Left: Kamal el-Helbawy: Egypt should have “a good government, like the Iranian government, and a good president like Mr. Ahmadinejad, who is very brave,” which also means that women should wear head cover in public and Egypt should develop a nuclear … [Read more...] about The Muslim Brotherhood and the U.K. (Part I)
Contributor: J. Millard Burr
The ISIS Bootlegged Oil Revenue Myth
Southern Iraq is rich in oil and is moving it to market. The North, however, is hard hit and is living hand to mouth. Detailing ISIS financial sources earlier this week, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen estimated … [Read more...] about The ISIS Bootlegged Oil Revenue Myth
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
The Muslim Brotherhood: Is Wagdi Ghoneim, the New Qaradawi Waiting in the Wings?
Yusuf Qaradawi, the octogenarian and putative senior cleric of the international Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimun), has reached an age where he is not now expected to play a significant role in what has become a cloudy Ikhwan future. Among … [Read more...] about The Muslim Brotherhood: Is Wagdi Ghoneim, the New Qaradawi Waiting in the Wings?
The Islamic States’ Oil Revenue
The European Union Ambassador to Iraq, Jana Hybášková, repeated last week her claim that European countries are “inadvertently aiding the Islamic State.” She claimed the Europeans are purchasing $3 million worth of oil a day, from areas controlled by … [Read more...] about The Islamic States’ Oil Revenue
Israel-Jordan: Natural Gas Agreement
On September 4, 2014, Israel signed a letter of intent to sell natural gas to Jordan. In January 25th, 2012, we published J. Millard Burr's report on ”Egypt: Natural Gas, Pipelines, and the Gas Exporting Countries Forum." The report said: “In … [Read more...] about Israel-Jordan: Natural Gas Agreement
Iran’s Strategic Role in the Global Jihadist Movement
When the last of the Soviet military departed Afghanistan in 1988-1989, thousands of well-trained "Afghan-Arab" mujahedeen already indoctrinated in Salafist concepts began to return home. Soon, from Algiers to Jakarta and from Cairo to Khartoum … [Read more...] about Iran’s Strategic Role in the Global Jihadist Movement
THE AZZAM FAMILY: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON?
"Every Muslim on earth should unsheathe his sword and fight to liberate Palestine. The Jihad is not limited to Afghanistan. Jihad means fighting. You must fight in any place you can get. Whenever Jihad is mentioned in the Holy Book, it means the … [Read more...] about THE AZZAM FAMILY: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON?
The Muslim Brotherhood: Breaking Rice Bowls
"Wealth and children are an ornament of life of the world." Sura 18:47. Let no one doubt. Within Islam, no censure is assigned to the personal accumulation of wealth. And no known member of the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimun) has been … [Read more...] about The Muslim Brotherhood: Breaking Rice Bowls
An Intelligence Coup and Kurdish Aspirations
"What will Washington do about us?" Telephone conversation, Kurdish subject. 18 June 2014 Two days before the ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) attack on Mosul led to the discovery of 160 flash drives of inestimable value. From them, … [Read more...] about An Intelligence Coup and Kurdish Aspirations