[SJackson]

If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

[evad]

Wahhabi Islam

Ahhh yes..the prevailing state sponsored religion/cult of our faithful allies, the Saudis.

[jedwardtremlett]

If Wahhabism/Salafism is the problem, then American armed forces should be unhesitatingly deployed to uproot centres of violence, backwardness and anachronism wherever they are -- even if that requires invading the entire eastern part of the Arab world.

(snip) * The writer teaches history and Islamic studies at Birkbeck College and the Muslim College, London.

"You there... Colonial... please go fight my battles for me? I'm too busy negotiating this plate of tea and crumpets..."

[lavaroise]

End of imperialist relations? Well, it started with Muhammad's social engineering of his own cult members, engineering of women's role and men's role that spread further out.

While Swiss neutrality is held as a success in peace maintaining, it is not a success at preventing or stopping imperialist relations for as much either, nor does it prevent the Swiss embrace of Christian doctrines.

Imperialist relations are basicaly social engineering, however enforcing statutes broken by neighbors is not imperialism.

[muir_redwoods]

This is not the point of the article perhaps but, any comparison of Sufism with Wahhabism is a demonstration of ignorance. The inherent freedom of inquiry natural to Sufism is anathema to Wahhabism or 19th century Russia.

[dasboot]

Gee, this oughtta put the kabosh on those reports that continually poo-pooh the notion that there is NO CONNECTION WHATSOEVER between the Arabs and those non-Arab--heck, not even Muslim--freedom fighters in Chechnya. This guy oughtta know, and he downright admits they're anti-imperialist Wahhabis.

In his defense of the Chechins, he has weakened their PR construct.

[Sparta]

Exterminate Wahabbi Islam and you eliminate much of Islam's and the world's problems.