The Al-Nusra Front (Jabhat al-Nusra) is an Al-Qaeda Salafist-jihadi network, prominent in the rebel organizations in Syria. From the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Overview Al-Qaeda Entrenchment in Syria 1. During the … [Read more...] about The Al-Nusra Front
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Obama’s Progressive Middle East Myopia
Who won the best performance at the 68th General Assembly of the Theatre of the Absurd (aka the UN)? Was it U.S. president Barack Hussein Obama, or Hassan Rouhani, Iran's president? Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, would be right to choose … [Read more...] about Obama’s Progressive Middle East Myopia
No Executive Order Gun Control . . . Please!
Secretary of State John Kerry signed the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty against the clear wishes of the U.S. Senate-there were 51 votes against it last March. Now it will be important for the Senate to refuse to ratify this ill-advised treaty which … [Read more...] about No Executive Order Gun Control . . . Please!
Hassan Rouhani’s Offensive Charm
Like all delusional disorders, the U.S. administration's and the media's delusions regarding Iranian Hassan Rouhani's "reformist" agenda seem cureless. His snubbing of Obama at the U.N. General Assembly was excused as "too complicated" for Iran. His … [Read more...] about Hassan Rouhani’s Offensive Charm
The Shiite-Sunni Violent Rift Feared to Spill Over to US and Canada
The Islamic revolutions in the Arab world, known as the Arab Spring (or Islamic Winter), deepened furthermore the split between Shia and Sunnis, the two major and rival denominations of Islam. In Syria, the prolonged bloody conflict between the … [Read more...] about The Shiite-Sunni Violent Rift Feared to Spill Over to US and Canada
Don’t Believe Your Eyes!
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani openly bragged of shepherding a major expansion of Iran's uranium enrichment programs a decade ago, when he led Iran's negotiations with the West that were seeking to limit those programs. He still serves the … [Read more...] about Don’t Believe Your Eyes!
Al Qaeda’s Offspring in Terror Uprising
While the blissfully ignorant of the world go about celebrating the Putin-Obama deal on Syria, the militant form of Muslim Brotherhood -- similar to al Nusra in Syria, -- al Shabab has been massacring "infidels" in Kenya. The defeat of the … [Read more...] about Al Qaeda’s Offspring in Terror Uprising
The War on Terrorism Goes On
If the Boston Marathon Massacre and the growing Syrian Civil War jihadist outrages were not self-evident, the bloody attack on innocents at the Nairobi, Kenya, mall provide new evidence that the international terrorist conspiracy continues virtually … [Read more...] about The War on Terrorism Goes On
Hezbollah threatens Latin America
The Lebanese terrorist group receives money from criminal organizations and spreads its tentacles throughout the region. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Illegal activities such as drug trafficking, money laundering and smuggling are financing the Lebanese … [Read more...] about Hezbollah threatens Latin America
Why Syria’s chemical weapons agreement will succeed
Much of the current debate on Syria of the current debate on Syria centers on whether Assad will in fact give up his chemical weapons. Not to worry. The chemical weapons agreement will be a resounding success. This is not because all or most of the … [Read more...] about Why Syria’s chemical weapons agreement will succeed