Articles by John Feffer

The Islamophobe Fringe

The Islamophobe Fringe

September 24, 2012 | The deeper reason for the heated response from the Muslim world is not so much Western rhetoric but Western policy.

Two Cold War Milestones

December 26, 2011 | North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and Czech leader Vaclav Havel, although political opposites, shared some things in common.

Al-Qaeda Lost the Battle Long Ago

Al-Qaeda Lost the Battle Long Ago

September 5, 2011 | The terrorist network's resort to dramatic spectacle was at once a brilliant tactic and a desperate effort to revive its own fortunes.

Playing into Osama Bin Laden’s Hands

May 3, 2011 | His greatest magic trick was to persuade the United States and its allies to expend enormous sums of money to fight a small, isolated, and anachronistic force that operated on the very margins of the Muslim world.