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From www.danielpipes.org | Original article available at: www.danielpipes.org/article/2021Naming the Enemy by Daniel PipesNew York SunAugust 17, 2004In a striking admission, George W. Bush said the other day: "We actually misnamed the war on terror. It ought to be [called] the struggle against ideological extremists who do not believe in free societies and who happen to use terror as a weapon to try to shake the conscience of the free world."This important concession follows growing criticism of the misleading term "war on terror" (how can one fight a tactic?) and replaces it with the more accurate "war on ideological extremists." With...

In a striking admission, George W. Bush said the other day that that ''We actually misnamed the war on terror. It ought to be [called] the struggle against ideological extremists who do not believe in free societies and who happen to use terror as a weapon to try to shake the conscience of the free world.'' This important concession follows growing criticism of the misleading term ''war on terror'' (how can one fight a tactic?) and replaces it with the more accurate ''war on ideological extremists.'' With this change, the battle of ideas can begin. But who exactly are those...

In a striking admission, George W. Bush said the other day that that "We actually misnamed the war on terror. It ought to be [called] the struggle against ideological extremists who do not believe in free societies and who happen to use terror as a weapon to try to shake the conscience of the free world." This important concession follows growing criticism of the misleading term "war on terror" (how can one fight a tactic?) and replaces it with the more accurate "war on ideological extremists." With this change, the battle of ideas can begin. But who exactly are those...

Should the United States be sovereign or should it bow before the United Nations and other international institutions? John Fonte of the Hudson Institute showed in an insightful 2002 article, "Liberal Democracy vs. Transnational Progressivism: The Future of the Ideological Civil War Within the West," that portions of the Left wish to do an end-run around American democracy by giving the unelected barons of international institutions an authority higher than that of the U.S. government. As I put it in my summary of his work, in "[Leftist] Globalthink's Perils," unable to achieve their goals through the ballot box, law professors,...

A range of public figures – former ambassadors, university professors, think tank experts – routinely opine in the United States about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia while quietly taking Saudi funds. They learnedly discuss Arabian affairs on television, radio, in public lectures, and university classrooms. Having no visible connection to Saudi money, they speak with the authority of disinterested U.S. experts, enjoying more credibility than, say, another billionaire prince from the royal family. Saudi funding for opinion makers has been known but not its exact specifics. I can for the first time expose how the Saudis manage their covert publicity...

A range of public figures -- former ambassadors, university professors, think tank experts -- routinely opine in the United States about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia while quietly taking Saudi funds. They learnedly discuss Arabian affairs on television, radio, in public lectures and university classrooms. Having no visible connection to Saudi money, they speak with the authority of disinterested U.S. experts, enjoying more credibility than, say, another billionaire prince from the royal family. Saudi funding for opinion makers has been known, but not its exact specifics. I can for the first time expose how the Saudis manage their covert publicity...

In 2002, the spokesman for FBI director Robert Mueller memorably described the American Muslim Council (AMC) as the "the most mainstream Muslim group in the United States." A year later, the Catholic bishops called the AMC "the premier, mainstream Muslim group in Washington." Its founder and long-time chief, Abdurahman Alamoudi, was a Washington fixture. He had many meetings with both Clintons in the White House and once joined George W. Bush at a prayer service. He arranged a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner for congressional leaders. He six times lectured abroad for the State Department and founded an organization to provide Muslim...

The 9/11 Commission's Triumph By Daniel Pipes Finally, an official body of the U.S. government has come out and said what needs to be said: that the enemy is "Islamist terrorism … not just 'terrorism,' some generic evil." The 9/11 commission in its final report even declares that Islamist terrorism is the "catastrophic threat" facing the United States. As Thomas Donnelly points out in the New York Sun, the commission has called the enemy "by its true name, something that politically correct Americans have trouble facing." Why does it matter that the Islamist dimension of terrorism must be specified? Simple....

Earlier this month, five Palestinian brothers were convicted in federal court of conspiring to use their Texas-based computer company to make illegal shipments of high-tech goods to Libya and Syria, two nations the State Department considers sponsors of terrorism. One of the brothers, Ghassan Elashi, the company's vice president of international marketing, was convicted of three counts of conspiracy, one count of money laundering and two counts of making false statements about the shipments. Mr. Elashi, along with two of his brothers, also faces a separate federal trial on charges relating to business dealings with Mousa Abu Marzook, the deputy...

See Daniel Pipes' website for a full and accurate account of just how many other CAIR members have been convicted of terrorist related charges. { Also, look for links to other articles on Robert Spencer's website as well as www.littlegreenfootballs.com.} Most notable are Ismail Royer, Former Communications Specialist for CAIR,(Convicted) Bassan Khafegi - CAIR,(Convicted - deported), etc. Check out the anti-CAIR website. Seems that Ghazi Khankan - Interfaith Director for the Islamic Center of Long Island, Westbury, NY and NY Chapter Head of CAIR, made the anti-CAIR website, www.anti-cair.com. Ghassan Elashi - the most recent CAIR affiliate convicted for shipping...

The special agent in charge of FBI’s Washington Field Office has participated in a new initiative called the Promising Practices Guide: Developing Partnerships Between Law Enforcement and American Muslim, Arab, and Sikh Communities. This is a worrisome development because that guide’s adoption could significantly impede the war on terror. Funded by the Soros and Whiting foundations and created at Northeastern University, the guide presents its goal as shaping “a basic curriculum for future law enforcement and community training activities.” At first glance, this sounds promising, as it offers ways to take advantage of Arab, Muslim and Sikh unique “linguistic skills,...

"There is a crisis. There is a state of chaos." That's what Ahmed Qureia said after announcing his resignation from what some call the Palestinian Authority's prime ministry. "We have an absolute state of chaos," echoes the mayor of Jenin, a West Bank town. That chaos, growing since Yasir Arafat initiated the Oslo War in September 2000, has prompted the PA to declare a state of emergency; it could signal the end of the PA itself. According to an April poll of the Gaza-based General Institute for Information, 94 percent of Palestinians believe that a state of lawlessness and chaos...

Cynthia McKinney is running again in Georgia on July 20, 2004. Remember, McKinney is the one who accused Pres. George W. Bush of having prior knowledge of the WTC 9/11 attack. This was taken off Frontpagemag.com. It is an excerpt from Daniel Pipes' weblog at DanielPipes.org. Visit Pipes' website for the links, including McKinney's donor list. NY Post, July 12, 2004, Erick Stakelbeck, has a related article today. Faroque Khan of the Islamic Center of Long Island is prominently listed. Khan is the NY Chapter head of the American Muslim Alliance. Khan is also the NY Chapter head of the...

The following is an excerpt from Daniel Pipes' weblog at DanielPipes.org - The Editors.* We all knew that Cynthia McKinney would be drawing on Arab and Muslim supporters in her bid to return to Congress, but a listing of contributors (with information up through June 28) reveals to what an extraordinary extent this is the case, as shown by the names of her backers. Of particular note is the who's who of radical organizations her donors are associated with: Hani Y. Awadallah – president, Arab American Civic Organization, New Jersey.Jesse Aweida – co-founder, American Task Force on Palestine.Belal Dalati...

It's time to worry when the Federal Bureau of Investigation, America's national police agency, consistently cannot figure out who's friend and who's foe in the war on terror. The bureau's record of honoring the wrong American Muslims captures this problem. In February 2001, it promoted Gamal Abdel-Hafiz, a special agent who rejected a counterterror assignment on the grounds that "a Muslim does not record another Muslim." In May 2002, FBI Director Robert Mueller had his spokesman call the American Muslim Council "the most mainstream Muslim group in the United States," despite its record of helping fund-raise for terrorism. Today, the...

CAIRO, 6 July 2004 — Islamophobia is alive and well in the US, starting with the authorities down to individuals such as radio talk show host Jay Severin who, according to the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) claimed that Muslims want to take over America even if it takes centuries, adding “I’ve got an idea. Let’s all kill Muslims”. Amazingly Severin is still in his job, although he has been forced to apologize on air. CAIR has also filed complaints over an offensive skit on the March 10 Bill Handel show on KFI AM 640 entitled “the New Iraqi...

"When it comes to the Saudi-American relationship, the White House should be called the ‘White Tent.'"- Mohammed Al-Khilewi, a Saudi diplomat who defected to the United States[1] Consider two symbolic moments in the U.S.-Saudi relationship involving a visit by one leader to the other's country. In November 1990, President George H.W. Bush went to the Persian Gulf region with his wife and top congressional leaders at Thanksgiving time to visit the 400,000 troops gathered in Saudi Arabia, whom he sent there to protect that country from an Iraqi invasion. When the Saudi authorities learned that the President intended to...

The Iranian government learned recently that American intelligence has deciphered its codes and can read its mail. This is a blow to American interests, for it means losing the ability to access the enemy's confidential communications, with all the advantages that offers. Who is to blame for this development? Ahmad Chalabi — the Iraqi politician whom I have known, worked with, supported, and admired since 1991 — has for the past month sat in the hot seat, accused by unnamed intelligence officials of informing the Iranian regime that its codes had been cracked. Mr. Chalabi denies the accusation, saying that...

"A Jilbab in the School's Colors" It's hard to say exactly where the frontlines of militant Islam's non-violent war with the West are most advanced, but here's a nomination for the British town of Luton, Bedfordshire, about 30 miles northwest from downtown London. The town's Denbigh High School has a student population of one thousand, of whom an estimated eight hundred are Muslim. The school long ago accommodated their needs, including an Islamic school uniform made up of the Pakistani shalwar kameez trousers, jerkin top, and hijab head covering. Shabina Begum For two years, a female student of Bangladeshi origins...

The first American victory in the war on terror was won by Ronald Reagan, and it happened on Jan. 20, 1981, the first day of his presidency.That was when the jihadists running the Islamic Republic of Iran released 52 American hostages precisely as Reagan took the oath of office. After 444 days of humbling Jimmy Carter, the rulers in Tehran decided to conclude their drama at the U.S. embassy before they had to face the new president. This marked the first of Reagan’s foreign policy successes.To begin, some background: When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini overthrew the shah of Iran in February...