Timothy R. Furnish, PhD spoke to the Madison Forum on April 27, 2019. Furnish has his PhD in Islamic, World, and African History. He is a former US Army Arabic Linguist, Civilian Consultant to US Special Operations Command, Author of books on the Middle East and Middle-earth, University Professor, and has appeared on FOX NEWS War Stories: … Read more...
Tag Archives: Middle East
Wars, Holy and Secular: Putin v. Obama in the Middle East
(Q&A at 34 min/24 sec marker)
The Madison Forum was pleased to have Timothy Furnish, Ph.D., Madison Forum Member, as our Guest Speaker at the Luncheon Meeting on October 12th at the Rib Ranch restaurant. Dr. Furnish gave us an informative session on “Wars, Holy and Secular: Putin v. Obama in the Middle East.”
Furnish holds a PhD in Islamic, World and African history from Ohio State University. He currently … Read more...
Israel’s Elections: Netanyahu Wins and Obama’s Actions/Reactions
By
Larry Laibson
It is very disheartening that Israel, our long and steadfast ally in a troubling region, receives lukewarm or almost chilling receptions by Obama and his Administration. Problems have persisted in recent years and Obama’s approval in Israel has been the lowest of any President acerbated by numerous examples including unrealistic demands for unreasonable concessions to create a Palestinian State, lukewarm support during the Hamas shelling of Israel … Read more...
Egypt: History Repeating Itself
By J. Randolph Evans – Column No. 1054 ( 2/4/11)
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Unfortunately, that appears inevitably true as the world watches the unraveling of order in Egypt. So far, President Barack Obama has done little better than President Jimmy Carter did over thirty years ago. If the pattern repeats, the security of the United States will be irreparably harmed in … Read more...