George Washington University professor Jonathan Turley said it best yesterday on Keith Olbermann regarding the British Public Inquiry into the Iraq War that recently saw former Prime Minister Tony Blair extensively questioned: “The British have this quaint notion, don’t they, that their leaders should have to explain decisions that cost thousands of lives and billions [...]
Archive for the ‘Egypt’ Category
A Little Island with More Backbone than a Super Power
Posted in 9/11, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, democracy, Egypt, Fundamentalism, Iran, Iraq, islam, Israel, Middle East, Muslims, Osama, Pakistan, Radical, September 11, South Asia, Sunni, Taliban, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, America, Americans, democracy, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, islam, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Muslims, Palestine, Palestinians, Radical, Saudi Arabia, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Europe and Its Muslims: Removing the Veil of Insecurity
Posted in Al Qaeda, democracy, Egypt, Europe, Fundamentalism, islam, Middle East, Muslims, Radical, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy, Uncategorized, Women, tagged Egypt, Europe, islam, Middle East, Muslims, Radical, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy on January 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
France’s parliament will be debating a full ban on the hijab, or Muslim face veil, this Spring. The Dutch are considering a similar ban in schools and government offices. Several states in Germany have already banned teachers from wearing the veil. The Swiss will most likely debate a ban soon, after recently prohibiting the construction [...]
You Don’t Need Foreigners for An Occupation
Posted in Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, democracy, Egypt, Fundamentalism, Hamas, Iran, Iraq, islam, Israel, Middle East, Muslims, Pakistan, Radical, South Asia, Taleban, Taliban, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, America, Americans, democracy, Gaza, Hamas, Iran, Iraq, islam, Israel, Middle East, Muslims, Pakistan, Palestine, Palestinians, Radical, Taliban, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy on December 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“This Soil is Ours” reads the caption below the cartoon above, displayed during the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day demonstrations in Iran, when the clerical regime likes to whip up support against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, diverting attention from very real problems at home. This year, however, the Iranian people did not toe the [...]
Fort Hood: Should We Be Surprised?
Posted in 9/11, Afghanistan, Egypt, elections, Fundamentalism, Iraq, islam, Israel, Middle East, Muslims, Osama, Pakistan, Radical, September 11, Taleban, Taliban, U.S. Foreign Policy, Uncategorized, tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, America, Americans, democracy, Iraq, islam, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Palestine, Palestinians, Radical, South Asia, Taliban, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The shooting rampage at Fort Hood last week was indeed tragic and unfortunate. No one should have to lose a family member in such circumstances. What is equally disturbing, however, is the surprise exhibited by Americans around the country at these events. Some may find that statement insensitive at a time when the events of [...]
The Long Wars
Posted in 9/11, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Egypt, Fundamentalism, Iran, Iraq, islam, Middle East, Osama, Radical, September 11, Taleban, Taliban, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, America, Iran, Iraq, islam, Middle East, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As the Afghan election goes into the dispute phase, the US army brass openly says we don’t have enough troops to “win”, and in Iraq, terrorist bombings escalate, it is easy to suffer from fatigue in the long, hot summer of ’09. Eight years after 9/11, US men and women are still essentially bogged down [...]
Let Islam Fail
Posted in Al Qaeda, Egypt, Fundamentalism, Iran, islam, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Radical, Taliban, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged Al Qaeda, America, Iran, islam, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Swat, U.S. Foreign Policy on August 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When Israel defeated the combined armies of Egypt, Jordan and Syria in the 6-day war in 1967, Arab Nationalism was dead. This political philosophy, which had dominated Arab intellectual and political thinking since independence had completely failed to create progressive societies or defeat the Arabs’ arch-enemy. The ideological vacuum that was created allowed political Islam [...]
Sayyid Qutb and My Father
Posted in Egypt, Fundamentalism, Iran, islam, Middle East on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Catching up on some reading lately, I picked up Lawrence Wright’s excellent book, The Looming Tower. This book has been out for some time but I hadn’t had a chance to read it until now. In it, Wright traces in meticulous detail the major ideological, educational and life influences on the core leadership of Al [...]
