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The Jawa Report: March 2008 Archives Page 1 of 382 « February 2008 | Main | April 2008 » March 31, 2008 Video: Jihad USA: Homegrown Terror The Fox News documentary hosted by E.D. Hill about the threat of homegrown terrorists. The threat is real and homegrown jihadis nearly always get their start online. The video is in four parts posted below. Watch it all and pass it on. Part I Part II http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/2008_03.php 17.11.2008 The Jawa Report: March 2008 Archives Page 2 of 382 Part III Part IV http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/2008_03.php 17.11.2008 The Jawa Report: March 2008 Archives Page 3 of 382 Thanks to Walid Phares. Posted by Dr. Rusty Shackleford at 10:46 PM | Comments (0) Petition in Support of Geert Wilders Self-explanatory: To: The Dutch Government WHEREAS Geert Wilders has exercised his fundamental human right of freedom of expression and spoken out, with facts and evidence, of the threat posed by radical Islam; WHEREAS certain elements within Islamic communities have threatened a boycott of Dutch goods if Geert Wilders is not punished by the Dutch government for exercising his freedom of expression; and WHEREAS certain elements in Dutch industry and the Dutch government are suggesting that Geert Wilders be prosecuted civilly or criminally, in order to prevent such a boycott; IT IS RESOLVED that, in the event that the Dutch government attempts, in any way, to punish or prosecute Geert Wilders, civilly or criminally, for exercising his freedom of expression, the undersigned will initiate a boycott of any and all Dutch goods. Sincerely, The Undersigned If you concur, go here to sign. http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/2008_03.php 17.11.2008 The Jawa Report: March 2008 Archives Page 4 of 382 Cross-posted at . Posted by Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at 06:04 PM | Comments (0) Fitna Website Hacked by Cyberterrorists! A website devoted to Fitna the movie has been hacked. I've been sent several e-mails about the website in the past claiming that it was really anti-Fitna, but have seen no evidence of this. What it appears to do is simply aggregate articles about Geert Wilders and Fitna. Since most of those articles are filled with idiotic statements about how hateful the movie and/or Geert Wilders is, then it's no wonder many have that impression. The website had several version of the movie Fitna embedded on it, so I'm not sure how the claim that it was anti-Fitna can be backed up. It certainly not the official website for Fitna, which was here before Network Solutions caved and pulled the plug. If anything, it's another website trying to cash in on the Fitna phenomenon. Kind of like the douchebag who owns mypetjawa.com. Apparently the hackers haven't bothered to watch the movie Fitna, which they claim "judge[s] a whole nation because of some extremists?". I'm sorry, just what "nation" do Muslims belong to? I was under the impression the "Muslim" denoted an adherent of a "religion" and not a "nation". Unless, of course, you are referring to the "ummah" which is the "nation of Islam". In which case, most of us would consider you the extremist for rejecting modern notions of nationality. It also claims there is a Western conspiracy to cover up the truth of a massacre by Christians of Muslims in Indonesia. What is so odd about this claim is that several Christians were executed for these horrendous acts of barbarism against innocents in Indonesia. However, many more Christians have been killed by Muslim terrorists in the same conflict, none of whom have been given severe penalties to my knowledge. If I recall the original website correctly, it is running on Wordpress. There are several known Wordpress exploits. The site was hacked by VoLcaNo & Cyb3rT, aka "Cyber - Terrorist". Cyb3rT claims to be from Saudi Arabia. He once hacked into one of Microsoft's servers. View backup of hacked site here. Thanks to CJN. Posted by Dr. Rusty Shackleford at 04:13 PM | Comments (0) Royal Marine Throws Himself on Grenade to Save His Mates From the Telegraph: http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/2008_03.php 17.11.2008 The Jawa Report: March 2008 Archives Page 5 of 382 His extraordinary courage, which could lead to a citation for the Victoria Cross, came after a tripwire booby-trap was stepped on during a nighttime mission outside the town of Sangin, Helmand province. A live hand-grenade was released threatening to blow up L/Cpl Croucher, 24 and the rest of the patrol. The marine shouted "grenade" and as his friends dived for cover L/Cpl Croucher lay with his back on the lethal device. Lance Corporal Matt Croucher suffered a bloody nose, but was saved by his body armor. Of course, there's no way he could have known that. Hat tip: Garduneh Mehr. Posted by Bluto03:12 PM | Comments (0) Poll: 55% of Arab Muslims Believe "Offensive Words" Justify Violence Wow. Religion of sticks and stones will break my bones, but mutter offensive words ... and we'll break yours! Asked under what conditions violence is permissible, more than 60% cited Western interference in a Muslim country, while 55% said offensive words or behaviour was a trigger. I'd say the above explains the image below, but it doesn't. This pic was taken in Indonesia, often held up as a shining example of moderate Islam. Gotta add this comment from Bluto: Don't call me violent or I'll kill you! Posted by Dr. Rusty Shackleford at 03:04 PM | Comments (0) By the Sword Coptic Priest Zakariya Boutrus explains how Islam gains converts - with regular swords and pork swords. http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/2008_03.php 17.11.2008 The Jawa Report: March 2008 Archives Page 6 of 382 Previous: Six Million Muslims Convert to Christianity Each Year. Hat tip: Julian. Posted by Bluto03:02 PM | Comments (0) The Holy Bible : Rife with Anti-Semitism? Has the author of this article actually ever, ya know, read the Bible?: Passages from the [Qu'ran] that rail hatefully against Jews have, unfortunately, long been misused as propaganda. That is tragic, as it is tragic that similar anti-Semitic passages are just as common in the Bible. Unless the author is saying that Old Testament exhortations to war against Israel's neighbors are necessarily "anti-semitic," I'm at a loss to understand what this author means. The Qu'ran exhorts Muslims to undertake violence against Jews as Jews. The Old Testament contains exhortations to the Israelites to fight for Israel and against Israel's enemies--who, true enough, were generally "semitic," as were the ancient Israelites. I suppose an exhortation to Semitic Individual A to fight Semitic Individual B can be considered "anti-Semitic" to the extent that B is semitic and the exhortation is "anti-B." Using that definition of "anti-semitic," the state of Israel, which is in conflict with its Arab neghbors, is an "anti-semitic" country. Of course, to use the term in this way robs it of meaning. "Anti-semitic" has traditionally been applied as a perjorative against non-semitic individuals and groups who have negative atitudes toward or take action against semitic people for no other reason than that those people are semitic. Under this definition of "anti-semitic," the term describes something to be condemned. Under a definition of "anti-semitic" broad enough to encompass the Old Testament, the word becomes nothing more than a neutral adjective, in the same way that an overly-broad definition of "racism" becomes similarly meaningless. Posted by Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at 02:57 PM | Comments (0) http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/2008_03.php 17.11.2008 The Jawa Report: March 2008 Archives Page 7 of 382 Dutch Dhimmifasciscts to Prosecute Geert Wilders (UPDATED) Apparently blaming Islam for Islamist terrorism is verboten in the Netherlands. What exactly will be the charge, failure to submit to Islamic law? RIA: The Dutch prosecutor's office is preparing to take legal action against the maker of an 'anti-Koran' film in an attempt to ease tensions over the film's release, the Dutch foreign minister said on Monday. If Wilders is indeed prosecuted, it's time to boycott the Netherlands. Alas, my trip to Amsterdam's red light district will have to be put on hold. Thanks to Robert Spencer who you can hear on Jawa Radio here. UPDATE: All a big mixup? I hope so. UPDATE II: Radio Netherlands: the public prosecutor was investigating whether any offence had been committed But check out the Expatica article quoted by AllahP: The Dutch prosecutor’s office is preparing to take legal action against the maker of an ‘anti-Koran’ film in an attempt to ease tensions over the film’s release, the Dutch foreign minister said on Monday… Doesn't look good. I'm completely serious about boycotting the Netherlands if they cave to Islamic pressure & charge Wilders with any crime. Posted by Dr. Rusty Shackleford at 01:49 PM | Comments (0) A Picture Worth a Thousand Words http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/2008_03.php 17.11.2008 The Jawa Report: March 2008 Archives Page 8 of 382 Posted by Dr. Rusty Shackleford at 01:38 PM | Comments (0) Hot or Not: Jihad Edition Hot: Al Qaeda video of an attack on U.S. Humvee in Afghanistan. Not: Islam + Gay + M.C. Hammer = Fabulous! Posted by Dr. Rusty Shackleford at 12:52 PM | Comments (0) LiveLeak Resurrects Fitna! Cool.
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