Left: ISIS Sign-Language Video for Deaf and Mute recruits in Europe The Islamic State’s attraction to young Muslim females and males continues to mystify Westerners, especially non-Muslims. They wonder, ”Why would educated and mostly well-off … [Read more...] about The Lure of ISIS
Communism
An Era of Blah Blah Blah
One of the many reasons we commemorate the catastrophic death of Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago is to celebrate his incredible style, his ability in a few words to sum up the essence of our hopes and fears at a moment of crisis. What makes it all the … [Read more...] about An Era of Blah Blah Blah
The Cuban fiasco*
In that simplistic jargon characterizing Pres. Barack Hussein Obama’s worldwide “transformation” of U.S. foreign policy, the chief argument for his Cuban shift has been “[T]hese 50 years have shown that isolation has not worked.” In the facts of … [Read more...] about The Cuban fiasco*
Financial Chinoiserie
A most peculiar crisis is developing for the Chinese economy – and, indeed, for the regime -- while the world’s attention is riveted on the chaos and terror in the Mideast and Russian aggression in Ukraine. Not the smallest element is the clever … [Read more...] about Financial Chinoiserie
An Easter Gift to the Christians of Zhejiang?
Left: Demolition team attempting to remove a cross from Wenzhou’s Guantou church, June 11, 2014 Not widely reported outside of Christian circles is the fact that despite the success of the Christian movement in Zhejiang, the Chinese government had … [Read more...] about An Easter Gift to the Christians of Zhejiang?
The Muslim Brotherhood in Russia
Left: Lenin calling for hard work – Kazakh, Tashkent, 1933 (the Mardjani Foundation) "Russia appears to be taking serious moves to combat the 'radicalization' of Muslims within its border. Recent pro-Islamic reports are complaining that Russia … [Read more...] about The Muslim Brotherhood in Russia
The Growing Russian Menace*
It is not a return of the Cold War – but, in a sense, it may be even more dangerous. For more than four decades, the U.S. and its allies wrestled with a formidable enemy, one armed to the teeth, from nuclear weapons and delivery systems to the best … [Read more...] about The Growing Russian Menace*
Weekly Briefing, November 2-8, 2014
Transportation Terrorism – Part I - Rachel Ehrenfeld - The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood that the enemy’s not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing, November 2-8, 2014
Political Pilgrims (Cont.)*
It’s time for someone to write an update of Paul Hollander’s marvelously insightful and humorous (after a fashion) 1981 Political Pilgrims. For those kiddies for whom all this, and the environment in which it was written, is ancient history, may I … [Read more...] about Political Pilgrims (Cont.)*
Strategy, Anyone?*
“Okay, smart-a___, what is your strategy?” In a (rather large) nutshell, here are the tactics which when pulled together make up a grand strategy: Domestic Make an “America is back!” speech from the Oval Office in the White House modeled on Harry … [Read more...] about Strategy, Anyone?*