Left: A North Korean commando on an infiltration training mission to South Korea. Cyberwarfare Threatening U.S. Economy and Free Speech - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Lack of appropriate cybersecurity exposes U.S. vulnerable communications to sophisticated … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – December 15-19, 2014
Hamas
Legitimatizing Hamas
Left: Palestinian Hamas masked gunmen march in a rally to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the terrorist group in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) The European Union has taken another step, in what it apparently hopes … [Read more...] about Legitimatizing Hamas
ISIS Propaganda Campaign – Update
Left: Image of an ISIS baby in ISIS social media propaganda campaign The following are excerpts from Spotlight on Global Jihad (December 10-16, 2014). The battle for hearts and minds conducted by ISIS Detention of an Indian citizen who ran an ISIS … [Read more...] about ISIS Propaganda Campaign – Update
The U.S.-Israel Crisis*
The United States and Israel are under full sail into a perfect storm. The caterwauling back and forth from the Israeli and Anglo-American left that Prime Minister Netanyahu is inviting Pres. Barack Hussein Obama’s intervention in upcoming Israeli … [Read more...] about The U.S.-Israel Crisis*
Weekly Briefing – December 8 – 13, 2014
By 2021 new nuclear missile systems, composed of new warheads and new delivery systems, will constitute 98 percent of Russia’s intercontinental ballistic missile forces. This modernization includes the new RS-24 Yars (which NATO calls the SS-27 Mod … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – December 8 – 13, 2014
Spotlight on Global Jihad
Left: ISIS in the Sinai Peninsula December 1-9, 2014 - Main events In Syria and Iraq, the US-led campaign against ISIS continues. In the city of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) in northern Syria, the fighting continues with no decisive victory by either … [Read more...] about Spotlight on Global Jihad
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
Hamas Directing Terrorism from Turkey*
1. In August and September 2014 the Israeli security forces exposed two Hamas military-terrorist networks operating in Judea and Samaria. They recruited squads to carry out terrorist attacks against Israeli targets, including showcase attacks in … [Read more...] about Hamas Directing Terrorism from Turkey*
ISIS: Portrait of a Jihadi Terrorist Organization*
An ISIS operative holds a shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile on the background of a black ISIS flag (Picture sent by ISIS via Twitter) Objectives 1. This study examines the nature of the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), an Islamic … [Read more...] about ISIS: Portrait of a Jihadi Terrorist Organization*
Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood: A Short History
The Jordanian arrest last week of MusZaki Bani Rsheid, deputy leader of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, came after he criticized the United Arab Emirates for designating “The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) organization and 79 affiliated groups” as … [Read more...] about Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood: A Short History