Does the "War on Terror" Still Exist?

Since no one sent out a reading, I would like to invite you all to come to this event that's being organized by some conservative and moderate groups about whether or not the war(s) on terror still exist. It's being held from 7 to 9 pm at Foellinger tonight. It would be great to get some radical voices there to critique what is likely to be an apologist approach. Even in the event description, I find it problematic that Dr. Pipes' analysis creates a divide between 'radical Islam and the West'. It's problematic because this kind of ideology enables the war(s) on terror to exist. It creates the 'radical' terrorist body and justifies imperialism and war over there while ignoring imperialism and war over here. I plan to ask him something about what he thinks about the raids on anti-war activists last month, increasing federal surveillance and whether or not the presumed 'end' to the 'war(s) on terror' has a relationship to/decreases acts related to Islamophobia in this country. If anyone would like to take any of these themes instead of me, that'd be much appreciated.

Also drinks at Murphys after! :)

Love and struggle,
-Susan

Does the "War on Terror" still exist? Dr. Daniel Pipes, Middle East scholar, author, and lecturer, will address this question, and shed light on a tumultuous struggle which extends from distant deserts to academic halls, from the sheep farm to the metropolis. You won't want to miss this amazing opportunity to hear Dr. Pipes' message, and ask him your questions directly!

Dr. Pipes studies, writes, and lectures nationwide on the conflict between radical Islam and the West. He knows Arabic, and has his doctorate in medieval Islamic history; his studies have led him to conclude that "It's a mistake to blame Islam, a religion 14 centuries old, for the evil that should be ascribed to militant Islam, a totalitarian ideology less than a century old. Militant Islam is the problem, but moderate Islam is the solution." He has taught world history at the University of Chicago, history at Harvard, and policy strategy at the Naval War College, in addition to directing the Foreign Policy Research Institute serving at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Today he directs the thinktank he founded, the Middle East Forum, and oversees Campus Watch, a project that critiques academic literature published by North American Middle East departments. His personal website is at www.DanielPipes.org.

This event is cosponsored by Stand With Us, the David Project, the Jewish Community Relations Council, the Hillel Foundation at the University of Illinois, the Chabad Jewish Center at the University of Illinois & Champaign-Urbana, the American-Israeli Student Coalition, Great News Radio (WGNN/WGNJ), the Orange and Blue Observer, and the Illini Conservative Union.