Selected Opinion

By Raymond Ibrahim – PJ Media – (Abridged) So what is the root cause of jihadi attacks?  Many think that the ultimate source of the ongoing terrorization of the West is Islam.  Yet [...]

By The Editorial Board – The New York Times – One of the greatest weaknesses in the American-led fight against the Islamic State is the lack of competent regional forces to join in [...]

By Rudolph W. Giuliani- The Wall Street Journal – In 1983 when I was the U.S. attorney in New York, I used the word “Mafia” in describing some people we arrested or indicted. The Italian [...]

By Dr. Norman A. Bailey – World Tribune – The most skillful bluffer will take the pot without even having to show his hand. Currently, most of the parties in the game, both internal [...]

By Egypt Independent – Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm This is very strange. For all members of Parliament and all citizens in Egypt, except the traitors, should support the [...]

By Ali Mamouri- Al-Monitor – Iraq is losing many of its minorities, and it’s on the brink of losing most of its cultural diversity. Despite this tragic situation, minorities are denied [...]

By Lt. Col. Dr. Dany Shoham- World Affairs Journal – Since its emergence, ISIS has sought chemical weapons and has used them against its opponents, namely the Syrian opposition groups, [...]

By Paul Mcleary- Foreign Policy – Since he last stood at the podium in the Pentagon briefing room in July, President Barack Obama has sent special operations forces into combat in Iraq and [...]

By Stephen M. Walt – Foreign Policy – In the classic World War II novel The Caine Mutiny, author Herman Wouk quoted an “ancient adage” about the typical bureaucratic response to a [...]

By The Editorial Board – The New York Times – These are just some of the people awaiting horrific punishment in Saudi Arabia for things most of the world would not consider serious [...]