Klar tale: «We have a strategy drawn up for the destruction of Anglo-Saxon civilization,» declared Hassan Abbasi, formerly director of the Revolutionary Guard’s Center for Security Doctrines Research, and now chief foreign policy adviser to the new President. In Tehran, he is spoken of as «the Kissinger of Islam.» UPI
As many as 3,000 foreigners are fighting US and coalition forces in Iraq, a US military analyst reported Thursday, citing a study drawing on Saudi and other regional intelligence reports. Algerians constituted the highest percentage of the foreign fighters — about 20 percent — followed by Syrians, Yemenis, Sudanese, Egyptians, and Saudis, said Anthony Cordesman […]
Penger fra Saddam: One of France’s most distinguished diplomats has confessed to an investigating judge that he accepted oil allocations from Saddam Hussein. (…) Jean-Bernard Mérimée, who holds the title «ambassador for life», told authorities that he regretted taking payments amounting to $156,000 (then worth about £108,000) in 2002. The money was used to renovate […]
THE HAGUE, Nov 16– Dutch police were hunting Wednesday the killer of a leftwing activist known for his criticism of police and intelligence-gathering practices. Louis Seveke, 41, was gunned down on Tuesday night in a street in the eastern town of Nijmegen by an attacker who approached him, shot him twice in the head and […]
Flerkoneri årsak: Polygamy among immigrants is one cause of the rioting that has plagued France for the past two weeks, according to Gerard Larcher, the Employment Minister. (…) There are fears that M Larcher’s comments could further fuel the debate about the cause of the unrest and possibly outrage Muslim and anti-racism groups. Polygamy is […]
The Central Intelligence Agency recently warned that a new generation of jihadists was being trained in the Iraq war, and that these fighters could soon take their cause to other countries. The theory of a widening jihad, with Iraq at the center, is bolstered by intelligence reports stating that Mr. Zarqawi, long opposed to the […]
Overvurdert: Tre studenter ved Handelshøyskolen BI har intervjuet ledere og mellomledere i norske mediebedrifter. En konklusjon er at de ofte overvurderer seg selv. propaganda
Om fremtiden: «I find it easier to be optimistic about the futures of Iraq and Pakistan than, say, Holland or Denmark.» (…) If Kurdistan doesn’t belong in Iraq, does Pornostan belong in the Islamic Republic of Holland? (…) In a democratic age, you can’t buck demography – except through civil war. Mark Steyn
Drikkevann-angrep: Ville forgifte vannet til 4,5 millioner mennesker: Tysk politi jaktet mandag på den eller de som kan ha forsøkt å forgifte vannet i Bodensee. To åpne beholdere med plantegift ble i helgen funnet senket ned i innsjøen nær et uttak for drikkevann. aftenposten.no
Opprørsk ungdom: – For 20 år siden var kvinner i de fattige forstedene enten stengt inne og var uten rettigheter, eller de ble betraktet som «prostituerte». I dag er de i tillegg utsatt for voldtekt, hevder Orain. Hun sier at antallet voldtekter i ghettoene er steget med 15-20 prosent hvert år siden 1999 ifølge offisielle […]
