Author Archives: Jack Sinclair

Stop ignoring extremist ideology – confront it in all its forms.

“Several terrorists involved in attacks or attempted plots in the U.S., Sweden, Denmark and Norway over the last two years have had links to Britain, or British-based clerics. “If we are to defeat this threat, I believe it’s time to … Continue reading

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British Prime Minister David Cameron: We have been too tolerant

“Europe must stamp out intolerance of Western values within its own Muslim communities and far-right groups if it is to defeat the roots of terrorism, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday. Cameron told the annual Munich Security Conference that … Continue reading

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Faleh Almaleki intentionally hit and killed his daughter with a jeep – for becoming too Westernized

“PHOENIX — A woman who survived being run over by a Jeep driven by an Iraqi immigrant testified in his murder trial Thursday that he ignored her screams for him to stop as he sped across a parking lot toward … Continue reading

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“If Egypt gets democracy, will the Copts be included?”

by Captain H: “If Egypt gets democracy, will the Copts be included?” “Hmmm…more likely the Copts will learn how they say “pogrom” in Egypt. The best case scenario the Copts could hope for is that they’d have an environment like … Continue reading

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Muslims massacre Christians under cover of Egyptian riots

“News of a massacre of two Christian Coptic families by Islamists just emerged from Upper Egypt with the return of the Internet connections after a week of Internet blackout by the Egyptian regime. The massacre took place on Sunday, January … Continue reading

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Indonesian cleric charged with plotting terrorism

“JAKARTA — Prosecutors have formally charged Indonesia’s best-known radical cleric with planning terrorist attacks, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of death. Abu Bakar Bashir, the 72-year-old spiritual head of the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah network, also was charged with … Continue reading

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Hope for sanity and genuine tolerance in Egypt?

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Thousands in Pakistan rally against American who defended himself against armed attackers

LAHORE — Hard-line Islamic leaders on Sunday rallied at least 15,000 people against an American official arrested in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis and warned the government not to cave in to U.S. pressure to release the man. Sunday’s … Continue reading

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Netherlands Freezes Contacts With Iran Over Woman’s Execution

(RTTNews) – The Dutch government announced Saturday that it has frozen all contacts with Iran to protest against the hanging of a Dutch-Iranian woman on drug smuggling charges after having arrested her initially for participating in anti-government protests. Bahrami was … Continue reading

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Live From the Egyptian Revolution: Hope for positive change in Egypt?

“There is a great sense of pride that this is a leaderless movement organized by the people. A genuine popular revolt. It was not organized by opposition movements, though they have now joined the protesters in Tahrir. The Muslim Brotherhood … Continue reading

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