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Emile Nakhleh

Latest articles by Emile Nakhleh

The Big Idea
I worked in the CIA under Bush. Obama is right to not say “radical Islam.”I worked in the CIA under Bush. Obama is right to not say “radical Islam.”
The Big Idea

The term adds zero to our understanding of the problem, and offends people we need on our side.

By Emile Nakhleh