Words matter in the battle against radical Islam. As Raymond Ibrahim explains, "In the war on terror, to acquire accurate knowledge - which is pivotal to victory - we need to begin with accurate language." And nowhere is accuracy more wanting than in discussions of jihad.

While the term does translate to "struggle," Ibrahim notes that each school of Islamic jurisprudence emphasizes the military aspect of struggling in the path of Allah (i.e., jihad as holy war).

Releases Video Depicting Ellison's Activity With Radical Muslim Groups

(Coral Springs, FL) Americans Against Hate (AAH), an anti-bigotry, anti-terrorism watchdog group, has called for the censure of United States Representative Keith Ellison for his activity with radical Muslim organizations and individuals.

Since Ellison was sworn into office in January 2007, he has participated in numerous events sponsored by such extremist groups as the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and the Muslim American Society (MAS). Each of the three organizations has been a party to federal terrorism-related trials initiated by the U.S. Justice Department.

It is said that history always repeats itself one way or another. Nothing could be truer.

For instance, look at what is taking place in our country today. Most Americans know that President Barack Obama and his czars are greatly influenced by the long-discredited teachings of Karl Marx. - View YouTube below.

The United States is being undermined and frighteningly transformed before our eyes. We're not going to like what's in store for us if we fail to stop the madness.

The View from 1776

Cass Sunstein, Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, proposes to abolish traditional marriage as a state-sponsored institution.

As many feared, same-sex marriage may become the wedge to destroy the religious and political institutions of marriage and family.

Each new day brings to light additions to the torrent of liberal-progressive-socialist attacks upon the basic social and political institutions of Western civilization and its foundation in Judeo-Christian morality. Reducing marriage to no more than issuance of a civil certificate acknowledging the partnering of any two people is exactly what the Soviet Union did.