Crossing the Crescent

(Nov. 10th) As reporters and investigators comb over the history and background of Maj. Nidal Hasan, the prime suspect in the Ft. Hood attack that left thirteen people dead, some noteworthy new details have emerged.

For one, it turns out that contrary to his family’s assessment that he was an “observant” Muslim, Hasan apparently frequented a local strip club three → Read More: Fort Hood Suspect’s Powerpoint Raises Flags

By all accounts, on November 5, Army Psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 12 soldiers and one civilian at the Fort Hood Army base where he was stationed.

While investigators and reporters try to piece together the events and what prompted them, one fundamental aspect of the rampage is not in doubt: the alleged attacker was Muslim.

Writing → Read More: What Does Fort Hood Mean for American Muslims?

(Oct. 7th)

Last month’s elections in Afghanistan, intended to codify democracy’s arrival only laid bare the corruption and venality of the Karzai regime. New U.S. commander for Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, just finished an exhaustive military assessment that essentially recapitulated the “surge” strategy of Iraq in a land that is nothing like Iraq.

President Obama, who has only spoken → Read More: Solar Project Offers Bright Future for Pakistan