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
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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
ISIS Progress (May 21-29, 2015)
Left: A suicide bomber blew himself up in the parking lot of the Imam Hussein mosque, the only Shiite mosque in the port city of Dammam, Saudi Arabia, killing four people, May 29, 2015. The Obama Administration has yet to decide whether it should … [Read more...] about ISIS Progress (May 21-29, 2015)
Weekly Review, May 18-23, 2015
Left: iSIS destroying historical sites in Iraq, AP -- ISIS: Why Does Obama Sit on His Hands? - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Is President Obama kept on the dark by his intelligence briefers about ISIS’s rapid advance in Iraq and Syria? Why does he think … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, May 18-23, 2015
Obama, ISIS, the Pope and the Palestinians
While cache of computers, cell phones, and documents that was captured during the raid will provide important information about ISIS financial operations in Iraq and Syria and possibly on its support of its branches in North Africa, South-East Asia … [Read more...] about Obama, ISIS, the Pope and the Palestinians
Stopping the Next Tsarnaev
Left: Boston Marathon bombing, April 15, 2013 The news of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev's death sentence made headlines in the American and other Western nation’s media. However, more than two hours later, Abu-Dhabi’s main English-language … [Read more...] about Stopping the Next Tsarnaev
Weekly Briefing, May 2-9, 2015
U.S. Counterterrorism at Risk - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Three days after American jihadists Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi’s attempted to kill the participants of the Mohammed Cartoon competition in Garland, Texas, was foiled, Defense Secretary Ash Carter … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing, May 2-9, 2015
Syria breaking up – Lebanon next?*
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?*
Hillary Clinton: Libya and the Clinton Foundation
Revelations of donations to the Clinton Foundation after Hillary Clinton joined the Obama administration in January 2009, invite a second look at her decisions as Secretary of State. In early January 2011 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton: Libya and the Clinton Foundation
An Era of Blah Blah Blah
One of the many reasons we commemorate the catastrophic death of Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago is to celebrate his incredible style, his ability in a few words to sum up the essence of our hopes and fears at a moment of crisis. What makes it all the … [Read more...] about An Era of Blah Blah Blah