Truth behind the harm-ada

by Steven Emerson, New York Post The “Free Gaza” flotilla was far more than a collection of innocent “peace activists” try ing to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza. Most passengers may have been nonviolent — but a significant minority were anything but. The passengers reportedly included 100-plus members of various Muslim Brotherhood chapters, at least…

How wars begin

by Frank Gaffney Jr., Center for Security Policy In hindsight, it will probably be obvious that the missteps of the Obama administration vis a vis Israel were critical catalysts to a war that today seems ever more likely to engulf the Middle East, and perhaps the world more generally. Assuming such an outcome is neither…

Counterterror Adviser Defends Jihad as 'Legitimate Tenet of Islam'

By Foxnews.com The president’s top counterterrorism adviser on Wednesday called jihad a “legitimate tenet of Islam,” arguing that the term “jihadists” should not be used to describe America’s enemies. During a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, John Brennan described violent extremists as victims of “political, economic and social forces,” but said…