The Lebanese terrorist group receives money from criminal organizations and spreads its tentacles throughout the region. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Illegal activities such as drug trafficking, money laundering and smuggling are financing the Lebanese … [Read more...] about Hezbollah threatens Latin America
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Why Syria’s chemical weapons agreement will succeed
Much of the current debate on Syria of the current debate on Syria centers on whether Assad will in fact give up his chemical weapons. Not to worry. The chemical weapons agreement will be a resounding success. This is not because all or most of the … [Read more...] about Why Syria’s chemical weapons agreement will succeed
Backdoor Plots: The Darknet as a Field for Terrorism
On Friday, August 2, 2013, the US State Department published a travel warning, and in an unprecedented step, closed over twenty embassies. As expected, following the American warning other Western countries such as Great Britain, France, and Germany … [Read more...] about Backdoor Plots: The Darknet as a Field for Terrorism
The Futility of WMD Inspections
On September 12, Robert Einhorn, until recently a senior nuclear negotiator for the Obama administration appearing before the Atlantic Council chapter in Washington D.C., remarked casually that "President Obama's flexibility on Iran" will be affected … [Read more...] about The Futility of WMD Inspections
Is a “Tehran Moment” in Obama’s Future?
If it were not for Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Mullahs, Obama would have probably made a deal with Iran a long time ago. Now it seems that Washington's acceptance of Russia's scheme to dispose of Syria's chemical weapons is … [Read more...] about Is a “Tehran Moment” in Obama’s Future?
Obama Discovers American Exceptionalism
Among the welter of ironies concerning President Vladimir Putin's op/ed for The New York Times on the zigzaggingSyria crisis is that "Ras's" ghostwriter has--however haphazardly--touched on the fundamental issue. Given the arguments and syntax, I … [Read more...] about Obama Discovers American Exceptionalism
Meet the Next Peace Laureate
On September 12, two days before the announcement on the agreement between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on a plan to destroy Syria's chemical weapons--an agreement that has yet to be approved by Bashar … [Read more...] about Meet the Next Peace Laureate
Northeastern Syria; The Kurdish Minority and The Oil Card
In a thought provoking essay titled "The P-Word" published in the American Thinker blog, Ben Cohen offers a précis of the history of a multi-ethnic multi-cultural Middle East. He suggests that a solution to the present Syrian cataclysm would be "to … [Read more...] about Northeastern Syria; The Kurdish Minority and The Oil Card
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Ongoing Violence in Cairo & Sinai
While the world's attention is on Obama's twists and turns on Syria, there are important developments in Egypt. It appears that the military, with help from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, is busy successfully suppressing the Muslim … [Read more...] about The Muslim Brotherhood’s Ongoing Violence in Cairo & Sinai
September 11, 2013 & Obama’s “Soft War” on Terrorism
It took only four-and-a-half years to undermine the stature of the U.S. as a superpower. This was achieved not by Osama bin Laden and the September 11, 2001, attacks on America, but by our "change"-seeking elected president. Squandering America's … [Read more...] about September 11, 2013 & Obama’s “Soft War” on Terrorism