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An Open Question to Osama Bin Laden — or Any Other Islamist
An Open Question to Osama Bin Laden — or Any Other Islamist
The arch-terrorist's real reason for waging jihad has nothing to do with Israel or U.S. foreign policy.
If the Taliban’s serious about detente, why don’t they give us Bin Laden?
If the Taliban’s serious about detente, why don’t they give us Bin Laden?
hotair.com — Or rather, if Obama’s serious about detente , why doesn’t he demand that they do so as... one of those “constructive beginnings” with Islamist fascists that he’s been pursuing? [...] Read the rest » (more) If the Taliban’s serious about detente, why don’t they ...
Jews are Among Democrats’ Staunchest Supporters
njdc.org — Mark Mellman of The Mellman Group wrote a piece in The Hill that included an interesting observation... gleamed from a joint poll on Jewish voting patterns that he conducted with NJDC. Mellman published some of the poll’s findings and compares them to the arguments from Norman ... (more) Jews are Among Democrats’ Staunchest Supporters
Reality bites
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — Peace an illusion, says Israel FM Israel's foreign minister has said there is no chance of an... early solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and told people to "learn to live with it". Avigdor Lieberman does not lead Israeli peace negotiations, but his statement casts a pall over latest US ... (more) Reality bites
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"It is a historic fact that Islamic hostility for and aggression against non-Muslims transcends any and all temporal "'grievances'"
Jihad Watch — Our old friend and former Jihad Watch writer Raymond Ibrahim, the most astute analyst of Al-Qaeda's belief-system and ideology on the scene today, here elucidates a theme we have touched on many times here: why no redressing of Islamic grievances against the West (as Obama is relentlessly pursuing) will blunt the force of the global jihad: the grievances are just counters and recruiting tools for a jihad imperative that is based simply on the fact that we are Infidels, not Infidels with an objectionable foreign policy or pop culture. "An Open Question to Osama Bin Laden -- or Any Other Islamist," by Raymond Ibrahim for Pajamas Media, October 7: ...

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