Marine Expeditionary Unit vs Roman Empire

Interesting article from Popular Mechanics!

What the West should know about Islam

You guys need to check out this link regarding Islam.
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/islam_what_the_west_needs_to_know

Let me know what you think.

Attack the center of gravity with soft power

Some good ideas on how to attack the “center of gravity” (At least my take on it)

These were proposed by Dr. Hubertus Hoffmann, 29-Dec-04.  Realist view?

Treaties of Friendship: NATO, America and Europe encourage the cooperation, as friends of the Islamic states, through a mesh of international contracts.

Mutual Respect and Tolerance: Fellow citizens of the Moslem faith in Europe and America are to be treated with respect. We, in turn, expect the same in the Islamic partner countries—including the unhindered practice of religion.

Youth Politics: In particular, the young academics of Islamic countries struggling to find a perspective must be addressed. Joint school book commissions should develop new concepts for the teaching of tolerance.

Media Policy: Media commissions are to draft concepts for the containment of hate propaganda and put forth examples of cooperation. For example, television broadcast companies must no longer serve as a megaphone for terrorists.

Dialog of Religions: The Church has a special responsibility in providing an essential contribution to the dialog with Muslim clerics and reconciliation.

On the level of nation-states—including the U.S.A.—the European Union and NATO, the best suggestions should be collected and bound together in a transatlantic NATO workgroup.


Found this at a good website:http://www.worldsecuritynetwork.com/

"Two French Muslim women who continue to wear the full-face veil in defiance of a new law banning it in France have been issued fines by a court." - BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15013383)

Is this an attack on muslim ideology or an attempt to keep fundamentalists out of France?

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