Muslim Brotherhood has penetrated the Pentagon
Maj. Stephen Coughlin, one of the military’s leading authorities on Islamic war doctrine was run out of town, or at least the Pentagon, by Hesham H. Islam, a special assistant to deputy Defense secretary Gordon England. Why? Because he made the connection between the religion of Islam and terrorism.
World Net Daily has the story under the title Islamist ‘Trojan horse’ in Pentagon: FBI: Top defense advisers linked to radical Muslim Brotherhood
Evidently Hesham H Islam “is running an “influence operation” on behalf of U.S. Muslim groups fronting for the radical Muslim Brotherhood.”
Questions for the Pentagon; Who is Hesham Islam?
by Claudia Rosett, National Review Online
From this account, to the Pentagon, Stephen Coughlin was worth his weight in gold and Hesham Islam, his weight in base metal.
This story does not seem to be going away. Good. Better yet, if all true, both Gordon England and his trusted sidekick, Hesham Islam should both be given the boot.
Time will tell.
Comment by Bill Narvey — February 2, 2008 @ 7:46 am
Maj. Stephen Coughlins thesis that he submitted to the National Defense Intelligence College makes for some interesting reading. It may be a little long but worth the effort.
I would also suggest to all those anti-israel pundits out there who consider that Israels’ lobby is too influential should review their data and see who is actually influencing Americas’ policies nowadays.
Comment by mike packer — February 2, 2008 @ 7:48 am
At least half the Washington think tanks if not more could give the same analysis. It seems ea. administration gives an ear to mid level bureaucrats, when they think it serves a purpose at other times same are ignored. George Ws. first four years were notable for the seeming dominance of so called neocons, last 3 and counting same are nowhere to be seen or felt. Internal American politics has much to do with these shifts . America much like Israel is governed by adhocism. playing it by ear and shooting from the hip. To give thosemental pygmies credit for more is an injustice to our own intelligence. Few have really a clue, all the rest is spin.
Comment by yamit82 — February 2, 2008 @ 11:19 am
Mike, Hesham Islam’s much shorter thesis is also interesting reading–he says since Israel won’t submit to the Arab and Muslim nation’s expectations that the US must appease the Arab/Muslim nations by imposing a solution on Israel in order to keep the oil flowing. Does indeed seem that Islam’s ideas have prevailed. Given this screw-Israel-appease-Arabs-for-oil linkage, I find especially disturbing Condi’s appointment of Keith Dayton’s sidekick Annapolis monitor, the ex-NATO commander, General (retd.) James Jones, Pres. & CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce affiliated Institute for 21st Century Energy.
Comment by soren — February 2, 2008 @ 11:40 am
EXXON just reported net profits for 2007 at 400 billion Dollars, I would assume other Oil and fossil energy Companies will also disclose huge profits for 2007. It would appear on the face of it that those American Companies are making WFP (windfall profits) by keeping product level low. If America could invade Iraq essentially twice I see nothing to stop her if America decided to end her relationship and Saudi Blackmail tomorrow; if push came to shove. What is this bullshit of keeping the oil flowing. First of all there are binding contracts with American military to back up enforcement.. All Saudi oil equipment is American and without spare parts within 6 months few wells would be operating. For breach of contract America could attach Saudi Assets in America and elsewhere. Arrest all Saudi Nationals in America withdraw All American Technical, personnel from Saudi Arabia. America imports less than 5% of her oil requirements from Saudi Arabia, and I am sure she can make up shortfall from other existing sources if she had to. Most of Americas oil policy is contrived to assist American Big oil to continue to reap and rake in such obscene profits. Apparently most of congress are also in the pockets of big oil and their suppliers at the wellheads. A single policy could put Americas energy policy on the right track without recourse to drastic actions globally. Reduce taxes on new productive oil wells to zero, increase tariffs on imported oil, except from Canada and Mexico. and cap prices for Imported oil of no more than 5 % above American domestic average prices. This will give the incentive for Domestic Oil compamies to start to invest and develop new fields and or pump more oil from existing wells.
But not to fear All our key legislators are bought already.
Comment by yamit82 — February 2, 2008 @ 1:31 pm
There is an attempt in the UK to boycott the two largest oil distributors thus forcing them to lower prices to a realistic level. If the same thing happened in the US against the largest oil importers we may be able to encourage domestic production and drive the arabs out of business.
Comment by mike packer — February 2, 2008 @ 3:45 pm
Dear all,
I would suggest some fresh air and wakeup. The world is NOT bound to oil for fuel. The only reason why we still use oil in our vehicles is the political interests of our ruling classes. My car runs on alcohol from sugar cane. In fact alcohol improves the motor’s performance. I use some drops of gas just for ignition in winter. The motors of virtually all Brazilian-made cars are ‘flex,’ that is, they run on both gasoline and alcohol. There is also the electric car alternative, now being tested in Israel for its economic feasibility. Plus both alcohol and electric are non-polluting options as compared to fossile fuels.
Profit can be made out of anything. But that is not the case with power over people. Western elites keep Americans and Europeans dependent on oil in order to use Islam as a weapon against potential rival powers in the East.
It’s not about oil. It’s about power.
Comment by Alex Eisenberg — February 2, 2008 @ 11:36 pm