CAMERA Raymond Ibrahim is a name to watch for. His book, The Al Qaeda Reader (DoubleDay) will be out in April 2007. By way of introduction, don't miss his outstanding Op-Ed today in the Los Angeles Times. Entitled "Islam gets concessions; infidels get conquered: What they capture, they keep. When they lose, they complain to the U.N.," is so brilliant that it takes a lot of … [Read more...]
Grievance-mongering at the gym
by Michelle Malkin MichelleMalkin.com [Excerpt] In an excellent piece for the Los Angeles Times, Raymond Ibrahim points to Pope Benedict's concessions to Islam in Turkey as a symbol of the West's weakness in the face of conquering jihadists: When Islamists wage jihad — past, present and future — conquering and consolidating non-Muslim territories and centers in the name of … [Read more...]
All the Wrong Reasons
Zawahiri's democracy may be just what the Persian President needs. Private Papers Iran and the U.S., who may otherwise be on a collision-course, share one common goal: promoting democracy in Iraq. Just this last September Associated Press reported that Iranian president — a possible accomplice of the U.S. embassy takeover of 1979 and one who believes Israel should be "wiped … [Read more...]
Bin Laden’s deputy leads al-Qaeda into battle for Muslim hearts and minds
by Roula Khalaf The Financial Times Al-Qaeda is usually portrayed as a collection of Islamist fanatics, bent on the destruction of democratic values and, as the US often says, the obliteration of the western "way of life". But four years after the September 11 terrorist attacks led to the devastation of the group's haven in Afghanistan, the remaining leadership appears to be … [Read more...]
The Zawahiri letter, part one
Is it real? by Shaun Waterman United Press International WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- President Bush's unprecedented inclusion in his weekend radio address of a direct reference to a letter he said was written by al-Qaida's number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, highlights the fascinating insights it appears to offer into the inner workings of the group. But there are nagging … [Read more...]