American Taliban: How War, Sex, Sin, and Power Bind Jihadists and the Radical Right
“We all agree with the Taliban.”—Rush Limbaugh, October 9, 2009 America’s primary international enemy—Islamic radicalism—insists on government by theocracy, curtails civil liberties, embraces torture, represses women, wants to eradicate homosexuals from society, and insists on the use of force...
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“We all agree with the Taliban.”—Rush Limbaugh, October 9, 2009 America’s primary international enemy—Islamic radicalism—insists on government by theocracy, curtails civil liberties, embraces torture, represses women, wants to eradicate homosexuals from society, and insists on the use of force over diplomacy. Remind you of a certain American political party? In American Taliban, Markos Moulitsas pulls no punches as he compares how the Republican Party and Islamic radicals maintain similar worldviews and tactics. Moutlitsas also challenges the media, fellow progressives, and our elected officials to call the radical right on their jihadist tactics more forcefully for the good of our nation and safety of all citizens.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781936227020 (1936227029)
ASIN: 1936227029
Publish date: September 1st 2010
Publisher: PoliPointPress
Pages no: 257
Edition language: English
Nothing earth-shattering or particularly new, if you are a liberal who's been paying attention for the past few years, but not a bad read. My two problems with this book are: 1) since it is written by a blogger, it occasionally becomes just a mocking rant (somewhat expected, obviously) and 2) I am n...