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Syria's Future Chris Murphy is a U.S. Senator from Connecticut. He has been in the Senate since 2013 and is part of the Democratic Party. He works on issues like gun control, health care, and foreign policy. Before joining the Senate, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013 and worked in Connecticut's state government. He became well-known after the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut, where he pushed for stronger gun laws. He also speaks out for human rights and works on safety and international issues. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is an important group in the U.S. Senate. It helps guide the country's foreign policy and relationships with other countries. The committee approves treaties, confirms U.S. ambassadors, and plans foreign aid. It also discusses laws about global issues like security, human rights, and trade. Started in 1816, it is one of the oldest Senate committees. The committee has 21 members and focuses on how the U.S. works with the rest of the world. ISIS • : A group called the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. They are known for using violence and terrorism. • : ISIS is a dangerous group that has hurt many people. ISIL • : Another name for ISIS, meaning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. • : Some people call ISIS “ISIL” because the Levant is another name for the region they talk about. Play out • : To happen or develop in a certain way. • : Many nations are waiting to see how the situation will play out in Syria. Chemical weapons • : Dangerous weapons that use chemicals to harm or kill people. • : Using chemical weapons is against international law. Weapons of Mass Destruction • : Very powerful weapons that can kill many people at once, like nuclear or chemical weapons. • : The government is trying to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction. The jury is still out • : People do not know the final answer or decision yet. • : The jury is still out on whether the plan will work. Extremist groups • : Groups that believe in very extreme ideas and may use violence to support their beliefs. • : Extremist groups can be dangerous to the safety of others. Take them at their word • : To believe what someone says without questioning it. • : The teacher took him at his word when he said he finished his homework. Inclusive • : Making sure everyone is included and treated equally. • : The school is very inclusive and welcomes students from all cultures. Arab • : A person from Arab countries, like Egypt, Iraq, or Saudi Arabia. 200 million people. 20 Different countries • : Many Arab countries are located in the Middle East. Self-governance • : When a group or country makes its own rules and decisions. • : The people fought for self-governance and independence. To have a voice • : To be able to share opinions and be heard. • : It is important for everyone to have a voice in the meeting. Leverage • : Power or an advantage that helps someone get what they want. • : He used his experience as leverage to get the job.

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On this edition of Parallax Views, Union University's Christopher W. Jones joins me to discuss the potential calculus of Hamas in their brutal attack over the weekend. Christopher brings his knowledge as specialist in ancient history and ISIS/ISIL aka Islamic State (which he has written about) to this conversation. In the later portion of the discussion we discuss what Christopher calls the "Strategy of Atrocities" as used in warfare as well as the comparisons being made between the tactics of Islamic State and Hamas. In the earlier part of the conversation we discuss calculus of Hamas, normalization of relationships between Arab states and Israel and the role that may have played in motivating the attack, Hezbollah, the Second Intifada, the trained professional military of Hamas, Turkey, Qatar, demographics and the role it could play in this war, and much, much more.

Nina departs and Kvothe decides on a different research methodology. We talk about given’ a whuppin’, whether or not Jeremy should be afraid of ISIS/ISIL, and mull over a letter presenting intriguing possibilities with regard to Auri’s origins. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com

In this week's edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, our first for 2020, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the recent drone strikes carried out against Iranian aligned unconventional forces, militia, and government officials by the United States - with a focus on steps that businesses that operate in the region - and globally - should consider as tensions rise and escalations occur in retaliation. Topics discussed include intelligence, monitoring threats, freedom of navigation, travel safety & security, soft target protection, detecting pre-attack surveillance, and other measures that companies should take. Editorial Note Despite knowing the proper pronunciation of Qasem Soleimani's name, I pronounced it incorrectly multiple times during this episode. My apologies for my error. -- Bryan Related Episodes & Blog Posts Episode #76: BryghtCast for the week of October 7th, 2019 Episode #78:  BryghtCast for the week of October 14th, 2019 Blog Post: Top 12 Global Risks of 2018 //static.leadpages.net/leadboxes/current/embed.js Episode Transcript Bryan Strawser: Hello and welcome to the Managing Uncertainty Podcast. This is Bryan Strawser, principal and chief executive here at Bryghtpath, and I'm running solo again today. We're here to talk about Iran and the Middle East. Given recent events that have occurred over the last couple of weeks throughout Iraq and Iran and the involvement of the United States admitted, confirmed involvement of the United States on a drone strike killing an Iranian official near the Baghdad airport about a week ago. Bryan Strawser: I'm sure you're familiar with the details of the incident, but to back up a little bit, there has been for a number of months, years even in Iraq, a number of attacks on United States military interest throughout the region that have connectivity back to the unconventional forces of the government of Iran. These unconventional forces in many cases, were the Quds Force, Q-U-D-S, and the commanding general of the Quds Force. Quds is the unconventional warfare arm of the Iranian military and intelligence apparatus. The commanding general was Major General Suleimani and a week ago as he was leaving the Baghdad airport in a three-vehicle convoy with some allies of his, no Iraqi government officials but Aronian allies that operate within Iraq, his convoy was struck by a series of missiles fired from a U.S. Government Reaper drone, a more modern version of the predator. Bryan Strawser: Killed in this drone strike were General Suleimani along with some local allies as how I'd outlined before. It took a little bit of time, a few hours before this was confirmed, and then a few more hours for the United States to announce that they had made the drone striking, accepting responsibility for the strike. In addition in the following days, but the United States executed a number of other strikes, some of which our government has confirmed, some of which have not been confirmed as well as a special operation in Yemen that attempted to capture one of our top 20 wanted terrorists who was another close ally of the Iranian unconventional forces, the Quds Forces. Bryan Strawser: Now, the geopolitics with all of this are super complex. They go back centuries in some cases and certainly some of it goes back to the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s. There's some very strongly held differences of opinion between the two countries but the important part here is there's just no mistaking that the United States' decision to strike General Suleimani was a very significant event in terms of the current conflict in the Middle East. And General Suleimani was a leading strategist for unconditional warfare, he played a very significant role in the Middle East as the Quds Force and the Iranian government has been involved with Hamas, with Hezbollah and with other unaffiliated groups that are aligned with the government of Iran, like Iranian militias that operate in Iraq and Yemen and elsewhere. And you could connect, and the United States certainly believes this in terms of the intelligence that they have published, they believe that we could connect General Suleimani to hundreds of deaths of American servicemen and women in Iraq and else his other actions against the United States, Israel, and other allies throughout the Middle East. Bryan Strawser: So there'll be almost certainly will be escalations and we've already seen some of this as a result of the decision to make this strike. And with all of that as background, what I want to focus on is what we always talk about here on the podcast, which is what American businesses and other businesses operating in the Middle East, and throughout the world, that might be impacted. What should we do in order to make sure that our people are safe, that our business operations are secure and that we're prepared for what may come in the future in terms of retaliation and escalation from this attack? Bryan Strawser: First, I think it's important to point out the likelihood of an actual conventional war that would occur between the United States and its allies and Iran and its allies, is highly, highly unlikely. It's unlikely for a couple of reasons. The first is that although Iran has significant military capability, perhaps has evolved nuclear weapons or may have some other weapons of mass destruction and Iran has a large inactive military, the United States remains the world's really only superpower and the Leviathan as Thomas P.M. Barnett refers to, the Leviathan of the United States military would probably make short work of the country of Iran and its military forces if necessary. But I think there's also the other side of this which is that Iran is playing a long game of chess here and hoping that the United States is not playing a strategy game of chess in return. Iran's approach to the United States since the 1970's when the current government took over from the Shah of Iran, and there was the Iranian revolution and they seized the United States embassy, their approach has been almost entirely to engage in a series of unconventional warfare campaigns that impact the United States and our allies. Bryan Strawser: So, I don't think you're going to see head-on conventional military conflict between the two countries. I think what we will see is unconventional warfare, and I want to start that by saying that one of the likely areas that we're going to see from Iran will be the use of cyber attacks of various types in order to disrupt United States government interests and private sector interests throughout the world. Though they will most certainly be targeting the United States and our allies and part of that will be impacting the business community and I think we'll see that first in the cyber domain. Iran has significant offensive cyber warfare capability. They are one of the countries that U.S. Cyber Command talks about as being a significant threat along with Russia and China and North Korea and they're a significant threat with significant capability. So cyber is one area where we're going to see that. Bryan Strawser: The second area where I think we're going to see risk, the areas that are most at risk, are going to be the military targets that are in the region. And we've already seen some of that with a missile strike on U.S. bases launch from Iran. These are bases that the United States operates inside the country of Iraq. We saw that within a few days of the drone strike on Suleimani and I believe we're going to continue to see those types of unconventional attacks on United States interests in Iraq for at least as long as we're there. Bryan Strawser: The third area of risk is ocean traffic that is moving in the Persian Gulf, particularly through the Strait of Hormuz where Iran has previously, as recently as July, seized Western flagged ships. They seized a couple of ships that carried United Kingdom flags, which just means they're kind of homeported or registered with that country, but they've taken other actions over the years to engage militarily across the Persian Gulf. They shot down the United States drone and some other attacks over the last 20 or 30 years have occurred there. The United Kingdom since July has been organizing protective missions for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The United States has also been involved in supporting that mission and I believe there are some other NATO and EU countries that have participated in this as well. Bryan Strawser: The area of greatest concern in the region from our standpoint and in real area of concern globally are our soft targets. Here we're talking about business interests, civilian populations, and would almost think about this as something that should be looked at as kind of concentric levels of risk. We think the closer that we are to the Persian gulf, the more challenges and more risk that can be seen and the farther out that you are geographically then the less risk that there are. Certainly, businesses that operate close in or in the Middle East are likely at the greatest risk. We believe the secondary risk is in Europe of both Eastern and Western Europe, and then we get into some farther afield targets even here in the United States. The way to think about the geographic risk here is that civilian populations that are massing in areas in the Middle East or in Europe and then in the United States are possible soft targets. Think about these indirect attacks like shopping malls and sporting events, movie theaters, large public gatherings, large public events, as being places that should really consider their level of soft target protection. In this time of this kind of global uncertainty, what other measures should be taken in those areas, for example, here in Minnesota, the Mall of America has long been talked about as a significant terrorist target of opportunity, and I know that the security team there who does a lot of things both seen and unseen, likely took steps, I don't know for sure, but I would predict that they took steps in response to Iran's vows of escalation and revenge following General Suleimani's death at the hands of U.S. Forces. Bryan Strawser: We haven't seen too many of these kinds of soft attacks coming from a foreign aligned group here in the United States but I will take you back to a few years ago in San Bernardino, California, where two individuals that had come to the country and had been radicalized, kind of align themselves with the ISIS/ISIL movement, a man and his wife committed a mass shooting of his co-workers at a county worker gathering in San Bernardino, and then engaged in a running gun battle with local state and federal law enforcement. Ultimately that resulted in their deaths and the subsequent investigation pointed to their close alignment with ISIS acting on their own in a lone wolf manner, but having been radicalized through the Internet and other encounters that they had had. So these kinds of attacks, certainly Iran is not publishing the kind of self radicalizing material that ISIS did on the internet, but this type of attack on a soft target is still a strong possibility. And this is the kind of campaign that the Quds Force really focused on, these unconventional attacks on softer targets throughout the world. Bryan Strawser: So what should companies do? Well, first is just to continue to monitor the threat. We want to make sure that you're looking at the news, you're looking at information from the U.S. State Department, from groups like OSAC, the Overseas Security Advisory Council, at the state department. If you're an FBI InfraGard member, you'll have access to some information there, certainly, some information that'll be more physical and cybersecurity-focused. These are things we want to make sure we're monitoring the threat that we understand what might be at risk for us as this situation continues to evolve. When you think about your soft target protection, really think about how can you engage in efforts to detect pre-attack surveillance. That almost always happens in some of these attacks. There's an attempt to surveil the target and understand the points of weakness and opportunity that they could use to strike. Bryan Strawser: I think companies should look at their travel safety and security policies, how you're monitoring geopolitical risk and what your approach is to travel in the Middle East. Do you have contingency plans for operations and business travel in the area and do you feel like in your worst-case scenario that could happen here in terms of a soft target attack or an unconventional attack on some forces where you happen to have facilities or may have travelers nearby, what does that approach look like? Certainly would look at what you're training the teams too that are traveling to these areas, but also looking strongly at what's your capacity, whether organic to your organization or through a third-party service to get folks out if the situation escalates. And again, we want to make sure that you're monitoring current events and taking appropriate actions to protect your team and your assets and your business operations. Bryan Strawser: So, hopefully, that gives you a little bit of background on the situation following the killing of General Suleimani by the United States, what that might mean for your business operations. Again, if there's anything we can help you within these areas here at Bryghtpath, we'd be happy to chat about that. Give us a call anytime at 612-235-6435 or drop us an email at contact@bryghtpath.com. That's it for this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast. We'll be back next week with another new episode. Thanks for listening.

Alex reports in from the field in, Matt talks about the origins of ISIS/ISIL and David recaps the Sri Lankan Easter bombings. Real light topics today.

This episode is all about homes: emotional, physical and geographical.Topiccs today include a strtange interaction on the subway, a young woman from Birmingham, AL trying to leave her past behind as a recruiter for ISIS (ISIL, sorry Hywel) and a home in danger of destruction.

Journalist Ray Hanania Talked with Iraqi American artist Michael Rakowitz about his efforts to recreate Iraqi art and iconic heritage lost to war and ISIS/ISIL violence Originally aired: Friday 8 June 2018 US Arab Radio can be heard on wnzk 690 AM, WDMV 700 AM,and WPAT 930 AM. Please visit: www.facebook.com/USArabRadio/ Web site : https://arabradio.us/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/USArabRadio Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/usarabradio/ Youtube : US Arab Radio

Join Dr. Carlos and Dr. Amirkizi as they discuss social media contagion & mass shootings and terrorism & digital media with Dr. Jennifer Johnston and Professor Brigitte Nacos.Jennifer B. Johnston, PhD, of Western New Mexico University. Attempts to answer Is the relationship merely unidirectional: More shootings lead to more coverage? Or is it possible that more coverage leads to more shootings?”Johnston and her coauthor, Andrew Joy, BS, also of Western New Mexico University, reviewed data on mass shootings amassed by media outlets, the FBI and advocacy organizations, as well as scholarly articles, to conclude that “media contagion” is largely responsible for the increase in these often deadly outbursts. They defined mass shootings as either attempts to kill multiple people who are not relatives or those resulting in injuries or fatalities in public places.Brigitte L. Nacos teaches political science at Columbia University and was a long-time U.S. correspondent for newspapers in Germany. Focusing on the phenomenon of terrorism in the age of ISIS/ISIL, Terrorism and Counterterrorisminvestigates this form of political violence in an international and American context and in light of new and historical trends. In this comprehensive and highly readable text, renowned expert Brigitte Nacos clearly defines terrorism's diverse causes, actors, and strategies; outlines anti- and counter-terrorist responses; and highlights terrorism's relationship with the public and media. Terrorism and Counterterrorism introduces students to the field's main debates and helps them critically assess our understanding of, and our strategies for, addressing this complex and enduring issue.

Phil Walter discusses the potential implications of defeating ISIS/ISIL and what it might mean for the Islamic State (IS). You can read his article which inspired the show here. One of Phil's past articles complements our discussion so we've included the link to it as well: Destroy, Defeat, or Minimize the Islamic State?

A 2015 article in The Atlantic by Graeme Wood - "What ISIS Really Wants" – and the controversy it has given rise to, has brought once again to the fore questions about the kind of role scholars of religion can legitimately and usefully play in ‘defining’ religion in the public square. Wood, citing heavily the work of the Princeton Scholar of religion Bernard Haykel, is of the view that ISIS is Islamic, rooted in the textual tradition its supporters employ to authenticate their actions. In a response to this article, also in The Atlantic, Caner K. Dagli, associate professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross, is sharply critical of Wood, writing, "On what grounds do non-Muslim journalists and academics tell Muslims that their judgment that ISIS does not take a full and fair view of the Quran and Sunnah (the example and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad) amounts to a 'cotton-candy' view of Islam, while these non-Muslims retain the right to judge how 'serious' ISIS is in its understanding of core Islamic texts?" However, it is not just non-Muslim academics and journalists and their critics who are engaging in the formation of representations of what is and is not Islamic through different media channels (responses and counter responses to What ISIS Really Wants are being played out across new social media, Twitter, blogs etc). ISIS/ISIL itself makes use of social networking to also engage in a process of making a claim on what counts as Islam and Islamic. This is a very public strategy that has involved the production and the global dissemination of videos of beheadings as well as the use of Twitter and Facebook to apparently lure young Muslim women, including those from North America and Europe, to travel to the Middle East to join ISIS and engage in ‘radical’ ‘jihadist’ activities. This in turn has received no small amount of media interest and some emergent academic commentary from those wishing to document and better understanding the way that young women might be ‘radicalized’ in this way via new media. This panel brings together experts from both academia and journalism that have engaged with: 1) The recent controversies over the way in which ISIS/ISIL is represented in the public square by academics and journalists; and 2) How ISIS supporters represent ISIS via different forms of new social media, including the rising concern over the radicalization of young women. The panel session was recorded at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion in Atlanta, GA, November 21-24. Panelists: Kecia Ali, Boston University Caner Dagli, College of the Holy Cross Sohaira Siddiqi, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Ayesha S. Chaudhry, University of British Columbia, presiding

As President Obama continues to promote and prosecute his strategy against ISIS/ISIL in Syria Iraq and beyond with air strikes, intelligence gathering, special operations, regional coalition building and beefing up homeland defenses against internal threats, more needs to be done to assist in undermining ISIS/ISIL as a threat. While the president will eventually realize marginal results from bombing oil fields, disrupting supply chains and thus choking off economic resources, his strategy won't choke off ISIS/ISIL's human resources.

As President Obama continues to promote and prosecute his strategy against ISIS/ISIL in Syria Iraq and beyond with air strikes, intelligence gathering, special operations, regional coalition building and beefing up homeland defenses against internal threats, more needs to be done to assist in undermining ISIS/ISIL as a threat. While the president will eventually realize marginal results from bombing oil fields, disrupting supply chains and thus choking off economic resources, his strategy won't choke off ISIS/ISIL's human resources.

While observing President Obama address the nation about the global threat ISIS/ISISL poses to humanity and his strategy for confronting it, it became apparent, just how many fronts this war against religious extremism must be fought. Wisely avoiding the "Western way of life" vs. Islam narrative his critics have embraced, the president appealed for calm and common sense. He acknowledged the nation's concerns moving forward, while assuring the fearful the United States and its allies were fully engaged with the enemy.

While observing President Obama address the nation about the global threat ISIS/ISISL poses to humanity and his strategy for confronting it, it became apparent, just how many fronts this war against religious extremism must be fought. Wisely avoiding the "Western way of life" vs. Islam narrative his critics have embraced, the president appealed for calm and common sense. He acknowledged the nation's concerns moving forward, while assuring the fearful the United States and its allies were fully engaged with the enemy.

IL #50: ¿EI, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh? Donde hablaremos sobre cómo referirnos al autodenominado Estado Islámico de Irak y el Levante.Este podcast está inspirado en el episodio Exploring why some say we should call ISIS 'Daesh', de The World in Words, producido por Nina Porzucki, y en el artículo Decoding Daesh: Why is the new name for ISIS so hard to understand?, de la traductora Alice Guthrie.La música de este episodio es Les étoiles de Paris (Émilie Simon) / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

When U.S. officials announced they were reasonably sure a drone strike had killed Jihadi John last Friday morning, little did the world know, ISIS would be laying claim to the death and wounding of hundreds in Paris by nightfall. In what French President Francois Hollande accurately describe as an act of war against his country, ISIS/ ISIL placed Paris on notice, the French had a war on its hands.Vowing a merciless response, French President Hollande declared a stated of emergency, closed the boarders (well not exactly), place the nation on lockdown and ordered French jets to pounded the hell out of ISIS/ISIL strongholds in Syria on Sunday. Providing comfort to terrorized Parisians, the French government has placed security forces at every location authorities could fathom as being a potential target.Without question President Hollande has crossed every (T) and dotted every (I) in identifying threats to mitigate harm to the French people. Unfortunately, all these types of measures have been taken before. Air strikes in far away lands and securing the homeland may provide the public with a sense the government has the capacity to combat this menace, but its clear the world knows more will have to be done. ISIS will have to be confronted up close and personal. And here is where the hard questions begin.

When U.S. officials announced they were reasonably sure a drone strike had killed Jihadi John last Friday morning, little did the world know, ISIS would be laying claim to the death and wounding of hundreds in Paris by nightfall. In what French President Francois Hollande accurately describe as an act of war against his country, ISIS/ ISIL placed Paris on notice, the French had a war on its hands.Vowing a merciless response, French President Hollande declared a stated of emergency, closed the boarders (well not exactly), place the nation on lockdown and ordered French jets to pounded the hell out of ISIS/ISIL strongholds in Syria on Sunday. Providing comfort to terrorized Parisians, the French government has placed security forces at every location authorities could fathom as being a potential target.Without question President Hollande has crossed every (T) and dotted every (I) in identifying threats to mitigate harm to the French people. Unfortunately, all these types of measures have been taken before. Air strikes in far away lands and securing the homeland may provide the public with a sense the government has the capacity to combat this menace, but its clear the world knows more will have to be done. ISIS will have to be confronted up close and personal. And here is where the hard questions begin.

The subject of statebuilding has only become a more visible issue since the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the 1990s, the world has continued to deal with a host of problems related to the disintegration of Yugoslavia and collapse of authority in “failed states” such as Somalia. The recent U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have raised important questions about how best to establish legitimate and well-functioning governments in these countries. If these issues were not enough, the global community still needs to find lasting solutions to the fallout of Syrian civil war and rise of ISIS/ISIL. Countries such as Yemen, Libya, and even Egypt also face a host of statebuilding issues. Drawing on his theological studies and work as an international civil servant, Denis Dragovic addresses the subject of statebuilding in his new book Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding: Roman Catholic and Sunni Islamic Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015). This work explains why scholars and policymakers make a fundamental mistake when they overlook the importance of religion or treat it as an interest group issue when conceptualizing statebuilding. To rectify this shortcoming, Dragovic explains how and why Sunni Muslims and the Catholic Church can contribute to the process of statebuilding. He also uses the test case of Bosnia-Herzegovina to drive home his larger arguments. As people search for lasting solutions to global disorder, Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding demonstrates the limitations of trying to remake countries in the image of the West and the pitfalls of overlooking the important role that religion still plays in many people’s lives. Dragovic also reveals how religion can make important contributions to peace and stability rather than just fueling discord and violence as many authors contend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The subject of statebuilding has only become a more visible issue since the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the 1990s, the world has continued to deal with a host of problems related to the disintegration of Yugoslavia and collapse of authority in “failed states” such as Somalia. The recent U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have raised important questions about how best to establish legitimate and well-functioning governments in these countries. If these issues were not enough, the global community still needs to find lasting solutions to the fallout of Syrian civil war and rise of ISIS/ISIL. Countries such as Yemen, Libya, and even Egypt also face a host of statebuilding issues. Drawing on his theological studies and work as an international civil servant, Denis Dragovic addresses the subject of statebuilding in his new book Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding: Roman Catholic and Sunni Islamic Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015). This work explains why scholars and policymakers make a fundamental mistake when they overlook the importance of religion or treat it as an interest group issue when conceptualizing statebuilding. To rectify this shortcoming, Dragovic explains how and why Sunni Muslims and the Catholic Church can contribute to the process of statebuilding. He also uses the test case of Bosnia-Herzegovina to drive home his larger arguments. As people search for lasting solutions to global disorder, Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding demonstrates the limitations of trying to remake countries in the image of the West and the pitfalls of overlooking the important role that religion still plays in many people’s lives. Dragovic also reveals how religion can make important contributions to peace and stability rather than just fueling discord and violence as many authors contend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The subject of statebuilding has only become a more visible issue since the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the 1990s, the world has continued to deal with a host of problems related to the disintegration of Yugoslavia and collapse of authority in “failed states” such as Somalia. The recent U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have raised important questions about how best to establish legitimate and well-functioning governments in these countries. If these issues were not enough, the global community still needs to find lasting solutions to the fallout of Syrian civil war and rise of ISIS/ISIL. Countries such as Yemen, Libya, and even Egypt also face a host of statebuilding issues. Drawing on his theological studies and work as an international civil servant, Denis Dragovic addresses the subject of statebuilding in his new book Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding: Roman Catholic and Sunni Islamic Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015). This work explains why scholars and policymakers make a fundamental mistake when they overlook the importance of religion or treat it as an interest group issue when conceptualizing statebuilding. To rectify this shortcoming, Dragovic explains how and why Sunni Muslims and the Catholic Church can contribute to the process of statebuilding. He also uses the test case of Bosnia-Herzegovina to drive home his larger arguments. As people search for lasting solutions to global disorder, Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding demonstrates the limitations of trying to remake countries in the image of the West and the pitfalls of overlooking the important role that religion still plays in many people's lives. Dragovic also reveals how religion can make important contributions to peace and stability rather than just fueling discord and violence as many authors contend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The subject of statebuilding has only become a more visible issue since the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the 1990s, the world has continued to deal with a host of problems related to the disintegration of Yugoslavia and collapse of authority in “failed states” such as Somalia. The recent U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have raised important questions about how best to establish legitimate and well-functioning governments in these countries. If these issues were not enough, the global community still needs to find lasting solutions to the fallout of Syrian civil war and rise of ISIS/ISIL. Countries such as Yemen, Libya, and even Egypt also face a host of statebuilding issues. Drawing on his theological studies and work as an international civil servant, Denis Dragovic addresses the subject of statebuilding in his new book Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding: Roman Catholic and Sunni Islamic Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015). This work explains why scholars and policymakers make a fundamental mistake when they overlook the importance of religion or treat it as an interest group issue when conceptualizing statebuilding. To rectify this shortcoming, Dragovic explains how and why Sunni Muslims and the Catholic Church can contribute to the process of statebuilding. He also uses the test case of Bosnia-Herzegovina to drive home his larger arguments. As people search for lasting solutions to global disorder, Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding demonstrates the limitations of trying to remake countries in the image of the West and the pitfalls of overlooking the important role that religion still plays in many people’s lives. Dragovic also reveals how religion can make important contributions to peace and stability rather than just fueling discord and violence as many authors contend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The subject of statebuilding has only become a more visible issue since the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the 1990s, the world has continued to deal with a host of problems related to the disintegration of Yugoslavia and collapse of authority in “failed states” such as Somalia. The recent U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have raised important questions about how best to establish legitimate and well-functioning governments in these countries. If these issues were not enough, the global community still needs to find lasting solutions to the fallout of Syrian civil war and rise of ISIS/ISIL. Countries such as Yemen, Libya, and even Egypt also face a host of statebuilding issues. Drawing on his theological studies and work as an international civil servant, Denis Dragovic addresses the subject of statebuilding in his new book Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding: Roman Catholic and Sunni Islamic Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015). This work explains why scholars and policymakers make a fundamental mistake when they overlook the importance of religion or treat it as an interest group issue when conceptualizing statebuilding. To rectify this shortcoming, Dragovic explains how and why Sunni Muslims and the Catholic Church can contribute to the process of statebuilding. He also uses the test case of Bosnia-Herzegovina to drive home his larger arguments. As people search for lasting solutions to global disorder, Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding demonstrates the limitations of trying to remake countries in the image of the West and the pitfalls of overlooking the important role that religion still plays in many people’s lives. Dragovic also reveals how religion can make important contributions to peace and stability rather than just fueling discord and violence as many authors contend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The subject of statebuilding has only become a more visible issue since the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the 1990s, the world has continued to deal with a host of problems related to the disintegration of Yugoslavia and collapse of authority in “failed states” such as Somalia. The recent U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have raised important questions about how best to establish legitimate and well-functioning governments in these countries. If these issues were not enough, the global community still needs to find lasting solutions to the fallout of Syrian civil war and rise of ISIS/ISIL. Countries such as Yemen, Libya, and even Egypt also face a host of statebuilding issues. Drawing on his theological studies and work as an international civil servant, Denis Dragovic addresses the subject of statebuilding in his new book Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding: Roman Catholic and Sunni Islamic Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015). This work explains why scholars and policymakers make a fundamental mistake when they overlook the importance of religion or treat it as an interest group issue when conceptualizing statebuilding. To rectify this shortcoming, Dragovic explains how and why Sunni Muslims and the Catholic Church can contribute to the process of statebuilding. He also uses the test case of Bosnia-Herzegovina to drive home his larger arguments. As people search for lasting solutions to global disorder, Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding demonstrates the limitations of trying to remake countries in the image of the West and the pitfalls of overlooking the important role that religion still plays in many people’s lives. Dragovic also reveals how religion can make important contributions to peace and stability rather than just fueling discord and violence as many authors contend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The subject of statebuilding has only become a more visible issue since the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the 1990s, the world has continued to deal with a host of problems related to the disintegration of Yugoslavia and collapse of authority in “failed states” such as Somalia. The recent U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have raised important questions about how best to establish legitimate and well-functioning governments in these countries. If these issues were not enough, the global community still needs to find lasting solutions to the fallout of Syrian civil war and rise of ISIS/ISIL. Countries such as Yemen, Libya, and even Egypt also face a host of statebuilding issues. Drawing on his theological studies and work as an international civil servant, Denis Dragovic addresses the subject of statebuilding in his new book Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding: Roman Catholic and Sunni Islamic Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015). This work explains why scholars and policymakers make a fundamental mistake when they overlook the importance of religion or treat it as an interest group issue when conceptualizing statebuilding. To rectify this shortcoming, Dragovic explains how and why Sunni Muslims and the Catholic Church can contribute to the process of statebuilding. He also uses the test case of Bosnia-Herzegovina to drive home his larger arguments. As people search for lasting solutions to global disorder, Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding demonstrates the limitations of trying to remake countries in the image of the West and the pitfalls of overlooking the important role that religion still plays in many people’s lives. Dragovic also reveals how religion can make important contributions to peace and stability rather than just fueling discord and violence as many authors contend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1st hour: Chuck Morse and Dr. Sam Blumenfeld discuss ISIS, Obama, and Chuck's new book "The War against Judaism. Link: http://amzn.com/B00TCZBWDS 2nd hour: Chuck Morse and Canadian Radio Talk Show Host Brian Chiasson continue in the third part of a three part series discussion about the Ferguson imbroglio and its social import.

This was truly a wild one. Kormodd gets kicked around a bit. Dave stages a Cyber-Pirate attack. Mike throws people out of Massa’s and uses movies to comfort the survivors of the guy he killed. Tons of movie talk. P.C. loves Sarah and Dinosaur Jr., while, tiring of Sonic Youth and their shenanigans.  Fredericks’ joke falls flat.       Capitalist prostitution.           Scotland’s independence.       ISIS/ISIL talk.   9/11 and the Saudis (band name?).       Political Islam.                                                           Mike joins us to talk about L.B.J. and Billie Sol Estes.   They’re dropping like flies at Massa’s: The Sleeper and Dog Fucker bite the dust.        Suicide drinking.     Massa’a movie: The Russians Are Coming.          More movie talk- Scorsese and Tarantino get judged.          The Supreme Court.   Golf.     The Year Punk Broke,            Kormodd takes Stan down (?) and recommends Border Radio.   “Our original course must have been in error.”        Dave from Knoxville                    Sarah: best Best Show caller of all time?   Dave returns.      Mike returns.      T.V. talk.    Movie talk.        Prescription drugs.     “Can you believe what they show on T.V. these days? “      “It’s of kind of a cult.”    Weird pre-game football.         The medium changes the message.           JESUS!   Fredericks’ failed joke.         Why would you listen to this?          The bottle rocket that broke the camel’s spine.            Actions have consequences.   P.C Mike takes down Gene Simmons.              Thanks for Bitslap.        The future of Mike’s Skype Thing.         A closing thing to make you paranoid.   Last words.

We talk about Ebola and ISIS/ISIL. Guest Keith Stattenfield.

We talk about Ebola and ISIS/ISIL. Guest Keith Stattenfield.

White lesbian suing a sperm bank after she ended up with a black baby; a woman names Isis wants the media to find a different name for the terrorist group; Romney vs Hilary in 2016; Funkhouser has never heard of Twin Peaks and dogs are awesome.

White lesbian suing a sperm bank after she ended up with a black baby; a woman names Isis wants the media to find a different name for the terrorist group; Romney vs Hilary in 2016; Funkhouser has never heard of Twin Peaks and dogs are awesome.

The Zionist state of Israel's genocide against the people of Palestine is the discussion subject for this edition, which sees Mark Devlin chatting in London with well-known activists and humanitarians Max Igan and Ken O'Keefe. Max starts off by giving his views on the latest Israeil incursion, and the awareness of the true Zionist agenda that it generated around the world. Max and Ken tunneled into Gaza from Egypt in 2012 after that year's incursion by Israel, getting detained by Hamas when trying to leave. Max recounts what that situation was like, including enjoying tea and biscuits with his Hamas interrogators before being driven back to Cairo, all from an organisation constantly portrayed by Israel as bloodthirsty terrorists. He goes on to give his take on the recent 'beheading' video reportedly released by ISIS/ ISIL in Iraq, and how it ties into the globalists' grand plan.Ken similarly reflects on the likely legacy of the latest Israeli attacks, and goes on to recount his part in the flotilla raid of 2010, in which Israeli soldiers boarded the group of boats sailing from Cyprus to bring supplies to Gaza. The situation turned bloody and Ken personally disarmed two marines, spending time in an Israeli jail as a result. Ken backtracks to explain what caused him to leave the US military after a tour of duty in the 1991 Gulf War, his renunciation of his US citizenship, and what caused him to become a full-time activist.

The Zionist state of Israel's genocide against the people of Palestine is the discussion subject for this edition, which sees Mark Devlin chatting in London with well-known activists and humanitarians Max Igan and Ken O'Keefe. Max starts off by giving his views on the latest Israeil incursion, and the awareness of the true Zionist agenda that it generated around the world. Max and Ken tunneled into Gaza from Egypt in 2012 after that year's incursion by Israel, getting detained by Hamas when trying to leave. Max recounts what that situation was like, including enjoying tea and biscuits with his Hamas interrogators before being driven back to Cairo, all from an organisation constantly portrayed by Israel as bloodthirsty terrorists. He goes on to give his take on the recent 'beheading' video reportedly released by ISIS/ ISIL in Iraq, and how it ties into the globalists' grand plan.Ken similarly reflects on the likely legacy of the latest Israeli attacks, and goes on to recount his part in the flotilla raid of 2010, in which Israeli soldiers boarded the group of boats sailing from Cyprus to bring supplies to Gaza. The situation turned bloody and Ken personally disarmed two marines, spending time in an Israeli jail as a result. Ken backtracks to explain what caused him to leave the US military after a tour of duty in the 1991 Gulf War, his renunciation of his US citizenship, and what caused him to become a full-time activist.

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Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy talks about the just-announced effort to fight Ebola and the Obama administration pronouncements about ISIS/ISIL.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus episode, details and analysis of the authorization to create a new military in Syria which is speeding towards becoming law.   Information Presented in This Episode Clips in this episode are from the September 16, 2014 hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee with testimony from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey. Text of the amendment that was attached to the Continuing Resolution which will authorize the creating of a military in Syria. Congress plans to move forward with an Authorization for Military Force (AUMF) after the election. How did your representative vote?

“Still, we continue to face a terrorist threat. We cannot erase every trace of evil from the world, and small groups of killers have the capacity to do great harm. That was the case before 9/11, and that remains true today. That's why we must remain vigilant as threats emerge. At this moment, the greatest threats come from the Middle East and North Africa, where radical groups exploit grievances for their own gain. And one of those groups is ISIL — which calls itself the “Islamic State.” -US President Barrack Obama from his September 10 speech to the nation. [1] LISTEN TO THE SHOW  Length (59:07)Click to download the audio (MP3 format)   Thirteen years after September 11, 2001,  the 9/11 Truth movement has become a major phenomenon. There are now over 2,250 professional architects and engineers who have acknowledged flaws in the official explanation of what caused the World Trade Center Towers to collapse. A poll from last year found that nearly 50% of Americans exposed to footage of the collapsing World Trade Center Towers suspect they were brought down by controlled demolition. Two years ago, the documentary “9/11: Explosive Evidence – Experts Speak Out ” aired on PBS and ranked among the top three most watched programs on the station, and the most shared on the internet.[2] On September 8, 2013, the popular Russia Today broadcast, The Truth Seeker, aired a thirteen minute newscast critical of the official explanation of 9/11. The broadcast was starting to go viral on You Tube before Youtube statistics suspiciously flat-lined.[3] The 9/11 Truth movement is becoming increasingly visible as RETHINK 911 anniversary events in New York City and around the world are becoming increasingly impossible to ignore. Meanwhile, US President Barrack Obama on the eve of the anniversary announces his plans to launch military assaults in Iraq and Syria in order to destroy the terrorist menace with virtually no significant resistance. The 9/11 Consensus Panel put out a press release in recent days announcing new points of concensus relating to the 9/11 airliner black boxes found at the World Trade Center site, standard protocols that were not followed in the instance of a hijacking, and incriminating statements from former New York City Mayor Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. The Truth movement may be growing, but there seems to be no noticeable changes in the political landscape as a result. On the week marking the thirteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we get thirteenth anniversary retrospectives on 9/11 from two people very much at the forefront of the efforts to challenge the official account of the tragedy. They address the efforts to investigate 9/11 using recently revealed but rarely seen on-line documents, the obstacles to 9/11 Truth making a breakthrough in the political arena, the role of groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS/ISIL as US strategic assets, and concerns forming around a new State directed investigation. Elizabeth Woodworth is a retired health Sciences Librarian and researcher. She is coordinator and co-founder of the 9/11 Concensus Panel. Michel Chossudovsky is the Director and Founder of the Centre for Research On Globalization, an Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Ottawa and author of “America's War On Terrorism.” He was one of the first people in the world to publicly question the 9/11 narrative, specifically the claim that it was necessary to wage a “War on Terrorism” in order to contain and control Al Qaeda. A complete digest of 9/11 related articles is available on the Global Research site. THE 9/11 READER. The September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks

Benjamin Wittes, Robert Chesney, Shane Harris and Wells Bennett talk the politics and law of the ISIS AUMF--and why President Obama isn't seeking one.

As the barbaric violence ratchets up, the rhetoric and general stupidity around the situation in Iraq and ISIS/ISIL has reached a new fever pitch. We’ll break through the noise and discuss the reality of the situation on the ground. Plus the latest developments between Ukraine and the rebels, the state media war & much more.

This week Chris and Chase release a supporters only show to the public, and update the Iraq, ISIS/ISIL story, discuss the ACLU suing Washington, the big push for Botox, and why Putin shirts are selling like crazy. Plus we discuss our personal battles with depression in the past, and cover the weekly news.

Tune in Sunday the 22nd for News Director Rick Spisak's interview with Jeanne Economos and Dale Slongwhite as they discuss the POISONS USED to Grow our FOOD and the impact on Farm Workers and Consumers. We welcome Ms. Emine Dilek of Progressive Press.NET as she discusses her article on the background and funded of ISIS/ISIL and the hands behind the instability of the Middle East from the Mediterranean to the Mtns of the Hindu Kush.   And welcome Progressive journalist and sage Ms Gwen Holden Barry of Here Be Monsters who will share her insight and wisdom, on issues of peace and war TUNE IN LIVE or ANYTIME

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