From Defense News: Officials oversee destruction of Libyan missiles The NTC [ Libya’s National Transitional Council] estimates that almost 5,000 SAM-7s from Gadhafi’s stockpiles are still unaccounted for – raising concerns that the missiles could fall into the wrong hands
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From the Tehran Times: Vahidi: we don’t need a stinkin’ hotline TEHRAN – Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said that there is no need for the establishment of a direct military hotline between Iran and the United States. “We had
No, this is not a parody. So who do you root for in this debate? From the UK’s Guardian: Al Qaeda to Ahmadinejad: enough already, give us some credit! Al-Qaida has sent a message to the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
David Goldman writes the terrific Spengler column at the Asia Times, and he has a new book out that will completely change the view that many of us have of the Muslim world. In short: the Muslim world is dying.
Bizarre symbols written in ‘invisible paint’ on the undercarriage of several Southwest Airline’s planes are being investigated by the FBI. The writing – which only shows up with heat – appears to be Arabic script. The special chemical paint appears
Brilliant. This is a powerful, thoughtful, and important speech by a Swiss Member of Parliament who lays out precisely how Islamists intend to dominate Europe and the western world. Not every day that you see a pony-tailed MP denouncing “power
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is heading to New York for the annual UN General Assembly. He has been weakened internally by political forces, and what’s troubling is that those forces appear to be even more hardline than he is. So
Who can forget the grizzly photos of the Fogel family who were murdered in Itamar? The parents were killed, and then Hakim Awad went on to slit the throats of a 3 month old baby, 11 year old Yoav, and
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Former CIA analyst Michael Scheuer is never one to be warm and fuzzy. But he has laid down the gauntlet in his piece over at The National Interest. Scheuer says its time to stop lying to ourselves: we didn’t win
Where will the revolution end up? Foreign Policy reports: Mustafa Abdel Jalil, head of Libya’s transitional government Behind the scenes and off the record, officials close to the NTC describe the fissures that have opened up between top military commanders
This is a sign of weakness–not strength. After all, if your faith is superior, why can’t you compete in the marketplace of ideas? [youtube 2TsVP0VVKec]
Turkey has a fleet of 1,940 aircraft, including F-16s and F-4s. They also have 874 helos. From ynet news: Turkey’s F-16s are now targeting Israel Turkey has developed a new radar system for its US-made F-16 fighter jets that will
From the Associated Press: Libya’s new leaders pledged “moderate” Islamic rule and affirmed their commitment to human rights on Tuesday, even as their fighters were accused of committing possible war crimes. A defiant Moamer Kadhafi, meanwhile, vowed from hiding to
The following was provided by a friend who travels extensively to the region and for that reason wishes to remain anonymous: I stumbled upon this today and decided to share it, not because of its intrinsic news value, but because
It’s time to jam… The USMC has developed a new “airborne electronic attack pod” that will be used to jam enemy radio communications and improvised explosive device (IED) detonators. Using tactical aircraft like the Harrier and F/A-18 Hornet, the Marines
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When is Ramadan? The Muslim world determines this by astronomy. Now some believe that the star-gazers got it wrong. “The Muslim world is in turmoil over the possibility that it may have misread the skies and mistaken Saturn for the
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Egyptian Cleric Salem Abu Al-Futouh claims that Jews celebrate Passover by eating “sandwiches” made with human blood. Naturally, they prefer Arab blood. And…they suck children’s blood like vampires. Of course. [youtube UlasnE5axiw nolink]
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Eli Lake has a terrific report in the Washington Times concerning new captured documents from Libya. The documents reveal exactly who in the west was communicating with Col. Gaddafi’s regime what they were saying. Among the findings? Congressman Dennis Kucinich
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These numbers are fascinating: while most Americans view events in America unfavorably, Muslims are optimistic about the future. From Ynet, reporting on the findings of a new survey by Pew Research: “A majority of US Muslims are content with the
