Confronted with criticism over its increasingly restrictive policies, lack of economic freedom and growing corruption, Russian Economics Minister German Gref boasts that direct foreign investment in Russia grew 100 percent in the first quarter of … [Read more...] about Russia After Dark
Contributor: Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen
Putin’s Dubious ‘Democracy’
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20060625-103510-1214r.htm Russia launched another strike against democracy on June 15, when 14 Duma members, representatives of Russia’s five Duma factions, submitted amendments to ban any public political … [Read more...] about Putin’s Dubious ‘Democracy’
The Truth About The Muslim Brotherhood
On October 28, 2005,[1] President George W. Bush denounced IslamoFascist movements that call for a “violent and political vision: the establishment, by terrorism, subversion and insurgency, of a totalitarian empire that denies all political and … [Read more...] about The Truth About The Muslim Brotherhood
Russian Roulette
On May 25, Norex Petroleum, a Cyprus company with Canadian shareholders, received permission to begin discovery against Alfa Group in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Norex charges that Alfa Group, the Russian … [Read more...] about Russian Roulette
The Hamas-Russia Connection
Russia’s determination to undermine the U.S. policy in the Middle East may well weaken U.S. power. But opposing punitive sanctions for Iran at the U.N. and endorsing HAMAS is likely to cost Russia dearly. On March 8, 2006, after discussing the Iran … [Read more...] about The Hamas-Russia Connection
Embarrassing Questions For Bush
Something strange is going on in our nation's capital. The lack of transparency with which the U.S. administration has handled the ports sale to Dubai Ports World is just the latest in a series of troubling incidents in which the administration tried … [Read more...] about Embarrassing Questions For Bush
Welcoming Terror To U.S. Ports
President George W. Bush justifies the sale of the private British company that manages six U.S. ports to the government owned Dubai Ports World, saying that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a close ally of the U.S. in the war on terror. Indeed, the … [Read more...] about Welcoming Terror To U.S. Ports
Europe's Last Chance
The ongoing violence following the publication of 12 caricatures of the prophet Mohammed in then obscure Danish newspaper Jyllands Posten. in September 2005, should have surprised no one; the seeds of Islamic attacks against Denmark, as a … [Read more...] about Europe's Last Chance
Youngsters And Jihad
What would you like to be when you growup?A Hamas children's magazine has a clear answer: a terrorist. A children's story it published calls upon small children and encourages them to commit terrorist acts and sacrifice their souls for … [Read more...] about Youngsters And Jihad
Terror's Missing Link
President George W. Bush's most recent reminder that the U.S. needs to fight the worldwide terrorism of the Islamists, ignored a major target and victim of this terrorism Israel. In a February 9 speech at the National Guard Memorial Building, in … [Read more...] about Terror's Missing Link