Can Hezbollah and Hamas be democratic?

"These organizations are important elements of the Islamist movement that seeks to create a global totalitarian order along the lines of what has already been created in Iran, Sudan, and in Afghanistan under the Taliban. They see themselves as part of a cosmic clash between Muslims and the West in which the victor dominates the world."

Daniel Pipes castigates the US government for going soft on Islamism:

New York Sun, 22 March 2005

And Robert Spencer joins him in condemning Bush's failure to pursue the clash of civilisations with sufficient vigour:

Jihad Watch, 23 March 2005

Come on, chaps. You've got the most viciously right-wing, aggressively imperialistic administration you could reasonably hope for – and you're still not satisfied.