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"Islamism"
Semantics of Murder
Amir Taheri
Opinion Journal
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110001677
Muslims play games with words to justify suicide attacks.
The Core of Muslim Rage
Thomas L. Friedman
New York Times
Archived at NY Times [registration req'd] or at Naples Daily News
http://www.bonitabanner.com/02/03/perspective/d764195a.htm
There are many Muslim stories of poverty and opression, but only
Israel sparks rage because its reality challenges Islam's self-perception
as the ideal path. Muslims should heal their rage; Israel should
exit the territories to help, but cannot do it without the West.
'Islamism' is Religion in the Extreme, Expert Says
Bob Warner
Daily News Philadeplphia October 2001
http://dailynews.philly.com/content/daily_news/2001/10/08/local/
Well-focused, informative interview with Daniel Pipes on Islamism.
A small group of Muslims, politicizing Islam into a radicalist program,
placing its ideals above individuals in the search for power. The
public & the US must recognize,identify and act against militant
Islam.
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