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- The Don gets his phone calls returned
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Tag Archives: Bernard Lewis
The Sleep of Reason Breeds Monsters
Fredrick W. Kagan along with Fouad Ajami and Bernard Lewis were the primary ideological agents that gave fortitude to the Bush administrations push to surge in 2006 under Dr. David Petraeus. Kagan’s expertise in asymmetrical warfare is incomparable to any … Continue reading
Posted in Frontier, International Relations, Near East, Pakistan, Politics, Terrorism, Uncategorized
Tagged Afpak, Bernard Lewis, Counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, Fouad Ajami, Kagan, Petraeus, sleep of reason breeds monsters
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Defeating Edward Said & The Politics Of Partisan Passion
In the intervening years before the Bush administration committed political and national capital in promoting Democracy in Iraq through invasion, President Bush spent many personal hours with two distinct men, discussing Islam, Medieval Islam and the intrinsic cultural receptivity Islam … Continue reading
Posted in Central Asia, Conservatism, International Relations, Islam, Middle East Peace, Morality, Philosophy, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged ASMEA, Bernard Lewis, Bush, Conscience, Edward Said, Fouad Ajami, freedom, Iraq, Medieval Islam, MESA, Partisan Politics, Passion, Said
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Geography, Child Rearing, Dominant Politics & Influences On Personality Development
The sad truth concerning most graduate study was the sheer limitedness, narrowness that comprises most disciplines, this is especially damaging for the humanities where a synoptic approach is most adequately required. The arts have been displaced from their primacy since … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Amir Tahari, Bernard Lewis, Child Rearing, Foaud Ajami, geography personality development, Gilbert Murray, Hernando Soto, Humanities confusion, Hyppocrates, Ibn Kaldun, Jared Diamond, John Mackinder, Lucian Pye, Noga Arika, Personality development, Raymond Aron, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Synoptic, Thucydides, Winston Churchill
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Benny Avni: A Prostrate West, A Rising Militancy In Persia & A Look Into The Heart Of Islam
An old secret that western contemporary governments use in order to protect intelligence agents is to plant them as journalists; shielded by a Constitution gives them unimpeded range to explore, divulge and develop unattractive options to shape public opinion. Benny … Continue reading
Posted in Benny Avni, International Relations, Islam, Israel, Middle East Peace, Morality, Near East, Politics, Satan/Evil, Terrorism
Tagged Amir Tahari, Benny Avni, Bernard Lewis, Colonialism, Failure of Islam, Fouad Ajami, Imperialism, Iran, Islam, Islamic Enlightenment, Islamic slavery, Islamofascism, Max Boot, Modernity, Oriana Fallachi, Persia, Suicide bombings
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The Limits Of Westphalia: Reflections On The Demise & Awakening Of International Relations Post 9-11
It must have horrified the great Dr. Kissenger to publish a book immediately prior to September 11. “Does America Need A Foreign Policy” was published the summer of 2001. Reading it in light of September 11 proved hollow for so … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Uncategorized
Tagged Amir Tahari, Bernard Lewis, Bush, Coming Anarchy, Fouad Ajami, International Relatons post 9-11, Iraq, Kaplan, Kirkpatrick, Militant Islam, Warrior Politics, Westphalia
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