Margaret Talbot tries her best in this New Yorker interview with Oriana Fallaci to downplay the warning against Islamofascism which dominates Fallaci's work since 9-11. But in the end Ms. Talbot is unsuccessful in her attempt to pretend that it is not a serious matter and a threat to all of Western civilization. Fallaci understands the meaning of Islam's attack on the West and is not at all shy about speaking the unvarnished truth regarding the threat we face and how similar it is to the evil which she fought long ago in the thirties against another manifestation of the same sort of tyranny. If you have not already done so, get yourself a copy of "The Rage and the Pride" so you can appreciate her sharp and unapologetic literary style.
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