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May 4, 2011May 4, 2011 By: Fred

Killing Bin Laden: An Act of Absolute Moral Clarity…and then there’s “President Boring.”

On May 1, 2011, President Obama announced to the world that he had personally shot Osama bin Laden in the head.

Well, not exactly. But it was close.

“I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against al-Qaida,” he said. “I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden … I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside Pakistan. And finally, last week, I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action … Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan …”

February 24, 2011February 6, 2015 By: Fred

An American vs. An American Apologist

“Seven o’clock this evening, Eastern Time, air and naval forces of the United States, launched a series of strikes against the headquarters, terrorist facilities and military assets that support Moammar Khadafy’s military activites.

February 22, 2011September 19, 2016 By: Fred

The Catastrophic Failure of European Multiculturalism

Europe’s leaders have realized, and are acknowledging one after another, that that continent’s multiculturalist policy–the idea that geographic areas could be ceded to immigrants from Islamic countries who would treat them as Islamic enclaves, rather than being encouraged to assimilate–has been a disastrous failure.

February 14, 2011February 14, 2011 By: Fred

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: In Their Own Words

The Muslim Brotherhood has taken a greater role in organizing the protest against the Egyptian regime as it unfolds its independent political agenda.

Rashad al-Bayumi, the Brotherhood`s second-in-command, announced in an interview with Japanese TV that the group would join a transitional government in order to cancel the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, as it “offends the Arabs` dignity and destroys the interests of Egypt and other Arab states.” He further stressed that Egypt does not need American aid.

February 14, 2011February 14, 2011 By: Fred

Get Ready for the Muslim Brotherhood

In 1985, as a teenager in Kenya, I was an adamant member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Seventeen years later, in 2002, I took part in a political campaign to win votes for the conservative party in the Netherlands.

Those two experiences gave me some insights that I think are relevant to the current crisis in Egypt. They lead me to believe it is highly likely but not inevitable that the Muslim Brotherhood will win the elections to be held in Egypt this coming September.

February 14, 2011February 14, 2011 By: Fred

You say you want a revolution?

Since the French Revolution in 1789, revolutions have shown common features that are directly relevant to what is happening in Egypt right now. Since the final outcome in Egypt after Mubarak’s ouster — a new regime — may be weeks, even months or years, away, it is worth pausing to take the long view.

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Category: Iran

Killing Bin Laden: An Act of Absolute Moral Clarity…and then there’s “President Boring.”

An American vs. An American Apologist

The Catastrophic Failure of European Multiculturalism

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: In Their Own Words

Get Ready for the Muslim Brotherhood

You say you want a revolution?