital city of Moscow on Friday. At least 30 of those now in custody are foreign nationals. Russian Federal Security Service officials told RT that the suspects were detained in a house of worship where visitors often “converted to radicalism and joined militant groups active in the North Caucasus, as well as participated in preparing and perpetrating terrorist acts in Russia.” Most Russian encounters with extremist violence have occurred in the... IBT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3013063/posts#comment Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:19:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3012061/posts For years, IÂ’ve warned about the GOPÂ’s Grover Norquist problem. Just last week, he was front and center at the Gang of 8′s amnesty press conference — despite longtime concerns expressed on this blog and by national security advocates and activists about his dangerous Islamist alliances and progressive proclivities. Now we learn that NorquistÂ’s convicted terrorist pal and former funder, Abdurahman Alamoudi, was the first president of the radical mosque attended by the Boston bomber brothers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Alamoudi, as IÂ’ve documented repeatedly here, provided seed money to NorquistÂ’s Muslim outreach effort during the Bush years. Michelle Malkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3012061/posts#comment Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:37:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3010519/posts I heard Mark Steyn go through a step-wise liberal media set of evil-doers that seem to be thematic in all of these types of terror events. I am trying to find a written/published run-through which went something like this: First blamed is right-wing talk radio, then: Right-wing white males Christian activists Tea Party Then, as Islam is implicated... Must be a lone wolf Must be just a small group Might have been radicalized by a Muslim cleric Might be Islam-themed, but couldn't be al-Qaeda since they are on the run... Just trying to get Steyn's excellent list right... Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3010519/posts#comment Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:51:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3010445/posts Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley says that the circumstances behind the Boston Marathon bombing should give lawmakers pause when considering comprehensive immigration reform. “It's important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system,” the Iowa senator said Friday during an immigration reform hearing. “While we don't yet know the immigration status of people who have terrorized the communities in Massachusetts, when we find out it will help shed light on the weaknesses of our system. How can individuals evade authority and plan such attacks on our soil?” Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and his brother Dzhokhar, 19, are suspected... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3010445/posts#comment Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:25:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3010389/posts Monday Bombshell: Evidence So Damning It Will “Determine the Fate of Our Nation” Mac Slavo April 20th, 2013 Radio host Glenn Beck has reportedly obtained information regarding the Saudi Arabian national initially detained as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. According to Beck, the lies surrounding this suspect run so deep that should they become public they will have consequences so severe that the United State of America as we know it will be “done” if the Obama Administration is not held to account. On his radio show Friday, Beck urged White House officials to come clean. Failure to... SHTF Plan http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3010389/posts#comment Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:50:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3009977/posts Media Bias: There's palpable dismay at outlets such as MSNBC and Salon that the Boston Marathon bombers were radicalized young men from Chechnya and not angry white males from the vast right-wing conspiracy. Shortly after Monday's tragedy in Boston, David Sirota of Salon Magazine penned a piece titled "Let's hope the Boston Marathon bomber is a white American." His hopes were dashed when the suspects turned out to be Muslim brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, whose family origins are in Chechnya, the rebellious Russian region that is a breeding ground for terrorists. In 2002, about 40 armed Chechen separatists took... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3009977/posts#comment Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:13:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008201/posts The deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon that killed at least two and injured more than 80 is believed to be an act of terrorism, senior White House officials told Fox News. Two explosions tore through the finish line of the world-famous race just before 3 p.m., going off simultaneously as throngs of onlookers watched runners complete the 26.2-mile trek. The timing of the blasts immediately sparked suspicions of a deliberate act. “When multiple devices go off, that’s an act of terrorism,” a senior administration official told Fox News, just moments after President Obama delivered a statement to the nation... fox news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008201/posts#comment Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:51:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3005020/posts The first rule of Jihad Club is that there's no talking about it. For the second rule, see the first rule. The culture of silence and terrorism denial is sometimes well meaning. Since the Bush days, experts on Islam have warned that the best way to defeat Islamic terrorists is to undermine their claim to fighting on behalf of Islam by refusing to call them Islamic. The sheer brilliance of this strategy was only partly undermined by its origins in Saudi Arabia, the country sponsoring Islamic terrorists, and by the fact that recruiting primarily takes place in media and channels... Sultan Knish http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3005020/posts#comment Sun, 7 Apr 2013 12:08:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3004381/posts Earlier today, members of Ukrainian feminist group Femen staged protests across Europe as they called for a "topless jihad." The demonstrations were in support of a young Tunisian activist named Amina Tyler. Last month, Tyler posted naked images of herself online, with the words "I own my body; it's not the source of anyone's honor" written on her bare chest. The head of Tunisia's "Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice," reportedly called for Tyler to be stoned to death for her putatively obscene actions, lest they lead to an epidemic. Tyler has since gone quiet, leading... The Atlantic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3004381/posts#comment Fri, 5 Apr 2013 06:52:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2997361/posts The Muslims of America based in Hancock, Delaware County, is suing Martin Mawyer and his Christian Action Network for $3 million in federal court in Syracuse, seeking to halt the continued publication of his book, ‘Twilight in America’ – the Untold Story of Islamic Training Camps in America.” Syracuse.com (h/t Andrea K) The book takes aim at Muslims of America with false claims that have put the group’s members in fear of violent attacks from Mawyer’s followers, the lawsuit said. The co-author of the book, Patti Pierucci, is also named as a defendant. The Christian Action Network isn’t the only... Act for America.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2997361/posts#comment Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:59:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2994970/posts If all had gone according to plan, US Secretary of State John Kerry would be preparing to bestow an "International Women of Courage" award upon an Egyptian named Samira Ibrahim later this afternoon.  He will not, as it turns out, and for very good reason. The Weekly Standard has done Yeoman's work on this controversy, which unraveled in a hurry:   Five of these awards are being given to women from Muslim-majority countries, underscoring the unique plight of women in those countries. The only problem is that one of the women to be recognized is an anti-Semite and supports the... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2994970/posts#comment Fri, 8 Mar 2013 22:20:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2993835/posts U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday Washington was increasingly confident that weapons being sent to the Syrian opposition by other countries were going to moderate forces. Kerry, on his first overseas tour since taking office, told a news conference in Doha he had held talks with nations in the region about the kinds of arms being sent to the different Syrian opposition forces. Saudi Arabia and Qatar are widely believed to be providing weapons to the rebels, but the United States says it does not wish to send arms for fear they may find their way to... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2993835/posts#comment Wed, 6 Mar 2013 00:36:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2993624/posts Libyan Islamists detained 48 Egyptian Christians in Benghazi last week, torturing them and using acid to burn off tattoos of the cross, according to family members. The Christians, who are peddlers, were arrested by Islamist Salafists in Benghazi, who said they had Christian icons at their marketplace stalls ... Benghazi residents have expressed outrage at the hardcore Salafists, who are believed to have been behind the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Repression of Christians living in Libya is on the rise ... Kamel’s uncle, Khalaf Naguib Salib, said the Copts... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2993624/posts#comment Tue, 5 Mar 2013 14:58:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2991517/posts Saudi Arabia has financed a large purchase of infantry weapons from Croatia and quietly funneled them to antigovernment fighters in Syria in a drive to break the bloody stalemate that has allowed President Bashar al-Assad to cling to power, according to American and Western officials familiar with the purchases. The weapons began reaching rebels in December via shipments shuttled through Jordan, officials said, and have been a factor in the rebels’ small tactical gains this winter against the army and militias loyal to Mr. Assad. Washington’s role in the shipments, if any, is not clear. Officials in Europe and the... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2991517/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:47:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2989222/posts Earlier this month NGO Monitor released its report on foreign government funding of radical political Israeli NGOs which work to undermine Israel's international standing and subvert Israeli society. Along with the usual European suspects who give millions of shekels (or Euros or pounds) to Israeli groups like this, it works out that the US government is also funding extremely radical organizations, courtesy of American taxpayers. Notably, the three groups that reported receiving funding from the US are all in the business of waging political warfare campaigns directed at the Israeli public. According to the report, in accordance with the NGO... Caroline Glick http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2989222/posts#comment Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:58:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2987409/posts International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that 19 children, who were to be sold to fundamentalist Islamic boarding schools (madrassas), have been rescued. Traffickers lied to the children’s parents, saying they would take the children to Christian boarding schools in Dhaka, when in fact, they were intending to sell the children to various madrassas. Students from Dhaka University discovered the children and rescued them. This is not the first instance of Christian children being trafficked to madrassas, as upwards of 150 children have been rescued from similar situations since July 2012. Frontpage Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2987409/posts#comment Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:45:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2982886/posts Fleeing Islamist insurgents burnt two buildings containing priceless books as French-led troops approached al-Qaida-allied fighters on Saturday torched two buildings that held the manuscripts, some of which dated back to the 13th century. They also burned down the town hall, the governor's office and an MP's residence, and shot dead a man who was celebrating the arrival of the French military. French troops and the Malian army reached the gates of Timbuktu on Saturday and secured the town's airport. But they appear to have got there too late to rescue the leather-bound manuscripts that were a unique record of sub-Saharan... The Guardian, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2982886/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:28:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2982651/posts Extremists burn ancient texts in Mali The Associated Press Posted Jan 28, 2013 @ 07:32 AMSEVARE, Mali (AP) — Islamist extremists torched a library containing historic manuscripts in Timbuktu, the mayor said today, as French and Malian forces closed in on Mali's fabled desert city. Ousmane Halle said he heard about the burnings early today. "It's truly alarming that this has happened," he told The Associated Press by telephone from Mali's capital, Bamako. "They torched all the important ancient manuscripts. The ancient books of geography and science. It is the history of Timbuktu, of its people." State Journal Register (Illinois) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2982651/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:40:19 GMT