Excerpts from The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center* ISIS alleges Chinese technology experts joined the Caliphate The ISIS forum website has announced that 400 Chinese missile and technology experts and engineers recently … [Read more...] about ISIS Advances – January 22-28, 2015
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Obama’s Saudi “Balance”
Amnesty International has condemned the continuation of capital punishment under the new Saudi leader. Obama’s detour to Riyadh to pay tribute to the dead King Abdullah and congratulate the new King Salman may have succeeded in resetting his … [Read more...] about Obama’s Saudi “Balance”
Cyber Information Sharing – A Multidisciplinary Analysis*
"Is there a different paradigm in the world of information technology that would allow dealing with current and future cyber challenges without the need for sharing, or is there no choice but to join forces in the battle and rapidly adopt uniform … [Read more...] about Cyber Information Sharing – A Multidisciplinary Analysis*
Obama is Cool*
No, I do not wake up in the morning with this question foremost on my mind. But rarely does a day pass without my putting it to myself: "Why does President Barak Hussein Obama still command the support of half the electorate?" Of course, one … [Read more...] about Obama is Cool*
The Litvinenko Inquiry
Days before the opening of the a long-anticipated public inquiry into the circumstances of the murder of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, in London, the Telegraph UK reported that "American spies" of the NSA had intercepted communications between … [Read more...] about The Litvinenko Inquiry
Antisemitism = Islamism
“Antisemitism can even be found in the halls of the United Nations," said the joint statement signed by only 40 of the 193 United Nations member states on January 22, 2015. Really? The joint statement was signed at the informal meeting on … [Read more...] about Antisemitism = Islamism
Saudi Arabia – Who Will Replace Abdullah?*
Left: Members of the Al Saud clan: Five of the sons of king Abdul Aziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, have acceded to the throne since 1953 Members of the Saudi royal family attend the funeral of Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz in the Grand Mosque, … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia – Who Will Replace Abdullah?*
The Religion of Peace – Belligerent Reality
"Sunni and Shiite believers of the fictional “religion of peace” could not have chosen a better time to expand their jihad against the infidels. The misleading portrait of the religion whose symbol is the sword, whose fanatic adherents’ principal … [Read more...] about The Religion of Peace – Belligerent Reality
Obama=Incoherence*
Left: Detainees praying at the military prison, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In any litany of the failures of policy of the Obama Administration, the question of Guantánamo ranks high on the list. The Bush Administration, in the white heat of post-9/11, … [Read more...] about Obama=Incoherence*
Old Islamists Never Die: Mohammed Haydar Zammar
On March 2014, in an Islamic-State-sponsored prisoner swap, Mohammed Haydar Zammar, the al-Qaeda operative jailed in Syria in 2001, was freed in exchange for Syrian army officers held by the IS. News articles that covered the prisoner exchange did … [Read more...] about Old Islamists Never Die: Mohammed Haydar Zammar