How the U.S. Is Allied With ISIS & Al Qaeda
The United States is allied with Sunni Moslem aristocracies (and therefore with Sunni-headed nations), against Shia Moslem aristocracies (and therefore also against Shia-headed nations). Sunni aristocracies provide the huge ($1 million and larger) financial donations that sustain ISIS, Al Qaeda, and other jihadist armed movements, commonly called “terrorists.”
The Iran Time Bomb
As negotiations between Iran and the great powers press forward, Secretary of State John F. Kerry seems to have settled on this defense of any agreement: The terms will leave Iran at least a year away from obtaining a nuclear bomb, thus giving the world plenty of time to react to infractions. The argument is meant to reassure, particularly when a sizable enrichment capacity and a…
Chaos in Yemen Stymies U.S. Counterterror Operations Group That Controls Capital and Northern Region Tries to Extend Its Reach
The militant group that controls Yemen’s capital moved to extend its power southward with an attack on a major city, deepening chaos that has given terror groups greater room to proliferate and forced the U.S. to suspend military operations inside the country. American officials now see Yemen teetering on the brink of a civil war involving the besieged president, a former president and a patchwork of militant groups.
U.K. To Help Train Syrian Opposition Against ISIS; Stops Short of Airstrikes Role in Training Opposition Forces to Be Disclosed; Turkey and Jordan Involved in Plan
Britain plans to participate in a U.S.-led effort to train Syrian opposition troops, according to people familiar with the matter, but it will stop short of joining its closest ally in conducting airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria. The U.K. government will announce in the coming days its role in training moderate Syrian opposition forces in…
Effective Financial Aid: the GCC Countries and Egypt
During the Sharm Al-Shaykh summit during the middle of March, the GCC countries announced a program of financial aid directed at Egypt, with a value in excess of $12 billion.
Tunisia Shooting: When ISIS Attacks a Museum to Destroy the ‘Culture of Its Disbelievers’, What Treasure of the Western World Is Now Safe?
Because of the ferocious reputation of Isis – created by the “Islamic Caliphate” but assiduously cultivated in the West – we forget that Wednesday’s attack is a mere copy of the far more ruthless assault on foreign tourists launched by Egyptian Islamists during the Mubarak era.
Yemen Suicide Bombings Leave Over 130 Dead After Mosques Targeted Group Claiming to Be Yemeni Branch of ISIS Say They Were Behind the Attacks on Shia Worshippers in Sana’a During Friday Prayers
Yemen’s deepening crisis took a terrible human toll on Friday when a series of coordinated suicide bombings targeting mosques in the capital Sana’a killed 137 people and injured 345 others. At least 13 children were among the dead.
Yemen Rebels Plan Offensive as U.S. Troops Leave
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they were preparing an offensive against forces loyal to the country’s president a day after suicide bombings marked an escalation of the civil conflict.
ISIS Urges Sympathizers to Kill U.S. Service Members It Identifies on Website
In a new online threat to American military personnel, the Islamic State has called on its members and sympathizers in the United States to kill 100 service members whose names, photos and purported addresses it posted on a website.
Unstated Factor in Iran Talks: Threat of Nuclear Tampering
In late 2012, just as President Obama and his aides began secretly sketching out a diplomatic opening to Iran, American intelligence agencies were busy with a parallel initiative: The latest spy-vs.-spy move in the decade-long effort to sabotage Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure.
