The Arab Armies

By Alan Caruba The ongoing Syrian conflict, the fall of the Yemeni government, the burning of the Jordanian pilot, and other events make one wonder why even those Arab nations with significant military capabilities tend not to use them against [...]

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 [...]
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 [...]
Bloody Boston

Bloody Boston

By Alan Caruba. In his short statement following the bombing of the Boston marathoners on Monday, the President did not say either “terror” or “terrorist.” This is an administration that has virtually banished these words, but an unidentified [...]
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 [...]