Henry Kissinger: Danger of ‘War of Civilizations’ 18:48 Sep 14, '06 / 21 Elul 5766

(IsraelNN.com) Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned in an opinion piece in the Washington Post that the world must beware the looming threat of a “war of civilizations” brewing between Islamist extremists and western nations.

“The debate sparked by the Iraq war over American rashness vs. European escapism is dwarfed by what the world now faces,” he said.

Kissinger said the international community on both sides of the Atlantic should work together to head off the growing danger posed by the development of “a nuclear-armed Middle East.”