July 28, 2014 by PA Pundits - International
By Alan Caruba ~ In the July 24 edition of The Wall Street Journal there was a commentary, “Wanted: Converts to Judaism” by the chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Arnold M. Eisen. I thought to myself that this was an extraordinary time to be suggesting conversion to a faith that is literally under attack […]
June 14, 2014 by PA Pundits - International
By Peter Brookes ~ Earlier this week on these very pages I warned about the rise of violent Islamist extremism, not exclusively but especially in Syria. Unfortunately, in just a few short days, the situation has gotten worse. I’m thinking about Iraq. On Tuesday, Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, was overrun by an al-Qaeda “offshoot,” the […]
November 6, 2013 by PA Pundits - International
by act4america TORONTO – The city is investigating a controversial publicly funded mural which critics say promotes a holy war against non-Muslims. The city-funded piece of art on the wall of a building housing the Al-Tawakal mosque, in the city’s east end, incorporates a verse from the Qur’an, which is written in Arabic and scrawled […]
May 26, 2013 by PA Pundits - International
By James Carafano Ph.D.~ I sat down with James Phillips, Heritage’s Senior Research Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs, to get his take on the violence in Iraq. Why the sudden spike in violence in Iraq? Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) has made a strong comeback due to the spillover effect of rising sectarian tensions in Syria […]
May 1, 2013 by PA Pundits - International
By Alan Caruba ~ Thursday, May 2, is a day to be especially watchful. Jihadists are particularly fond of celebrating anniversaries and on that day in 2011 Seal Team Six found and killed Osama bin Laden. September 11. 2001 is now an indelible part of U.S. history and on September 11, 2012, jihadists attacked and […]
January 23, 2013 by PA Pundits - International
By Alan Caruba ~ It has taken four years of Obama’s first term, but Europe in particular and every other nation in general understands it is being told “You’re on your own.” The once great superpower that other nations looked to for defense and support is increasingly an island surrounded by two great oceans. In […]
January 17, 2012 by PA Pundits - International
By Jim Kouri, CPP.~ Dozens of al-Qaeda militants Sunday morning seized a city in Yemen’s southern province of al-Bayda. The al-Qaeda members — backed by armored vehicles — stormed the al-Bayda province overnight, taking control over the Radda city from all surrounding entrances and directions. A small security barrack in the city was unable to […]
October 23, 2015 by PA Pundits - International
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