Erdogan’s Troubling Friends
The frightening merger of Islamist and neo-Ottoman foreign policy.
The frightening merger of Islamist and neo-Ottoman foreign policy.
The notable photojournalist El Marco was at our SIOA rally against the mega-mosque in lower Manhattan yesterday. He captures the size of the crowd above, and has many other superb photos here. The People’s Cube is another excellent source for photos of yesterday’s extraordinary rally. And more is to…
Israel’s three nuclear weapons-armed German submarines are going to be sent to the Gulf as an act of deterrence to Iran. In fact, they aren’t even hiding that objective. The Times Online report about this is obviously the result of a calculated leak. The hint is here:
The flotilla’s commander, identified only as “Colonel O”, told [...]
Why not? It’s a Religion of Peace™! “Fighting a War without Bullets?,” by Chris Carter in Human Events, May 23: Commanders have ordered a U.S. military unit in Afghanistan to patrol with unloaded weapons, according to a source in Afghanistan. American soldiers in at least one unit have been ordered…
An update on this story — the raids involved not only Massachusetts, but also New York and New Jersey. “Cash couriers target of Northeast raids, source says,” from CNN, May 13: (CNN) — Raids by federal agents in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey on Thursday are focused on a…
It ought to be, and it would be long overdue with regard to American tolerance of Pakistan’s foot-dragging, highly selective approach to addressing jihadist groups within its borders, and the frequent complicity of the Inter-Services Intelligence with those groups’ activities, whether involving Kashmir or the western frontier provinces. “Congressman cites…
“Dear Jordan: Sorry about the warehouse. Our bad. XOX, the mujahedin.” “Rockets fired at Israel fall in Jordan: source,” from Reuters, April 22: Two rockets were fired from the Jordanian port of Aqaba towards Israel on Thursday but landed on an empty warehouse in Jordan, a Jordanian security source said….
What the Associated Press won’t tell you about why the Chicago mass murder said he started to kill.
What’s that? The “gunman” was a Muslim? He said something about the Qur’an? Surely not! None of that is in the AP story, which is an object lesson in journalistic bias and obfuscation: “Source: Chicago gunman heard voices to kill family,” by Don Babwin for Associated Press, April 14 (thanks…
“Najibullah Zazi and his two co-defendants wanted to inflict maximum casualties around the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.” An update on this story. “Source: Terror plot targeted Times Square, Grand Central stations,” by Susan Candiotti for CNN, April 12: New York (CNN) — The three men accused of…