Recently, many of us learned that the US has troops stationed in Niger and in other African nations. The news came as a surprise
Category: Terrorism
Rapid fire weapons – every man’s birthright?
In 1934, following the era of Al Capone and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, Congress placed restrictions on the sale, purchase and ownership of
With Afghanistan, Trump cannot run away from his mental health problems
It’s possible that Donald Trump can run away from his Charlottesville problems by trying to be commander-in-chief and uttering a policy about Afghanistan. What
The battle within between dispassion and empathy
I had been planning on writing yet another article decrying the afflictive double standard and dog whistle politics of the term “terrorism.” Saturday, thousands
Amman, Yemen, Istanbul, Dhaka, Baghdad, Medina: Where is the outrage?
June 22: Amman, Jordan, military checkpoint, 6 dead. June 27: Mukalla, Yemen, Security target, 42 dead, 30 injured. June 28: Istanbul, Turkey, Airport, 45
Brave Muslim journalists assassinated for reporting on ISIS
The next time you hear Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, or any of the phony journalists and sneering pundits of Fox News claim that Muslims
How “NCIS” helped me understand religious extremism
I record TV shows to watch when I want to “zone out” as the kids say. One that I like is NCIS (not the
Anti-Muslim myths and misinformation in post-Paris America
A short primer on countering some of the anti-Muslim myths and misinformation politicians and the media are feeding us following the terrorist attacks in
America’s role in spawning terror
I suspect that most Americans don’t realize how much we are responsible for the acts of terror being committed in European countries. I know
Grieving for Pakistan, and very angry, too
Perhaps you know now that on December 16, Taliban massacred more than 130 schoolchildren in Peshawar, Pakistan; death tolls are greater than that, and