Tag Archives : Terrorism

Nobel Peace Prize winner Obama is wrong in saying that nonviolence is a passive move of doing nothing

Nobel Peace Prize winner Obama is wrong in saying that nonviolence is a passive move of doing nothing

US President Barack Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize while ‘justifying the deployment of 30,000 more troops to the “graveyard of empires”.’ Obama’s acceptance speech was used as a rationale to deliver a ‘lengthy defense of the “just war” theory and dismiss the idea that nonviolence is capable of addressing the world’s [...]
No pressure on US Muslim population equals no threat of US homegrown Islamic terrorism?

No pressure on US Muslim population equals no threat of US homegrown Islamic terrorism?

While Europe is agog over a feared possible Muslim takeover, embodied in the myth of Eurabia, the US, on the other hand, ‘has no reason to fear terrorism from its own Muslim population.’ This is for the reason that ‘American Muslims are far less vulnerable to al-Qaeda recruitment than their brethren across the pond because they’re much [...]
The Criminal and Political Investigation of the Hasan Case

The Criminal and Political Investigation of the Hasan Case

U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan massacred a group of soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas. He is U.S.-born Muslim who, as probing indicates, has had past contact with jihadists, including the radical Imam Anwar al-Awlaki. Al-Awlaki is a U.S.-born imam who champions a jihadist ideology. He was included at some length in the 9/11 commission report for his [...]
Saving Afghanistan the NATO way: needing contribution from Muslim countries

Saving Afghanistan the NATO way: needing contribution from Muslim countries

NATO Secretary-General Anders Rasmussen admits that the countries within the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative share the northern alliance’s interests in stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan. This is for the reason that instability in Afghanistan will cause the spread of instability in the region. Pakistan, specifically, [...]
Rehabilitation and reintegration of former Gitmo detainees: uncertain, no guarantees

Rehabilitation and reintegration of former Gitmo detainees: uncertain, no guarantees

The debate over whether to close down the US detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba involves two basic questions. What happens to terrorist suspects after they leave the detention center at Guantanamo Bay? Can Gitmo’s terrorists be rehabilitated? There have been reports that answer the first question. Many of the former so-called terror [...]
In Fort Hood (just like in Afghanistan), US failure to know Muslims well enough?

In Fort Hood (just like in Afghanistan), US failure to know Muslims well enough?

The massacre at Fort Hood occurred at a time when US President Barack Obama is at the final stage of decision-making about what to do with the US war in Afghanistan. The Afghan war has been proving to be a failure in the US antiterrorism mobilization, as well as its counterinsurgency campaign. US troops in Afghanistan are said to be disillusioned, [...]
The Myth of Eurabia: No, the Muslims aren’t taking over Europe

The Myth of Eurabia: No, the Muslims aren’t taking over Europe

There are fears about a rising phenomenon called ‘Eurabia’ that is anti-US and anti-Western values, and pro-Islam. This myth is mere rabblerousing, at the very least. The fear stems from the thought that Europe ‘has allowed decades of mass immigration,’ is ‘too feeble to defend their own values,’ and is where ‘governments have been ready [...]
Osama Bin Laden’s Message to Europe

Osama Bin Laden’s Message to Europe

The most sought after terrorist Osama bin Laden has resurfaced and has delivered a message to the Europeans via the internet. The authenticity of the message that it is the Al Queda leader is yet to be established. The voters in Germany are threatened. The polls are scheduled this Sunday. It has been reported that earlier this month, the Al Queda leader [...]
Al-Qaeda is ready to attack China

Al-Qaeda is ready to attack China

The Al-Qaeda he/she threatened to avenge the death of Muslims Uigures in the week passed in the area autonomous Chinese of Xinjiang, attacking citizens and Chinese interests in Algeria and other areas of Africa, according to a report of the company of analysis of safety and intelligence Stirling Assynt. The British company bases its information on [...]
Conflict in Pakistan: Why There’s Much More to Avoid than a Nuclear-armed Taliban

Conflict in Pakistan: Why There’s Much More to Avoid than a Nuclear-armed Taliban

To say that the present conflict in Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province is bloody is an understatement. While more than a thousand have been killed, there are at least 2 million people displaced. All these sacrifices will be for naught if Pakistan does not restrategize its ambitions in Afghanistan and Indian Kashmir. The country also has to reform [...]