The Kurds' Struggle is our Struggle

Here is "The Kurds' Struggle is our Struggle", a piece I have just written for Quadrant Online:http://quadrant.org.au/opinion/qed/2014/11/kurds-struggle-struggle/

Shock horror - two conflicting opinions in one magazine!

I respect the fact that the November 2014 edition of Quadrant leads with two opposing opinions on the same issue. Here is Tom Switzer's take on what we should do with regards to the Islamic State:http://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2014/11/case-new-iraq-war/ 

And here is is Keith Windschuttle's view: http://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2014/11/case-new-iraq-war/

Joining the Dots

Courtesy of The Long War Journal: http://www.longwarjournal.org/ 

Egypt's Anser Bayt al-Maqdis, ally of Hamas, swears its allegiance to the Islamic State: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/11/04/Egypt-s-Ansar-Bayt-al-Maqdis-swears-allegiance-to-ISIS.html

Islamic State Massacres Continue Unabated

The homicidal psychotics continue to 'liberate' Iraq: http://www.smh.com.au/world/iraqi-government-says-322-men-women-and-children-killed-in-islamic-state-massacre-20141103-11fusz.html

November 2014 Quadrant Out Now

The cover of the November 2014 edition for the benefit of those might never behold a physical copy

There are various ways to subscribe to Quadrant magazine, including the digital version: Here is a link: http://quadrant.org.au/subscribe/ I love the way this month's edition has two long essays (one by Tom Switzer, the other by Keith Windschuttle) arguing contrary positions on how to deal with Islamic State. Matthew Omolesky's article, "White Swords and Black Pages: The Damnatio Memoriae of Abu Tammam", on the Islamic State's destruction of the cultural treasures of Syria and Iraq - the "spread of cultural oblivion" - is a powerful and informative piece. I will link to the article if it comes out from behind the subscriber's wall.    

Kurdistan Safeguarding Christian Manuscripts from the Islamic State

Entry into Jerusalem, the Dominican Friars of Mosul

The Kurds are becoming the conscience of the world: http://rudaw.net/english/culture/01112014

Active Cataclysmic Agitators United

The Islamic State's Five-Year Plan

Islamic jihadists, of whatever configuration, share the same apocalyptic millennialist psychosis: http://www.jpost.com/International/Behind-the-lines-The-Jihadi-connection-380409
should find common cause in The Long War?