https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2008/12/28/deliver-us-from-evil/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:02:36 -0400<![CDATA[What&#8217;s sometimes overlooked in the news coverage of &#8220;militant&#8221; organizations like Hamas is the role they play in oppressing their own people.  Historically terrorist organizations have had to kill many more of their own people than the enemy, for the simple reason that maintaining control over their population, not defeating the enemy army, is their political priority. Rarely have the absurdist consequences of this been so clearly demonstrated than by events in Mosul.]]>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:20:29 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2008/12/28/deliver-us-from-evil-n186879