Knowledge is inextricably linked to language. The less accurate words are, the less accurate the knowledge they impart; conversely, the more precise the language, the more precise the knowledge. In the war on terror, to acquire accurate knowledge — which is pivotal to victory — we need to begin with accurate language. Would the free world have understood the Nazi threat if, … [Read more...]
Το μόνο που κάνουν οι Σομαλοί πειρατές είναι να υλοποιούν τα δόγματα της Τζιχάντ
Translation of the original text: From Barbary Wars to Somali Piracy Κατά τη διάρκεια μιας πρόσφατης πειρατείας στη θάλασσα της Σομαλίας, ο Αμερικανός πλοίαρχος Ρίτσαρντ Φίλιπς, είχε κρατηθεί σαν όμηρος από τους πειρατές. Ο Charles Krauthammer, αναλυτής του δικτύου Fox News, κατέληξε με βεβαιότητα στο συμπέρασμα, ότι «τα καλά νέα είναι ότι αυτοί, (οι πειρατές) δεν είναι οπαδοί … [Read more...]
From Barbary Wars to Somali Piracy
The "Water" Jihad has a Long Lineage Pajamas Media Translations of this item: Greek During the recent Somali pirate standoff with U.S. forces, when American sea captain Richard Phillips was being held hostage, Fox News analyst Charles Krauthammer confidently concluded that "the good news is that these [pirates] are not jihadists. If it's a jihadist holding a hostage, … [Read more...]
The History Channel’s Distortions of the Crusades
Jihad Watch I recently taped and am watching a documentary, "The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross," on the History Channel. While it is more or less historically accurate—names, dates, figures—it suffers from two weaknesses, weaknesses that often take center stage whenever Islam is discussed in the West: 1) biases and apologetics on behalf of Islam, coupled with outright … [Read more...]
Obama’s Abominable Obeisance: Cultural Perspectives
Is Obama's deep bow (with slightly bent knee) to the Saudi king as bad as it seems? The White House, apparently forgetful that we live in the Internet age, where everything is swiftly documented and disseminated— or else thinking it leads a blind nation — insists the president did not bow. He supposedly always bends in half when shaking hands with shorter people, though he … [Read more...]