Baghdad Locked Down
Gregg over on The Majlis is reporting that Baghdad is in lockdown. The why is not clear, but it’s certainly causing issues.
Read his post here.
Comments (2)Joining Al-Qaeda is “Haram”
A big statement from the Adviser to the Saudi Royal Court Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Bin Nasser Al-Obeikan says that joining Al-Qaeda is prohibited by Islam.
He said:
“belonging to the so-called Al-Qaeda terrorist organization” is “haram”, or prohibited in Islam.
Speaking to Okaz by telephone, Sheikh Al-Obeikan said that anyone who belonged to the organization belonged to “a group that has left the people of truth and taken up takfeeri thought” and that “affiliation to the Al-Qaeda organization is haram”.
We’ll have to wait and see how much impact this will have, but this is exactly the type of support we need from the Muslim community in our fight against “Islamic” terrorists. The US saying Al-Qaeda is bad isn’t good enough, we need this type of opposition from the leaders of the Middle East to fight against the propaganda that almost ceaselessly pours forth from AQ.
Thanks to Leah Farrell for the heads up.
Comments (0)Are these really myths?
Jessica Stern has an article in the Washington Post about the “5 myths about who becomes a terrorist”. I was surprised some of the items on the list were actually considered myths.
The “myths” and my reactions to them after the jump.
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“Operationally Conservative” Terrorists?
Mark Stout has a great post up on whether terrorists are “operationally conservative”. He states:
It is true that since the anarchists fell in love with dynamite, most terrorist operations have been conducted with guns or bombs. It may even be true that terrorists are “operationally conservative.” However, it seems to me flabby thinking to jump from the first point to the second.
So true.
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