The Obama administration’s policy of engaging the mullahs goes up in flames.
As standoff with Iran continues, U.S. prepares targeted sanctions – washingtonpost.com
December 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Obama administration is readying sanctions against discrete elements of the Iranian government, including those involved in the deadly crackdown on Iranian protesters, marking a shift to a more aggressive U.S. posture toward the Islamic republic, U.S. officials said. Ten months after President Obama set a year-end deadline for Iran to engage with world powers [...]
Radical Imam Tied to Terror Plots Has Gone ‘Operational’ in Yemen – FOXNews.com
December 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
he radical Yemeni-based cleric connected to two violent plots in the U.S. has “gone operational,” a senior U.S. official told Fox News, suggesting Anwar al-Awlaki is becoming an increasingly significant figure in Arabian Peninsula terror networks. Al-Awlaki was thought to have been killed in an air strike by Yemeni forces last week, but that is [...]
Feds assess terror watchlists after airline attack – AP
December 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Federal authorities met Monday to reassess the nation’s system of terror watchlists to determine how to avoid the type of lapse that allowed a man with explosives to board a flight to the U.S. even though he was flagged as a possible terrorist. A senior U.S. intelligence official said authorities were reviewing the procedures that [...]
Taliban blow up Pakistan girls school – AP
December 23, 2009 By 1 Comment
The Taliban blew up a girls’ school in Pakistan’s Khyber district, where troops are fighting against militants in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan, an official said Wednesday. Militants detonated explosives overnight at the government-run school in Bazgarah town, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Peshawar, capital of the violence-plagued North West Frontier Province. via [...]
Homegrown Insurgency – by Paul Sperry
December 17, 2009 By 43 Comments
Move over Europe, radicalization is happening here.
Iranian Endgame – by P. David Hornik
December 17, 2009 By 6 Comments
Is Israel America’s last resort?
Americans Detained in Pakistan Found to Have al Qaeda Links – WSJ.com
December 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Five young Americans detained in eastern Pakistan had developed contacts with al Qaeda operatives through the Internet and were on their way to North Waziristan to join a militant training camp, said a senior Pakistani intelligence official. via Americans Detained in Pakistan Found to Have al Qaeda Links – WSJ.com.
Obama’s Landscape of Anti-Semitism – by Jamie Glazov
December 8, 2009 By 51 Comments
The president’s Jew-hating personal and professional associations.
Investors.com – Surge Or Vietnam
December 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Afghanistan: The month before the one-year anniversary of his inauguration, the president has finally settled on the strategy for what he called a “war of necessity.” But leaving, not winning, is the goal.How often in history, if ever, has a British defense secretary slammed a U.S. commander in chief for indecisiveness? Britain’s Bob Ainsworth last [...]
