Left: An entrance to the Bosnian village of Gornja Maoca decorated with ISIS signs, January 26, 2015. Reuters - The individuals involved with the January and the November 2015 attacks in Paris, the June 2016 attack at Atatűrk International Airport … [Read more...] about The Balkans ISIS Training Grounds
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Saudi Arabia: The Golden Chain and The Missing 28 Pages
The American media, which continues to concentrate on a bill making its way throughCongress that would allow American citizens to sue the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for losses suffered as a result of the 9/11 attacks, paid no attention to the Golden … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia: The Golden Chain and The Missing 28 Pages
A Response to Bernard-Henri Lévy*
On November 16, 2015, French public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy published a commentary in which he urges the West to acknowledge that it is at war and must call things by their right names. He subsequently argues that we must battle Islamic jihad … [Read more...] about A Response to Bernard-Henri Lévy*
ISIS’ Chemical Weapons
It is surprising that the Islamic State’s use of chemical warfare has taken this long. On August 11, ISIS shelled the northern Syrian town of Marea, with Mustard gas mortars. The specific effects of this deadly gas were almost immediately evident. … [Read more...] about ISIS’ Chemical Weapons
Weekly Briefing – March 22-27, 2015
Credit: Office of the Supreme Leader Iran: Why? - Sol Sanders - Why is one of the world’s poorest countries [40% living in poverty, halfway down on list of countries in per capita GDP] building capital-intensive nuclear power facilities? Iran has … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – March 22-27, 2015
ISIS’ Balkan Networks
Left: Albanians Fighting for ISIS earn $65/day, come from Middle Class Families The appearance of ISIS flags flying over a Bosnian village a few weeks ago made headlines across Europe.[1] Last week’s discovery of a plot involving four Bosnian … [Read more...] about ISIS’ Balkan Networks
Chemical Terrorism
Last August when President Obama announced the successful elimination of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, he went on the call on the Assad regime to "follow through on its promise to destroy remaining chemical weapons facilities." At the same time, … [Read more...] about Chemical Terrorism
Libya – Ali al-Salabi and the Re-Emerging Muslim Brotherhood
Left: Ali Muhammad al-Salabi "Ansar al-Sharia ('Supporters of Islamic Law'), the al-Qaida-linked militia believed to have led the Benghazi consulate assault in September, is a spinoff of the February 17 Martyrs Brigade. Reports remind us of ties … [Read more...] about Libya – Ali al-Salabi and the Re-Emerging Muslim Brotherhood
Weekly Briefing – August 17-23, 2014
It’s Jihad, Stupid - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Statements made by U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel revealed that both seem to suffer not only from severe shortsightedness, but also from an acute case of willful … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – August 17-23, 2014
Al Qaeda’s Balkan Ties: The Bosnian Connections -An ACD Exclusive
Should anyone have had any doubts, the barbaric murder of US photojournalist James Foley fully exposes the true nature of the Islamist terrorists menacing the Middle East. Unfortunately, the savagery exhibited in what happened to James Foley was not … [Read more...] about Al Qaeda’s Balkan Ties: The Bosnian Connections -An ACD Exclusive