Obama: War With IS Going Well – Climate Change Is The Real Threat
WASHINGTON – How is the US war with ISIL (IS) going? Well, not so great; but not bad either, according...
Tag: Counter Terror
How Big A Threat From Jihadist Organizations? Too much hype coming from the media. There is danger; but it is not that big
WASHINGTON – The tricky part of any asymmetric warfare threat –now I am referring to the anti-Western Jihadist organizations...
Media Hype About ISIL Not Helpful The Islamic State is a serious security problem; but it is not an existential threat
WASHINGTON – The international media are not helping our understanding of the actual extent of the Islamic State threat....
Declaring War Against Islamic Terrorism Is An Empty Gesture Radical Muslims are spread around many countries. The real challenge is locating them
WASHINGTON – Former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman added his voice to the chorus of those who really believe that we...
Anti-Islam Movements Gaining Ground In Europe Muslim terrorism reinforces growing xenophobia. Expect clashes
WASHINGTON – As terrible as they are, the Paris terror attacks are not that surprising. There are several Islamic...
Why Western Media Avoided Calling The Paris Mass Killing “Islamic Terrorism”? There is fear that by calling the terrorists religious fanatics we may invite more violence. Wishful thinking that vagueness will make us safe
WASHINGTON – The common feature of almost all the reporting about the Islamic terror attack against the magazine Charlie...
Why Is the Islamic State Popular? Islamic fundamentalism is a dream that appeals to emotions. It is not a political program. Arab societies have to produce rational and yet appealing alternatives
WASHINGTON – The NYT published a front page story on how American policy-makers are trying to understand ISIL, (Or ISIS,...
Too Much Media Coverage For Isolated Terror Attacks Our obsession with political violence inspired by Islam guarantees that we shall have more of it
WASHINGTON – In a perverse way, our hysteric fascination with each and every killing perpetrated in the West by...