Posted on Sat, April 7, 2012 at 18:46 pm CEST
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After the Arab Spring, Salafists are Moving Closer to Changing the Face of the Maghreb

Now the initial euphoria about the Arab revolts has subsided, it’s clear the ‘Arab Spring’ will not bring a liberal, secular, Western (or Islamic) model of democracy to the Arab world… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab World • Crethi Plethi • Democracy • Islamism • Maghreb • Mauritania • Religion • Salafism 
Posted on Sat, April 7, 2012 at 15:33 pm CEST
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The Eternal Liberation Movement

When we assess the global nature of the current assault on Jewish freedom and sovereignty in our country, we see that the Jewish fight for freedom is an eternal struggle… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Anti-Zionism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Hamas • History • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jew-Hatred • Jihadism • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, April 7, 2012 at 14:37 pm CEST
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Are Jihadists Crazy?

Muslims who kill in the name of their religion frequently evade punishment in Western courts by pleading insanity or mental incompetence… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Anti-Christianism • Anti-Westernism • Global Islam • Global Jihad • Islamic Terrorism • Jihadism • Political Correctness • Religion 
Posted on Sat, April 7, 2012 at 11:39 am CEST
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Iran Nuclear Talks: What were the six points Obama sent Khamenei through Erdogan?

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan visited Tehran and personally handed Obama’s six-point message to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei… Continue reading

Topics: China • Diplomacy • Iran • Politics • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, April 5, 2012 at 20:52 pm CEST
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Saudi Grand Mufti Calls for “Destruction of All Churches in Region”

And yet the West — with all its institutions of higher learning, including governmental agencies dealing with cultural and religious questions — is still thoroughly “confused” as to what Islam teaches… Continue reading

Topics: Academic Bias • Anti-Christianism • Global Islam • Jihadism • Media Bias • Political Correctness • Religion • Saudi Arabia 
Posted on Wed, April 4, 2012 at 20:02 pm CEST
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The Syrian Uprising: Turkish-Syrian Relations Go Downhill

As Syria sinks deeper and deeper into the throes of civil war, the decade-long honeymoon between Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party and Bashar al-Assad’s regime has all but ended… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Neo-Ottomanism • Politics • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, April 2, 2012 at 23:00 pm CEST
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Promoting Palestinian Terrorism: A look back at the media coverage of the Palestine Papers

A media orchestrated political storm blew through the volatile Middle East last year with the release of over 1,600 confidential documents relating to Palestinian negotiations with Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Hamas • History • Media Bias • Palestine Papers • Palestinian Authority • Palestinian Terrorism • Politics 
Posted on Sun, April 1, 2012 at 16:01 pm CEST
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Western Survival Depends on Western Pride

Claude Guéant, the French interior minister, sparked a firestorm last month when he praised Western values as “superior” to the oppressive ones found elsewhere, namely the Islamic world… Continue reading

Topics: Culture • Europe • France • Geert Wilders • Global Islam • Islamism • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Liberalism • Multiculturalism • Political Correctness • Western Culture 
Posted on Sat, March 31, 2012 at 20:28 pm CEST
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On Massacres and Motivations

Commenting on the recent massacre of 17 Afghan civilians that was allegedly carried out by Staff Sergeant Robert Bales… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Jihadism • Political Correctness • Religion • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, March 31, 2012 at 15:31 pm CEST
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The Damascus Declaration for Democratic National Change

The Damascus Declaration was a statement of unity by Syrian opposition figures issued October 16, 2005 criticizing the Assad regime… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Historical Documents • History • Human Rights • Syria 
Posted on Sat, March 31, 2012 at 13:45 pm CEST
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The Syrian Uprising: Syria’s Struggling Civil Society

Authoritarian regimes have traditionally been disinclined to accept any political or social opposition and have been hostile to the development of an independent civil society that could form a counterweight to state power… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab World • Culture • Democracy • Syria • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Sat, March 31, 2012 at 09:38 am CEST
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China-Turkey Summit: Economic Enticements Overshadow Differences

The decision of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to visit Turkey along with Ireland and the United States during his ten-day world tour before becoming president in about a year underscores the importance Turkey holds for China’s leaders… Continue reading

Topics: China • Diplomacy • Economy • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, March 30, 2012 at 21:51 pm CEST
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Betrayal Glorified: The Bizarre Jewish Movement to Destroy Israel by Pretending to Save It

I can only laugh at the idea of dilettante Peter Beinart and J Street as leader of the anti-Israel movement… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Zionism • History • Israel • Jewish Life • Zionism 
Posted on Thu, March 29, 2012 at 20:51 pm CEST
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The Syrian Uprising: The Muslim Brotherhood Reborn

As Syrian president Bashar al-Assad struggles to contend with a massive popular uprising, the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood is poised to dominate whatever coalition of forces manages to unseat the Baathist regime… Continue reading

Topics: Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Security and Defense • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Tue, March 27, 2012 at 22:21 pm CEST
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No Escape from Authoritarianism? Turkey Suffers from the Lack of a Constituency for Liberal Change

Turkey’s old habits of state authoritarianism persist under the rule of the AKP… Continue reading

Topics: Culture • Democracy • Kurdish People • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, March 26, 2012 at 20:19 pm CEST
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Obama Hearts Turkish Leader Erdogan As He Oppresses His Own People and Stabs America in the Back

President Barack Obama is continuing his love affair with Turkish Islamist leader Recep Erdogan… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Diplomacy • Islamism • Politics • Security and Defense • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, March 25, 2012 at 23:45 pm CEST
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Iran: From Torture Chambers to Social Security: Political Controversy over Appointment of Sa’id Mortazavi

The appointment of Tehran’s former attorney general Sa’id Mortazavi to director of the Social Security Foundation has stirred a political controversy this week due to his involvement in the Kahrizak detention facility affair… Continue reading

Topics: Human Rights • Iran • Politics 
Posted on Sun, March 25, 2012 at 11:13 am CEST
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France: Here Comes the Whitewash

The murders in Toulouse should be a wake-up call for France and all of Europe… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Anti-Semitism • Counter-terrorism • France • Islamic Terrorism • Jew-Hatred • Jihadism • Political Correctness 
Posted on Thu, March 22, 2012 at 20:55 pm CET
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Mohammed Merah was a new breed of Iron Man terrorist

The French-born al Qaeda killer, Mohammed Merah, who shocked the world by murdering three Jewish schoolchildren and their teacher in Toulouse by shots to the head… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Anti-Semitism • Counter-terrorism • France • Global Jihad • Islamic Terrorism • Jew-Hatred • Religion • Salafism • Security and Defense 
Posted on Tue, March 20, 2012 at 20:58 pm CET
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In 2011, US primacy in the Middle East died; In 2012, The Funeral Will Be Held

In the Middle East, the vultures are coming home to roost… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Diplomacy • Islamism • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, March 19, 2012 at 20:52 pm CET
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Why Obama’s Policy Will Probably Bring War with Iran Some Day

President Barack Obama hasn’t changed but the situation has, in part due to his actions… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, March 19, 2012 at 20:06 pm CET
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The Obama Administration’s Pro-Islamist Syrian Opposition “Leadership” is Collapsing

Five months ago, I wrote how the U.S. government collaborated in creating an anti-American, Islamist-dominated leadership for the Syrian revolution. This leadership group failed immediately. Now it is collapsing openly… Continue reading

Topics: Islamism • Politics • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, March 17, 2012 at 20:41 pm CET
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The Snake that Doesn’t Touch Me: Turkey’s Special Authority Courts

In response to increasing international concern about controversial cases such as Ergenekon, Sledgehammer and KCK, the AKP has repeatedly insisted that the judicial system is independent and that there is nothing that it can do… Continue reading

Topics: PKK • Politics • Turkey 
Posted on Sat, March 17, 2012 at 20:40 pm CET
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Egypt is a Volcano, The West Snoozes, But Israel Won’t Play the Role of Pompeii

Those who are, or will soon be, governing Egypt view themselves as being at war with Israel for all practical purposes… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Zionism • Egypt • Israel • Jew-Hatred • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, March 13, 2012 at 22:45 pm CET
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The Big Split: The Differences that led Erdoğan and the Gülenists to Part Ways

A power struggle between the AKP and the Gülen movement is unraveling… Continue reading

Topics: Politics • Religion • Sunni Islam • Turkey