“Teaching counterterrorism operatives about obscure aspects of Islam without context, without objectivity, and without covering other non-religious drivers of dangerous behavior is no way to stop actual terrorists.”
“Teaching counterterrorism operatives about obscure aspects of Islam without context, without objectivity, and without covering other non-religious drivers of dangerous behavior is no way to stop actual terrorists.”
Benny Morris: Months ago, Ehud Barak predicted that Israel will face a “political tsunami.” Here it comes.
If you’re going to do a music video-centered post, and don’t want to screw up the design and give me a headache, please do one or more of the following: Write an “Excerpt” and place it in the “Excerpt” box…
Schreikasten – the plug-in that created the Wall substitute – ist kaput. Too much weird interaction with other plug-ins, and unpredictable action across browsers. Plus it may be what was vexing bob. And we don’t like to vex bob any…
Turkish Leader Urges Vote for Palestinian Statehood – NYTimes.com “The Turkish state is in its core a state of freedoms and secularism,” Mr. Erdogan said, explaining Turkey’s support for the Arab revolutions. “The world is changing to a system…
Mel Gibson on Judah Maccabee, Christopher Hitchens, and Circumcision – Jeffrey Goldberg – Entertainment – The Atlantic One of the more brutish aspects of the Hannukah story was the decision by the Maccabees to forcibly circumcise assimilated Jews. Some Jews,…
RealClearWorld – 9/11 and the Successful War [I]nternational law has simply failed to address the question of how a nation-state deals with forces that wage war through terrorism but are not part of any nation-state. Neither criminal law nor…