The Islamic State, or ISIS, has posted a video showing the apparent beheadings of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya. (Epoch Times Screenshot from the alleged ISIS video)
Roger Cohen, New York Times: Islam and the West at War
After a Danish movie director at a seminar on “Art, Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression” and a Danish Jew guarding a synagogue were shot dead in Copenhagen, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the prime minister of Denmark, uttered a familiar trope:
“We are not in the middle of a battle between Islam and the West. It’s not a battle between Muslims and non-Muslims. It’s a battle between values based on the freedom of the individual and a dark ideology.”
This statement — with its echoes of President Obama’s vague references to “violent extremists” uncoupled from the fundamentalist Islam to which said throat-cutting extremists pledge allegiance — scarcely stands up to scrutiny. It is empty talk.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 16, 2015
As Denmark Mourns, It Should Not Panic -- Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
ISIS Empire: Smuggling, shakedowns, donations feed swelling terror budget -- Lucas Tomlinson, FOX News
Witness to the Bloodthirsty Siege of Mosul: Kurdish Troops Taking Selfies With ISIS Corpses -- Jesse Rosenfeld, Daily Beast
Can Yemen Be Saved? -- Barak Barfi, Project Syndicate
Under Xi, China's defense budget seen defying economic slowdown -- Megha Rajagopalan, Reuters
Two Americans' Ridiculous Plot to Topple a 'Clinically Insane' African Dictator -- William Rosenau, National Interest
Greece and Europe: No bail-out, no deal -- The Economist
Desperate European Voters Will Take Their Own Measures -- Kaj Leers, Real Clear World
Which Ukraine? -- Sophie Pinkham, New Yorker
The War Next Door Can Merkel's Diplomacy Save Europe? -- Spiegel Online
Putin's pals: Who is helping steer the Kremlin now? -- Fred Weir, CSM
Why Putin Fears China -- David Tweed, Bloomberg
Leon Panetta Interview 'You Have To Deal with Russians from Strength' -- Spiegel Online
Argentina's Kirchneristas Circle the Wagons -- Mark Margolis, Bloomberg
The anatomy of a failed hostage rescue deep into Islamic State territory -- Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post
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