The Creeping Jihad

By John Thompson

One of the most important characteristics of a civilization is the willingness to defend itself. Oh boy, are we in trouble . . . or maybe not.

Let's see now . . . Well, for a start Ayanle Hassan Ali walked into a military recruiting centre in Toronto in May 2016, yelled "Allah Uh-Akbar" and pulled out a knife and started slashing. Fortunately, a collection of young soldiers immediately jumped him. They got the knife out his hands and, concerned that Mr. Ali's bulky jacket might conceal a bomb vest, promptly beat him unconscious to prevent him from triggering it.

With the aid of a haircut, a shave, an ill-fitting suit, and one Nader Hassan as a defence lawyer, Mr. Ali emerged from the legal system two years later with a finding that he was not "criminally responsible for his actions" by reason of mental illness.

Ah yes, at any rate, Mr. Ali is evidently responding well to treatment and may enter college in Hamilton this autumn. One hopes he doesn't come off his meds in a school environment. Thrilling news to be sure and we all hope nobody is thrilled to bits . . . literally.

Mental illness might also pop up as a defence for a one Siraj Ibn Wahhaj who was recently found in a bizarre little compound in the New Mexican desert -- with four other adults and 11 living children (and one dead one). Some of the children were kidnapped, and apparently being trained to conduct mass shootings in schools.

Monsieur Wahhaj is the son of an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Centre bombing, one Siraj Wahhaj Senior. A darling of several gushing American ah, "multiculturalists", Wahhaj senior is the Imam of the Masjid al Taqwa mosque in New York City and heavily involved in several Muslim Brotherhood front organizations.

Now, traditionally August is the silly season so far as the news media is concern, but the month might have actually begun with something profound.

Oh, how shall we respond to such galling criticism? Whatever shall we do? I know! Add the Muslim Brotherhood to the list of terrorist entities, and seize mosques built with Saudi money and convert them to girls' schools! Yeah! Let's get nasty!

Notwithstanding recent reforming noises from the new Saudi King, the Saudi blogger and activist Raif Badawai was sentenced to seven years imprisonment and 600 lashes in 2013 for criticizing the Saudi Religious police. This has subsequently been increased to ten years and 1,000 lashes -- and Mr. Badawai is also facing a charge of Apostasy from the Saudi Clerical Kangaroo Court. This last charge can carry the death penalty.

For good measure, his defence lawyer, Waleed Abu al-Khair, was also jailed (15 years in prison and a 15 year travel ban) for "disrespecting the authorities", "offending the judiciary", and "inciting international organisations against the Kingdom". Raif Badawai evidently did not deserve a defence.

Raif Badawi's wife fled to Canada in 2013 with their three children -- a genuine refugee.

To compound the crimes of Badawi, his sister Samar Badawi had been raising a stink in Saudi Arabia too:  she had complaints about the Islamic guardianship laws (her father had been molesting her for 15 years), thought it was high time Saudi women could drive, and -- of course -- was the sister of Raif Badawi. So, she was arrested on July 30th this year.

Chrystia Freeland, who evidently wears the pants in the Liberal Cabinet, tweeted "Hey! You can't do that!". So, the Saudis threw out our ambassador and froze trade with Canada. The relationship with Saudi Arabia has since been getting as frosty as Timmins in February.

When it comes to diddling one's daughters, brutally flogging prisoners, threatening to execute Apostates, and other sacred religious issues; the Imams of Saudi Arabia really don't like being criticized or seeing the glories and wonders of Sharia Law being impugned. Cutting Canada off of their oil exports, pulling Saudi students from our schools, and having approved Saudi Bloggers threaten Canada with a 9-11 attack of our own is expected to bring our nation to its knees and teach us to be more mannerly in future.

Why, why, the Saudis are even selling off Canadian assets as quickly as they can -- and who the $&%*@ sold them 51 percent of our Wheat Board? Sudan, the Palestinian Authority, and Lebanon have stood beside the Saudis to condemn our meddlesome ways! The Saudis have even ordered Saudi patients in Canadian hospitals to be pulled out!

Oh, how shall we respond to such galling criticism? Whatever shall we do? I know! Add the Muslim Brotherhood to the list of terrorist entities, and seize mosques built with Saudi money and convert them to girls' schools! Yeah! Let's get nasty!

If the Saudis think we can be intimidated easily, they'll soon learn differently. Ask Hayanle Hassan Ali; we bring fists to knife fights . . . and win.