The Rancho Mirage meeting between Obama and Xi Jinping left no room for illusion that the basic disagreements between the United States and China could be resolved anytime soon. This much anticipated meeting yielded a lot of hotair, and the only … [Read more...] about The Obama & Xi Summit: HotAir & Mirage
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Obama’s Witless Fishing Expeditions
Classified documents that were leaked to the British Guardian included information about "Boundless Informant," a program used by the National Security Agency to collect "billion pieces of intelligence from computer networks worldwide," of which 3 … [Read more...] about Obama’s Witless Fishing Expeditions
The Illicit Drug Economy & The Case Against Cornflakes
Societies, in general, take a long time to recognize a new problem. They take even longer to acknowledge a problem that has been ignored, denied and excused for a long time, and reluctance to embrace effective solutions prevails. Sometimes reasonable … [Read more...] about The Illicit Drug Economy & The Case Against Cornflakes
Hezbollah & Syria’s Civil War
Hezbollah Involvement in the Syrian Civil War* Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center June 5, 2013 Overview 1. For Iran and Hezbollah, the preservation of Bashar Assad's regime is of supreme strategic importance. Syria is Iran's … [Read more...] about Hezbollah & Syria’s Civil War
Disregarding CyberSecurity
If you happen to wonder why does the Super Power, which delivered the Internet to the world, have its military secrets stolen by Chinese and other hackers, look no further than the National Director of Intelligence James R. Clapper. Testifying before … [Read more...] about Disregarding CyberSecurity
Palestinian “Popular Resistance”
Americans have become accustomed to each new presidential administration trying its hand at forcing a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Repeating the same mistakes, administration in administration out, the latest effort … [Read more...] about Palestinian “Popular Resistance”
The Coming Energy Evolution
The energy resources of the global market are evolving rapidly. Technological innovations allowing for the rise ofshale oil production (fracking), exploitation of undersea methane and development of alternative energy resources. All this is leading … [Read more...] about The Coming Energy Evolution
ACD Book Excerpt: The Afghanistan Beginning & The Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan
Introduction: The following is the first chapter of The Terrorists' Internationale - The Khartoum Venue, by Millard Burr. This is a must read for anyone interested in the role of Afghanistan in the rise of todays' global Islamist terrorist … [Read more...] about ACD Book Excerpt: The Afghanistan Beginning & The Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan
The Terrorist Internationale: The Khartoum Venue **Exclusive**
"The Terrorists' Internationale: The Khartoum Venue" demonstrates Sudan's role in the establishing and sustaining of the international Islamist terrorist web. The book gives chapter and verse on the entire network and vividly deals with every … [Read more...] about The Terrorist Internationale: The Khartoum Venue **Exclusive**
A Lackluster Bureaucrat for Iran Presidency: Sa’id Jalili
The Mullah's handpicked "dry technocrat" to replace "flamboyant outgoing president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad... could help Iran lull the world into letting it develop nuclear weapons." Yuval Steinitz, Israel strategic Affairs Minister, May 28, 2013 The … [Read more...] about A Lackluster Bureaucrat for Iran Presidency: Sa’id Jalili