Which Way, L.A.?
Al Qaeda and the Challenge of People Power
Pakistan's only Christian cabinet member was under threat of death for opposing laws against "insulting" Islam. He was murdered today in Islamabad. In Yemen a radical cleric, once a mentor of Osama bin Laden, has rallied crowds with calls for establishing Islamic rule.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readPakistan's only Christian cabinet member was under threat of death for opposing laws against "insulting" Islam. He was murdered today in Islamabad. In Yemen a radical cleric, once a mentor of Osama bin Laden, has rallied crowds with calls for establishing Islamic rule. But the actual toppling of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak was accomplished in 18 days by mostly peaceful protesters for whom Islam appeared to be only an afterthought. What does that mean for the power of al Qaeda and other extremists in the Muslim world?
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Scott Shane
New York Times
Peter Beinart
editor-at-large of Jewish Currents, author of The Beinart Notebook Substack, professor of journalism and political science at the City University of New York
Paul Pillar
Georgetown University / Brookings Institution