There’s a lot of talk out there about the death of the Sykes-Picot agreement in the Mideast. There may be a lot of truth in that, but in any case, it does not mean the US and the West in general has no responsibility to help fix the mess they’ve made of the region. I expound this week in Souciant.
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Sorting Through Salafism
Posted in Terrorism, tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, al-Qaida, Anwar al-Awlaki, Boston Marathon, Deobandi, Glenn Greenwald, Hadith, Iraq, Islam, Qur’an, Rashidun Caliphate, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sunni, Tsarnaev, United States, Wahabi, war on terror on May 27, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
I rarely post articles here by others. But the piece my friend Bilal Ahmed has penned for Souciant today is an absolute must-read for anyone dealing with issues around the Middle East, terrorism, Islam, et al. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Please check it out.
Poll Shows Overwhelming US Popular Opposition to Greater Involvement in Syria
Posted in Syria, United States, tagged Polls, Syria, United States on May 1, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Public opinion on foreign policy matters is a fickle thing, considering how ill-informed of world news people are in the isolated and exceptionalist United States. Unfortunately, the politics of ignorance still plays much too big a role in US foreign policy decision-making. That’s why it is such a relief to see poll results like this one, from a HuffPo/You.gov poll: (more…)
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