Defeating Islamist terrorism in Belgium with cartoons of the Manneken Pis statue urinating on ISIS fighters will be as effective as the cartoons following the attack on Charlie Hebdo, or the candles to mourn the people who died when ISIS attacked the … [Read more...] about Candels and Cartoons Will Not Stop ISIS
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World War III*
Left: President Barack Obama enjoying a baseball game in Cuba yesterday after the news of ISIS attacked in broke. "You don't send a picture of yourself laughing while people have just been blow up at a level that...is the equivalent of September 11 … [Read more...] about World War III*
Repairing the Special Relationship*
There are important lessons for the U.S. in the apprehension in Belgium, after four months, of one of the chief perpetrators of the November 13, 2015, Paris massacre which took the lives of 130 innocents. This security lapse has its parallel in the … [Read more...] about Repairing the Special Relationship*
Russia’s Syria Pull-Out – A Tactical Move with a Strategic Rationale*
Why is Russia pulling out of Syria? Is it because Russia is out of money and the Syrian operation is hurting? Or is something else going on? There is no doubt Russia’s economy is suffering. Even without sanctions, Russia would have a hard time … [Read more...] about Russia’s Syria Pull-Out – A Tactical Move with a Strategic Rationale*
Iran Thumbs Its Nose at Obama
Left: TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said Iran’s ballistic missiles can fly 400km above the ground to hit targets at 2,000km within 12 to 13 minutes. - Iran’s … [Read more...] about Iran Thumbs Its Nose at Obama
Calling it Christian Genocide*
Among the many anomalies of the Obama Administration’s foreign policy, none appears so anachronistic as its refusal to label the persecution and annihilation of Christians in the Middle East as genocide. Granted that the term has been too often … [Read more...] about Calling it Christian Genocide*
ISIS Adopts Palestinian Children’s Jihadi Indoctrination
Left: A nine year-old soldier joined ISIS in Iraq. The Western media is shocked, shocked by the findings of a six months’ study, documenting the jihadist indoctrination of “The Children of the Islamic State.” Released on March 7, the research by the … [Read more...] about ISIS Adopts Palestinian Children’s Jihadi Indoctrination
The “Radicalization” Elephant in the Room: Violence Against Women
Left: ISIS considers women as "war spoils" and has adopted special regulations how to rape and manage their slavery. Around the globe from Europe, Pakistan, the Middle East to Minnesota everyone seems to be talking about extremism and radicalization … [Read more...] about The “Radicalization” Elephant in the Room: Violence Against Women
Two Palestinian States Nullify Two-State-Solution*
Left: Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal. - The lame-duck Obama administration is moving to force Israel into accepting a Palestinian terrorist state. Indeed, Obama has taken no actions to stop the … [Read more...] about Two Palestinian States Nullify Two-State-Solution*
Washington’s China Problem*
The U.S.’ confrontation with an increasingly powerful and incipiently aggressive China is getting much more complicated. There is no question of its high priority among the U.S.’ foreign policy issues. But with a lame duck Obama Administration which … [Read more...] about Washington’s China Problem*