Shanghaiist: Turkestan Islamic Party takes credit for Shanghai and Kunming bus blasts, and warns of more to come; China denies claims

Incandenza

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:35:16 +0800

I know Google has set up a firewall, so I'm not sure this link will follow, but here... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2463090/Islamic-terrorists-threaten-Beijing-Olympics.html

puhlease

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:46:01 +0800

Why is it that wherever there are Muslims there's violence and terror?

Andy Best

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:48:12 +0800

I was born in '72 and grew up in Liverpool and so was 18 in 1990. So across my childhood and teens the city centre was often closed off for afternoon on a bomb threat and bombs did go off in our region, Wigan and Manchester being notable examples. It was over Northern Ireland. There was no need to feel a tingle down the spine or anything and once looked into, it had a bunch of understandable causes and a history. And it was real. Sometimes there was a false claim on a bomb by a splinter group, but the basic fact of the situation was never in dispute. Afterthought: Gitmo - internment is back. Sign of the times.

THE_A_TEAM

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:54:16 +0800

Right after 9/11, rumors were going around in many parts of the US that there was this Dunkin Donuts operated by Muslims (the location of the DD varied depending on who was telling the story). And the Muslims working there praised the 9/11 attacks and were beaten up by their customers. Can someone tell me the hidden meaning of this? Thanks.

nanheyangrouchuan

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:07:38 +0800

Dangerous religions include the worship of the CCPee as the indispensable rulers of China. China is getting what it deserves after squeezing Islam since the Tang armies got smashed at Talas River by the Persians.

michaeldmanning

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:22:43 +0800

I'm not only skeptical of the claims, I'm skeptical that the Turkestan Islamic Party exists in any significant way related to Xinjiang. This is the new ETIM... a few guys trying to start jihad, who will conveniently become the focus of an intense crackdown in the northwest.

Fuzi

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:31:43 +0800

Religionists of all types are dangerous... it is just that right now the islamists are more flagrant about it.

eastman

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:54:56 +0800

---"it sent a tingle down our spine"? Why? You guy should be happy Islem in China is uprising, whom you should called freedom fighters instead of terrorists, since they are not fighting USA. But anyway, Bring'em on!

onemanbandwidth

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:46:06 +0800

I don't buy that they were responsible for all the events claimed. The Yunnan blasts seem especially improbable as they happened in concert with the riots/protests against unfair produce sale procedures enforced by provincial authorities. But, it appears the TIP has succeeded in sending waves of fear around the planet. Coming on the heels of the tumult over tickets in Beijing I imagine a lot of folks may reconsider the Olympics as a vacation destination. Sad...