by Raymond Ibrahim
National Review Online
As with every message directed to the West, Osama bin Laden’s most recent address begins and ends with his hallmark sentence: “Peace to whoever follows guidance.” Continue reading “Peace to Whoever Follows Guidance”
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
We’ve been arguing over al Qaeda’s aims since before 9/11. Some take Osama bin Laden’s specific complaints seriously. Continue reading “Al Qaeda Dreams”
by Bruce S. Thornton
City Journal
Six years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, we continue to hunt for those whose blunders let them happen. Continue reading “Fighting at a Disadvantage”
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
Who recently said: “These Jews started 19 Crusades. The 19th was World War I. Why? Only to build Israel.” Continue reading “Looking for a Scapegoat”
by Victor Davis Hanson
The American (Sept-Oct 2007)
Is it five or ten or fifteen — years that are necessary to win wars of counterinsurgency such as Iraq? By now, Americans are well acquainted with such warnings that patience — along with political and economic reforms, not just arms — defeats guerrillas. Continue reading “Why It’s So Hard to Win”
by Raymond Ibrahim
National Review Online
Few things are more demonstrative of the sad state of affairs of modern academia than the increasingly fictionalized portrayals of the founders of the two largest religions in the world: Jesus and Mohammad. Continue reading “Jesus and Mohammad, Version 2.0”
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
On that day, we watched tape of the doomed in suits diving head first from the burning floors, hoping to splatter on roofs rather than crush and kill incoming firefighters — as some tragically did. Continue reading “Lessons in War”
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
Another anniversary of 9/11 is near. It’s been nearly six long years since a catastrophic attack on our shores, and we’ve understandably turned to infighting and second-guessing — about everything from Guantanamo to wiretaps. Continue reading “The Eye of the Storm”
Interview by Bernard Chapin
FrontPageMagazine.com
Bernard Chapin is a writer and school psychologist living in Chicago. His latest book concerns the implosion of a school he worked at and loved: Escape from Gangsta Island: A School’s Progressive Decline. Continue reading “War and the Fallacies of Our Critics”
by Raymond Ibrahim
Private Papers
After being accused of having a special vendetta against Muslims, Pope Benedict XVI is back in the spotlight for offending Jews, Protestants, and the Orthodox. Continue reading “Faith and Altruism: The Cases of Pope Benedict and Osama bin Laden”