Earlier, I posted my thoughts about whether terrorism was still a threat, noting that in one sense the answer was obviously yes, but asking whether 9-11 was the outlier it seemed to be. My post was intended to provoke a [...]
Earlier, I posted my thoughts about whether terrorism was still a threat, noting that in one sense the answer was obviously yes, but asking whether 9-11 was the outlier it seemed to be. My post was intended to provoke a [...]
One of the major problems with the Bush Administration and its conservative Republican stalwarts regarding the Iraq War was the “stay the course” dogma which seemed immune to any attempt at an honest evaluation of the war’s goals or purpose. [...]
I am engaged in some rethinking of our Afghanistan policy, and trying to look at Obama’s proposed strategy with a fresh outlook. This is more challenging because I am generally a fan of Obama’s policies rather than a critic. As [...]
This is a guest post by Haroon Moghul. Not surprisingly, in the days since Iran’s election fiasco, Western media have attempted to fit the events inside the Islamic Republic into a convenient framework. I call this the myth of secular [...]
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Previous Posts
American barbarism, civilization, and decadence (and Star Trek)
posted 3:11:36pm May. 15, 2013 | read full post »
Bishnu Shrestha and the 40 thieves (and one khukuri)
posted 9:56:17am May. 08, 2013 | read full post »
Muslims in Bradford, UK rally to save synagogue
posted 11:47:45am May. 04, 2013 | read full post »
Obama still wants to close Guantanamo #Gitmo
posted 11:44:18am Apr. 30, 2013 | read full post »
open-source, lone wolf terrorism: different ideologies, shared methodologies
posted 1:34:11pm Apr. 19, 2013 | read full post » |