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 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...
The Roots Of Islamic Fundamentalism Are In The Crisis Of the Arab World We can and should fight against ISIL in Syria and Iraq. But we cannot defeat radicalism through bombing campaigns WASHINGTON – Denmark, a NATO country, just joined the fight against ISIL, (also ISIS or IS) in Iraq. We are...
The Long War Against The Islamic State Compared to the Kosovo air campaign of 1999, the current US-led military effort is very modest. At this rate, it will take years to "degrade and destroy" ISIL WASHINGTON – President Obama, now acting in conjunction with a newly formed Arab coalition, (Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, UAE,...
Moderate Muslims Mostly Silent About Radical Movements That Claim Islamic Roots ISIL and others thrive in large part because very few challenge their religious credentials WASHINGTON – The self-proclaimed Islamic State, (IS, also known as ISIS or ISIL), now established in parts of Syria and...
Does Obama Mean Business Against ISIL? There is a huge gap between stated goals and military means WASHINGTON – A few days ago, after President Obama via a prime time TV address had announced America’s goal...
NYT Op-Ed Calls ISIS “A Militant Group” – Talk About Understatement By using this misleading definition, the writer plays down the extent of the threat WASHINGTON – Charles M. Blow, NYT columnist, in an article, (Obama and the Warmongers, August 31, 2014), points out...
Obama Talks About “Containing” ISIL – Not Enough, Eradicate This Cancer Containment worked with the Soviet Union, a super power with thousands of nuclear warheads. Now we are dealing with savage butchery performed by tiny entity WASHINGTON – The barbaric, made for the internet, execution of James Foley, a US journalist held captive by ISIL, is a sad...
America Should Enable Iraq To Quickly Destroy ISIL If the US does not act, the Islamic State will become a powerful magnet for all Islamic radicals. This would be major trouble for the Region and for the West WASHINGTON – In politics symbolism is sometimes more powerful that substance. And this is certainly the case regarding the...