Archives: Posts From February 2008
The ABC's of Radical Islam
By Steven Emerson | Wed, 27 Feb 2008 at 12:09 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: On its website Tuesday, ABC News posted a story titled, "Common Misunderstandings About Muslims," which did its level best to carry water for the radical Islamist, and jihadist, movement in America, going so far as to cite America's most notorious ...
Soft Pedaling Radical Islam: The New York Times Discovers the MSA
By Steven Emerson | Thu, 21 Feb 2008 at 3:44 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Neil MacFarquhar's latest paean to radical Islam appeared in Thursday's New York Times, "For Muslim Students, a Debate on Inclusion," in which he praises a known radical leader of the Muslim Students' Association as some kind of moderate. MacFarquhar ...
Wolf to Georgetown: Detail Use of Saudi Millions
By Steven Emerson | Fri, 15 Feb 2008 at 1:22 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: A U.S. congressman is asking Georgetown University about its academic scrutiny of Saudi Arabia and its use of $20 million donated by a Saudi prince in 2005. U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) wrote to Georgetown President John DeGioia Thursday, saying he was ...
Looking Under a Rock: FBI and CIA Hit New Low in Recruitment Drive
By Steven Emerson | Fri, 8 Feb 2008 at 10:22 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: n a frightening and bizarre turn, the two chief agencies tapped with safeguarding America's national security have started advertising in a publication that can only be described as objectively pro-terrorism. The online edition of the Washington Report ...
Pentagon Aide's Invitations Contradicted U.S. Policy
By Steven Emerson | Mon, 4 Feb 2008 at 6:50 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: At the urging of a subordinate, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England scheduled at least two meetings with foreign emissaries in direct contradiction of U.S. policy at the time. The meetings date back to 2005. They involved a Lebanese ambassador ...