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...years later, Haddad reports, Islamist sympathy is below 10%. What happened? The new immigrants became more comfortable with the language and the culture around them. They realized that unlike many of their homelands, one could express political or cultural opposition here and still be regarded as a good American. And finally, they gave birth to a generation, now in its 20s and 30s, whose primary identification is American, albeit with a "Muslim" prefix. "The feeling is," paraphrases Haddad (who is not Muslim), "'We are American. We participate in this America. We cannot live off America and not be part...
...rolling out the Foreign Terrorist Asset Tracking Center, designed to dismantle terrorists' financial bases. Past efforts have focused on financial data relating to a single crime. But FTAT will look at terrorist organizations worldwide. The information gathered, says Treasury Under Secretary Jimmy Gurule, will be used "for the express purpose of identifying and disrupting" terrorists' funding. Switzerland has agreed, and Sudan and the Cayman Islands reportedly agreed, to open their books to U.S. investigators. The Administration has also been asking governments like those of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to cut off funds from individuals and companies that...
...among those who express that sentiment...
...same time, the temptation to suggest Islam and democracy don't easily mix should be avoided. Indeed, even Iran's limited forms of democracy has provided a platform for its people to vote for reformist President Mohammed Khatami to express their desire for a society based on laws and for coexistence with the West. Hard-liners may cling to power despite their repudiation by the electorate, but the voters' impact is undeniable - Iran may have been a state sponsor of terrorism in the past, but it is currently weighing joining the anti-terrorism coalition...
...Spirit Room exudes a comfortable aura, feeling like a work from an artist in an assured, mid-career groove. Branch verbally muses and toys with, but isn’t compelled to express everything in her vast vocabulary all at once. Throughout this competent and eminently listenable album, one has to keep reminding oneself that she’s very young; too young to be this good...