ian ism ". ▁Journal ist ▁and ▁author ▁Michael ▁J . ▁Tot ten ▁has ▁appro ving ly ▁quoted ▁from ▁B erman ' s ▁arguments ▁and ▁pra ised ▁the ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁" br illiant ▁book ". ▁ ▁The ▁Ob server ▁ran ▁a ▁mixed ▁review ▁by ▁journalist ▁Martin ▁Bright . ▁Bright ▁supported ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁points ▁made ▁while ▁also ▁stating ▁that , ▁at ▁times , ▁" B erman ▁tri ps ▁over ▁the ▁ing enu ity ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁argument ". ▁Bright ▁also ▁remarked , ▁" B erman ' s ▁description ▁of ▁a ▁par ano id ▁' people ▁of ▁God ' ▁convinced ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁r igh te ous ness , ▁prepared ▁to ▁kill ▁its ▁enemies ▁and ▁sacrifice ▁its ▁own ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁a ▁real m ▁of ▁pure ▁truth ▁might ▁just ▁as ▁easily ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ". ▁ ▁Ellen ▁Will is ▁wrote ▁for ▁Sal on . com ▁that ▁while ▁B erman ▁was ▁correct ▁in ▁critic izing ▁the ▁repr ess ive ▁and ▁in hum ane ▁policies ▁of ▁sec ular ▁dict ators ▁such ▁as ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁fundamental ist ▁groups , ▁B erman ▁was ▁deeply ▁wrong ▁in ▁his ▁pra ise ▁for ▁the ▁Bush ▁administration ' s ▁foreign ▁policies . ▁More ▁broad ly , ▁she ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁saw ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁" an ▁important ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁debate ▁over ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁ 9 / 1 1 ▁and ▁after ". ▁ ▁Washington ▁Month ly ▁ran ▁a ▁mixed ▁review ▁by ▁journalist ▁Josh ua ▁Mic ah ▁Marshall , ▁who ▁commented ▁that ▁"