“Anti-Semitism is a Huge Menace” – The Netherlands Chief Rabbi - Emerson Vermaat, Exclusive to ACD - “The growing wave of anti-Semitism in Holland forces Jews to be careful and hide any symbol that would give away their identity.” “I don’t think … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – March 16-20, 2015
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Obama’s Deal With Iran
The Obama administration's efforts to advancing deal with Iran resembles final rehearsals before the raising of the curtain on the ultimate theater of the absurd. If Obama gets his way, Americans will be forced to pay with their taxes to watch how … [Read more...] about Obama’s Deal With Iran
Weekly Briefing – March 1-7, 2015
Right: TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and senior negotiator Seyed Abbas Araqchi described the removal of all sanctions against Tehran as a precondition for a comprehensive deal with the world powers, underlining that Tehran is standing … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – March 1-7, 2015
Netanyahu’s Speech in Congress
The following are excerpts from the Israeli PM's speech: "The remarkable alliance between Israel and the United States has always been above politics. It must always remain above politics. Because America and Israel, we share a common destiny, the … [Read more...] about Netanyahu’s Speech in Congress
The Obama Persian Mystery
Obscured by all the hullabaloo over the Congressional speaking invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the more fundamental mystery of the Obama Administration’s Iranian strategy. Laying aside the increasingly evident incompetence … [Read more...] about The Obama Persian Mystery
Weekly Briefing – February 22 – 27, 2015
Drones in the U.S. National Airspace System - Major Stephen Maddox & Captain David Stuckenberg -- in 2014 an American Airlines Group regional jet in Florida nearly collided with a drone at 2,300 feet. This type of UAS is supposed to remain … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – February 22 – 27, 2015
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*
Libya – Ali al-Salabi and the Re-Emerging Muslim Brotherhood
Left: Ali Muhammad al-Salabi "Ansar al-Sharia ('Supporters of Islamic Law'), the al-Qaida-linked militia believed to have led the Benghazi consulate assault in September, is a spinoff of the February 17 Martyrs Brigade. Reports remind us of ties … [Read more...] about Libya – Ali al-Salabi and the Re-Emerging Muslim Brotherhood