Malala's Story: Taliban Shoot 14 Year Old Girl, Attempt Execution

There is a reason why the America has historically not negotiated with terrorists, Malala’s story is why. On Tuesday a team of Taliban fighters boarded a school bus in the Swat valley of northern Pakistan. Their target was 14-year old school girl named Malala, and when they found her they shot her twice, once in the head and then again in the neck. 12 Oct 2012

Obama, Child Soldiers: False/Real Choices

In fighting terrorism, we cannot always pick our partners, but Libya is a different case. This is a burgeoning democracy, and this would seem a perfect time to tie our foreign aid dollars to our ideals. By making the decision to “lead from behind” during the Libyan Civil War, we also made the decision to fund and arm groups that use child soldiers. Indeed children as young as seven did fight on the ground while we bombed from the air. Now there is an opportunity to make a course correction. 6 Oct 2012

Obama Hints At Military Intervention In Syria

President Obama held a surprise press conference today. It was wide ranging, but in the last few minutes Obama laid down the goal posts for direct American military intervention in Syria. And it would seem we are likely headed for war as the conditions he cited have already been met. 20 Aug 2012

Assad Family Losing in Syria, Maher Assad Loses Legs in Bombing

Saudi daily Al-Watan is reporting that Maher Assad, brother of Syrian dictator Bashir Assad has lost both legs and is fighting for his life after being injured in an opposition bombing of Syrian National Security Headquarters. Maher has not been seen since the July 18 attack which claimed the lives of four key Syrian commanders including Assad’s brother-in-law Assef Shawkat. 17 Aug 2012

Egypt: Goodbye Camp David Accords

Despite assurances that Egypt would continue to respect all standing international treaties they have signed, today Egypt Independent is reporting Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi wishes to amend the Camp David Accords to “ensure Egypt’s full sovereignty and control over every inch of Sinai.” 15 Aug 2012

Egypt 'Refusing All Contact With Israel' Post-Government Shakeup

... over the weekend, Egyptian president Morsi made incredible changes to the Egyptian government, sweeping away the vestiges of the Mubarak regime and consolidating power for the Muslim Brotherhood. Along with the “high degree of cooperation,” two casualties of the shakeup were Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and the army's Chief of Staff Sami Anan, key relationships for Israel. 13 Aug 2012

Egyptian President Morsi Removes Top Military Leaders, Completes Islamist Control

It is clear that the move gives Morsi what Nobel Laureate and fellow revolution leader Mohamed ElBaradei describes as "imperial powers". It is also clear that the issue of trust by the Egyptian people for their new government is one that has not been assuaged by the move, and that Egypt has lost its only check on pure Islamist rule in this most critical time[.] 13 Aug 2012

Multiple Islamist Groups Possible Perpetrators of Israel Attack: All Muslim Brotherhood

There was another in a series of cross-border attacks from Egypt into Israel Sunday evening, where the borders of Israel, Egypt and Gaza converge. Gunmen in SUV’s with mounted machine guns first attacked a military installation on the Egyptian side of the border. They killed fifteen soldiers and took more as hostages before stealing two armored vehicles, they then attempted to attack the Israeli border station with those vehicles but were stopped by an Israeli airstrike. 9 Aug 2012

Genocidal Sudanese Regime Seat At U.N. Human Rights Council 'Virtual Certainty'

Sudan’s Omar Al-Bashir regime, with the endorsement of the U.N.’s Africa Group, is now poised to take a seat on the U.N. Humans Rights Council for which it is running unopposed. A situation shocking human rights organizations around the globe. “Electing Sudan to the U.N. body mandated to promote and protect human rights worldwide is like putting Jack the Ripper in charge of a women’s shelter,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch. 9 Aug 2012

Egypt: The World's Newest Democracy, One Month In

One month ago Egypt became the Middle East’s newest democracy. For over a year blood and anger was mixed with the optimism of youth and the promise of the new in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Ultimately, the determination of the Egyptian people was rewarded by the removal of a dictator and the formation of a new, democratically elected government. 4 Aug 2012