When we work through our pain, our inner Jesus is born.
With Trump leaving, Syrian Kurds seeking Support of Damascus, Moscow against Turkey
Noam Chomsky has come out to say that he believes US troops should remain in northeast Syria to protect the Kurds
Islamophobia and the Misuse of History: Iran, Alexander the Great and the Qur’an
As I mentioned earlier, an anonymous troll going by “Kirby” has attacked my new book Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires I have begun by addressing some of his substantive critiques ( here and here) – even though they may appear to be minor, because it is an opportunity to talk about […]
Putin: ISIL Defeated; “Right” for “unneeded” US Military to Depart Syria
Russia: Trump’s withdrawal decision would return the US to the fold of international legitimacy
Review of Juan Cole, “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace” at The New Arab
The war ended with the rise of a movement with a radical peace message and that movement was Islam.
Mattis was no Shining Knight: From backing Yemen War to Whitewashing Khashoggi Murder
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment): Official Washington was horrified at the resignation on Thursday of Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who wrote Trump a letter (below) that said “Because you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects, I believe it is right […]
A New Middle East: Winners and Losers from Trump’s Abrupt Syria Withdrawal
Israel is gradually losing options for asserting itself over its neighbors militarily
Islamophobia & the Misuse of History: Isaiah 29 and Attacks on my “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace”
The book is academic history, and I genuinely had an open mind when I approached the writing of it
What did Flynn Know about Russian ties to Trump and When did he Know it?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Disgraced former National Security Adviser to Donald Trump, Michael Flynn, had his sentencing postponed until March on Tuesday after Judge Emmett Sullivan raked him over the coals for lying to the FBI in the White House and for intimating that he was not really guilty and had been entrapped by […]
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