When the latest Russian ocean surveillance ship, the Yantar (Amber) sailed off the coast of Florida, US Navy senior officials sounded an alarm. The Russian ship, they said, carried deep surveillance underwater vehicles which could be used to cut the … [Read more...] about The Real Story Behind the Undersea Cable Caper*
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Palestinian Incitement Welcomed by UN Human Rights Council
As if Palestine domestic and social media incitement wasn't enough, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva convened a special session, giving Mahmoud Abbas a world stage to glorify Palestinian terrorism. Palestine is not a member of the … [Read more...] about Palestinian Incitement Welcomed by UN Human Rights Council
One Year of the Islamic State in the Sinai Peninsula*
Left: Egyptian President al-Sisi (C) inspects weapons, found with militants, in Sinai peninsula on July 4, 2015.(Photo: Reuters) Sinai militancy changed over 2015, following the decision of the peninsula’s main violent jihadi group to pledge … [Read more...] about One Year of the Islamic State in the Sinai Peninsula*
Saudi Princes Trafficking Drugs: Déjà vu
Saudi prince Abdel Mohsin Bin Walid Bin Abdul-Aziz was detained by Lebanese authorities at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport on October 26, 2015. Two tons of amphetamines (fenethylline) and some cocaine were found onboard his private plane … [Read more...] about Saudi Princes Trafficking Drugs: Déjà vu
Netanyahu – again!*
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has done it again: he has repeated what any historian of the Middle East knows, that the so-called Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al Husseini, was a buddy of Adolph Hitler’s. Netanyahu has a terrible way … [Read more...] about Netanyahu – again!*
Weekly Review, Oct 18-23, 2015
Taiwan's Democracy Needs U.S. Arms - Sol W. Sanders - If there was any doubt that Taiwan is the first democratic state in the long history of the Chinese, it came this week in the buildup to January presidential election. The current ruling … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, Oct 18-23, 2015
ISIS Takes a Chapter from the Palestinian Incitement Book
Left: Screenshot"Infographic by Islamic State militants on how to kill Jews" Bi-Partisan Congressional condemnations of the Palestinian Authority (PA) for inciting violence against Israelis, such as passed by House Foreign Affairs Committee on … [Read more...] about ISIS Takes a Chapter from the Palestinian Incitement Book
U.S. Conflicting Objectives in Syria
Left: The A- 10 plane is famed for its tank-destroying capabilities. A day before Bashar Assad's meeting with Russian President Putin in Moscow, the United States signed a deal with Russia, to avoid entering "the same battle space" over the Syrian … [Read more...] about U.S. Conflicting Objectives in Syria
Temple Mount’s Status Quo Needs to Change*
Left: The ruins of Western Wall of the Second Jewish Temple complex (Razed in A.D. 70) by the Romans on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. Razed in A.D. 70 by the Romans. The Temple’s ruins are among the most sacred sites in the Jewish religion The fact that … [Read more...] about Temple Mount’s Status Quo Needs to Change*
How Putin Sees America*
Right: “Didn’t I warn those Satan worshipers that I am their worst nightmare? Why are they surprised that the Pentagon fears me?” I am not a Kremlinologist, and Kremlinology sort of went out of fashion with the collapse of the Soviet Union. But I … [Read more...] about How Putin Sees America*