Avenging James Foley
Avenging James Foley Huffington Post -World Post 25 August 2014 by Graham E. Fuller The ghastly killing of journalist James Foley–more than merely savage–was quite calculated to induce terror and to influence. And it did. Indeed, to discuss his death in a broader political context at this point may seem distasteful, clinical, and disrespectful to […]
Who’s Afraid of the Caliphate?
Who’s Afraid of the Caliphate? The threat of a “caliphate” to the West was central to George W. Bush’s inflamed rhetoric in his Global War on Terror, invoked to justify the launch of several wars in his own “jihad” over the next decade. But just how fearsome a concept should it be to us? Read […]
Embracing Assad Is a Better Strategy for the U.S. Than Supporting the Least Bad Jihadis
Embracing Assad Is a Better Strategy for the U.S. Than Supporting the Least Bad Jihadis WORLD POST/ HUFFINGTON POST Posted: 09/29/2014 7:05 pm EDT The Middle East today is in as big a mess as I’ve seen it in a lifetime. By most measures it still continues to worsen, as ever new enemies to the […]
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