In this mailing: Judith Bergman: Sharia in Denmark Peter Huessy: The Case for a 21st Century Deterrent Burak Bekdil: Egypt's "Dictator," Turkey's "Democrat" Sharia in Denmark by Judith Bergman  •  March 22, 2016 at 5:00 am Documentary filmmakers in Denmark conducted an undercover investigation, with hidden cameras, into claims that imams are working towards keeping parallel societies for Muslims within Denmark. Abu Bilal, imam of the Grimhøj mosque, told Fatma that her husband is entitled to take another wife. Fatma is not allowed to deny her husband his "sexual rights," even when he is violent. The imam of the Hamad Bin Khalifa mosque gave Fatma the same answers she had received in all the other mosques: She must not take a job without her husband's permission, and even if her husband continues to beat her, she must not contact the police. Umm Abdullah told Fatma that she should only meet with Danish people in order to tell them about Islam. This is necessary, she said, to save the Danes from hell, and the only reason Muslims should interact with Danes. Abu Bilal, imam of the Grimhøj mosque in Denmark, was fined €10,000 last year in Germany, after being found guilty of inciting hatred against both Jews and non-Jews. (Image source: MEMRI video screenshot) The issue of parallel Muslim societies has sparked renewed debate in Denmark after a three-part television documentary, "The Mosques Behind the Veil" was aired at the beginning of March on Danish TV2. The documentary consists of an undercover investigation into claims that Muslim imams are working towards keeping parallel societies for Muslims within Denmark. Continue Reading Article The Case for a 21st Century Deterrent by Peter Huessy  •  March 22, 2016 at 4:00 am Deterrence is not about guaranteeing to one's adversaries that one will only spend what the adversary deems acceptable to enable a "fair fight." If one is to believe the advocates of minimum deterrence, Russia has plans to attack 400 U.S. nuclear missile silos and nearly 50 associated launch control centers, using two warheads for each target to assure success. But a Russia that had at least 900 nuclear warheads would not be "balanced" by the United States that had only 250 warheads. Many nations have not been deterred from aggression, even by the prospect of losing millions of their own people. The U.S. requires a survivable deterrent force; not one subject to being eliminated by an enemy's first strike because the U.S. deterrent was so small that it was no deterrent at all. The U.S. nuclear "Triad" consists of nuclear warheads mounted on platforms based at sea, in the air and on land. In discussing the nuclear deterrent required by the U.S., former commander of U.S. strategic nuclear forces General C. Robert Kehler said, "The whole purpose of deterrence is to bind the other guy's behavior," requiring robust military and vigorous statecraft. The breakdown in international order recently described by retired General James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, (DNI), however, calls into question the very effectiveness of America's deterrent capability.[1] In light of recent geostrategic developments, some former U.S. defense experts are calling for the United States dramatically to curtail its nuclear deterrent. These experts assume that the deterrent value of nuclear weapons is waning and that since the it spends far more on overall defense than do other nations, the U.S. can afford to cut back in this area.[2] But are such recommendations unwise? Absolutely. Continue Reading Article Egypt's "Dictator," Turkey's "Democrat" by Burak Bekdil  •  March 22, 2016 at 4:00 am Turkish President Erdogan's hatred of Egypt's President Sisi is not about a choice between democratic practice or dictatorial rule. It is about Sisi's fight against radical Islamists, whom Erdogan adores. Sisi apologized for the delays in rebuilding churches that were destroyed by Islamists in 2013. He said: "We have taken too long to fix and renovate [churches] that were burned. Please accept our apologies for what happened ... by next year there will not be a single church or house that is not restored." A total of 1,845 people in Turkey have been investigated, detained or prosecuted for "insulting" Erdogan since he was elected in August 2014. In the West, the governance of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) is considered tyrannical, while Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (left, hugging Coptic Pope Tawadros II) wins praise. In theory, Egypt is ruled by a former army General who came to power by a coup d'état. In contrast -- and in theory, too -- Turkey is ruled by a leader who has the popular support of half the voters -- a democratically-elected man. But as the West (not always Western leaders) tend to highlight, in bolder-than-ever letters, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's is a tyrannical governance while Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi wins praise. Continue Reading Article

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