Left - Members of al Qaeda's Nusra Front in Lebanon. The already extremely complex Middle East may be on the verge of becoming even more so. At this point, the Sh'ia northern arc of Iran, Iraq, Assad and Hezbollah is in confrontation with the … [Read more...] about Syria breaking up – Lebanon next?*
Lebanon
Legal Rules and Anti-Terrorism Warfare
Mustaffa Dirani, right, and Sheikh Abdel Karim Obeid, left, are seen as they wait at the District court in Tel Aviv Monday, May 29, 2000. (File Photo:AP) The Case of Mustafa Dirani, Revisited: On January 15, 2015, an expanded panel of judges … [Read more...] about Legal Rules and Anti-Terrorism Warfare
ISIS Updates Security Tips to Operatives Traveling to Syria*
Left: An example of the recommendations in the manual: operatives are advised to pose as tourists and refrain from declaring that the purpose of their trip is to “Commit Jihad in Syria” Overview 1. In February 2015, ISIS published a fifty-page … [Read more...] about ISIS Updates Security Tips to Operatives Traveling to Syria*
Israel, Hamas and Hizbollah on a Collision Course: Undesirable yet Inevitable
Left: Hamas leader Kaled Mashal with Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's 3rd Secretary General. At the start of 2015, Israel’s two major fronts – home to the two hostile players with which Israel has had military encounters in recent months – were calm. … [Read more...] about Israel, Hamas and Hizbollah on a Collision Course: Undesirable yet Inevitable
The Embryonic Palestinian State – A monster in the Ultra-Sound*
Left: One need not be a prophet in order to know what a monster would be born from the Palestinian “embryonic state” in Judea and Samaria. Photo: Flash 90 As of now, in Judea, Samaria and Gaza there is a sort of embryonic state, or “Arab state in … [Read more...] about The Embryonic Palestinian State – A monster in the Ultra-Sound*
Weekly Briefing – February 16-20, 2015
"If Only Germany Had Solved Its Unemployment Problem in 1933, Germans Wouldn’t Have Become Nazis...Er, Maybe not." - David P. Goldman (Sprengler) Denmark’s Compromised “Values” - Rachel Ehrenfeld - The Danes should have known better, but they … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – February 16-20, 2015
The Invisible Hand Behind The Coup in Yemen*
Left: Sa'dah, Yemen Credit: Bernard Gagnon Over the last three years, media pundits accurately described Yemen as perched on the brink of chaos. No more. Now it has fallen off the cliff. The key question is how this happened. The short answer is … [Read more...] about The Invisible Hand Behind The Coup in Yemen*