By Ryan Mauro
The Moscow Bombings: A Prelude to Russia's Invasion of Georgia?
The Chechen Islamist Doku Umarov has claimed responsibility for the March 29 subway bombings in Moscow that killed at least 40 people. Putin and the Russian government have vowed to hunt down those responsible for the attacks. The target of the beating of the war drums isn't only Chechen Islamists, though. For months, Russian officials have been blaming Georgia for terrorist violence on their soil, setting the stage to remove the Saakashvili government and control Georgia. [more...]
The War on Radical Islam Can Be Won; the War on Terror Cannot
Can the "War on Terror" be won? That's the crux of the entire national security debate today. Terrorism is a vague tactic, and declaring war on it is as akin to the colonists declaring war on bows and arrows when they fought Native American tribes. [more...]
Memo to Daily Show Audience: The Afghans Don't Hate Us
Iranian-American writer Reza Aslan was on The Daily Show last night to promote his new book, Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization. He and Jon Stewart began discussing the war in Afghanistan, with Stewart later on in the interview saying that he favored withdrawing from the country and expressed his frustration with the campaign for democracy in the region. [more...]
Two Positive Developments in the Struggle Inside the Islamic World
The backlash against terrorism and Sharia Law in the Muslim world is something I've closely followed over the years. As the election results in Iraq showed, the trend is in the good guys' favor. It'll be a great day when Muslim leaders like M. Zuhdi Jasser can be seen leading the masses around the world, and I think that day will come. You may disagree with my belief on that, but two recent developments should at least be looked upon with satisfaction. [more...]
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