PJ Media Donald Trump’s new national security advisor, Lt. General H.R. McMaster, has made troubling remarks -- such as “the Islamic State is not Islamic” -- that one expects from the D.C. establishment. However, a hearty endorsement that he gave to a 2010 book points to the totality of McMaster’s views on security issues as being worse than simply his parroting politically … [Read more...]
Why Is General Mattis Nominating the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’s Stooge’?
PJ MediaSecretary of Defense Jim Mattis’ pick for undersecretary of defense for policy, Anne Patterson, is problematic. Politico briefly explains why: If nominated and confirmed, Patterson would hold the fourth most powerful position at the Pentagon -- and would effectively be the top civilian in the Defense Department, since both Mattis and his deputy, Robert Work, were … [Read more...]
Coptic Shop Bombed by “Muslim Brotherhood”
Coptic SolidarityThe shop of a Coptic Christian located in Qena, Egypt, was bombed earlier this week and severely damaged.The first, failed attempt was caught by the shop’s security camera. In it, a bearded Salafi looking man comes into the shop holding two bags. He purchases nothing but surreptiously leaves one of the bags behind in the store before he leaves.The … [Read more...]
Kerry Continues Meeting with Egypt’s Banned Muslim Brotherhood
Coptic SolidarityAccording to Dalia Ziyada, director of the Egyptian Center for the Study of Free Democracies, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently met with leading members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Kerry, said the human rights activist, covers up such meetings with controversial Egyptians who have political agendas by referring to them as members … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim Reviews Beth Baron’s The Orphan Scandal: Christian Missionaries and the Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood
Middle East Quarterly[adsenseyu1]In 1933, Turkiya Hassan, an orphaned Egyptian, Muslim girl, was beaten by a matron at a Swedish missionary school. School authorities later contended that the "rude and aggressive" 15-year-old was ordered "into a room for private chastisement" at which time the girl "showed fight and seized the cane" from the matron who soon "regained … [Read more...]