Author Archives: Andrew Bostom

Restoration

Sadly, with distressing frequency, inadvertent misunderstandings cause avoidable, damaging collisions even among friends and compatriots who are aligned against the maleficent forces of resurgent Islam, Jihad and Sharia. The horrific news from the Middle East makes it imperative to set … Continue reading

Petraeus and Allen: Non-Combatant, General Disgraces

                  Colonel Douglas Macgregor (US Army retired)   Unlike Generals David Petraeus and John Allen, Colonel Douglas Macgregor (US Army retired), is an actual combat veteran, and innovative, iconoclastic PhD military strategist. … Continue reading

Tuesday 11/13/12—“Benghazi: US Foreign Policy and the Influence of Shariah Doctrine”

This Tuesday, 11/13/12, I will be participating in the Center for Security Policy event “Benghazi:US Foreign Policy and the Influence of Shariah Doctrine,” at the Kirby Center of Hillsdale College, Washington, DC. The event can be viewed via a live … Continue reading

Interview With Lou Dobbs: “How Sharia law Impacts U.S. Policy in the Middle East”

Last night (Friday 11/9/12), following up on this “book sans author cameo appearance,” I was interviewed live by Lou Dobbs of Fox Business Channel for a segment entitled, “A Look at Sharia Law” (billed thusly, Sharia Versus Freedom author Andrew … Continue reading

American Muslims: Sharia v. Freedom v… “Sampling”?

This Al-Banna (Gamal) Appears Accurate (and Honest): “Most Muslims today are Salafis” UCLA Law Professor Eugene Volokh e-mailed me to raise legitimate concerns about the “representativeness” of the n=600 US Muslim sample assessed by Wenzel Strategies, during October 22 to … Continue reading

Sixty Percent of US Muslims Reject Freedom of Expression

After violent Muslim reactions to the amateurish “Innocence of Muslims” video, which simply depicted a few of the less salutary aspects of Muhammad’s biography, international and domestic Islamic agendas have openly converged with vehement calls for universal application of Islamic … Continue reading

Ignoble Legacy of Jihad?—Diana West on Ambassador Stevens and the Libyan Jihadists

Diana West has posted the third installment (see also parts 1 and 2) of her uniquely incisive analysis of the late US Libyan Ambassador Stevens’ “interactions” with the jihadists of eastern Libya, their hub being Derna. Elsewhere, I have described … Continue reading

Two Reviews of “Sharia Versus Freedom”

Alyssa Lappen at Pajamas Media and Eileen Toplansky at The American Thinker have provided thoughtful reviews of Sharia Versus Freedom this weekend. Key extracts are provided below, but they are worth reading in full. From Lappen’s review: Andrew Bostom’s latest … Continue reading

“Sharia Versus Freedom” Cameo Appearance on Lou Dobb’s Tonight Libya Discussion (10/25/12)

Last evening’s (10/25/12) Lou Dobb’s Tonight  featured a very frank and illuminating analysis of the morally reprehensible Benghazi fiasco by former Ambassador John Bolton, and my colleague, Andrew C. McCarthy. At the end of the candid discussion, my book, Sharia … Continue reading

Benghazi: From “See No Sharia” to Ansar al-Sharia

Followers of Ansar al-Sharia and other militias protest on September 21, 2012 in Benghazi The Obama administration’s wall of mendacity surrounding the murderous 9/11/12 jihadist attack on our Benghazi, Libya diplomatic compound has collapsed under an avalanche of released State … Continue reading