The author's position is well sourced and supported with numerous accounts.

The most amazing this about this Blog - and this Blog post, in particular - is the depth of understanding and the writing skill exhibited by an individual who claims in the profile to be seventeen (17) years of age. We have to take the poster at his/her word, of course. Nonetheless, the fact that the individual claims to have met US diplomats in various parts of the Arab world and shows such a depth of analysis raises one's doubts. Fine work, though.

This story, while very interesting and somewhat thought provoking, is not meant to be a news story. It is an editorial, one that is fairly well written, with points that are well illustrated. What it lacks is documentation that the points being made are valid.