This was a tough decision for states, because it pitted ideology against, of all things, ideology!
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If the Obama campaign is any sign of what is in store, we seem to be headed even further back into a retreat from any perceptible contest of ideas against the ideology of Islamism.
The fear of this perverted ideology and its fanatical promoters silences most Muslims, regardless of their numbers in society, for they fear that speaking out against this ideology might place them in greater jeopardy within their community and with those who claim its leadership.
That is, far from engaging in racist attacks, ECI conference participants called for the tools of liberal democracy - deliberation and debate - to be used to launch a war of ideas against the ideology of jihad that is swiftly gaining currency over an ever-growing proportion of European Muslims.
There are Muslim organizations in this country, such as the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, headed by Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, that speak out bravely against that totalitarian ideology.
It is vital to understand that we're not just fighting an organization Al-Qaida, but we are up against a broader ideology, a politicized theology, quite separate from the religion of Islam that has fueled this war.
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This is especially so for all who recall the historic commitment that organization made to the Nation's past death-struggle against a hostile ideology with global ambitions - Soviet communism - and who understand that we currently confront a no-less-dangerous ideology in Islamofascism.
And I submit to you, ladies and gentlemen, this war against this totalitarian ideology similarly will not come out right if the capital and credit flows of this economy are at least substantially influenced by, if not actually controlled by, proponents of Shariah.
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They are there along with troops of 30 other nations with, in each case, a full UN mandate at the specific request of the first ever democratically elected Governments of those countries in order to protect them against the very ideology also seeking the deaths of British people in planes across the Atlantic.
One can only hope that at some point, the great mass of people throughout the Arab world will reject the failed and costly ideology of war against Israel, the way the people of Eastern Europe have rejected their own failed and costly ideology.
Political correctness once again prevailed against a backdrop of an ideology promoted by Islamists which still threatens our national security.
First, at this moment of critical redefinition, you have to root your strategy for Iraq in the context of the larger, truly titanic and global conflict being waged against us by a totalitarian ideology.
First, there was former chairman Alan Greenspan blaming the bubble-bursting on "the investment community, " and vainly trying to deflect the legitimate and well-deserved carping against his free market Ayn Rand ideology.
Speaking about the fight against the rise of the extremist ideology, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police Sir Peter Fahy told the BBC there had been a "steady stream of plots", which had on the whole been foiled by police.
PLO-Fatah never had a problem with Hamas attacks against Israel, or with its annihilationist ideology as regards Israel.
The authorities say the protesters are trying to promote communist ideology, thereby "waging war against the king".
Does your ideology really require that you be against the incredible advances in health because of government investment?
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Most of those wielding terror against us, our allies and interests adhere to an ideology every bit as dangerous as that of the Soviet Union.
But the strategy worked, because United States agencies were allowed to proceed by trial and error, continually adjusting their policies over time in response not to ideology but to hard measurement of the results against societal goals.
Hamas's statement is unusual as it has taken great pains over the years to separate itself from al Qaeda's ideology of global jihad, arguing that its resistance against Israeli occupation is to fulfill the local grievance of Palestinian statehood.
They must also indoctrinate their subjects into a hate-filled ideology that can be used to keep them mobilized against any "enemy" of the regime -- an indoctrination that also helps to divert the dangers of popular dissent, which could threaten authoritarian rule.
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An important element in the fight against this pernicious, callous enemy is a campaign to undermine the ideology's appeal within Muslim communities everywhere.
As interpreted by the important Chicago school of economics, faith in human rationality is closely linked to an ideology in which it is unnecessary and even immoral to protect people against their choices.
Al Qaeda in Iraq's (AQI) unrestrained violence and imposition of Taliban ideology on Iraqis was a self-inflicted wound provoking a countrywide Sunni backlash against AQI in the form of 'Awakening' militias allied with the United States.
The war against Israel, he claimed has nothing to do with territory, and everything to do with ideology.
Such behavior has signaled to jihadists seeking to impose on the rest of us the totalitarian ideology they call shariah that acts of violence - or even threats of violence - against us will be met with accommodations and concessions whenever the stated justification is outrage over some perceived insult to Islam.
Obama is moved by a radical, anti-American ideology that motivates him to dismiss the importance of democracy and side with anti-American dictators against US allies.
They include dependence on the continuation of Muslim-related conflicts, the limited appeal of the jihadists' radical ideology, the emergence of respected voices of moderation, and criticism of the violent tactics employed against mostly Muslim citizens.
Unfortunately, the recent plots represent a troubling development in the current struggle against jihadist terrorism as it proves that seemingly successful, well-adjusted Muslims can be seduced by the political ideology of Islamism into the killing of innocents.
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