I recently had the pleasure of sitting in on a highly educational presentation by an American law enforcement professional that largely covered the topic of responding to a bombing or other terrorist attack in our city. The individual presenting the class has been all over the world, particularly the hot spots in the Middle East, … Continue reading Islamism Series: Our grandchildren’s grandchildren
Islamism Series: The Mujahideen and the Taliban
One of the most difficult hurdles for someone to overcome in understanding the meaning behind the many stories that they hear bandied about the airwaves and internet is basic definitions. Who are we talking about, what exactly are they doing, why are they doing it, and how does it affect me? The stories, people, cultures, … Continue reading Islamism Series: The Mujahideen and the Taliban
Islamism Series: Infiltration of America
Steven Emerson, one of the nation's leading terrorism experts, states it appropriately when he says that "only by knowing how the terrorists' networks operate...can we be vigilant in detecting any new activity." There are at least three significant foreign Islamic terror groups operating in America today: Hamas, al Qaeda, and PIJ (Palestinian Islamic Jihad.) These … Continue reading Islamism Series: Infiltration of America
Islamism Series: Goodbye, America
"Imagine a world without the U.S. or Israel, it can happen." That is a publicly pronounced statement by Iranian President and radical iIslamic ideologue Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pictured) that I read to the police students in my Radical Islam class every week. But is anyone taking him seriously? How could the United States, the acknowledged "most … Continue reading Islamism Series: Goodbye, America
Islamism Series: The Beijing Olympics
The 2008 Beijing Olympics began yesterday with the Opening Ceremony, and will continue on through August 24th. For the next two and a half weeks, the athletic dramas of this Olympiad will play out under it's theme "One World, One Dream". But as we learned in previous installments of the 'Islamism Series', the radical Islamofascists have … Continue reading Islamism Series: The Beijing Olympics