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Join with CBN News Terrorism Analyst Erick Stakelbeck as he brings you the latest inside information on the war on terror here in the U.S. as well as around the world.
april 27, 2006
Jihadists in Utah?
Sorry for the shortened blogs this week, I have been hard at work on some upcoming stories for The 700 Club. In the meantime, check out this disturbing piece from the Salt Lake Tribune.
April 26, 2006
California Court Convicts Aspiring Terrorist
A jihad in America update, from AP:
A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a 23-year-old man of supporting terrorists by attending an al-Qaida training camp in Pakistan three years ago.
Hamid Hayat, a seasonal farm worker in Lodi, an agricultural town south of Sacramento, was convicted of one count of providing material support to terrorists and three counts of lying to the FBI.
april 25 , 2006
Retired Egyptian General Blames Dahab Bombings on Israel
Arrests have already been made following yesterday's horrific terrorist bombings in the Egyptian resort town of Dahab--which killed at least 24 people and wounded over 80 more. In addition, an Israeli anti-terrorism expert is saying that jihadist groups in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula--where yesterday's attacks occurred--are already planning more carnage. But one retired Egyptian general has a more pressing concern: the Jews.
april 25, 2006
Breaking: New Al-Zarqawi Videotape Released
Just two days after a new Bin Laden audiotape comes a rare video recording by the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Seems like Al-Qaeda is on the march. And given yesterday's bombings in Egypt, this may even be part of coordinated offensive.
april 24 , 2006
New Bin Laden Audiotape
Today on the 700 Club, I discussed some of the major points from Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape, which was released yesterday on Al-Jazeera. Although there were several points, I thought these three were of particular interest...
april 20, 2006
British Taxpayers Pay for Muslim-Friendly Jailhouse Toilets
Last week, I had the honor of interviewing the reclusive author and intellectual Ibn Warraq. . Warraq--who has written the seminal works Why I Am Not a Muslim and Leaving Islam, among others--lives in an undisclosed location due to his concern that Muslims may have designs on his and his family's lives. Yes folks, that's what happens when someone dares to publicly question the eternal truth of Islam (just ask Salman Rushdie and Abdul Rahman.)
april 18, 2006
Jihadist Professor to be Deported
Back in December, I wrote about the disheartening trial of Sami Al-Arian, the former University of South Florida professor accused of being the North American leader of the terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The way things were going then, it looked as though Al-Arian may escape justice completely. News of his pending deportation is surely welcome, but the fact that he won't face prison time remains an outrage.
april 13, 2006
New al-Zawahiri Video Praises al-Zarqawi, Insurgents
So what'll it be Ayman? First, you tell Abu Musab al-Zarqawi--leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq--to tone down his bloodthirsty behavior. The we hear he's been demoted from his leadership position due to that same dastardly behavior. Now a videotape has been released featuring al-Zawahiri praising al-Zarqawi. In fact, al-Zawahiri calls on all Muslims to support his "beloved brother," al-Zarqawi. "I have lived with him up close, and have seen nothing but good from him," says Zawahiri on the latest recording.
april 12, 2006
Egypt Frees 900 Jihadists
The Egyptian government has freed more than 900 incarcerated members of the terrorist group Jamaa Islamiya in recent days, according to the country's interior ministry. Some had been in prison for over 20 years. Jamaa Islamiya was responsible for the 1981 assassination of former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Anwar Sadat in 1981 and the infamous November 1997 attack on Western tourists at Luxor that killed 58 people. I wonder if the Egyptian parliament's fledgling Muslim Brotherhood faction had a hand in this inexplicable get-out-of-jail-free pass. Hey, maybe they could head to Spain, where the Spanish government plans to release over 1,500 illegal immigrants from Africa into Europe. How do these chaps feel about Islamic jihad? The Spanish government apparently didn't ask.
april 12, 2006
This Time, Islam Doesn't Need the Sword to Conquer Europe
On the heels of my last blog--which detailed Dutch MP Geert Wilders' courageous but lonely stand against radical Islam in the Netherlands and greater Europe--I thought readers would be interested in this sobering assessment from Elizabeth Wright, black conservative editor of the Issues & Views blog.
april 11, 2006
Telling the Truth Equals "Islam Bashing?"
Last year, I had the honor and privilege of hearing Dutch MP Geert Wilders speak in person about the dire situation his homeland is facing thanks to its growing and restless Muslim population. Wilders' comments were forceful, eloquent, and dead-on in their assessment of radical Islam's threat to Europe.
april 10, 2006
Memphis Muslims Menace Christian Speaker
The following op-ed by the courageous Brigitte Gabriel shows at least three things: 1)The climate of fear and intimidation that conservative--especially Christian conservative--speakers routinely face on America's college campuses. 2) The degree of power that radical Islamists have gained on campus. 3) The continued efforts by radical Muslims to shut down any criticism of Islam here in the West.
april 7, 2006
Suspected Iraqi Spy Worked for U.S. Government?
Some Americans I've spoken to have expressed doubt upon hearing that radical Islamists hold positions of influence at virtually every level of U.S. society. "C'mon Erick, this isn't '24' (the popular Fox TV show about counter-terrorism)," is one popular refrain. Others believe that while radical Islamists and even terrorists are certainly active on U.S. soil, they're relegated to the fringes of society--in other words, brooding loners like the leader of the 9/11 hijackers, Mohammed Atta. I wonder, then, how they'd explain news that a suspected Iraqi spy was employed by the U.S. government?
april 6, 2006
Italy Thwarts Planned Terrorist Attack
Italy's Interior Minister, Giuseppe Pisanu, announced today that Italian authorities have thwarted planned terrorist attacks on Milan's subway system and a church in Bologna.
april 5, 2006
Moscow's Dangerous Mideast Strategy
It's become clear in recent months that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to cast his country's fortunes with those of the Muslim world. From helping Iran build a nuclear reactor to meeting with leaders of Hamas to arming the Iranians and Syria, Putin has taken a foreign policy stance that has caused considerable angst here in Washington. So why has Putin seemingly turned his back on his good friend President Bush (who even gave Putin the affectionate nickname "Pootie Poot"during one of their meetings)? The Jerusalem Report's Ehud Yaara offers some penetrating analysis here.
april 4 , 2006
Hell Freezes Over: Saudi Ambassador Praises Israeli Strike
From the hell freezes over department comes this interesting item:
Saudi ambassador salutes Israeli strike
Turki al-Faisal, speaking in San Francisco, says Israel's 1981 strike on Iraqi nuclear reactor was 'certainly a positive move'
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States Turki al-Faisal expressed support for Israel's strike on the Iraqi Osirak nuclear facility in 1981.
Al-Faisal said that the destruction of the Iraqi nuclear reactor by Israel was certainly a positive step, during a speech on foreign relations in San Francisco.
More...
april 3 , 2006
Zarqawi Demoted by Al Qaeda?
An intriguing report from the French wire service, Agence France Presse: Hudayf Azzam--the son of Osama bin Laden's late mentor, Abdullah Azzam --says that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been replaced as political head of the Iraqi insurgency, and that his activities are now confined solely to the battlefield. If true, this could mean that serious fissures exist among the insurgents and perhaps even among Al-Qaeda's hierarchy on which direction the organization should take in Iraq.
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