I pass this along from Mauldin Economics John Mauldin does some pretty good stuff. = = = = = By George Friedman Al-Qaida struck the United States on September 11, 2001 in order to pave the way for the caliphate, a multinational Islamic state governed by a caliph. From Osama Bin Laden’s point of view, the Christian world—as he thought of Euro-American civilization—had... Read more
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Origins and Strategy of the Islamic State
December 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ISIS, Radical IslamJohn Adams on Islam
December 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ISIS, IslamWhat we’re talking about is not new… I am continually amazed the number of Americans so don’t seem to “get it”. ======= Dec. 8, 2015 6:41 p.m. WSJ From a March 28, 1786, letter written by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who were American diplomats at the time, to U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs John Jay reporting on their conversation in London with... Read more
Fighting Terror by Self-Reproach – WSJ
December 8 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ISIS, Obama, Politically correct, The LeftMr Stephens is right on the money – again. ================= Nobody who watched Barack Obama’s speech Sunday night outlining his strategy to defeat Islamic State could have come away disappointed by the performance. Disappointment presupposes hope for something better. That ship sailed, and sank, a long time ago. By now we are familiar with the cast of Mr. Obama’s mind. He does not... Read more
Hillary Benn-
December 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ISISToo bad American politicians do not have this level of honesty and willingness to speak truth. ============== Thank you very much Mr Speaker. Before I respond to the debate, I would like to say this directly to the Prime Minister: Although my right honourable friend the Leader of the Opposition and I will walk into different division lobbies tonight, I am proud... Read more
Kurds on the Right Side of History
November 21 | Posted by mrossol | ISIS, Obama, Radical Islam, The LeftFrom French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy’s “Thinking the unthinkable: This is war,” in the Toronto Globe and Mail, Nov. 16: I come now to the heart of the matter. The real source of this flood of horror. And that is the Islamic State, which occupies a good third of Syria and Iraq and provides to the perpetrators of possible future Bataclans the... Read more
Wins in the War on Terror
June 17 | Posted by mrossol | ISIS, Middle East, Radical IslamThe Kurdish advance in Syria is more important than drone kills, and no one is surprised that the Kurds were able to do it. ============== The U.S. scored a noteworthy victory last week when an American missile killed Nasser al-Wuhayshi, the longtime leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the global organization’s Number Two. Coupled with unconfirmed reports that an... Read more
