by John McCormack The Weekly Standard President Obama named Bruce Riedel, a former CIA official and Brooking Institution scholar, to head up a review team for overhauling U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan. Via the Christian Science Monitor, a big part of Riedel's grand strategy for winning in Afghanistan is, um, securing a peace deal between the Palestinians and … [Read more...]
Strategies For Countering Radical Islamist Ideologies
Overcoming Conceptual Difficulties House Armed Service Commitee Written testimony submitted to US House of Representatives: House Armed Service Commitee, 2/12/09. The greatest hurdle Americans need to get over in order to properly respond to the growing threat of radical Islam is purely intellectual in nature; specifically, it is epistemological, and revolves around the … [Read more...]
Krieg, Frieden – und Täuschung – im Islam
Englischer Originaltext: War and Peace - and Deceit - in Islam In der heutigen Zeit der Kriege und Kriegsgerüchte welche von der islamischen Welt ausgehen – vom Gaza Konflikt zum Säbelrasseln des atomwaffengerüsteten Pakistan und bald auch des Iran – ist es dringend notwendig, daß Nichtmuslime die Doktrin sowie die Ziele des Islam besser verstehen lernen. Ziele, welche sich … [Read more...]
Islam, oorlog, en misleiding: een synthese
Oorspronkelijk Engels Item: War and Peace - and Deceit - in Islam Vertaald door Sam van Rooy Nota van de redactie: delen van onderstaand essay maken deel uit van Ibrahims geschreven getuigenis die werd gepresenteerd op het congres van 12 februari 2009. Vandaag, in een tijd van oorlog en oorlogsgeruchten afkomstig uit de Islamitische wereld -gaande van het on-going conflict in … [Read more...]
War and Peace – and Deceit – in Islam
Pajamas Media Translations of this item: Dutch German Editor's note: Substantial portions of the following essay made up part of Mr. Ibrahim's written testimony that was presented to Congress on February 12, 2009 Today, in a time of wars and rumors of wars emanating from the Islamic world — from the current conflict in Gaza, to the saber-rattling of nuclear-armed … [Read more...]