Europe’s refugee crisis a warning to Israel – Norman A. Bailey – There are certain situations that do not lend themselves to any reasonable solution which will fulfill all the objectives of the actors in the drama. The tidal wave of political and economic refugees threatening to engulf Europe is one such situation…continue…
Democrats Who Are Willing to Trust Iran – Rachel Ehrenfeld – “If somebody tells you he wants to cut your throat, the last thing you do is buy him a knife” – Senator Lindsey Graham. Unable to recognize the Iranian threat, Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid, called into question the intelligence of those opposing the Iran deal. However, Reid’s “Best reason” to support the deal…continue…
Russians facing up to a Syrian climax? – Sol W. Sanders – With Pres. Obama’s self admission that the U.S. has no Syria strategy and a destabilizing flood of millions of refugees piling into neighboring countries and now Europe, Vladimir Putin who usually plays it by ear seems to be betting on a climax to the barbarous five-year civil war….continue …
News & Analysis
Iran:
House rejects Obama’s Iran deal – The Hill
Iran Deal Throws Sparks on Mideast Tinderbox – Peter Berkowitz
Iranian Defiance Since the July 14 Nuclear Agreement – Foreign Policy Initiative
Russian build-up in Syria part of secret deal with Iran’s Quds Force leader – Jennifer Griffin and Lucas Tomlinson, Fox News
First Iranian marines land in Syria, link up with newly-arrived Russian troops – Debkafile
Nuclear Jihad – Denis MacEoin
NSA Chief Says Iranian Cyberattacks Against U.S. Have Slowed. Activity has fallen since nuclear talks intensified last year, Adm. Michael Rogers testifies – Wall Street Journal
Iran Deal Throws Sparks on Mideast Tinderbox – Peter Berkowitz
Iranian Defiance Since the July 14 Nuclear Agreement – Foreign Policy Initiative
Middle East:
Russia’s Syrian Air Base Has U.S. Scrambling for a Plan – Josh Rogin
Prosor: Instead of flying Palestinian flag, UN can wave white flag in surrender of principles – Jerusalem Post
‘Just wait…’ Islamic State reveals it has smuggled THOUSANDS of extremists into Europe – Express UK
Obama’s Syria achievement – Fred Hiatt
The Vanishing: Why Are Young Egyptian Activists Disappearing? – Spiegel International
Cyber:
IC leaders: Future cyber attacks will do real damage – Defense Systems
Satellite Turla: APT Command and Control in the Sky – Kaspersky Lab
Europe:
Islamism prevails even as we suppress free speech – Nick Cohen
The price of Europe’s fecklessness – David Goldman
Farewell to the Era of No Fences – Bret Stephens
At a Berlin church, Muslim refugees converting in droves – Times of Israel
France Reaps the Rewards of Anti-Semitism – The American Interest
Jeremy Corbyn and the Contagion of Conspiracy Theories – John-Paul Pagano
Russia:
‘Moscow Preparing for Victory in Nuclear War,’ ‘Nezavisimaya Gazeta’ Says – Paul Goble
Russia Now has More HIV/AIDS Cases than All Countries of Europe Taken Together – Paul Goble
Putin Helps Distort History in Beijing – Alexander Golts
Russia flirts with Saudi Arabia as OPEC pain deepens – Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Is Russia More Bark Than Bite? – Andrew Wood
Capitol Hill Hearings and Meetings (Hearings unless otherwise noted)
House:
Beyond Bin Laden’s Caves and Couriers to A New Generation of Terrorists: Confronting the Challenges in a Post 9/11 World, Foundation Hall, National September 11 Memorial & Museum New York City, New York 10006 – Homeland Security Committee – September 8
Meeting: H.J. Res. 64 – Disapproving of the agreement transmitted to Congress by the President on July 19, 2015, relating to the nuclear program of Iran – Committee on Rules – September 8
Violence on the Border: Keeping U.S. Personnel Safe – Committee on Oversight and Government Reform – September 9
Implications of a Nuclear Agreement with Iran (Part IV) – Foreign Affairs Committee – September 9
Meeting: H. Res. 411, H.R. 2460, H.R. 3461 – Committee on Rules – September 9
- H. Res. 411 – Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015
- H.R. 3460 – To suspend until January 21, 2017, the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran
- H.R. 3461 – To approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, relating to the nuclear program of Iran
Examining Vulnerabilities of America’s Power Supply – Science, Space & Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Energy – September 10
World Wide Cyber Threats (Open) – Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence – September 10
China’s Advance in Latin America and the Caribbean – Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere – September 10
The Obama Administrationąs Deal with Iran: Implications for Missile Defense and Nonproliferation – Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces – September 10
GAO Reports
GPS: Actions Needed to Address Ground System Development Problems and User Equipment Production Readiness, GAO-15-657: September 9
CRS Reports
Legal Sidebar: Federal Appeals Court Finds That Probable Cause Is Required to Hold Aliens Pursuant to Immigration Detainers – September 9