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
Contributor: Rachel Ehrenfeld
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
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
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
Boko Haram Finally Designated as Terrorist
The State Department designated the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nigerian Boko Haram group (aka Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad) as terrorist, after two years of Congressional hearings and repeated requests to do so. The growth of Boko Haram and … [Read more...] about Boko Haram Finally Designated as Terrorist
The Iran Fiasco
The speed at which the Obama administration is flipping its position on Iran's nuclear program is dizzying. Until Sunday, it said it would not give up sanctions without real concessions that will end Iran's bomb-making program. However, for almost … [Read more...] about The Iran Fiasco
The Growing Toxicity of the Middle East
With all the excitement about the elusive nuclear agreement with Iran, there is hardly any media coverage about the failure to remove Assad's chemical arsenal from Syria. As of now, no country has agreed to receive and destroy the Syria's chemical … [Read more...] about The Growing Toxicity of the Middle East
Cyber Goobletygook
To fully comprehend the vulnerability of the United States' infrastructure, business and the public to cyber threats, read the October 24 audit report from the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general, "DHS' Efforts to Coordinate the … [Read more...] about Cyber Goobletygook
Obama’s Back-Door Dealing with Iran*
Departing from Geneva after another negotiation charade with the P5+1, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, assured reporters: “we are all on the same wavelength.” Secretary of State John F. Kerry, for his part, stated “we’re closer now … … [Read more...] about Obama’s Back-Door Dealing with Iran*