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brewtoch
Nov 20, 20226 min read
The Rationale for Suicide Bombings
Suicide attacks by jihadis mainly target other Muslims they labeled as apostates, infidels, or collaborators. See their rationalization.
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brewtoch
Dec 10, 20213 min read
The Mahdi
Several weeks ago, when I was discussing the movie DUNE, I mentioned that one of the similarities the movie had to Islam was that Paul...
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brewtoch
Sep 8, 20213 min read
The Islamic fervor for beheading
Last week in a federal courtroom in Alexandria Virginia, a British national admitted he was a key part of the Islamic State’s actions to...
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brewtoch
Apr 30, 20214 min read
Do Religious Texts Inspire Violence?
Today’s blog may take a few extra minutes to read, but it covers an important scientific study. Let me explain. I was perusing some...
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brewtoch
Apr 6, 20212 min read
The Islamic Hand Gesture
This past month, a Pentagon spokesperson suggested that ISIS is in a state of resurgence. Marine Corps General Kenneth McKenzie Jr,...
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brewtoch
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Sultan or Caliph? Erdogan’s Quest
President Erdogan of Turkey is trying to restore Turkey’s greatness in the Islamic world. Some of the things he has done reflect the...
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brewtoch
Dec 4, 20203 min read
Pulling U.S. Troops Out of Afghanistan
There has been much discussion of late about pulling our troops out of that central Asian nation. An interesting article by Seth G. Jones...
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brewtoch
Dec 1, 20203 min read
Civil War Among the Jihadis
Of the 1.8 billion Muslims on the planet, the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates the number of Jihadis between...
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