Jihadism

CIA Says Pakistan Spy Agency Helping Militants

The Real News | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics


The Real News

US intelligence agencies believe that members of Pakistan's spy service, the Directorate of Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, helped plan the deadly July 7th bombing of India's embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks

Sam Harris | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics


Sam Harris

In a thrillingly ironic turn of events, a shorter version of this essay was originally commissioned by the opinion page of the Washington Post and then rejected because it was deemed too critical of Islam.

Sam Stein

Author Lashes Out At Romney's Explanation Of Anti-Muslim Rant

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.27.2007 | Politics


The author of a much-discussed op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor -- which charged that former Gov. Mitt Romney said he would likely not appoint a...

Happy Fascism Awareness Week!

Barbara Ehrenreich | Posted 10.22.2007 | Politics


Barbara Ehrenreich

In this special week we have a veritable witches' brew of Cheney-style anti-jihadism mixed in with old-fashioned rightwing anti-feminism and a sour dash of anti-Semitism.

The Myth of Muslim Condemnation of Terror

Ali Eteraz | Posted 10.10.2007 | Politics


Ali Eteraz

Until we remain aware of our ignorance, we cannot ever get to ripping out the heart of extremism, nor can we realize the things we ourselves have done to help Muslim extremists.