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Indonesian Cops Nix Lady Gaga Concert

Rob Quinn — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:31:00 CDT

Religious fanatics appear to have made the world's biggest Muslim country a no-go for Gaga. Police in Indonesia have refused Lady Gaga a permit for her sold-out Jakarta concert, saying they would be unable to guarantee her safety following threats from an extremist group , reports the Guardian . The chief of...

Media Makes Excuses for Robert Bales

Kevin Spak — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:45:52 CDT

When US media outlets speculate on Robert Bales' motives for killing 16 Afghan civilians, they say he had financial and family problems, had served multiple tours of duty, saw a friend's leg blown off, etc. But when Muslims kill Americans, their motives are clear: "they are primitive, fanatically religious, hateful...

Bin Laden 'Right-Hand Man' Set for Release in Britain

Matt Cantor — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:14:05 CST

A radical cleric described as Osama bin Laden's "right-hand man" in Europe is set for immediate release from a British maximum security prison. Abu Qatada will be housebound for 22 hours a day in London, where he'll wear an electronic tag and face stringent rules on phone and Internet use,...

Islamic Extremist Gets Life for Killing 2 US Airmen

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:52:05 CST

An Islamic extremist who killed two US airmen bound for Afghanistan at Frankfurt airport last year and injured two others was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison today. The state court in Frankfurt convicted 22-year-old Arid Uka of two counts of murder. It also found him guilty...

Ex-US Soldier Busted Trying to Join Somali Militants

Rob Quinn — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:00:00 CST

A former US Army soldier is in federal custody for a half-baked plan to join al-Shabab militants in Somalia. Prosecutors say Craig Baxam, 24, decided he wanted to live under Sharia law and tried to make his way to Somalia from Kenya carrying a Koran and a few hundred dollars....

Feds Nab Man in Tampa Bomb Plot

Matt Cantor — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:55:25 CST

Federal agents have arrested a suspected Islamic extremist who allegedly planned to attack Tampa hotspots. Sami Osmakac, 25, a naturalized US citizen from the former Yugoslavia, allegedly plotted attacks using explosives and an assault rifle, the AP reports. Osmakac was reportedly caught buying weapons from an undercover agent; he's due...

FBI Training Materials: Muslims Are Dangerous

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:53:40 CDT

A shocking Wired exposé reveals that FBI counterterrorism agents are taught that "mainstream" American Muslims are likely to sympathize with terrorists, and that more "devout" Muslims are more likely to be "violent." The magazine acquired FBI training materials, some from as recently as March, which also say that the Prophet...

Libya Could Fall to Extremists: NATO

Rob Quinn — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:02:30 CDT

The fall of Moammar Gadhafi's regime has created a power vacuum in Libya that could be exploited by Islamic extremists, warns NATO's secretary-general. As splits emerge in the rebel leadership and the remnants of Gadhafi's forces launch fresh attacks, the former rebels need to form a stable government without delay,...

Muslims Burn US Flag in London

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:34:00 CDT

As part of the world-wide remembrance of the horrors of 9/11 yesterday, a group of Muslim demonstrators burned the American flag near the US embassy in London. The flag was torched as London observed a minute of silence at the time the first plane hit the World Trade Center in...