A recent report on U.S. business community's acute vulnerability to cyber attacks - 96 percent according to Ernst & Young - is alarming. This report is troubling not only because of its findings - lack of proper cyber defense capabilities - but … [Read more...] about Cyber Insecurity Unchallenged
Contributor: Rachel Ehrenfeld
Iran to Increase Birth Rate—Looking Forward to the End of Sanctions
Recall the 28-year-old Iranian woman who wrote to Foreign Minister Zafir about her plight, demanding that the government do whatever was necessary to remove the sanctions and improve the economy. Among her many almost heart-rending woes was the … [Read more...] about Iran to Increase Birth Rate—Looking Forward to the End of Sanctions
Iran’s Political Preachers Are Back
You’ll be happy to know that nuclear negotiations between the West and Iran are going swimmingly. “The two sides’ detailed talks were very good,” said Iran’s Ambassador to the IAEA Reza Najafi. The Iranian Press TV reported, “a joint statement at the … [Read more...] about Iran’s Political Preachers Are Back
The Four Fingers Holding Up the Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood reign over Egypt was abruptly ended on July 3. While the streets of Cairo are quieter now, the four-finger sign, known as the "R4bia" salute, is used by the Brotherhhod supporters in Egypt and beyond. Moreover the Brothers … [Read more...] about The Four Fingers Holding Up the Muslim Brotherhood
Rouhani’s Role in Advancing Iran’s Nuclear Agenda
Whoever "re-branded" Hassan Rouhani as a "moderate" and "reformer," setting him apart from the radical Shiite regime in Iran, has done a terrific job. In a campaign interview (May 27) prior to his election as Iran's president, he took full credit for … [Read more...] about Rouhani’s Role in Advancing Iran’s Nuclear Agenda
Pragmatism a la Islam
In 1994, then mayor of Isbanbul, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan famously proclaimed himself an Islamist-a "servant of shari'a." Further, he said that, for Islamists, "democracy is just the train we board to reach our destination. When … [Read more...] about Pragmatism a la Islam
Whose Interests Are Served by the Iran Rapprochement?
The White House strategy to renew relations with Iran is advancing whether it's in the U.S. interest or not. While the latest "negotiations" in Geneva ended as most previous meetings, with an agreement to meet again, the Obama administration let it … [Read more...] about Whose Interests Are Served by the Iran Rapprochement?
Islamist Terror Threat Rises in North America
On Wednesday, Mohamoud Jimale was arrested at the prime minister's office in Ottawa for bringing a suspicious package into the building, "threatening people and praying in foreign language." The bomb squad was called, all streets in the vicinity … [Read more...] about Islamist Terror Threat Rises in North America
Iran’s Artful “Negotiation”
On the eve of the West's negotiations with Iran, the West seems to have given up on demands that Iran stop its nuclear enrichment program, as well as on maintaining the sanctions. Our Pollyannas in the media and policy "talking heads" want us to … [Read more...] about Iran’s Artful “Negotiation”
The Jihadists’ Move on Syria
Assad's chemical weapons that inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) - the latest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - are supposed to destroy are not as poisonous as the contagious Islamization of the Syrian … [Read more...] about The Jihadists’ Move on Syria