The Mystery of the Islamic State - Rachel Ehrenfeld -- Over several months last year, in an effort to understand the Islamic State movement, Maj. Gen. Michael K. Nagata, commander of American Special Operations forces in the Middle East, sought the … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – January 5-9, 2015
ISIS/IS
Weekly Briefing – December 28-January 2, 2014/15
Cybersecurity and the 114th Congress - Rachel Ehrenfeld - The Sony hacking served as a national reminder that cybersecurity should be taken more seriously...In May 2010, former National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander lamented, "The scale of … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – December 28-January 2, 2014/15
Evaluation of the U.S. Campaign against ISIS*
"Our objective is clear: We will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counterterrorism strategy." (Statement by the President on ISIS. White House, press release, September 10, 2014) The American campaign … [Read more...] about Evaluation of the U.S. Campaign against ISIS*
Weekly Briefing – December 15-19, 2014
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
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
Islamists’ Political Power in the U.K. and U.S.
Tony Blair got it right. When asked about the consequences of the West’s intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq, Britain’s former Prime Minister, once again reiterated “the reason it was tough in Iraq and tough in Afghanistan is the reason it is tough … [Read more...] about Islamists’ Political Power in the U.K. and U.S.