The murderous origins of modern day journalism
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Many people who work in journalism or are familiar with journalist lingo will go their entire careers without thinking of the origin of words they hear […]
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“Violent extremism” is an Orwellian term designed to poison minds
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “What factors cause individuals to reject violent extremism in Yemen,” is the title of a new report by Rand. It has seven authors. It’s “related” topics, […]
Boomerang: How Trump caused the media to see Saudi abuses
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN At CNN Anushay Hussain didn’t mince words about Saudi Arabia. A “notoriously anti-woman kingdom,” the author wrote. The article was ostensibly about Melania Trump. and the […]
If we talked about the KKK the way they talk about recent terror in UK
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “There’s only one way to America should should respond to attacks such as the Birmingham Church bombing, that is by carrying on exactly as before.” That […]
If we talked about sexual assault, the way we do terror
After the London parliament terror ramming and stabbing I was struck by how the media tip-toed around what had happened, so worried to place the blame squarely on Islamist intolerance, […]
Quiz: Is it from Obama’s 2009 or Trump’s 2017 speech?
we have a responsibility to join together on behalf of the world we seek – a world where extremists no longer threaten our people,By SETH J. FRANTZMAN US President Donald […]
20 takeaways from Trump’s Islam speech
1 – Pro-Trump supporters and media love it: FoxNews called it “Strong, tone perfect.” John Bolton said he felt it was an “excellent speech” that reached locals in Riyadh, international community […]
What can Saudis buy for $350 billion?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Saudi Arabia signed a $109 billion dollar defense deal with the US over the weekend. It is part of a larger deal worth $350 billion over […]
Photo essay: Peshmerga and the war on ISIS
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since August 2014 the Kurdish Peshmerga, the armed forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government, fought a tough war against Islamic State along a 1,000 kilometers of […]
“It’s raw intelligence”: How Trump went to war with his own intelligence community
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN If you accept the narrative presented by most major media about US President Donald Trump “leaking” information to Russia at a meeting, you accept these basic […]
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