Historian Bruce Thornton, a Research Fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution and Professor of Classics and Humanities at the California State University, and author of Greek Ways: How the Greeks Created Western Civilization; Democracy’s Dangers & Discontents: The Tyranny of the Majority from the Greeks to Obama, as well as The Wages of Appeasement: Ancient Athens, Munich, and Obama’s America, read my book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS, and this was his verdict:
Robert Spencer, one of our foremost analysts of Islamic jihad, has now written a historical survey of the doctrine and practice of Islamic sanctified violence. With crystal clarity and rigorous argument, he relentlessly marshals the facts that put the lie to the sophistries of apologists and the delusions of Western appeasers. To fight the enemy we must know the enemy, and Robert Spencer’s page-turner is the place to start.
Have you ordered the book yet? It’s the first and only comprehensive history of the entire phenomenon of jihad, from Spain to India and many, many other places — with massive implications for public policy, both foreign and domestic. Order it here now.
Walter Sieruk says
On the date of 9/25/ 18 President Trump during a speech declared “ISIS has been driven out of Iraq and Syria.” This is both a truth and a triumph .so far so good. This is actually very good.
Likewise, the scholar and author, Robert Spencer, in his latest book which has the title of THE HISTORY OF JIHAD FROM MUHAMMAD TO ISIS . For on page it reads “When Donald Trump replaced Barack as president of the United States, Iraqi forces and other began rolling up the Islamic State strongholds, such that within a year of the beginning of the Trump Presidency, the Islamic State had lost nine-eight of its territory.”
As good as the collapse of that Islamic “state” is we must not remember that the source and inspiration for and of that vicious and murderous jihad entity, ISIS, has not collapsed .Therefore we should not let our guard down regarding such heinous dangers. The source and inspiration is Islam.
Andy says
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gravenimage says
I am no fan of how Alex Jones’ free speech has been shut down–this is unconscionable.
But he is also a 9/11 “Truther”, who does not believe this was Jihad, but was done by Americans to their own people and then blamed on Muslims.
That changes nothing about his right to freedom of speech–but it does, to my mind, indicate that we should be cautious about considering him an ally in the fight against Jihad.
David Pimentel says
@gravenimage
Agreed. Alex Jones is a sensationalist who uses such things to sell advertising. It is obviously a lucrative business model. Unfortunately, too many people, like The Greek, are too gullible. It’s also unfortunate that this WordPress comment tool won’t let me reply directly in order to advise him to stick to sheet metal, because he knows next to nothing about fission weapons’ characteristics.
gravenimage says
The Greek wrote:
I also had worked on the roof of Tower 2. The towers came down by the hands of our own government using muslime filth as the catalyst . There were nuclear fission bombs planted throughout both Towers.
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This is even more ridiculous than what you hear from most 9/11 “Truthers”. The idea that no one involved in the clean up would have noticed nuclear materials in the wreckage is utterly ludicrous.
And the claim that this was not Jihad, but just the work of Infidels murdering their own people is grotesque calumny.
Does “The Greek” also claim that all 34,000+ Jihad terror attacks just since 9/11 were also pulled off by the “filthy Kuffar”? *Ugh*.
Andy says
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jumbo says
Donald Trump can hardly spell ISIS. He is a dangerous sociopath and fool. Mr Spencer should have stuck to his scholarly analysis of the Islamic threat to our civilization and not digressed into supporting this stupid fraudulent disgrace to our country
Rob Porter says
jumbo, better your name were Dumbo because you don’t know much more. So you preferred Islam-supporting Obama and would have preferred a traitor like Hillary
mortimer says
Our thanks to you, Mr. Bruce Thornton !
One by one, scholars and politicians are realizing the high value of The History of Jihad by Robert Spencer.
It is essential for all diplomats, politicians and police detectives to read The History of Jihad so that they will be prepared to know what Muslim TERRORISTS WILL DO NEXT.
Muslim TERRORISTS are simply REPEATING OVER AND OVER what you will find in the pages of the The History of Jihad.
The History of Jihad by Robert Spencer is PRETTY MUCH the PLAYBOOK of Islam.
Terry Gain says
Robert Spencer’s History of Jihad conclusively proves that Islam is not a religion.
You are what you do. Talk is cheap.
mortimer says
Islam calls itself a ‘DEEN’ meaning ‘a system of governance’. Islam was in fact created as an imitation of the Roman Empire. Islam is the Holy Arab Empire, having a plenipotentiary emperor and a state religion subordinated to the whims of the caliph-emperor. Caliph is the Arab equivalent of ‘Caesar’.
Islam DEFINES ITSELF, so it does not fit into the West’s categories where there is a separation of religion and state.
Terry Gain says
Mortimer
Islam’s definition is not binding on me. I reject it. As a religion, Islam is not even close. Mandating the killing of people because of their beliefs is not religious. It is evil.
mortimer says
FACTS ARE BINDING ON YOU, Mr. Gain. You cannot DISCUSS SOMETHING YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND FROM THE INSIDE. You resist LEARNING the facts.
You may as well say that the DEFINITION OF THE ELEMENTS in the PERIODIC TABLE IS NOT BINDING ON YOU.
If you don’t understand what ISLAM IS, then you cannot oppose it or refute it.
Terry Gain says
Mortimer
Did you even read my comment? You yourself stated that Islam defines itself as a system of governance. I am well aware of that And that it also claims to be a religion. In western democracies we believe in the separation of church and state. Your arrogance is tiresome.
Anjuli Pandavar says
Having finished reading The History of Jihad from Muhammad to ISIS about three weeks ago, I stumbled upon this tonight, Watching it was surreal, to say the least.
Indiana Tom says
What a tempting target!
Foot stuck in arse!
mortimer says
Ali Mahmood made a WHITEWASH of Islam. The History of Jihad is the REAL STORY.
No one’s falling for the WHITEWASH version of Islam any more. Muslims realize that their jig is up.
The taqiyya isn’t working anymore. They had 17 years since 9-11 and the JIHADISM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE !
Islam is a WARRIOR CULT and a DEATH CULT. Motto of early Muslims: “WE LOVE DEATH.”
Terry Gain says
Muslims are easily the world’s greatest propagandists. A willingness to lie without compunction is their greatest weapon.
Sam says
What a f**** b’s.
gravenimage says
What a load of Taqiyya. Thanks for that link, Anjuli.
Anjuli Pandavar says
The book was written in 2017. I’m just staggered that they still think they can get away with such brazen cr*p. But what I found worse than the BS is the lulling tone! I was surprised that he did go so far as to mention the Ridda wars, though without mentioning what they were, of course! Abu Bakr was “rightly guided” *and* the first caliph. You don’t mess with that.
gravenimage says
+1
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gravenimage says
+1
Indiana Tom says
With crystal clarity and rigorous argument, he relentlessly marshals the facts that put the lie to the sophistries of apologists and the delusions of Western appeasers.
Yeah, and only if we can get the liberal dumbarses to read the dang thing!
Terry Gain says
We need to mock them for not reading it.
“So you haven’t read Spencer. Seriously?”
Salah says
Major Western Appeaser Exposed.
“The name of Jesus Christ… has become an excuse to talk about something else: migration, ecology and so on…”
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-has-broken-with-previous-popes-causing-heresies-schisms-vatica
Georg says
Wow. I didn’t know there’s someone at Stanford who isn’t nuts.
gravenimage says
Actually, most of those at Stanford’s Hoover Institution are conservative.
gravenimage says
Robert Spencer’s History of Jihad “marshals the facts that put the lie to the delusions of Western appeasers”
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Excellent stuff from Bruce Thornton.
Jenny H says
The way his comments appear on this page means that I’m not able to reply directly under the comments of “The Greek”. I heard not long after 9/11 that the burning aviation fuel from the planes was so hot that it melted out the steel from the reinforced concrete in the towers. The burning fuel poured down the lift shafts spreading the fire.
Also, the separation of Church and State doesn’t mean the USA Founding Fathers didn’t believe in God or a higher power, rather that the Government should be run in accordance with Jesus’ command to “render to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s”. It’s from somewhere in the New Testament but I can’t remember exactly where at the moment.