The U.S. has “American Idol.” Britain has “The X Factor.” Malaysia, one of the world’s Islamic nations, also has a televised search: for the country’s most eligible young religious leader. The show – “Young Imam” – is a very familiar talent-search format, but in this case the winner gets a scholarship to the al-Madinah University in Saudi Arabia, a job leading prayers at a Kuala Lumpur mosque…and an all expenses-paid trip to Mecca to perform the Haj pilgrimage. So lots of chances to meet Al Qaeda recruiters, and learn that the real Will of Allah is to kill every infidel on the planet – starting with the Jews and Hindus.

Malaysia is reputed to be a ‘progressive’ Islamic regime, but all things are relative. Last Thursday this same fluffy government of Malaysia that embraces Western game shows and interprets them for Muslims banned all cartoons criticising them.

How Obama thinks he can reach out to these folks is beyond me. How he hopes to win in Afghanistan with double-dealing Islamic allies is a mystery of equal density.