by Bruce S. Thornton
Defining Ideas
The revolutions against Arab autocracies — dubbed the “Arab Spring” — have been greeted in America with bipartisan celebration. Continue reading “The Arab Winter Approaches”
Tag: Jihad
Islam’s Predictability: Apostasy, Execution, and Lies
by Raymond Ibrahim
Jihad Watch
As one ponders the fate of Yousef Nadarkhani, the Iranian pastor on death row for refusing to renounce Christianity, it is well to reflect that, for all the talk that Islam is perpetually “misunderstood,” it is actually immensely predictable and consistent; not only do its patterns cross time and space, but their manifestations are often identical. Continue reading “Islam’s Predictability: Apostasy, Execution, and Lies”
When Muslims Are More ‘Radical’ than Islamists
by Raymond Ibrahim
PJ Media
What are the differences between the traditional Muslim and the so-called “Islamist”? As words dealing with Islam continue to morph and multiply, it is important to differentiate, for there are real, if subtle, differences. Continue reading “When Muslims Are More ‘Radical’ than Islamists”
Ten Years of Lessons Unlearned
by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
Ten years after 9/11 many politicians and pundits continue to misinterpret Islamic jihadism. Continue reading “Ten Years of Lessons Unlearned”
Liberating Libya for Jihadists
by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
The fall of Muammar Gaddafi is making some in the West giddy with the usual “Arab Spring” wishful visions of democracy and freedom flourishing throughout the Muslim Middle East, even as the last binge of democratic intoxication, the fall of Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak, has left the hangover of a newly empowered Muslim Brotherhood, increasing assaults on Christian Copts, growing anti-Americanism, and terrorist attacks on Israel originating in Egypt and including Egyptian citizens among the attackers. Continue reading “Liberating Libya for Jihadists”
Taking Our Eye Off the Jihadist Ball
by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
Given our economic doldrums and the still metastasizing debt, the legislation raising the debt ceiling won’t keep the economy from dominating the nation’s attention until next year’s election. Continue reading “Taking Our Eye Off the Jihadist Ball”
Time for a Foreign Policy Paradigm Shift
by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
The greatest danger in foreign policy is a reliance on worn out paradigms and unexamined assumptions. This received wisdom acts as a mental filter that ignores new developments and lets through only that information which fits the preordained narrative. Continue reading “Time for a Foreign Policy Paradigm Shift”
Al Qaeda’s Zawahiri, Bigger Threat Than Osama?
by Raymond Ibrahim
Bloomberg
Now that Ayman Zawahiri has assumed leadership of al Qaeda, it is important to end the widespread perception that he is a dour intellectual who is disconnected from young, would-be jihadists. Continue reading “Al Qaeda’s Zawahiri, Bigger Threat Than Osama?”
Obama’s Bow to the Muslim World, Round II
by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
In September 1938 English Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, explaining why he was flying to Germany a third time in order to make peace with Germany, recited the old nursery rhyme: “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.” Continue reading “Obama’s Bow to the Muslim World, Round II”
Muslim Jihad in Christian Ethiopia: Lessons for the West
by Raymond Ibrahim
FrontPageMagazine.com
Not only does recent jihadist rampage against Ethiopia’s indigenous Christians highlight the travails Christians encounter wherever Islam has a sizable population, but it offers several insights, including some which should concern faraway, secular nations with Muslim minorities. According to Fox News: Continue reading “Muslim Jihad in Christian Ethiopia: Lessons for the West”