Washington’s Blind Spot: Ideology, Not Economics, Drives the Middle East

 

Washington’s Blind Spot: Ideology, Not Economics, Drives the Middle East   Washington continues to believe that prosperity can moderate jihadist ideology. The assumption is that if you give Islamists a chance at a better life - reconstruction funds, open markets, foreign investment - they will drop their commitment to holy war and join the "family of nations."     Christian Conversion Testimony From LGBT Lifestyle Could Result In Prison/Fines?   In a case with long-term ramifications for the United States, Maltese Christian Matthew Grech has been charged with violating the Mediterranean country's so-called "conversion therapy" ban for simply sharing his personal testimony of Christian conversion from an LGBT lifestyle in a broadcast interview.     South Korea’s Sharp Turn To The Left: Christians And Conservatives Under Fire   The crackdown on conservatives and Christians in South Korea is escalating and experts say the arrests are further indications that the once thriving democracy is slipping into a communist authoritarian state.