UPDATED: "Allahu akbar!" in Manchester UK

Today is Yom Kippur -- the Day of Atonement -- the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. In grimy Manchester, a post-industrial city in the Disunited Kingdom, there are two fewer Jews to attone.

And one less [insert whatever adjective you think fits] terrorist two. Police say they have shot a suspect in an attack outside a synagogue in the north of Manchester in which two people were killed, adding they are treating it as a "terrorist" attack. 

Greater Manchester Police said in a series of posts on X today that they were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall shortly after 0930 BST by a member of the public, who said he had witnessed a car being rammed into people and that one man had been stabbed. 

Police confirmed that two people were killed in the attack, and a third person, suspected to be the attacker, who was shot dead by police. The Peelers could not confirm if the suspect was dead "due to safety issues surround suspicious items [read: explosives] on his person." Nor could they give any information on the attacker's identity, background, religion or possible motivation. The lickspittle media have already broadcast the usual disclaimers.

If it turns out that our suspicions are correct, you might hear about it on your local TV outlet, following the sports and weather. Or not. But you'll get the truth right here on WWW.

UPDATE ADDED at 1410 FMT: Suspicions confirmed! Here's the stabby Jew-killer, identified as a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent, named (appropriately enough) Jihad Al-Shamie.

Inspector Knacker of the Manchester constabulary told reporters, "We are now able to confirm that, although formal identification is yet to take place, we believe the person responsible for today’s attacks is 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie." He did not, however, say anything about Mr Al-Shamie's possible motive. Sez Walt, "shame, shame on Shamie!"

"Allahu akbar!" in Bavaria?

Yes, we're making an assumption here. This is all we have so far, from ABC News.

German police say a man attacked and slightly injured four people with an axe on a long-distance train in Bavaria on Thursday before he was detained by police. Local police in Straubing said the attack happened on an ICE express train headed to the Austrian capital of Vienna while it was between Straubing and Plattling in southern Germany. 

Police said around 500 people were on board when the attack happened. Police, firefighters and emergency personnel were deployed to the scene, police added. The railway line was closed down. Police did not immediately provide further details on the identity of the attacker or his motive.

The emphasis in the preceding paragraph is mine. Before you accuse me of jumping to the usual conclusion, tell me, dear believer in peaceful coexistence, that you didn't.

"Free Palestine!" (the new "Allahu akbar!") in Boulder CO

Looks like "Free Palestine!" is the new "Allahu akbar!", at least in English-speaking countries. That's what Mohamed Sabry Soliman was yelling in Boulder CO yesterday as he used a homemade flamethrower [Ed., see if you can find a "how to" video on YouTube] to torch several Jews, including children, who had gathered to call for Hamas to release the Israeli hostages.

Kind of a strange look for a fanatical follower of the Religion of Peace, but the FBI has confirmed that Mr Soliman is a 45-year-old Egyptian national whose visa, granted during the Biden administration, expired in March of this year.  

They also confirm that he used a Molotov cocktails, shown in the photos, along with a flamethrower to attack elderly demonstrators belonging to "Run For Their Lives", a grassroots organization that facilitates global run and walk events calling for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. 

In a departure from the usual obfuscation about the motive being unclear, the authorities now concede that the dastardly attack was "targeted". They have so far refrained, though, from pronouncing the words "Islamic" or "terrorism".  

Mr Soliman is resting comfortably in hospital, recovering from minor burns, while the usual suspects organize mostly peaceful protests about racism, police brutality and the "Israeli genocide" in Gaza.

UPDATED: "Allahu Akbar!" in Europe... again???

Today is the Muslim sabbath, a day when followers of the Prophet go to the mosque... or into a crowded market to perpetrate another in a long line of attacks on innocent civilians who have welcomed them into their once-Christian countries.

This year alone, five people were injured in a violent spree in Amsterdam, while three months ago a teenage boy was killed in a similar attack in Austria. The authorities described the latter as "an Islamic incident".

The Netherlands, Austria, and today Germany. This evening at least 12 people were injured in a knife attack at Hamburg Central Station. What's unusual about this one is that, according to Bild, a woman was arrested at the scene. 

In keeping with official policies, in a country where the government thinks "right-wing extremism" is the greatest threat, die Polizei have yet to confirm that the suspect was woman, or to provide any information about her (?) citizenship, ethnicity, or religion.

Of course we shouldn't jump to the usual conclusion. Mustn't stoke the fires of Islamophobia. 

The perp might not have been a woman at all. "She" might have been a man hiding under a hijab, like the one pictured at left. And so far there have been no ear-witness reports of shouts of "Allahu akbar!"

Still, as far as Ed. can remember, we've only been wrong about this once. We'll let you know if further details disprove our assumption. Let's not forget that the Islamic terrorists are engaged in a jihad, a "holy war". They are out to kill us "infidels". All of us. 

UPDATE ADDED 24/5/25 @ 0701 FMT: Die Polizei are now describing the assailant as "Caucasian". So? There are many Caucasians -- people whose family or ancestors come from the Caucasus, e.g. Chechens in rebellion against Russia -- who are Muslims. You can be a Caucasian and still be an illegal immigrant or an asylum-seeker or bogus refugee.

UPDATED: "Allahu akbar!" in Germany, again?

Walt had no sooner posted "Fasching season cancelled in Munich for fear of another Muslim attack" (see below), when the mojo wire spat out news of... wait for it... another Muslim attack!

In Mannheim, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, die Polizei have arrested a man, so far unidentified, who "allegedly" [as they always say. Ed.] drove a black SUV into a crowd of people this morning, seriously injuring many, including one who was possibly killed.

Police have ordered the public to keep away from the area shown in the picture above, near Mannheim's city centre. A local newspaper spoke of a "rampage" by the alleged driver and of at least one fatality. The Stuttgarter Zeitung reports that "debris was visible at the scene and at least one person was lying covered under a tarpaulin."

Die Rheinpfalz notes that officers "confirm rampage" and that one person has died. No further information has been made public yet, but Bild states police sources say the death toll has risen to two, and that 25 are injured. Frankfurter Runschau states University Hospital Mannheim has been activated, with trauma teams set up to deal with a "mass event".

Police have yet to make any comment on the cause of this incident or whether there is any known motive. Readers will forgive us, I think, for jumping to the usual conclusion. As I said in the previous post, the driving of vehicles at high speeds into crowds is something that has become all too familiar in German cities recently. There's no denying that adherents of "the Religion of Peace" are engaging in jihad -- a holy war against us "infidels"!

UPDATE added 4/3/25: According to media reports, the perpetrator of the Mannheim atrocity is Alexander S. from Ludwigshafen. He only posted dog videos and a video of a street artist painting over swastikas. 

He did not share any political content on his Facebook page, so it's difficult to attribute any ideology to him. One can't say that he's a jihadi. So also, one can't he isn't a jihadi. Perhaps we'll learn more if he faces trial, instead of being confined to a mental institution to avoid embarrassment of the authorities. Stay tuned.

"Islamophobia is irrational!" - Yeah... sure...

On Sunday, Walt had a visitor to our cabin in the pines, one of those unthinking liberal types who calls himself a Christian but repeats the tired old mantras: "We all worship the same God." "Everyone's equal in God's sight." and "All religions are the same." As he could see the red rising up the back of my neck, he topped this off with, "Do you really believe the Muslims are trying to invade our country and kill us all?!"

"Well yeah!" says I. "Look around you!" The visitor told me I was being irrational, and the subject was changed to something anodine. 

Today, I will send him the link to a statement made this morning by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in which he said that the murder of the three little girls pictured above at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last year must lead to "fundamental change" in how the British state protects citizens, as well as a reckoning with threats from violent individuals whose behaviour and motives "challenge the traditional definition of terrorism."

Without giving us the new definition of terrorism, or ever once using the words "Islamic" or "Muslim", Sir Keir said the authorities need to answer "tough questions" about how why the violence-obsessed killer was not stopped before he stabbed the three girls to death in Southport last July. 

Mr Stammer announced that a public inquiry would investigate failings in the case of Axel Rudakubana, who injured another eight children, their instructor and a passer-by. For those who don't (or, like our visitor, choose not to) remember, our reports of the Manchester massacre maybe found here: "'Allahu akbar!' in Southport, England" and here: "Entering Week 2 of British race riots". On Monday, the first day of his trial, the Islamic terrorist -- for such he is -- unexpectedly changed his pleas to guilty. He is due to be sentenced on Thursday.

This week, half a year since the horrific event, we finally learn the truth about Axel Rudakubana, the truth that the politically correct British government, the police, and the lickspittle media have covered up right from the getgo.

The killer was referred to the government’s "Prevent" scheme three times before his attack in Southport. He was first referred to the anti-extremism programme om 2019, when he was a 13-year-old schoolboy. He was referred by teachers concerned by his obsession with school massacres. 

He was reportedly referred to Prevent twice in 2021 following his expulsion from the Range High School after staff were worried about his interest in the 2017 terror attacks, which included incidents in central London and the Manchester Arena bombing.

The referrals were not escalated, as "someone" decided that Rudakubana "did not hold a terrorist ideology" – the same reasoning used by police to justify the failure to charge him with terrorism offences. 

The bullshit meter on social went off the peg at the peak end as tensions mounted across the Disunited Kingdom. We'll show in blue examples of the politically correct bullshit fed to us by the British government and its minions.

Merseyside Police took the unusual step of issuing a statement that stressed the teenager being questioned was born in Cardiff. But confirmation that the killer was a British national did little to ease growing belief that the massacre was an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack. 

Because Mr Rudakubana was not heard shouting "Allahu akbar!" (or anything) at the scene, and his family were devout Christians. there was nothing obvious that pointed to him being a Muslim convert or having any other ideology. During a press conference in Southport the evening of the attack, Serena Kennedy, the chief constable of Merseyside Police, said that while it was not being treated as terror-related, colleagues from counter-terror policing had offered to assist with the investigation.

Yet in the hours after the attack, police had searched the perp's home and found an al-Qaeda training manual along with what would soon be confirmed as ricin, the deadly toxin. The information was withheld from the public.  On the evening of July 31st, Mr Rudakubana was charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and possession of "a bladed article" (like a knife? a machete? what?) in a public place. 

As with all suspects under the age of 18, he was not formally identified by the Peelers, leading to further claims that the full details were being covered up. Ya think?! Crucially, the teenager was not charged with terrorism offences relating to the al-Qaeda manual and ricin at that stage, waiting for another three months. 

While this may have been an operational decision to allow detectives more time to gather evidence of a motive, it also avoided stoking the growing disorder that was sweeping Britain. While visiting the scene the morning after the attack, Sir Keir was asked whether the killer had been on a terrorism watchlist. One heckler shouted, "How many more children are going to die on our streets?"

In a statement to the House of Commons a short time later, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper warned people against exploiting the attack to peddle misinformation and stir up community tension. But she didn't rule out a terrorist motive, telling MPs, "The investigation will, of course, pursue any contact the suspect may or may not have had with different agencies before the incident took place."

A spokesthingy for the Prime Minister added, "People should listen to the police, they should not do anything that is going to make the police’s job harder to manage the situation, to conduct their investigations. It is unhelpful [sic] to speculate on things like the motive and the circumstances around this."

Why do we call these statements bullshit? Because evidence found at Mr Rudakubana’s home immediately after murderous attack suggested that terrorism was indeed behind the atrocity. 

An al-Qaeda training manual found in Rudakubana’s bedroom provided a step-by-step guide to carrying out a terrorist attack. Bearing the title Military Studies in the Jihad Against the Tyrants: The Al-Qaeda Training Manual, the 180-page document was recovered by police hours after the teenager walked into the Taylor Swift holiday club in Southport and began stabbing children. 

The manual included a whole section on how to assassinate people with a knife and provided details of where on the body to stab someone to guarantee death. As well as providing terrorist instruction, the document -- which is available for purchase or download online -- offers religious justifications for waging jihad, complete with regular quotations from the Koran. 

It talks about the "overthrow of the godless regimes and their replacement with an Islamic regime". De Jerold Post, a former CIA operative turned academic and counter-terror specialist who edited the document in 2004, wrote in the preface: "The eighteen chapters of the Manual of Terror take the reader through a tour of al-Qaeda membership criteria, basic tradecraft, means and methods of communication, member safety, security, espionage, assassination and capture."

He added: "The tradecraft instructions are interwoven with Koranic justification designed to inspire the reader. There are detailed instructions on everything from ciphers to how to resist interrogation. But it is also a manual of terror with no less than four of the seventeen lessons or chapters devoted to techniques for assassination. But it is not merely a list of instructions, for it is also written to inspire the undercover operator as he carries on his dangerous work."

Apparently the discovery of this handbook for Islamic terrorists was not enough to convince the Bobbies that simply possessing the widely-available academic pamphlet proved that this was a terrorist incident. After all, Mr Rudakubana didn't confess or offer a single word of explanation since his arrest. Until Monday, when the Islamic terrorist pled guilty... with no explanation.

Are we crazy, then, to fear that fanatical followers of the Religion of Peace [TM] have invaded our countries, intending to replace our culture, religion and system of government with theirs? QED.

"But we won, in the end, right?"

"I mean, we ended the Muslim civil war, we brought peace and democracy to Iraq and all those other places, and we saved the world from Al-Qaeda, ISIS and the Taliban. So we won... right?"

Errr... actually, NO! Ever since WWII, and particularly since the fall of the Twin Towers, the Paranoid States of America has considered itself the World's Policeman, on a mission to spread freedom, democracy, and the American way of life (ugghhh, brrrrr) throughout the rest of the world, whether ROTW wants it or not.

After 9/11, the words "al-Qaeda" became shorthand for Islamic terrorism anywhere in the world. The cry "Allahu akbar!" was  heard in London, Paris, Berlin [That's enough world cities. Ed.] and is still our best guess any time there's a suicide bombing or mass shooting or terror attack anywhere in the Middle East or the Western world.

With the US of A as the unwitting midwife, Al-Qaeda begat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The Muslim civil war in Iraq begat the same in Syria. The American-led (but really America-only) missions in Iraq and Afghanistan ended in ignominious retreat. 

Saddam Hussein and Muammar Ghadafi were deposed and killed, but today the countries they ruled remain no-go zones for Westerners, as does the entire Muddled East from the Mediterranean all the way to Pakistan. (The possible exception is Israel, although it has its own wars with Palestinians and Hezbollah to worry about.) 

Instead of bringing the Islamic republics, sheikdoms, etc into the New World Order, American intervention (read: meddling) has turned the region into one huge shithole, stuck in the mentality of the Middle Ages and intent on bring the ROTW down to its level. I call our mission a failure, utter and complete.

Further reading: And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle East, by Richard Engel, Chief Foreign Correspondent, NBC News. Simon & Schuster, 2016. Clear and concise, not overly biased, easy reading.

Footnote: Regular readings should know that Walt fully supports Ukraine and Ukrainians in their reistance to the illegal Russian invasion and occupation of their land. Слава Україні! Героям слава! 

I believe we should give the Ukrainians as much humanitarian and military assistance as we can, short of putting US or NATO boots on the ground. Why stop at that? Precisely because of the mess America has made of every foreign intervention since (and including) Korea. That kind of "help" is the last thing Ukraine needs!

UPDATED: "Allahu akbar!" in England - When will we learn?

It seems like just yesterday [It was just yesterday! Ed.] that I warned our readers that no-one is safe from Islamic terrorism. It doesn't matter what country you live in, or your station in life, high or low. Muslim extremists are waging jihad -- holy war -- on us "infidels", and if you present a target of opportunity, they'll kill you!

In yesterday's post, "'Allahu akbar!' in Norway - a lesson our 'leaders' haven't learned", I was referring to an "incident" in Norway in which a "homegrown terrorist" killed five and wounded two, using a bow and arrow. The victims were apparently random "infidels", who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Today comes news of a targeted attack on a "leader", a British politican.

Sir David Amess, a Member of Parliament, succumbed to his injuries after being stabbed several times during a meeting with his constituents at a church in eastern England.  A 25-year-old suspect has been arrested. That much we know from the controlled media. The official announcement from Essex police revealed even less. Here is the full text of their tweet: 

"A man has been arrested on suspicion murder after a man was stabbed in #LeighonSea. 

"We were called to Eastwood Road North shortly after 12.05pm. 

"Sadly, a man later died. A man was arrested at the scene.

"We are not looking for anyone else." 

That's it. Just "a man" murdered by another "a man". The lack of any information about the man's identity -- let alone his nationality, ethnicity, immigration status in the UK... or religion -- aroused suspicion. You can bet that if the perp had been a white, Christian, native-born Brit, he would have been identified as such immediately. Phrases like "white supremacist" and "right-wing extremist" would have been bandied about. 

The news broke around breakfast time (in our corner of the forest). It's now time for lunch, but so far there's "radio silence" when it comes to any information that might stoke the fires of Islamophobia. Except for one report, which I have seen attributed to the Daily Telegraph, but have been unable to access. It is said that the so-far unidentified man is a "British national of Somali heritage", which would make him a follower of the Prophet.

If that turns out to be true -- we'll update this post if, as and when -- it just proves once again the danger of allowing into our countries foreigners whose values do not mesh with hours, and who refuse to assimilate, preferring to change our countries to mesh with their religion and its barbaric practices. 

UPDATE added at 1625: From the Times of London: "A 25-year-old suspect, who is a British citizen, made no attempt to flee and was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. Police believe him to be Muslim and of Somali descent. He is being questioned by counterterrorism officers and the security services are examining possible links to Islamist extremists."

Suspicions confirmed! It doesn't matter whether or not they are connected to ISIS or Al-Qaeda. Even one "lone wolf", inspired by the injunction to kill infidels wherever they may be found, can do a lot of damage. When will our "leaders" -- those responsible for allowing such people to invade our countries -- learn this?!

"Allahu akbar!" in Norway - a lesson our "leaders" haven't learned

Norway has very strict gun control laws. Even the cops don't carry guns [as used to be the case in Britain. Ed.] Until yesterday, that is. The police directorate has now ordered officers nationwide to carry firearms, following a series of terrorist attacks in which five peopole were killed and two wounded by a man armed with a bow and arrow. 

That's an arrow in the inset picture. "The man used a bow and arrow...for some of the attacks," the local police chief told the meeja, adding that they were investigating whether other weapons had also been used.

Reuters quotes the top cop as saying, "The man has been apprehended.... From the information we now have, this person carried out these actions alone." What Reuters doesn't say (but Al Jazeera does!) is that the deadly archer is Espen Andersen Brathen, a Dane who converted to Islam, and was flagged as having being "radicalized". 

Yesterday's attacks took place over "a large area" of Kongsberg, a municipality of about 28,000 people in southeastern Norway.  "The reports coming from Kongsberg tonight are horrifying," Prime Minister Erna Solberg told a news conference. "I understand that many people are afraid, but it's important to emphasise that the police are now in control," she said. 

The statement from the police directorate said, "This is an extra precaution. The police have no indication so far that there is a change in the national threat level."

CAUTION: This is a cautionary tale. You may think you live in a peaceful country, like Norway... or Canada or New Zealand... where you are safe from random attacks by Islamic terrorists. Your government may tell you so. "The threat level is low. Police are in control. No need to be afraid." They lie!

Dear reader, no matter where you live, your country has its share of Islamic extremists. Hundreds of them, maybe thousands. Some, like this "Danish Mohammed", might be called "homegrown". Others -- most of them -- are imported from the Muslim shitholes of the Middle East. 

They have been allowed into your country by "leaders" like Germany's Angela Merkel. Other "leaders", like Canada's Just In Trudeau and America's Senile Joe Biden, are actually encouraging them to come and make themselves at home, not in cities like New York and Toronto, but in smaller cities and towns... just like yours.  

When you venture out today, to go to work or shop or go to a ball game, take a look around you. When did that mosque ["Islamic community centre", shurely. Ed.] get there? What's going on inside? Is someone preaching jihad to susceptible "homegrown" converts? What about that person covered head to toe in a burqa? Is it a woman or a man? What is he/she carrying under there? An AR-15? A bow and arrow?

Good questions, all of them, but you're not allowed to talk openly about such things. Mustn't encourage Islamophobia, you know! Besides -- this is what they tell us -- the overwhelming majority of Muslims in our communities are "moderate Muslims", peaceloving people who wish only to live in peace with us ...and of course benefit from our generous welfare system. 

Really -- this is what they tell us -- we should welcome the 1000s of Afghans who are being settled amongst us right now. It's the Christian thing to do, eh. Hmmm, somehow that doesn't sound quite right.

UPDATED: Allahu akbar! in London... now The Hague too!

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside again! After months of relative quiet, London has once again experienced the result of allowing hundreds of thousands of Muslim migrants to settle in one's country. Parts of central London are on lockdown, and Inspector Knacker of the Yard has declared an "isolated incident" on London Bridge this afternoon (GMT) a terror attack. Of course the authorities haven't used words like "Muslim" or "Islamist", but here's what we know so far.

A "person" started attacking people walking along London Bridge with a knife, before being shot by police on the north side of the bridge. Footage circulating on social media showed members of the public detaining the suspect and taking possession of a knife. Police confirmed that "a number of people have been stabbed."

The head of UK counter-terrorism policing told the meeja, "At approximately 2 PM today, police were called to a stabbing at a premises near London Bridge. Emergency services attended including officers from the City of London Police and Metropolitan Police. A male suspect was shot by specialist armed officers from City of London police and I can confirm that this suspect died at the scene." He added added that police "believe a device [apparently a suicide vest] that was strapped to the body of the suspect is a hoax explosive device."

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Interior Minister "My Good Mrs" Patel and London Mayor Sadiq Khan all expressed concern and said they were being updated on developments. "We must — and we will — stay resolute in our determination to stand strong and united in the face of terror," said Mayor Khan. "Those who seek to attack us and divide us will never succeed." Mr Khan is a peaceful, moderate Muslim -- not the sort who would wage jihad on those who do not follow the Prophet.

No word yet as to the identity of the attacker, let alone his nationality, ethnicity or religious beliefs, or what he may have shouted just before he was sent to Paradise, where he's now being serviced by 72 virgins. Those who wish to bet that he was a British-born white Christian (or Jew) are invited to send their money by PayPal to the usual address. I'll pay 100 to 1 if that turns out to be the case.

UPDATE added at 1120: Word just in that two people have died from wounds inflicted by the attacker. Still no word on the perp's identity etc etc.

FURTHER UPDATE added at 1225: This just in on the Mojo wire: Dutch police said this afternoon (local time) that three people had been wounded in a stabbing on a shopping street in The Hague. Inspektor Klompen said they were seeking a man aged 45 to 50, and described him using a Dutch term often applied to people of North African descent. [Would anyone who speaks Dutch and can tell us the term please contact me. Ed.] Sounds like a jihadi copycat to me. Does that make me an Islamophobe?

George Carlin predicts Islamic extremists will win

Here's something the late George Carlin wrote in When Will Jesus Bring the Porkchops? (Hyperion Books, 2004). Walt's guess is that nobody paid much attention because no-one ever knew whether or not to take George seriously. They... we... should have listened. Mr Carlin made us laugh, so we thought he was just being funny. But he was serious... deadly serious!

I hope you good, loyal Americans understand that in the long run the Islamist extremists are going to win. Because you can't beat numbers, and you can't beat fanaticism -- the willingness to die for an idea.

A country like ours, preoccupied with Jet Skis, off-road vehicles, snow boards, Jacuzzis, microwave ovens, pornography, lap dances, massage parlors, escort services, panty liners, penis enhancement, tummy tucks, thongs and Odor Eaters doesn't have a prayer -- not even a good, old-fashioned Christian prayer -- against a billion fanatics who hate that country, detest its materialism and have nothing really to lose. Maybe fifty years ago, but not today when germs and chemicals and nuclear materials are for sale everywhere.

People who don't give a shit and have nothing to lose will always prevail over people who are fighting for some vague sentiment scrawled on a piece of parchment. Folks, they're gonna getcha; and it ain't gonna be pleasant.

We can't drop a five-thousand-pound bomb on every one of them. They will either run all over us or, in trying, they will turn us into even bigger monsters than we already are.

And don't get all excited about this goofy idea, "the spread of democracy". No matter who the United States puts in charge to bring peace and order in Iraq or Palestine or anywhere else, those people will be killed. It's that simple. Anyone who supports the United States will be killed. Peace and order will not be tolerated. Start saving your cash for the black market, folks, you're gonna need it.

Sri Lankans strike back at Muslims after Easter Jihad bombings

The south Asian island nation of Sri Lanka has been under a state of emergency since the Easter Jihad in which bombings at three Christian churches and three hotels killed more than 250 people on the holiest day of the Christian calendar. See "Sri Lanka massacre work of 'the Religion of Peace'? Hmmm?", "Sri Lanka: Suspicions confirmed; Islamic terrorists kill nearly 300" and "ISIS claims responsibility for Sri Lanka massacre of over 300 Christians", WWW 21-23/4/19.

Jesus called on his followers to "turn the other cheek", and, predictably, nominally Christian and secular world leaders, up to and including Pope Francis, called on Lankan Christians (90% of whom are Catholic) to keep calm and carry on, be tolerant, and understand that it's the Muslim terrorists who are the real victims of racism, marginalization, yada yada yada. We mustn't provoke them any more!

So the apologists for Islamic terrorism tell us, but in Sri Lanka at least some Christians are getting up on their hind feet to counter the Islamic jihad. Despite a nationwide curfew, there have been dozens of attacks on mosques, Muslim-owned businesses and Muslim people. Muslims constitute some 10% of Sri Lanka's 22 million people; Christians make up around 7.5% of the population. The majority are Sinhalese Buddhists, and it should be noted that many Buddhists have joined in the riots. Here, then, is a thought for the day.

Somali-Canadian Muslim convicted of planning terror attack on NYC

Last month, the administration of President Donald Trump unveiled new travel restrictions on foreigners from a number of predominantly Muslim countries, including Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea (OK, they're not Muslims, just Commies), Venezuela (ditto), Syria, Yemen and Somalia. Quite right too, especially as regards Somalis. 1000s of Somali "refugees" have already invaded the USA and Canada, where they alternate between collecting welfare and planning or waging jihad against their hosts. (That, fellow citizens, means US.)

Just last week, in Edmonton AB, Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, a Muslim refugee from Somalia, deliberately drove a car into a cop directing traffic outside Confederation stadium. After failing to kill him with a car, the "ISIS soldier" attacked the cop with a knife before running away. Later he drove a rented van into some pedestrians on a downtown street, injuring a half dozen or so. He is now in custody facing charges of attempted murder, but, interestingly, not terrorism, because the Canuck "authorities" don't want to be accused of Islamophobia. M-103, you know. (OK, if you're not Canadian, you won't know. Google it.)

It was a pretty minor attack, as these things go, with no fatalities. At least one of Mr Sharif's countrymen and co-religionists was planning something bigger. A lot bigger! Yesterday the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York revealed the details of a plot by Islamic terrorist wannabes to commit mayhem and wreak havoc in New York City. Their plan included detonating bombs in Times Square and in the New York subway system, as well as shootings at various concert venues.

According to the information unsealed Friday, three people were involved in the nefarious scheme. Talha Haroon, a 19-year-old American citizen living in Pakistan, and Russell Salic, a 37-year-old Filipino, were arrested overseas. It is "hoped", the Attorney's Office says, that they will be extradited to the U.S. for prosecution. Both Mr Haroon and Mr Salic are followers of the Prophet.

So is Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, a 19-year-old Somali who came to Canada as a "refugee" and was living the Mississauga ON ghetto. According to court records unsealed only yesterday, Mr El Bahnasawy purchased bomb-making materials and helped secure a cabin within driving distance of New York City for the purpose of building explosive devices. He has been in custody in the USA since his arrest by the FBI in May of 2016, and pleaded guilty on October 13th to seven charges, including:

• Conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction.
• Conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries.
• Conspiring to bomb a place of public use and public transport.
• Conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.
• Attempted provision and provision of material support and resources to terrorists.
• Conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, i.e. ISIS.
• Attempted provision and provision of material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, i.e. ISIS.

He is scheduled to be sentenced on 12 December 2017.

According to the court records, Messrs El Bahnasawy and Haroon plotted to carry out the attacks in support of ISIS during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. In preparing for the attacks, the two communicated electronically with an undercover FBI agent posing as an ISIS supporter. They allegedly declared their allegiance to ISIS and expressed their intent to carry out attacks resembling the recent Paris and Brussels attacks. "These Americans need an attack," El Bahnasawy allegedly stated to the officer, saying he aspired "to create the next 9/11."

Mr El Bahnasawy travelled to the New York City area on 21 May 2016, in preparation for staging and ultimately carrying out the attacks. American law enforcement monitored the trip in co-ordination with their Canadian counterparts, and arrested the would-be bomber that night in Cranford NJ.

Asked by CBC News to comment, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said, "Abdulrahman El-Bahnasawy is a Canadian citizen who was part of an international plot to commit terrorist attacks in the United States and the charges are a direct result of his involvement and role." They added that the safety or security of the (presumably Canadian) public was at no time at risk during the investigation. So that's all right then.

Innocent question: Why did the American authorities, who had arrested Mr El Bahnasawy in May of 2016, keep everything a deep, dark secret until this week? Nothing to do with the presidential election and President 0's insistence that there was nothing to fear from the terrorists he refused to name, I'm sure.

UPDATED: NJ/NYC bombings the work of... guess who? (No prizes.)

It didn't take long for the other shoe to drop. After the Chelsea bombing "incident", NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said it was an intentional act -- DUH! -- and Governor Andrew Cuomo said any bombing is an act of terrorism. Neither of them said what we were all thinking, that it must be the work of TEWCBN -- The Enemy Which Cannot Be Named -- or at least its Islamic extremist supporters. All they told us was that there was no "evidence of any international connection."

Then this morning, just past midnight EDT, a bomb squad robot detonated an IED which had been left in a backpack at the train station in Elizabeth NJ. FBI agents and police swooped on a nearby apartment where they found more IEDs and all the fixins. It didn't take them very long to come up with the name of a suspect. To no-one's surprise, he turns out to be one of the usual suspects -- 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami.

Mr Rahami is a naturalized citizen of the Paranoid States of America, but hails from... wait for it... Afghanistan. He is also a follower of the Prophet -- a Muslim -- and (according to Hizzoner Bill de Blasio) armed and dangerous. "We need to get this guy in right away," Mr de Blasio said on CNN. "My experience is once the FBI zeroes in on someone, they will get them."

It wasn't immediately clear if there was a connection between the suspect and the Chelsea bombing, or the pipe bomb explosion at Seaside Park NJ on Saturday. It's quite possible, of course, that the IEDs which exploded at Seaside Park and Chelsea were made and planted by a non-Muslim who had no political or religious motive whatever. Yeah. Right.

Hellery warns against jumping to conclusions, then does so
Speaking to reporters on her campaign plane Saturday night, Mrs Bill Clinton cautioned against "rushing to conclusions" about the attacks and criticized Donald Trump for calling the Chelsea explosion a bomb that served as a reminder for that the USA needs to "get very tough." On Sunday, however, Hellery issued a statement saying she strongly condemns what she characterized as "apparent terrorist attacks" in Minnesota, New Jersey and New York. That's a pretty quick turnaround, even for a Clinton.

Further reading: "The Response to This Weekend’s Terror Attacks Showed Willful Blindness in Real Time", by Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review. "The ideology behind the attacks in New York, New Jersey, and Minnesota must be confronted forthrightly. In the all too familiar pattern, things are going boom, Americans are under attack, and the American political class is already busy playing the 'See No Jihad' minuet."

Another prelate disagrees with Pope, says Muslims trying to conquer us

Pope Francis keeps talking through his beanie [Ed., what's the proper term for that little white hat?] or some other place, insisting that the attacks of Islamic terrorists being felt on virtually every continent have noting to do with the Muslim jihad -- religious war -- against Christianity and western civilization. The fact is that the Muslims intend to destroy the West.

They can't do it by force of arms in a conventional war, perhaps because they's too busy shooting at each other. So they resort to terrorist attacks on innocent civilians, hoping to make us so paranoid that we will start fighting with each other, like rats in a cage. In that they are having some success, as any traveller or would-be traveller knows. Who'd have thought that we'd see the streets of London patrolled by militarized police -- I'm scared to call them "Boobies" [watch your spelling. Ed.] any more -- clothed in bullet-proof vests and armed with assault rifles. I'd be afraid to ask one of those guys for directions!

If terrorism won't make us cower in our basements -- some folks in Europe, at least, are standing up and fighting back -- the ultimate Muslim weapon is immigration! Even German chancellor Angela Merkel, the proponent of "Willkommenskultur", as been forced to admit that the perps of recent atrocities in Germany were Muslims, with born in Germany but somehow "self-radicalized", or among the 1000s who flooded into the Fatherland disguised as "refugees" and "asylum-seekers". Same as the fanatics who killed dozens in France and Belgium.

And yet, and yet... leaders like Geert Wilders, Marion Le Pen, and (yes) Donald Trump, who call for controlling borders and resisting further immigration to our countries, are reviled as racists, Islamophobes, fascists, and so on. To my mind, they are not racists but realists! If we don't keep the Muslims out of our countries, and deport those who are already here illegally, they're going to kill us! They say so themselves...

The latest member of the Roman Catholic hierarchy to take issue with Pope Francis's assertion that the war on the West is not about religion -- see "Sorry, Holy Father, the war IS about religion", WWW 30/7/16 -- Most Rev. Gyula Márfi, Archbishop of Veszprém (Hungary) said in an interview that a desire to conquer Europe is a factor in mass Muslim migration to the continent.

"Jihad is a principle for Muslims that means they must expand," he told Il Timone today. "The earth must become dar al-Islam, that is, Islamic territory, by introducing Shariah -- Islamic law." He added that "Migration does not only have causes, it also has a purpose, such as the destabilization of Europe and the Euro. Just because we love the wolves, as God’s creatures, doesn’t mean we let them enter among the sheep, even if they come in sheep’s clothing." [Walt's emphasis.]

Further reading: You'll find the English version of the interview with Abp. Márfi on Breitbart, titled "Archbishop Warns Europe Migration Crisis Fueled by Muslims' 'Will to Conquer'".

BREAKING NEWS (6/8/16 PM) Belgian police today shot and killed a man who attacked two female cops with a machete while shouting "Allahu akbar!" Another day, another jihadist.

UPDATED: Sorry, Holy Father, the war IS about religion

Commenting on the murder of Father Jacques Hamel, RIP, a Roman Catholic priest, while he was saying Mass in a small town near Rouen, France, his boss of bosses, the increasingly delusional Pope Francis, said yes, there is a war going on, but it's not about religion. Not about religion! Can you beat that for crazy talk? The killers who slit Father Hamel's throat after making him kneel while they preached a sermon in Arabic, were Islamic terrorists who shouted "Allahu akbar!" as they did the despicable deed.

The crazed Muslims were doing their small, ugly part in waging jihad -- holy war -- against the "infidels", i.e. non-followers of the Prophet Mohammed, non-believers in "Islam, the religion of peace". But according to the Pope, they were not Islamic warriors, but poor marginalized people who were victims of social inequality and the evils of capitalism.

Walt wonders what it would take for Francis, who loves everybody except traditional Catholics, to admit that the Islamists are trying to kill us. Obviously the murder of an elderly priest in a backwater of northern France isn't enough. Would an attack on the Holy Father's own person in the middle of St. Peter's during Midnight Mass cause the scales to fall from his eyes? Perhaps. But the jihadis wouldn't dare to do that, would they? Would they?!

Further reading: "By killing a priest in France, terrorists have clearly stated they’re waging a war on Western religion", by Rex Murphy, in the National Post.

Key quote: A secular West mainly regards jihadism as an attack on modernity, as a primitive hatred for progressive ideals and liberated lifestyles. That’s true. But it is just as much a revulsion against the roots of our Western ways — the Christian stream of thought and practice that has always centred on the idea of the dignity of the individual and the integrity of every human life. We may have forgotten those roots, but the murder of Fr. Hamel, and the manner and place of his murder, should tell us that the jihadists have not.

Further reading, added 2/8/16: "Italian bishop disagrees with Pope, sees 'ongoing assault by Islam on Christianity'", Catholic Culture. Walt's comment: Of course you'd have to be Catholic to see it that way.

VIDEO: Dom the Conservative tells the terrible truth about Islam

There is so much on the Internet -- on YouTube alone -- that it's virtually impossible to search for something without stumbling onto something else. The surfeit of material -- some of which is immaterial [Geddit? Ed.] -- means, sadly, that some good stuff gets lost in the shuffle.

A Kardashian says something stupid, and millions of people bust their index fingers clicking on the video. But when an astoundingly beautiful woman tells the plain truth about the dangers of radical Islam, does anyone pay attention? Judging by the number of likes and dislikes for this one, apparently not. Mind you, it's only been on YouTube since June 27th, so maybe it just hasn't been much noticed.

Walt will help that out by directing your attention to Dom the Conservative, who has something to say that the liberals and "moderate Muslims" -- an oxymoron if ever there was one -- won't like. Excuse the crappy sound, please, and listen up!

Archbishop of Canterbury speaks out on refugees, Islamic extremism

Unlike the Paranoid States of America, the so-called United Kingdom does not insist on the separation of church and state. Quite the opposite. The Church of English is the "established" (official) church of, errr, England [Duh! Ed.] and the Queen of England is "Fidei Defensor" (Defender of the Faith), etc etc. As well, senior members of the Anglican hierarchy have positions in the British Parliament as "Lords Spiritual". So it is that the Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the C of E, occasionally makes public his opinions on matters political.

The incumbent Archbishop, Rt. Rev. Justin Welby, gave a lengthy interview to Politics Home, Parliament’s weekly magazine, in which he called upon Britons to be welcoming to migrants but said that concerns about assimilating them into British society are not racist. "There is a tendency to say 'those people are racist', which is just outrageous, absolutely outrageous,>" said Britain's chief cleric. "Fear is a valid emotion at a time of such colossal crisis. This is one of the greatest movements of people in human history. Just enormous. And to be anxious about that is very reasonable."

Archbishop Welby accepts that, politically, the debate around refugees and migrants is deeply divisive, and says concerns about the pressure new arrivals could place on communities and services are entirely legitimate. "In fragile communities particularly – and I’ve worked in many areas with very fragile communities over my time as a clergyman – there is a genuine fear: what happens about housing? What happens about jobs? What happens about access to health services? There is a genuine fear. And it is really important that that fear is listened to and addressed. There have to be resources put in place that address those fears."

Speaking of the jihad being waged by ISIS and other Islamic extremists against the West, Archbishop Welby warned that, "For the first time in centuries in this country ... we find ourselves involved in conflict which has very, very significant theological aspects. Not only in the Middle East but around the world, in all kinds of places, you’re seeing the outworking of that. You’re seeing it in Libya, in Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen, right across the Levant and Mesopotamia.... And therefore an intelligent response to this must include theological and religious literacy, and an understanding of what drives people when they are caught up in religious ideas."

Internationally, he opines, that means confronting those states, in particular Saudi Arabia, that have aided the development of extremism and violence. "The key thing is, if we are going to deal with extremism, mainstream religious leaders – which within many parts of the Islamic world includes governments – must be very, very clear about taking responsibility for the violence within their own traditions ... and tackling that effectively. That will mean places like Saudi Arabia tackling extremist thinking within their own tradition. Much support has come from within those countries, and they need to be challenged on that. They need to stamp out the support for the extremist views from within their own societies."

In order to be fully successful, the Archbishop said, the struggle against religious violence and extremism must involve a domestic component too. He offered a staunch defence of the UK’s own "Judeo-Christian tradition", and warned against attempts to dilute those values out of a misplaced fear of causing offence.
"I think you’ve got to be very clear about rights and wrongs," he said. "You can’t turn a blind eye, in any way at all."

This, he added, is where secularism too often goes wrong. A successful multi-faith society, he believes, should not view faith as a threat to be pushed to the margins, nor identity as a zero-sum game of exchange, where different groups deny their values to avoid alienating others. "We need to be confident about our own heritage, our Judeo-Christian heritage, whether we’re believers or not," he says. "That is what has shaped our own values, and we need to be confident in that." [My emphasis. Walt]

Refugees spreading ISIS like a cancer, sez NATO commander

Gen. Philip Breedlove, USAF, presently the top commander of NATO, told the US Congress on Tuesday that refugees from the Middle East and north Africa are masking the movement of terrorists and criminals. That's exactly what Walt and numerous other bloggers, commentators and pundits have been saying for months upon months. But the bleeding hearts making a nice buck from the human rights industry protest that refugees overwhelmingly have no ulterior motive but escape. Who ya gonna believe?

Further reading: "NATO commander: The Islamic State is 'spreading like cancer' among Muslim migrants to Europe", on JihadWatch today.

Islamists' 7-phase plan to rule the world

I wanted to end the year on a note of peace, love and goodwill to all men [and women and gender-fluid persons. Ed.] but those things are in short supply, it seems. All over Europe, New Year's Eve celebrations are being scaled down or cancelled altogether for fear of Paris-style attacks by Islamic extremists. Inspectors Knacker, Poirot and Clouseau are busily rounding up the usual -- read: Muslim -- suspects, as the "Christian" West cowers in fear.

As well we might. In 2005, Jordanian journalist Fouad Hussein published Al-Zarqawi: The Second Generation of Al Qaeda, in which he lays out, in Arabic, Al-Qaeda's grand strategy, a seven-phase, 20-year plan to establish a worldwide Islamic caliphate.

Here, in Glenn Beck's précis* [with slight edits], is how it works. As you read this, keep in mind that Mr. Beck wrote this in 2007, before anyone had heard of ISIS!

Phase One: "The Awakening" - Wake up Muslims around the world, by provoking the United States to attack the Islamic world. 9/11, with its resulting wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, was a pretty good start for this phase. Hussein wrote that Al-Qaeda considered 9/11 to be "very successful" and believes that its message is now being heard "everywhere".

Phase Two: "Opening Eyes" - The idea is to turn the Islamic community into a "movement" by recruiting young men and making Iraq the central base of operations. Progressing well.

Phase Three: "Arising and Standing Up" - Attacks on Syria, Turkey, Israel and possibly Jordan highlight this stage, which is hoped to make Al-Qaeda "a more recognized organization". Also well under way except that Al-Qaeda has been supplanted by ISIS.

Phase Four: "Take Over" - With many Middle East countries facing terrorist attacks, Al-Qaeda's hope is to begin collapsing the governments of hated Arabic countries. Simultaneously, terrorists intend to attack oil infrastructure and suppliers and cripple the U.S. economy through cyber-terrorism. Moving along nicely.

Phase Five: "Caliphate" - With weakened or toppled governments and a decreased willingness of Western governments to intervene -- hello, President 0 -- an Islamic state can be created to bring about "a new world order". Yes, 10 years ago Mr. Hussein predicted the rise of the "Islamic state". Et voilà!

Phase Six: "Total Confrontation" - A "fight between the believers and the non-believers" will be initiated by the new Islamic army -- read: jihadists. Attacks on schools [Mr. Beck predicted in 2007] would "turn us into a nation of irrational nut-jobs, who would do insane things like torch mosques, and that's exactly what they want. That too has come to pass.

Phase Seven: "Definitive Victory" - With "one and a half billion Muslims" fighting, the Islamic army will defeat all others within two years, and the caliphate will stand.

The only thing Mr. Hussein missed, as Walt sees it, is that the jihadists adopted a more practical "stealth" variation of Phase Six. Why raise an army -- although they're certainly recruiting lots of "radicalized Muslims" in our prisons and on the Internet -- when you infiltrate thousands, even millions of Islamists into western countries disguised as "refugees". Three jumbo-jetloads of them will arrive in Canada this evening. From the ghettos of Toronto and Montréal, it's only a short hop across the border to the outlet malls of New York. Don't say you weren't warned!

* Footnote and book recommendation: I got the précis above from Glenn Beck's An Inconvenient Book (Simon & Schuster, 2007), which I recommend. Some might say that An Inconvenient Book was authored by a non-writer for non-readers. It does appear to have been designed for TV viewers, people who like lots of graphics and colour. But it's a quick and easy read, and there's some good stuff in there, including Mr. Beck's 4-phase plan for preventing the Islamists from taking over.