Tag Archives: ISIS

Progressive Crazies

Posted on January 9, 2019 by leslie

Progressive Crazies by Ilana Mercer Muslim men murder two European women backpacking across a Morocco mountain range, and right away pundits holler, “ISIS, jihad, extremism, terrorism.” Likewise misleading are the leads from the intelligence authorities, who seem to confirm that, but for … Continue reading →

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Words of Wisdom, in a Time of Troubles

Posted on July 23, 2016 by leslie

Words of Wisdom, in a Time of Troubles Darrell Sutton reviews a new exegesis of Islam Ira M. Lapidus, A History of Islamic Societies, 3rd ed. (Cambridge University Press, 2014), xxxvii, pp 979. These are unhappy times. The dawning of … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama misunderstands Islam

Posted on February 22, 2015 by leslie

Barack Obama misunderstands Islam Ilana Mercer makes the case The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) is not Islamic, announced Barack Obama, during a White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism (with an emphasis on violence inspired by the … Continue reading →

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Leave ISIS to the Homies

Posted on September 15, 2014 by leslie

Leave ISIS to the Homies Ilana Mercer discerns confusion in America’s Middle Eastern policy There was a great cry throughout the land. Non-stop propaganda from a monolithic media-military-congressional complex had convinced a petrified people of the need for a military … Continue reading →

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Masada on Mount Sinjar ILANA MERCER

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Derek Turner

Masada on Mount Sinjar ILANA MERCER wonders why no-one is helping the Yazidis The year was A.D. 70. Jerusalem had been sacked, the Temple destroyed. In revolt against the Romans, the Jewish Zealots fled to Masada, a fortress “located atop … Continue reading →

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Don’t know Shiite from Shinola ILANA MERCER

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Derek Turner

Don’t know Shiite from Shinola ILANA MERCER wonders why people are surprised by Iraq’s tragic fate Almost unanimous on the right is the mystifying notion that a reduced American footprint in the world, President Barack Obama’s doing, has brought about … Continue reading →

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