Introduction: Financial resources and funding methods of the North African terrorist organizations have been largely influenced by two factors. The first is their longtime strategic and tactical independence. Despite the fact that several of these … [Read more...] about Terrorism Financing in North Africa
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Celebrating Freedom
Thanksgiving Day, for the first time since it was adopted by President Lincoln in 1863, coincides with the Jewish celebration of Chanukah. It will take 77,798 more years until they can be celebrated together again... Former Israeli Ambassador Yoram … [Read more...] about Celebrating Freedom
Obama’s Road to Tehran
On Oct. 9, 2009, United States President Barack Hussein Obama was prematurely awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for preferring “dialogue and negotiations … as instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conflicts.” On Nov. 23, 2013, … [Read more...] about Obama’s Road to Tehran
The Obama Administration Dissolves Further: Now Into Mysteries
With its attempt to tame the Tehran mullahs, the Obama Administration now adds mystery to its already established credentials for obfuscation and incompetence. * Obfuscation. Pres. Barrack Ohama’s special friend and adviser, Iranian-born Valerie … [Read more...] about The Obama Administration Dissolves Further: Now Into Mysteries
The Sunni-Shia Rapprochement: What Went Wrong?
On November 20, 2013, news from Pakistan was replete with articles deploring the recent explosions of Sunni-Shia "sectarian violence." Incidents were reported in Rawalpindi and Multan, two heavily populated provinces, and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the … [Read more...] about The Sunni-Shia Rapprochement: What Went Wrong?
Egypt’s Turn to Russia
In one of my encounters with the Soviet military attaché in Paris in the late 1980s, I was asked how many staff members were assigned to me at the Israeli Embassy. I answered that I was the only officer and was assisted by two secretaries. I asked my … [Read more...] about Egypt’s Turn to Russia
Al Qaeda Luring Jihadis to Syria
The U.K.'s domestic intelligence service, MI5, is worried about the Britons who join al Qaeda's jihad in Syria. In a recent in aparliamentary hearing, Andrew Parker who heads MI5 said that the danger is that al Qaeda will task the British citizens … [Read more...] about Al Qaeda Luring Jihadis to Syria
Grid Ex II: An Exercise in Wishful Thinking
Like leaving a child with access to a supply of candy without a threat of disciplinary measures, the powers that be are permitting the nation’s electric power companies to ignore existential threats to the American people while conducting interesting … [Read more...] about Grid Ex II: An Exercise in Wishful Thinking
Syria Becoming More Dangerous Every Day
The ballyhooed US-Russian accord on chemical weapons in Syria is coming a cropper. * The deadline, November 15, was not met since there is no country willing to accept and destroy the toxic stockpile; even Albania rejected Washington's request to do … [Read more...] about Syria Becoming More Dangerous Every Day
Bioterrorism – 1, You – Nil
"...Obama also called for a strategic biosurveillance plan to be implemented within 120 days, but no such plan has been announced." So, how well are you being protected from terrorist-borne pathogens? The answer is either "we don't know" or … [Read more...] about Bioterrorism – 1, You – Nil