Zawahiri Letter Shows Iraq’s Importance to al-Qaeda’s JihadOctober 07, 2005 First, the letter shows the al-Qaeda leadership’s increasing sensitivity to public opinion. Zawahiri writes of the importance of popular support for al-Qaeda, and rebukes Zawahiri for the Iraq insurgency’s “brutal tactics — noting that hostages can just as effectively be killed with bullets rather than […]
Two critiques of Bush’s recent speech I commented on a few days ago. The first is relatively succinct: Defining The EnemyPosted 10/7/2005 Over and over, President Bush called the terrorists “Islamic radicals.” It was a stunning departure from his usual rhetoric marginalizing the religious aspect of the long-term threat America faces. In past speeches, Bush […]
Freeh decries Clinton’s ‘moral compass’Clinton spokesman: Book ‘a total work of fiction’Friday, October 7, 2005; Posted: 5:48 a.m. EDT (09:48 GMT) In his upcoming book, “My FBI,” Freeh says Clinton failed to pressure Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah to let the FBI question suspects the kingdom had in custody. “Bill Clinton raised the subject only to […]
Compare and contrast the following viewpoints. The first, from an article posted on Jihad Unspun written by an American “activist writer”, reviews all the popular arguments blaming everyone but the “terrorists” for terrorism: MILLER: Viewing Terrorism Through A Different LensOct 08, 2005By Jason Miller Why do the “terrorists” and other people of the Middle East […]
President Discusses War on Terror at National Endowment for DemocracyRonald Reagan Building and International Trade CenterWashington, D.C.October 6, 2005 Some call this evil Islamic radicalism; others, militant Jihadism; still others, Islamo-fascism. Whatever it’s called, this ideology is very different from the religion of Islam. This form of radicalism exploits Islam to serve a violent, political […]