Posted by W. Thomas Smith Jr. on 11 June 2008 at 1:45 pm UTC
Dr. Walid Phares — one of the world’s preeminent experts on Jihadi-Islamist terrorism (which is why I frequently seek his expertise for my own analysis, as does Congress, as does the State Department, etc.) — recently addressed an audience at George Washington University.
According to Phares:
“…One of the [9/11] Commissioners said [regarding America’s being surprised on 9/11 and being underinformed as to the extent of the Jihadist war against the U.S.], ‘it was a failure of imagination.’ … I said I disagree … America is not a country that fails in imagination: We put people on the moon, invent the Internet — I don’t know if it was Vice President Gore or not [smiling] — but we invented the Internet as a nation. … It is really a failure in education. The public has not been informed, educated … specifically Middle Eastern studies, particularly the rise of the Jihadist movements. …”
You can view the address in its entirety here.
Also, NOW Lebanon is reporting, ‘Lebanese lobbyists call on UN for investigation into May’s invasion of Beirut.’
According to the report:
“A delegation of Lebanese lobbyists in New York called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to send an international commission to Lebanon to oversee the withdrawal of Hezbollah and Amal gunmen and “their followers, who are agents of the Syrian regime,” from the streets in Beirut.
“‘The lobby has called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to open an investigation into the invasion of Beirut and the Mountain on May 7 by Hezbollah and Amal gangs and their allies,’ Tom Harb, chairman of the International Lebanese Committee for UN Security Council Resolution 1559, told the Kuwaiti daily As-Seyassah. …”
More here.
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