Western thinkers must begin to recognize the difference between Islamism and Islam, or we are headed toward an ideologically defined battle with one quarter of humanity. That’s the entire point of Newsweek’s Is It Islamic or Islamist? I’ll add “jihad” and “Jihadism” to the mix. The political or social philosophies of Islamism and Jihadism (note [...]
[22 Oct 2010]
A less polite me would say “Really, Thom Friedman? Just STFU because your latest column is the biggest load of BS on the internet this week.” So thank you Glenn Greenwald for taking Friedman to task: In a very rare moment of candor for this rank war-loving propagandist, he announced very clearly the real purpose [...]
[29 Nov 2009]