Reporting on ISIS and the Global Jihad - Rachel Ehrenfeld - News that White House pressure on military and intelligence brass have led to massaging the truth about the United States led coalition success in defeating ISIS, did not come as a … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, August 23-28, 2015
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Reporting on ISIS and the Global Jihad
Left: A Twitter account affiliated with ISIS in Libya: Masked ISIS operative saying “we will conquer Rome, Allah willing, this is a promise by our Prophet [Muhammad], Allah’s prayers upon Him and His blessing of peace” (ISIS-affiliated Twitter … [Read more...] about Reporting on ISIS and the Global Jihad
The Iran Deal Encourages Tehran’s Regional Ambitions
Left: Iranian students hold pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in front of an anti-US mural, painted on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran. (photo credit:REUTERS) In complete contrast to Obama’s claim that the … [Read more...] about The Iran Deal Encourages Tehran’s Regional Ambitions
Obama’s Flawed WMD Agreements
Recent reports of chemical weapons taken from Syrian military bases by al Qaeda groups, ISIS and the al Nusra Front should highlight the flaws of Obama's Iran deal. On August 18, 2014, Obama marked “an important achievement in our ongoing effort to … [Read more...] about Obama’s Flawed WMD Agreements
Have the Media Lost Their Minds, Or Only Their Morals?
An American dentist on safari in Zimbabwe shot and killed a lion, who, it turned out, was a local favorite and even had a name: Cecil. Subsequent to this tragic event the Western media went certifiably insane reporting on all the horrible details … [Read more...] about Have the Media Lost Their Minds, Or Only Their Morals?
After Vienna: Three Scenarios for Likely Confrontation with Iran*
Left: TEHRAN (FNA) - Iranian Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan stressed plans to powerfully continue manufacturing different modern weapons and equipment to increase the country’s deterrence power. Summary It is … [Read more...] about After Vienna: Three Scenarios for Likely Confrontation with Iran*
Weekly Review, July 27-31, 2015
ISIS: “We Are on Our Way to Rome” - Rachel Ehrenfeld - While officials of the countries fighting ISIS meet in different cities around the world to try to figure out how best to fight it and its...continue... No High Level Military Participation in … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, July 27-31, 2015
ISIS: “We Are on Our Way to Rome”
Left: “Thanks to Allah who ordered the jihad ... We are on our way to Rome,” ISIS spokesman (archive.org file-sharing website, July 23, 2015). While officials of the countries fighting ISIS meet in different cities around the world to try to figure … [Read more...] about ISIS: “We Are on Our Way to Rome”
Spotlight on Iran (July 12-26, 2015)*
Left: Iran's supreme religious leader Ayatollah Khamenei tweeted a warning to the U.S. on Saturday, July 25, 2015, with an image of President Obama with a gun to his head. The tweet said: “We welcome no war, not do we initiate any war, but If any war … [Read more...] about Spotlight on Iran (July 12-26, 2015)*
ISIS – Live With It
President Obama's attempt to minimize the threat posed by the Islamic State begins with his reluctance to identify the enemy by its name, "Islamic Caliphate." Instead he calls it ISIL. Since according to him and many other politically adjusted … [Read more...] about ISIS – Live With It