Iran keeps telling the Western world they’re not going to stop developing nuclear weapons. The West keeps pretending we just need to find the right incentives, as a radical Islamic totalitarian state run by Holocaust-denying apocalyptic lunatics inches ever closer to the ultimate weapon: Iran says it won’t halt atomic ...
Iran, Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Weapons, Islam, August 22, Bernard Lewis
A lot of people are talking about the significance of August 22 in the “Hidden Imam” apocalyptic fantasy apparently believed by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. I’ve been reluctant to give too much credence to it, because the whole thing smacks of whacked out end times craziness, and Gog knows there’s ...
Iran, Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Weapons, Islam, August 22, Bernard Lewis
Andrew Bostom takes an interesting look at the career of Bernard Lewis: Bernard Lewis and Islam.
At a recent event at the Pew Forum, Professor Bernard Lewis answers a question about Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Islam and the West: A Conversation with Bernard Lewis. JAY TOLSON, U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT: Professor Lewis, you mention a fascinating fact, which is how effective Osama bin Laden’s talk was, ...