FrontPage Magazine During U.S. President Obama’s televised speech on his strategies to defeat the Islamic State, he said, “Now, it will take time to eradicate a cancer like ISIL” (a reference to the Islamic State, “ISIS” or “IS”). Now, why is that? First, we know by “cancer” he is not referring to Islamic ideology—since he does not acknowledge that Islam has anything to … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim on Rino Hour of Power
Yesterday I was interviewed on a number of topics dealing with the Middle East on "The Rino Hour of Power with host Rick Moran." The 40-minute interview follows: Check Out Politics Conservative Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Rick Moran on BlogTalkRadio … [Read more...]
Ben Affleck: Portrait of Islam’s Clueless Apologetics
PJ Media The value of actor Ben Affleck’s recent outbursts in defense of Islam on HBO’s Real Time is that here, in one 10-minute segment, we have all the leftist/liberal bromides used whenever Islam is criticized. In what follows, Affleck’s main arguments are presented and then discredited. Relativism and the Islamic Heterogeneity Myth At the start, when author Sam Harris … [Read more...]
How Obama’s Arab Spring Created the Islamic State
FrontPage Magazine Over a decade ago, the U.S. conquered Iraq; its military and intelligence were on the ground for years with autonomy. In other words, U.S. influence and authority was more pronounced in Iraq than probably any other Muslim country in the world. And yet it is in this one Muslim nation, where the U.S. had most authority, where U.S. blood and treasure were … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim on Reel Talk with Audrey Russo
I was recently interviewed on Reel Talk with Audrey Russo. Topics revolved around the Islamic State, Egypt, Israel, and more. Click here to listen to the over-20-minute interview. … [Read more...]