U.S. security depends on bolstering the security of Muslims againstthe menace of Islamist totalitarian movements. Such unified actionrequires consensus: a common view of the nature of the threat andthe war and a common vision of how to respond. Listening to theterrorists' own words and taking them seriously is the first stepin winning the long war.
Back in 2007, during my visit to the United States, I had the honor of meeting then Congressman Tom Lantos at the Capitol Hill. While entering his office,
Among many other accomplishments in a three-decade congressional career, Tom Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor in Congress, led the enactment of the 2004 Global Antisemitism Review Act.