mission accomplished

Some very astute thoughts on the current war in Gaza by Reza Aslan over at the Daily Beast:
"Mission Accomplished: He was Right"
"Which One's the Terrorist?"

You've probably heard of Reza through his book "No god but God" -- which you should read! -- or his always brilliant appearances on the Daily Show. I met Reza in 2007 at the US-Islamic Forum in Doha, Qatar, where we proceeded to get into a 3 day debate about faith and belief. While that debate continues, I think Reza has remarkably insight on the geopolitics and history of the Middle East and these articles are well worth the read.