Posts Tagged ‘hearts and minds’

Can’t Win ‘Hearts and Minds’ Without Speech

June 24th, 2010 by Blake Bromley, Bio

The U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult to fight the war on terrorism as a battle of hearts and minds this week. They removed speech, free speech, from the arsenal of weapons available.

The first amendment is not the only cause which suffered from this decision. Read more…

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Categories: Law, Terrorism

Terrorist Mastermind Taken Out in Indonesia

September 20th, 2009 by Blake Bromley, Bio

If global anti-terrorism initiatives are going to have an impact, they must put more emphasis on understanding the religious issues and less on money laundering.It is also imperative to understand the history of political disputes and grievances which are local.

I believe the solution is to pursue “hearts and minds” strategies rather than anti-money laundering legislation. Read more…

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Categories: Charity, Politics, Terrorism