by Charles Cameron | Sep 16, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — on the intersecting logics of IS, current and classical Islamic eschatology, and violent millennial movements in general ] . Al Malhamah al Kubra, the great end times battle ** Ella Lipin, research associate for Middle East studies for the...
by Charles Cameron | Sep 1, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron – ISIS video, early Dabiq reference, satirical response ] . . You may recall that almost exactly a year ago, Shiite truck drivers in Anbar province were stopped by ISIS patrols, questioned as to the exact form of Islamic prayer, and executed...
by Charles Cameron | Aug 27, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — an important post with notes for Hagel & Dempsey, also my own thoughts on overlapping eschatologies ] . Moiré effect from Marvic Textiles bois-de-rose ** Tim Furnish has a significant piece out today on his MahdiWatch blog, ISIS:...
by Charles Cameron | Aug 23, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — so now at least the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs hears it and speaks it ] . Get loud. It’s the only way.. ** I’m reminded of “the curious incident of the dog in the night-time” to which Sherlock Holmes refers in...
by Charles Cameron | Jul 14, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — Andrew Bacevich on the “religion” lesson, with Tim Furnish on the eschatology of the “caliphate” as a chaser ] . Here’s Andrew Bacevich with a provocative piece titled Lessons from America’s War for the...
