In many ways, arrogant leftist thinking—indeed, the leftist paradigm in its entirety—led to the disaster that is Afghanistan.Many, especially those of Afghan background, have made this clear in the aftermath of America’s withdrawal. Consider the words of Baktash Ahadi, an Afghan-American who served as an interpreter for the U.S. military for years: How could Afghanistan … [Read more...]
Biden Administration Blocks Rescue of Persecuted Christians from Afghanistan
Gatestone InstituteThe Biden administration is preventing the rescue of persecuted Christian minorities from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, where they face certain and likely gruesome death.This information surfaced on August 26, 2021, during an interview between Glenn Beck and Tucker Carlson on Fox News. Through his charity, the Nazarene Fund, Beck had managed to … [Read more...]
King ‘Cherry-Picker’ Juan Cole Accuses Jihadists of Cherry-Picking the Koran
Juan Cole—an academic who excels at cherry-picking when not completely distorting the Koran—recently published an article that opens by, irony of ironies, accusing jihadists of “cherry picking” Koran verses to justify their terrorism: One of the great tragedies of the early twenty-first century is that the great civilization of Islam, over 1400 years old and with tremendous … [Read more...]
Lost in Translation: Google Finds a New Way to Censor
KTRH News' Corey Olsen interviewed me on my recent article on Google Translate. A brief soundbite is available here, and below it is Olsen's writeup of our more in depth discussion, titled "Lost in Translation: Google Finds a New Way to Censor." (The New American also looked into this issue independently here.)We've seen numerous examples in recent years of Google … [Read more...]
Audio: Afghanistan with Raymond Ibrahim on the Glenn Beck Program
Glenn Beck interviewed me about Afghanistan on his radio program the other day. Click here to listen (my 15-minute segment starts around the 14:25 mark, which can be fast-forwarded to). Note: If this link does not work, as it apparently isn't in some European nations, this one might. … [Read more...]