Posted By Stephen M. Walt My copy of Mein Kampf sits on a shelf in my study, along with a couple of dozen books on World War II.  It was the first book ever translated by the late Ralph Manheim (who also translated the works of Gunter Grass and others) and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1943.  I’ve used it to prepare lectures on the Second World War, where I quote a few of Hitler’s more lurid and bizarre passages in order to convey to students the dangerous world-view from which Nazism sprang. I mention this because authorities in Bavaria … Continue reading How to discredit Mein Kampf

A Name, A Name, My Kingdom for A Name I held off on posting this just in case this turned out to be some sort of spoof. But apparently not. My Arabic speaking sources confirm at least that the translation is correct. And as Foreign Policy’s blog reports in considerable double entendre, the news has made it toArab language newspapers. Ambassador Miangul Akbar Zeb (Embassy Photo: Lee Berthiaume) So, without further ado, here’s how Salem-News of Oregon reported this delicate matter: Saudi’s Reject Pakistani Diplomat Whose Name Translates to ‘Biggest Dick’ Tim King Salem-News.com In Saudi Arabia, size does count. (SALEM, Ore.) … Continue reading Saudi Arabia rejects Pakistani Big Dick!

Judith Latham Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS Omayyad mosque in Damascus Afghan-American writer, lecturer, and teacher Tamim Ansary is man ideally placed to help Westerners see the history of our world through another set of eyes.  Growing up in Afghanistan as a young history buff, Ansary had an opportunity to read and learn about the world from dual perspectives.  A decade ago, when he was working as a textbook editor, a publisher in Texas hired him to develop a new world history textbook for high school students. “What that meant was that I had to select and arrange the mostconsequential events to … Continue reading World History Looks Different When Seen Through Islamic Eyes

Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 5 February 4, 2010 01:28 PM Age: 2 days By: Lieutenant General Talat Masood The United States has been pressuring Pakistan for several months to extend its counterinsurgency operations to North Waziristan. The U.S. perspective is that strong militant entities, especially the Haqqani group, the Hizb-i-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmaytar and Taliban forces under Hafiz Gul Bahadur are using the safe haven of North Waziristan to conduct raids on American, NATO and Afghan troops. Pakistan is resisting the immediate expansion of the conflict due to several factors, one of which is that Islamabad feels its … Continue reading Pakistan’s Military Examines its Options in North Waziristan

Geert Wilders to test British free speech with anti-Muslim film screening Geert Wilders, the radical anti-Muslim Dutch politician, will seek to test free speech in Britain next month when he makes a second attempt to visit the House of Lords to screen a controversial film equating Islam to Nazism. By Bruno Waterfield in Brussels Wilders’ visit is expected to spark protests from British Muslims Photo: REUTERS Mr Wilders has accepted an invitation from Lord Pearson of Rannoch, the leader of UKIP, and Baroness Cox, a crossbench peer, to show his anti-Islam film Fitna in the Palace of Westminster on March 5. His … Continue reading British Muslims ask for DEBATE NOW with GEERT WILDERS! Stop hiding behind the UK Parliament and two senile Lords