There are more questions than answers, at least so far, in the leak of bits and pieces of what is said to be 11.5 million documents from, again, allegedly, an incredibly corrupt Panamanian law firm. The first gleanings from “the papers” has already … [Read more...] about Corruption international*
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Needed: U.S. Cyber Defense Policy
Two years have passed since the Obama administration was tasked by Congress to develop cyber countermeasure policies. But in response to Sen. Joe McCain (R-AZ) question “Is it correct that these are policy-decision that have not been made?” U.S. … [Read more...] about Needed: U.S. Cyber Defense Policy
Hamas: Only Ideological and Religious Ties with Muslim Brotherhood*
Left: A quote from Hassan al-Banna, the Muslim Brotherhood founder, appears at the beginning of the Hamas Charter. It reads, “Israel will arise and continue to exist until Islam abolishes it, as it abolished what went before..." Right: The front page … [Read more...] about Hamas: Only Ideological and Religious Ties with Muslim Brotherhood*
Europe: How Many Minutes to Midnight?
https://www.investigativeproject.org/1100/hizb-ut-tahrir-shariah-takes-precedence-over-usLeft: ISIS supporters attack German police before Solingen Town Hall, May 1, 2012. Decades of European efforts to avoid stigmatizing Muslims and to allegedly … [Read more...] about Europe: How Many Minutes to Midnight?
Beware of The Black Flag
Left: Pro-ISIS demonstrators in the Netherlands, call for "Death to Jews" - Newsweek, 7/30/14. Review of Nidra Poller's The Black Flag of Jihad Stalks La République, (Authorship Intl., November 2015). Reporting from Brussels on March 18, after the … [Read more...] about Beware of The Black Flag
Dying for Allah *
Left: Fatah memorial poster to an attacker with the Dome of the Rock in the background. January 25, 2015 The sensitivity to criticism of the Islamic fundamentalist attitude on the “death for Allah” concept, which has been fully adopted by the … [Read more...] about Dying for Allah *
A Pakistan Time-Bomb?*
Left: Mourners carry a coffin of one of the victims during a funeral a day after a suicide bomb attack at a park in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 28, 2016. Rahat Dar, EPA Although the Obama Administration may well not recognize it, Pakistan is turning … [Read more...] about A Pakistan Time-Bomb?*
NATO Should Fight ISIS in Europe*
Europe is in a war, but it has yet to acknowledge it. Neither does NATO which has not been called upon to fight the war. All of this is very strange because the turmoil being caused by ISIS in Europe poses a considerable threat to peace and security … [Read more...] about NATO Should Fight ISIS in Europe*
Unseemly Behavior*
Left: "HE’S GOT THE MOVES: US President Barack Obama dances tango with a dancer during a state dinner in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. (AFP)" Arab News, March 25, 2016 For an Administration, which supposedly excels in its appreciation and manipulation … [Read more...] about Unseemly Behavior*
Europe: A Grave Security Risk*
Left: The power plant in Doel, Belgium. There is no reason to any longer trust Europe. Europe is a collection of incompetent and dangerous nation-states with reduced sovereignty that are incapable of defending their borders and inept at ferreting … [Read more...] about Europe: A Grave Security Risk*