Among the many complaints I have against most of my colleagues in the mainstream media [MSM] these days is the anachronistic and contradiction that they are largely ahistorical. An anachronism since there has never been a time when with the benefits … [Read more...] about Decorum and Readin’, ‘Ritin” and ‘Ritmetic!
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Foreign Fighters Bolster Jihad in Syria
Recent in-fighting among anti-Assad rebel groups in northern Syria attests to the extent to which the area has become the new home of Islamist jihad. While there may be as many as a thousand rebel "bands," it's clear that most are either al Qaeda, … [Read more...] about Foreign Fighters Bolster Jihad in Syria
Erdogan’s Russia Problem and Vice Versa
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's growing Islamist tendencies, his crackdown on the military and the media have upset many in Turkey. Revelations of the gold-for-oil raid and the extent of his and his associates' corruption, bribes to members of … [Read more...] about Erdogan’s Russia Problem and Vice Versa
Hezbollah Intensifies Fighting in Syria
1. In late 2013, Hezbollah had intensified its military involvement in the civil war in Syria, suffering heavy losses. The main three sites of Hezbollah fighting were the eastern rural area of Damascus (Al-Ghouta al-Sharqiyya), the Al-Qalamoun … [Read more...] about Hezbollah Intensifies Fighting in Syria
The Sunni-Shiite Divide Widens
Quoting Iran's official news agency, Agence France-Presse reported on 6 January that General Muhammad Hejazi, Iran's Deputy Chief of Staff, had just announced that, if asked, the Islamic Republic of Iran was "prepared to provide military equipment … [Read more...] about The Sunni-Shiite Divide Widens
The Asia Scrum
Rather suddenly there is a welter of developments turning Asia's dozen-odd countries into a cat's cradle of conflicting interests-some new-that could lead to war. Central, of course, is a "rising" China. The Chinese, themselves, have given up the … [Read more...] about The Asia Scrum
Hurtling Downhill
If recent events are any indication, the pace of U.S. withdrawal from the world and the extent of our fecklessness (and the West's generally) in the face of threats coming from Islamist terrorism, Russia, China, and Iran promises to pick up in 2014. … [Read more...] about Hurtling Downhill
Latest Global Cyber Review
Israel's Institute for National Security Studies reported on January 1st: Israel Iranian hackers claim to have extracted personal details of top Israelis army officers An Iranian linked hacker claimed to infiltrate the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) … [Read more...] about Latest Global Cyber Review
Palestinians’ Myths: Rewriting the History
Secretary of State John Kerry's arrival in Jerusalem shows that the Obama Administration's efforts to destabilize the Middle East did not end with 2013. If choosing the Muslim Brotherhood as partners for "change" in the Middle East was not enough, … [Read more...] about Palestinians’ Myths: Rewriting the History
Threat from the Gulf of Mexico
If you live near the Gulf of Mexico, you are the front line to an emerging existential threat to all Americans. The electromagnetic pulse (EMP) from a nuclear weapon exploded a hundred miles above the U.S. could kill 60-90 percent of all Americans. … [Read more...] about Threat from the Gulf of Mexico