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?
Jihad
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”
Defining Down Tyranny
Adopting the dubious theory that compromise on the part of the stronger power and appeasement can change the behavior of tyrants, can make them behave more like us, has been at the core of the Obama administration’s foreign policy. Obama declared his … [Read more...] about Defining Down Tyranny
The Folly of Islamic de-Radicalization
Left: Saudi ex-prisoners listen to a Muslim cleric at a religious course at an Interior Ministry rehabilitation center north of Riyadh. Upon release, former prisoners are taken to this center for reintegration into society. Establishing … [Read more...] about The Folly of Islamic de-Radicalization
Weekly Review, June 8-13, 2015
It’s Getting Late in the Cyber War - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Promises to increase the United States cyber defenses are nothing new, though lately they are made more frequently. On June 9, 2015, just one day after President Obama vowed to “aggressively … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, June 8-13, 2015
ISIS Update, June 4-11, 2015
The longer the U.S. and its allies dwell on how best to react to the Islamic State, the more time this Islamic plague has to take over territory, treasure, weapons and fighters. The more ISIS terrorists are "martyred" by the limited aerial bombing … [Read more...] about ISIS Update, June 4-11, 2015
Weekly Review, June 1-5, 2015
Pic Credit: Saul Loeb, the Atlantic --- Fueling the ISIS Fire - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Under growing criticism of handling the war against ISIS, the Obama administration decided to send more weapons to the Iraqi army and has already sent the first … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, June 1-5, 2015
Fueling the ISIS Fire
Left: U.S. Humvee captured by ISIS in Mosul, June 11, 2014. According to Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken, the international coalition forces against ISIS succeeded in the past nine months, mainly through the United States air-campaign, to … [Read more...] about Fueling the ISIS Fire
Libya: By Thirds
Left: Libyan major oil pipelines, refiners and major oil fields. (Hassan S. Hassan, 2009) The US Department of State International Boundary Study series was initiated in 1961 with studies (#1,2,3) on the boundaries of Libya: Algeria -- Libya … [Read more...] about Libya: By Thirds