Are We Seeing History Repeat Itself?

Are We Seeing History Repeat Itself?

      By Alan Caruba.   “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it” is the famed quote of George Santayana, a Spanish philosopher (1863-1952). I am beginning to think that the world is making its way [...]
Islam Kills Again

Islam Kills Again

      By Alan Caruba.   The news from Paris about the killing of twelve journalists highlights Islam’s war on the West that represents a fundamental truth about this cult of Mohammad. Most are familiar with the Islamic [...]

Spectacularly Wrong

    By Alan Caruba.   “A greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: assalaamu alaykum” The speaker had what one might imagine, given his background, a better insight into Islam, Muslims, and the Middle East [...]

The Next Great War

By Alan Caruba In the July 24 edition of The Wall Street Journal there was a commentary, “Wanted: Converts to Judaism” by the chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Arnold M. Eisen. I thought to myself that this was an extraordinary [...]

Saddam, the Good Old Days

Alan Caruba I know it’s a terrible thing to say, but sometimes I miss Saddam Hussein. Yes, he was a cruel despot. Between September 1980 and July 1988 he pursued an eight-year war against Iran that killed an estimated combined million troops [...]
Iraq Agonistes

Iraq Agonistes

By Alan Caruba. I remember how the Vietnam War seemed to drag on for years without resolution, from Lyndon Johnson’s initial expansion in 1964, after he was elected in his own right through his second term, marked by many marches in Washington, [...]

Obama’s Muslim Brotherhood Agenda

By Alan Caruba It is a task just to keep up with the conflicts dividing America, so it is no surprise that many Americans are unsure of what occurred during the “Arab Spring” that began in 2011 and its aftermath since then. It is likely, [...]
Looking Into My 2014 Crystal Ball

Looking Into My 2014 Crystal Ball

By Alan Caruba. Pundits are expected to make predictions for the year ahead and far be it for me to avoid what, generally speaking, depends on who is making them. Major trends are already in place and easy to predict as they proceed, but it [...]
Egypt's Islamic Chaos, America's Islamic Threat

Egypt’s Islamic Chaos, America’s Islamic Threat

By Alan Caruba. The President who, in 2009, said he thought it unseemly to “meddle” in the affairs of Iran when protesters against its regime were being shot dead in the streets of Tehran, announced to the world on August 15, 2013 that he [...]
Media Overkill and Official Obfuscation

Media Overkill and Official Obfuscation

By Alan Caruba. The Boston Marathon bombing was, by any measure, a major news story. It occurred on Monday, April 15. In the days that followed, Americans were surely interested in the effort to find and arrest the two brothers, Tamerlan and [...]
Losing the Battle with Islam

Losing the Battle with Islam

By Alan Caruba. “Egypt, the largest Arab state, the second largest recipient of U.S. military air, and our second most important ally in the Middle East, is now in the hands of a hostile regime—an elected one at that—which we continue [...]
Tehran, the Terror Capitol of the World

Tehran, the Terror Capitol of the World

By Alan Caruba. In ancient times the expression was “All roads lead to Rome.” An impressive network of roads had been built to maintain the Roman Empire, but it eventually broke apart and failed. These days all roads lead to Tehran, the [...]
Islam’s Many Murders of Americans

Islam’s Many Murders of Americans

By Alan Caruba. Editor’s Note: This commentary was written prior to the third presidential debate. Moments in history are markers from which we are expected to draw some lessons. Thus, October 23, 1983, twenty-nine years ago, was the date [...]
Christian Arabs Targeted Throughout Middle East

Christian Arabs Targeted Throughout Middle East

By Alan Caruba. The nations of the Middle East have been steadily forcing out Christian Arabs that have lived there for centuries, often in the most brutal fashion. This is the hallmark of Islam that has no tolerance for any other religion. [...]