After much too much time elapsed the Obama Administration acceded to U.S. Navy urgings to challenge Beijing’s capacity to block of one of the world’s most important naval arteries. Beijing has chosen vague 1947 maps of the South China Sea in an … [Read more...] about Don’t flag with the flag!*
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Qasem Soleimani – A Portrait*
Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' ((IRGC) Qods Force, is "the instigator of Iranian subversion and terrorism in the Middle East and around the Globe," writes. Dr. Raz Zimmet*, who studied … [Read more...] about Qasem Soleimani – A Portrait*
The incremental Road To Hell*
If there were one lesson from America’s tragic Vietnam encounter – and as some dead white man has said, all historical analogies are odious — it is that incremental approaches to war inevitably result in disaster. News reports suggest that Pres. … [Read more...] about The incremental Road To Hell*
Weekly Roundup, Oct 25-30, 2015
Left: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Vienna, Austria, October 29, 2015. (Photo: Islamic Republic News Agency) ACD Weekly Roundup Capitol Hill: House & Senate Hearings GAO … [Read more...] about Weekly Roundup, Oct 25-30, 2015
The Real Story Behind the Undersea Cable Caper*
When the latest Russian ocean surveillance ship, the Yantar (Amber) sailed off the coast of Florida, US Navy senior officials sounded an alarm. The Russian ship, they said, carried deep surveillance underwater vehicles which could be used to cut the … [Read more...] about The Real Story Behind the Undersea Cable Caper*
Palestinian Incitement Welcomed by UN Human Rights Council
As if Palestine domestic and social media incitement wasn't enough, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva convened a special session, giving Mahmoud Abbas a world stage to glorify Palestinian terrorism. Palestine is not a member of the … [Read more...] about Palestinian Incitement Welcomed by UN Human Rights Council
One Year of the Islamic State in the Sinai Peninsula*
Left: Egyptian President al-Sisi (C) inspects weapons, found with militants, in Sinai peninsula on July 4, 2015.(Photo: Reuters) Sinai militancy changed over 2015, following the decision of the peninsula’s main violent jihadi group to pledge … [Read more...] about One Year of the Islamic State in the Sinai Peninsula*
Saudi Princes Trafficking Drugs: Déjà vu
Saudi prince Abdel Mohsin Bin Walid Bin Abdul-Aziz was detained by Lebanese authorities at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport on October 26, 2015. Two tons of amphetamines (fenethylline) and some cocaine were found onboard his private plane … [Read more...] about Saudi Princes Trafficking Drugs: Déjà vu
Iran Unleashed*
As Iran extends its influence to Israel's northern border, the madness of the nuclear deal is becoming apparent. The two greatest physicists in history, writing centuries apart, agreed on one thing. Sir Isaac Newton wrote: "I can calculate the motion … [Read more...] about Iran Unleashed*
Egypt’s Salafist* Party Returns to the Wilderness
“Running for the Salafi Party was a loss…I regret it. [My] popularity in the constituency was very strong, but joining the party caused it to decline.” - Daily News Egypt, October 24, 2015 Results from the first round of phase one of Egypt’s … [Read more...] about Egypt’s Salafist* Party Returns to the Wilderness