Before most Americans had heard of the Taliban, Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid wrote a book about them. After the Sept. 11 attacks, it became a best-seller. Rashid’s recent reporting for English-language newspapers involves Islamist militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Conservative thinker Michael Ledeen holds the Freedom Chair at the American Enterprise Institute, but prefers the term “democratic revolutionary” to “neoconservative.” He discusses the current and future U.S. policy toward Iran, arguing that the United States should encourage change from within the country, rather than launching an all-out attack.
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Fareed Zakaria stands respectably among the few moderate intelligent voices that manages to permeate America’s mainstream press. An archive of his published articles can be found HERE
The article the propelled him to the forefront of the marketplace of ideas in American dialogue of international affairs (to the extent to which that exists) was published shortly after September 11. This article attempts to answer the question, “Why do They Hate Us?”. Five years later, it is worth closer examination. Please do so HERE
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