Kresta in the Afternoon – May 21, 2015 – Hour 1
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+ ISIS, Ramadi, Palmyra and Mohammed Cartoons
- Description: Robert Spencer joins us to discuss the latest movements from ISIS, as well as his experience with the Mohammad cartoon contest in Texas. We’ll also discuss the significance of recently-released documents recovered from Osama Bin Laden’s compound.
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Robert Spencer
Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch as well as the author of 13 books, including “The Truth about Muhammad.” His most recent book is “Arab Winter Comes to America: The Truth about the War we’re In.’ He has led seminars on Islam and Jihad for US Central Command, the FBI, the Joint Terrorism Task Force and other intelligence groups and is Vice President of American Freedom Defense Initiative. You can find his writings at jihadwatch.org - Resources:
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- Bin Laden's bookshelf reveals his fixation with the West (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/world/asia/bin-ladens-bookshelf-reflects-his-fixation-on-west.html?_r=0)
- New documents reveal Bin Laden wanted to set up shop with Iran (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/20/new-documents-reveal-bin-laden-wanted-to-recruit-in-iran.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Latest+Articles%29)
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- Jihad Watch (http://www.jihadwatch.org/)
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+ Is the Beatification of Oscar Romero a Turning Point for Catholics?
- Description: Oscar Romero will be beatified on Sunday. What, if anything, does this indicate about the state of the Catholic Church? We’ll talk about it with Sam Gregg.
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Sam Gregg
Sam Gregg is the Director of Research at the Acton Institute as well as the author of several books, including “Morality, Law and Public Policy” and “The Modern Papacy”. His writings can be found on several sites, including Crisis Magazine and spectator.org. Follow him on Twitter at @DrSamuelGregg. - Resources:
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- Beatification of El Salvador’s Oscar Romero a turning point for Catholicism (http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/05/16/beatification-of-el-salvadors-oscar-romero-a-turning-point-for-catholicism/)
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- Acton Institute (http://www.acton.org/)
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