President Obama seems set on his way to carrying out his policy of zeroing the United States nuclear weapons capability as well as its sovereignty. Speaking at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin last month, he reiterated his commitment to a "nuclear zero" … [Read more...] about U.S. Sovereignty Under Attack
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Soccer: A Barometer of Europe’s Immigrants’ Integration
There are a myriad of national and international, public and private barometers of European immigrant integration. Most are statistical. There is, however, a burgeoning literature of anecdotal evidence that tells the story in more human and … [Read more...] about Soccer: A Barometer of Europe’s Immigrants’ Integration
INGOs’ Insatiable Power Grab
The rapidly increasing role of nongovernmental organizations internationally (INGOs) has been a matter of concern for a very long time. First and foremost, INGOs are responsible to no one. They are motivated by a group's interest and its financial … [Read more...] about INGOs’ Insatiable Power Grab
Financial Market Vulnerability: The Next Shoe to Drop?
The global financial crisis of 2007-08 did little to lessen the vulnerability of the U.S. financial markets, leaving it open to cyber attacks by individual or groups of criminals, terrorists or states. The "glitches" in High Frequency Trading (HFT) … [Read more...] about Financial Market Vulnerability: The Next Shoe to Drop?
Time to Shield the U.S. from EMP Threats
"Protecting the national grid could be accomplished at a cost to the average rate payer of merely 20 cents annually," says Dr. Peter V. Pry. Instead of fixating on George Zimmerman's trial, the U.S. media would much better serve the public by … [Read more...] about Time to Shield the U.S. from EMP Threats
July 4th 2013
The 237th celebration of the American Republic is not as uplifting as was the declaration on 1776. Despite the sunny weather, July 4, 2013 is clouded by threats to independence within and without the U.S. We can always celebrate its past, of course, … [Read more...] about July 4th 2013
How the Arab Boycott of Israel Works
The most recent victim of the Arab boycott of Israel is the Lebanese-born film director Ziad Doueiri. His crime? Filming in Israel. The Arab League instructed its member states to ban his film, "The Attack," about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. … [Read more...] about How the Arab Boycott of Israel Works
No Jihadist Left Behind
No child is left behind the new mandatory Jihadist education program in Gaza. Muslim Brotherhood's ideologue and chairman of the International Federation of Muslim Clerics, Youssef Qaradawi, was surely proud to see that his decades-long virulent … [Read more...] about No Jihadist Left Behind
Al Qaeda’s Global Reach
Introduction: During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979-89), the Russian military attempted to thwart the mujahedeen's ability to fight by exposing their mules, horses and donkeys to the biological agent Burkholderia mallei. The bacteria … [Read more...] about Al Qaeda’s Global Reach
Obama’s Seat on the Fence
The number of Syrians killed since 2011 is estimated between 70,000 and 100,000 by different sources. Most were innocent Syrian civilians who were slaughtered by Bashar Assad and his helpers, Iran and Hezbollah, as well as opposition al-Qaeda … [Read more...] about Obama’s Seat on the Fence