Daesh on the run.

It's been quite some time. Been busy. Daesh is on the run in Iraq and Syria; however, they have spread to Libya and Yemen where they are making inroads. The recent airstrikes and missions there are beginning to produce results.

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WHY WERE SOME ACCOUNTS OF MUHAMMAD NOT INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECORD?


Baghdad, 2005, Operation Iraqi Freedom. In a race to stay ahead of warring Islamic factions, the CIA tasks national Guardsman Patrick Burns (a professor of religion in civilian life) to find the lost writings about Muhammad.


While deciphering the Arabic clues and symbols found on a pendant that belonged to A’isha, Muhammad’s wife, Burns is pained to discover this fool’s errand has taken a turn when the Islamic clerics team up and kidnap his daughter in an effort to extort The Lost Hadith from him.


The CIA learns that Burns plans to exchange the Hadith for his daughter, which they cannot allow.


Based on actual events to find lost Islamic artifacts during the Iraqi War, THE LOST HADITH is written by a former Middle Eastern analyst. Learn the truth as to why the government believes the people are better off not knowing of the existence of such historical relics.

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THE LOST HADITH is now out!

My book THE LOST HADITH has been released in electronic form (Amazon-Kindle) and (Barnes and Noble-Nook).










Paperback edition coming soon. Read the story about the search for lost Islamic artifacts during the Iraq War and learn why the government covers these things up.

THE LOST HADITH is now out.

WHY WERE SOME ACCOUNTS OF MUHAMMAD NOT INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECORD? 

Baghdad, 2005, Operation Iraqi Freedom.  In a race to stay ahead of warring Islamic factions, the CIA tasks national Guardsman Patrick Burns (a professor of religion in civilian life) to find the lost writings about Muhammad.

While deciphering the Arabic clues and symbols found on a pendant that belonged to A’isha, Muhammad’s wife, Burns is pained to discover this fool’s errand has taken a turn when the Islamic clerics team up and kidnap his daughter in an effort to extort The Lost Hadith from him.

The CIA learns that Burns plans to exchange the Hadith for his daughter, which they cannot allow.

Based on actual events to find lost Islamic artifacts during the Iraqi War, THE LOST HADITH is written by a former Middle Eastern analyst. Learn the truth as to why the government believes the people are better off not knowing of the existence of such historical relics.

Yemen

I recently visited Yemen on behalf of a European import/export company. This country is a microcosm of the endemic problems associated with pervasive poverty and a lack of upward modernity plaguing many ordinary citizens from countries in particular sectors of the world. This, despite being one of the many countries (regions) around the world older than many European and American ones. Much of the strife is a result of archaic governmental institutions intertwined with religious intra-control. It begs historical analysis and reflection on pre-democratic, church/state European times.

In any event, most villages still resemble ones in the time of Muhammad. Religious factions control regional pockets. Central governmental appertain has not gained full control. Thus, fanatical conditions, and hence instability for innovative business pervades these areas. As a result, the aforementioned improvement in economic conditions for the populace continues to suffer.

The reality is that societies that have separated religious institutions from governmental ones continue to progress and flourish, yet those that have not, do not.

Egypt

I recently returned from Egypt conducting an analysis for an independent agency. This agency provides consultative service for service sector development. Needless to say, the current political situation there is not favorable for development. As anyone must realize at this time, the economy, and hence the standard of living for the majority, which are poor, is declining. Tourism, a sizable portion of the Egpytian economy, is suffering considerably.

The current American Administration is, obviously, torn between promoting freedom and democracy on the one hand, and ensuring that radical, unfriendly regimes on the other, are not installed and hence subsequently allowed to institute that which they sought for so long to overcome; political illegitimacy. The "Admin" is not pressing too hard, at this time, despite weak protestations, against the military rulers since the military is stifling the "radical" Brotherhood; the Brotherhood that did, at one time, seek to impose Sharia law similar to that which The Taliban instituted in Afghanistan.

I found that, as is usually the case in these types of political uprisings, the youth are the ones driving the uprising. My analysis concludes that this will go on for some time and may spiral further down into cival war.

Missing religious artifacts from the Iraq War

During the Iraq War in 2003, religious and historical artifacts were looted in the immediate aftermath of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Some were recovered and returned to Iraqi museums, some were not; some were kept by nefarious governmental organizations. I have written a novel, based on an event that took place during the Iraq War. This book will be released on June 1, 2014. The Lost Hadith is coming from Rogue Phoenix Press. Please visit: http://thelosthadith.com/