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‘The Islamists won’ | David Starkey on 9/11

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Show Notes

This is the first half of historian David Starkey’s conversation with spiked’s Fraser Myers. On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, they discuss the religious roots of Islamic extremism, the insanity of the Iraq War and how the West gave up on its civilisation.

The second half is coming soon.

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