Category Archives: Essays

Stalwart Florida Republican Congressman Allen West has written an entry at his official Facebook page on the election of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi as Egypt’s first popularly-elected President. With typical, if exceedingly rare, candid insight, West observes, A year … Continue reading →

Is an accurate film version of Muhammad the Jihad Model ( as so designated by Muslim Brotherhood “Spiritual Leader,” Yusuf Al-Qaradawi) in the offing? W.H.T Gairdner, the great Arabic linguist and scholar of Islam noted with understatement in 1915, what … Continue reading →

Ignorant or Deceitful Regarding the Koranic Doctrines of Jihad and Dhimmitude? Mohammed Zuhdi Jasser has just released his first book with the understated title, A Battle for the Soul of Islam: An American Muslim Patriot’s Fight to Save His Faith. … Continue reading →

“A Trip to the Orient—The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise,” by Robert Urie Jacob, published in 1907, was “…written at the request of fellow-travelers who did not have time to take notes by the way.” One companion told him, “Do … Continue reading →

William Wing Loring (1818-1886) was a an American soldier, lawyer, and Florida State Representative.  His career as a professional soldier included service in the armies of the United States, the Confederacy, and Egypt. Loring fought in the Mexican War during … Continue reading →

Morsi, Morsi, Morsi (apologies to Cannonball Adderly) Reports from the NY Times and Reuters confirm that the Muslim Brotherhood’s late entry  “replacement” candidate, Mohammed Morsi, and a rival Muslim Brotherhood member candidate, Aboul Fotouh, garnered first and third place, 25% … Continue reading →

From Churchill’s clarity…   ..to Crocker’s COIN-driven crock   ***   Yesterday, Tuesday 5/22/12, one year after his appointment, US ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, announced he was stepping down, ostensibly for “health reasons.” The announcement followed Monday’s NATO summit … Continue reading →

David and Gisele Littman, with their daughter Diana, at the time of Operation Mural (1961) *** My friend and generous mentor, the historian and fearless human rights activist, David Gerald Littman, died yesterday, May 20, 2012, succumbing to acute myelogenous … Continue reading →

The danger of Islamic convictions The courage of Western convictions Dr. Wafa Sultan, a remarkably courageous and thoughtful Muslim freethinker, recently debated Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad. Dr. Sultan watched passively while the good Sheik expressed without equivocation his pious views—in … Continue reading →

Dubya Democrats For Hurriyya, Not Freedom, in Egypt Yesterday former President George W. Bush delivered a speech in Washington, D.C., at an event entitled “Celebration of Human Freedom,” sponsored by his presidential foundation, the George W. Bush Institute. The former … Continue reading →