Centuries before it was remembered as a day of Independence, July 4 was remembered as one of the most consequential days between the perennial war between Islam and Christendom -- and a disaster for the latter. That story follows: Soon after liberating the ancient Christian city of Antioch from Muslim oppression, the First Crusaders managed to realize their primary goal: … [Read more...]
Q&A on War College/CAIR Fiasco
Note: A number of media that have reported on the US Army War College's capitulation to CAIR -- most recently Breitbart and the College Fix -- have asked me questions, many of which I answered at length. As there was not enough space to publish my full responses, I post them below, the questions I was asked, and my (RI) complete response, for full context: Question: In the … [Read more...]
Allen West: “My Army Has Just Emboldened and Encouraged the Enemy, and They Are Laughing at Us”
Note: In the following article (original here), Allen West -- a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, author, and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives -- shares his thoughts on the US Army War College's recent surrender to CAIR, an Islamist organization with well known terror ties: Greetings, everyone! Yes, you know what today [June 15] is, it is time to … [Read more...]
Sign Now: NAS Letter to Trump on War College’s Surrender to CAIR
The National Association of Scholars (NAS), “the leading organization of scholars and citizens committed to higher education as the catalyst of American freedom,” has come forth in my support and written an open letter to the President of the United States. The signatories, most of whom are academics, call President Trump’s attention to the US Army War College’s recent … [Read more...]
Piracy and Law in the Ottoman Mediterranean
Piracy and Law in the Ottoman Mediterranean by Joshua M. WhiteStanford: Stanford University Press, 2017. 376 pp.Reviewed by Raymond IbrahimAuthor of Sword and Scimitar Middle East Quarterly, Summer 2019 In the late sixteenth century, the Ottoman Empire and its European opponents increasingly withdrew from the Mediterranean, their primary theater of war, leaving … [Read more...]