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Fighting also broke out between Christian militiamen and the Lebanese Army near the port city of Sidon. By midweek, hundreds of Muslim residents of predominantly Christian villages had fled to Sidon. In the Beirut area, Islamic fundamentalists kidnaped a French diplomat, and two other employees of the French embassy were...
If regional powers prove unstable, and projected American power unreliable, what then? It is a precious irony that the answer to that question has been suggested to Americans by a band of fanatical Islamic warriors in Afghanistan. Unaware of their historic contribution to the theory of containment, they took on...
This, it must be admitted, is stretching things. There are two difficulties. How can one plausibly argue that the success of Islamic rebels in Afghanistan is a form of self-defense of the U.S.? The Nicaraguan contras, perhaps, might qualify under a generous interpretation of collective security. But Cambodian rebels...
Responsibility for the bombing was quickly claimed by three disparate extremist groups, all based in Lebanon and supported by Iran. According to the shadowy Islamic Jihad, the assault was supposed to have taken place in Metulla. "A tactical mistake by one of our colleagues forced us to blow it up...
Eighteen months ago, Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiri proclaimed he was imposing strict Islamic law on his nation of 21 million. Traditional Koranic punishments were mandated, like amputating the right hands of thieves. Islamic economic laws were introduced, including the banning of interest charges. Many Sudanese opposed the laws, particularly Christians...