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The Saudi Fatwa

... Washington Post opinion. When terrorists in the Middle East attack innocent civilians, observers in the West often ask a ... denunciation of terrorism emerged last month from Saudi Arabia's top religious leadership, known as the Council of Senior Ulema. ...

Blog entry - Jun 13 2010 - 7:00am - 69 comments - 0 attachments

How Afghanistan Ends

... Path to Peace by Linda Robinson Download the Full Article: How Afghanistan Ends This paper presents a scenario ... ass; and it was far easier to do that on Afghan dirt than Saudi or Pakistani dirt. The world has changed a great deal over the ...

Journal Article - Dec 2 2010 - 10:22pm - 120 comments

Defining Success in Afghanistan

... Here's the video of Monday's Defining Success in Afghanistan panel discussion at ... @ James: The rise of the Taliban had more to do with Saudi money and Pakistani regional strategic aims than it did to any ...

Blog entry - Jan 12 2011 - 8:49pm - 27 comments - 0 attachments

The Great COIN Debate in JFQ, Almost... (Updated)

... I intended to link to two articles in the current issue of Joint Force Quarterly this morning by John Nagl and ... must heal/transform itself through processes like the Saudi Fatwa condemning violence and a Green Revolution in Iran. The ...

Blog entry - Jun 19 2010 - 8:59am - 15 comments - 0 attachments

5 September SWJ Roundup

... be Lashed' - BBC News United States The Polarizing President - Washington Post A Portrait of a Journey ... Fire Draws Israeli Air Strikes - Reuters Saudi Telecom Shuts Websites Violating Fatwa Edict - Associated Press ...

Blog entry - Sep 5 2010 - 5:16am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Well Intended but Largely Mistaken Attacks (Parts 2 & 3)

... parts. Part 1 . Part # 2: George Orwell to the Rescue? Turning to the New York Post's editorial, which sees ... party, as in Hizballah (Party of God), or as the senior Saudi cleric Sheik Jafar Hawali recently called this radical and arguably ...

Blog entry - May 31 2008 - 3:22pm - 3 comments - 0 attachments

General James Mattis - Attacking the al Qaeda "Narrative"

... and more effectively defeating enemies which subscribe to the faith-based mantra of "Death to America, the Great Satan". In other ... When Al Jazeera and Islamic state officials such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, etc, clerics, sheiks and mullahs, can with ...

Blog entry - Aug 7 2007 - 1:27pm - 3 comments - 0 attachments

The Work of Moroccan Writer Muntasser Hamada

... The Importance of Understanding How Arab-Muslims Ideologically Counter ... theologically, and ideologically.   Saudi Critique of al-Qaida Ideology Juhayman ... Hamada's book highlights the fact that the fatwa attacking Juhayman was released to the public on January 7, 1980, a ...

Blog entry - Nov 29 2010 - 11:58pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments