Right: TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and senior negotiator Seyed Abbas Araqchi described the removal of all sanctions against Tehran as a precondition for a comprehensive deal with the world powers, underlining that Tehran is standing … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – March 1-7, 2015
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How Dangerous is Putin’s Russia?**
On a scale of zero (not at all) to ten (existential threat to the world), Putin’s threat is an eight. It would be a serious mistake to assume he is merely blustering. Since taking control in 2000, President Putin has spent these fourteen years … [Read more...] about How Dangerous is Putin’s Russia?**
On the Road to a “Very Bad Deal” with Iran
It looks as the Obama administration and the Iranian regime have joined to belittle the message of Israel’s Prime Minister’s to Congress against a bad deal with Iran. In Washington, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said: "I was near tears … [Read more...] about On the Road to a “Very Bad Deal” with Iran
The Conduct & Funding of ISIS – Feb. 26–March 4, 2015*
Left: ISIS "deliberate destruction of irreplaceable objects of religious and cultural values in the museum of Mosul and burning thousands of books and rare manuscripts from the library of Mosul." Destruction of historical relics In the past two … [Read more...] about The Conduct & Funding of ISIS – Feb. 26–March 4, 2015*
Netanyahu’s Speech in Congress
The following are excerpts from the Israeli PM's speech: "The remarkable alliance between Israel and the United States has always been above politics. It must always remain above politics. Because America and Israel, we share a common destiny, the … [Read more...] about Netanyahu’s Speech in Congress
The Obama Persian Mystery
Obscured by all the hullabaloo over the Congressional speaking invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the more fundamental mystery of the Obama Administration’s Iranian strategy. Laying aside the increasingly evident incompetence … [Read more...] about The Obama Persian Mystery
Obama’s Iran Agenda
Left: President Obama receives the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. (Official White House Photo) As part of the Obama administration’s unprecedented opposition to Israel’s Prime Minister’s address to Congress on March 3rd, the White House claimed his … [Read more...] about Obama’s Iran Agenda
Of Great Illusions And The End of History
The 20th century was undoubtedly the bloodiest and most violent in the history of the world. Continual wardfare, regional or worldwide, covering the entire period from 1914 to 1991, including three world wars (the so-called Cold War being the third) … [Read more...] about Of Great Illusions And The End of History
The ‘Spontaneous’, ‘Self Radicalized’, ‘Lone Wolf’ Misnomer
The characterization of Islamist jihadist attacks as "spontaneous" or committed by "self-radicalized Lone Wolves" seems inaccurate and misleading. All attackers we have seen in recent years were radicalized in mosques or Muslim schools they … [Read more...] about The ‘Spontaneous’, ‘Self Radicalized’, ‘Lone Wolf’ Misnomer
Weekly Briefing – February 22 – 27, 2015
Drones in the U.S. National Airspace System - Major Stephen Maddox & Captain David Stuckenberg -- in 2014 an American Airlines Group regional jet in Florida nearly collided with a drone at 2,300 feet. This type of UAS is supposed to remain … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – February 22 – 27, 2015