Category Archives: Islam and Terrorism

THE BUSH DOCTRINE: A Critical Analysis of the First Four Years (June 2006)

On the twentieth of September, 2001, President George W. Bush stood before a joint session of Congress and an anxious nation to deliver his first major prime time address since the terrorist attacks on the United States nine days earlier.  … Continue reading

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ISLAM’S LEGACY (February 2006)

The Middle East today is, as it was throughout its history, ruled with an iron fist by a motley collection of monarchs, dictators, tyrants, and theocrats. (With the exception of secular Turkey, Jewish Israel, and the embryonic democracies in Iraq … Continue reading

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Tortured Debate (December 2005)

In a recent New York Post column the erstwhile conservative Maggie Gallagher pledged her allegiance to Senator John McCain in his bid to end what he calls the torturing of prisoners held by American forces.  This abuse, he says, should … Continue reading

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AN OPEN LETTER TO CINDY SHEEHAN (December 2005)

28 December 2005 Dear Cindy, You have asked recently what the noble cause was for which your son died.  As I sat down, pen in hand to answer this question I suddenly realized that I didn’t even know his name.  … Continue reading

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