Editorial Articles
Iraq War Fuels Global Jihad (View on YaleGlobal.)
Thursday, December 21, 2006 - YaleGlobal
Five years after the September 11 attacks, Al Qaeda's notion of a clash of religions is no longer farfetched. In both camps, tiny minorities beat the drums, rallying the faithful to fight in a war they believe was caused by the ot... [Full Article Text.]
Bush's festering problem in Iraq (View on Newsday.com.)
Wednesday, December 6, 2006 - Newsday.com
As President George W. Bush comes under growing pressure at home to change course in Iraq, his ability to influence Iraqi political leaders is greatly diminished. This was clear after Bush's meeting last week in Jordan with Iraq's... [Full Article Text.]
Lebanon on the Brink: Assassination of Industry Minister Not a Surprise in Deeply Divided Country (View on ABCNews.com.)
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - ABCNews.com
The killing of Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel carries risks for political stability and social harmony in the country.
It polarizes the political landscpae further and pours fuel on an already raging fire.
I was not... [Full Article Text.]
Stoking Muslim anger (View on International Herald Tribune.)
Friday, October 13, 2006 - International Herald Tribune
While the U.S. debate over Iraq focuses mainly on the effects of the American military presence on Al Qaeda and its affiliates, the Bush administration has little appreciation for how its involvement in Iraq, as well as its staunc... [Full Article Text.]
Echoes of the pope in al-Azhar mosque (View on Aljazeera.Net.)
Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - Aljazeera.Net
The protests in Egypt and the rest of the Muslim world over remarks made by Pope Benedict XVI, who implicitly linked Islam and violence, particularly in regard to jihad have still not abated.
To find out how the ... [Full Article Text.]
Pope's Comments Still Fuel Anger in Egypt (View on ABCNews.com.)
Sunday, September 24, 2006 - ABCNews.com
The controversy over Pope Benedict XVI's remarks is, clearly, not going away; and his apology did not seem to help much either. Responding to the Egyptian-born and Qatari-based Islamic scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi's call for a "Day o... [Full Article Text.]
"Are We Safe Yet?" A Foreign Affairs Roundtable: Responses and Discussion Round 2 (View on Foreign Affairs.)
Monday, September 11, 2006 - Foreign Affairs
Promising Heaven, Delivering Dust
Responses to "Is There Still a Terrorist Threat?" Round 2
In my last post I argued that al Qaeda has not delivered on its repeated threats to strike inside the United States partly because it ... [Full Article Text.]
"Are We Safe Yet?" A Foreign Affairs Roundtable: Responses and Discussion Round 1 (View on Foreign Affairs.)
Thursday, September 7, 2006 - Foreign Affairs
A Nuisance, Not a Strategic Threat
Responses to "Is There Still a Terrorist Threat?" It is true that al Qaeda remains highly dangerous and its senior surviving leaders still want to strike inside the United States. But ... [Full Article Text.]The Osama Bin Laden I Know (View on Foreign Policy.)
Friday, September 1, 2006 - Foreign Policy
The Secret History of al-Qa’ida
By Abdel Bari Atwan
236 pages, London: Saqi, 2006
In November 1996, five months after al Qaeda’s bombing of the Khobar towers in Saudi Arabia and less than five years before al Qae... [Full Article Text.]
Hezbollah has risen to fill a social need (View on Newsday.)
There is a misunderstanding in Israel and the United States that Israel can militarily rid Lebanon of Hezbollah, or the Party of God.
In the first place, Hezbollah is not just a militia or a conventional army, but a social and ... [Full Article Text.]