Sounds like a very good read. Maybe because the 1979 revolution happened as my “political being” started to mature, and I took interest? ========= In “Days of God,” James Buchan comes as close as anyone—certainly as close as any Westerner—to capturing the Iranian predicament of the past 34 years: “Those who make great revolutions forget that prisons and torture chambers survive into... Read more
Archive for the ‘Radical Islam’ Category
Radical Islamists used new tactic to spare Muslims
September 29 | Posted by mrossol | Radical IslamIslam has a strategic goal of eliminating opposition. ======== The turbaned gunmen who infiltrated Nairobi’s Westgate mall arrived with a set of religious trivia questions: As terrified civilians hid in toilet stalls, behind mannequins, in ventilation shafts and underneath food court tables, the assailants began a high-stakes game of 20 Questions to separate Muslims from those they consider infidels. A 14-year-old boy saved... Read more
Jihadist Massacre in Kenya
September 24 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Radical IslamOr: “You can run but you cannot hide….” ========= The bloody jihadist assault on a Kenyan shopping mall shows that while al Qaeda forces may be dispersed, they are still highly dangerous. The gunmen fired their way into the crowd Saturday afternoon and hurled grenades as they made their way to the upper levels. At least 68 people had been killed and... Read more
The Al Qaeda Obama Ignored
August 8 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Middle East, Obama, Radical Islam, The LeftThe second shortest distance in Washington now runs between an Obama speech and its empirical disproof …the executive branch of government has been operating on a contrary set of assumptions… …the gist of the address was clear, as was its purpose: to declare the war on terror won—or won well-enough—and go home. Facts and analysis were arranged to suit the policy goal.... Read more
Immigrants, not Austrailians, Must Adapt.
August 1 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, Obama, Politically correct, Radical Islam, The LeftPrime Minister Julia Gillard – Australia – 3/2/2011 Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.. Separately, Gillard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying she supported spy agencies monitoring the nation’s mosques. Quote: ‘IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST... Read more
Dangerous Divisions in the Arab World
July 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, Radical Islam, The LeftNice to hear the NYT the challenges of the “Arab Spring”. Of course, I sense they perfer these challenges than those presented by the ‘evil, racist, western civilization’. ================= Even in a region where violence has become all too commonplace, the killing of four Shiite men in Egypt last weekend seemed particularly vicious. According to news reports, a cheering Sunni Muslim mob... Read more
