The Afghan Constitution guarantees religious freedom within the bounds of Sharia. A few years ago Abdul Rahman, a convert from Islam to Christianity, was put on trial for his life for apostasy — so as to show bemused Westerners what “religious freedom within the bounds of Sharia” really means. And…
Love death. This is the improbable instruction that the founder of an Egyptian sect called the Muslim Brotherhood imparted to his followers in the 1920s. A disciple named Mohammed Atta copied this instruction into his journal just before leading the attack on the World Trade Center three days before my biopsy. Was it a coincidence [...]
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
Already being recognized as perhaps the classic novel of the Vietnam War. I would argue that it is also a Great American Novel, somewhere between Philip Caputo and Thomas Wolfe for literary merit, though it’s unpretentiousness and clean reading style may keep some of the literati from recognizing its [...]
And the Iranians are training the Afghan jihadis. “Terror link alleged as Saudi millions flow into Afghanistan war zone,” by Anthony Loyd for The Times, May 31 (thanks to Sr. Soph): Millions of dollars of Saudi Arabian money have flowed into Afghanistan over the past four years, the country’s intelligence…
Act of war. “General McChrystal says Afghan insurgents trained in Iran,” by Sanjeev Miglani Sanjeev Miglani for Reuters, May 30 (thanks to Choi): KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan insurgents are being trained inside Iran and given weapons to fight security forces, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces said on Sunday,…
Memorial Day, and the way we remember our fallen troops, defines today’s great ideological divide.
What a surprise. “Dollars sent to UN in Gaza end up in Hamas’ pockets,” from Israel Today, May 28 (thanks to Joel): An investigative report by Israel National News published on Thursday revealed that whenever the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza requests an influx of US dollars…
What a surprise. “Dollars sent to UN in Gaza end up in Hamas’ pockets,” from Israel Today, May 28 (thanks to Joel): An investigative report by Israel National News published on Thursday revealed that whenever the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza requests an influx of US dollars…
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