National Security

For inviting the rapper-“poet” named “Common,” to the White House, our First Lady is currently taking some heat. Common’s lyric, it appears, are a trifle “racy,” plus in his “poetry,” he hails Black-Panther/Cop-killer Joanne “Assata Shakur” Chesimard. But for inviting

Strangely, in this report from the Associated Press, the names of the suspects are not revealed. We repeat, their names are Mohammad Mamdouh and Ahmed Serhani. Strange that AP did not mention this in the report. Here is the entire

I have been meaning to write about the storm raging in New York following CUNY’s board of trustees decision not to present an honorary degree to anti-Israel propagandist/faux artiste Tony Kushner but due to travels and other time killers, haven’t

Billionaire hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam was convicted on Wednesday of 14 counts of insider trading, according to Bloomberg. Raj Rajaratnam leaving court after being found guilty (AFP) He had a network of insiders at companies like Intel, Goldman Sachs,

Hudna is an Arabic term meaning a temporary “truce” or “armistice” as well as “calm” or “quiet”, coming from a verbal root meaning “calm”. It is sometimes translated as “cease-fire”. Hudna has a distinct meaning to Islamic fundamentalists, the prophet

The Army Times explores how new powerful munitions and weapons are making our combat forces deadlier than ever. The best improvements in combat performance don’t always come from flashy new platforms but from simply having deadlier bullets. An excerpt: Recall

Crude oil production and revenue are essential elements to a stable Mexico. The Rice University James A Baker Institute for Public Policy Energy Forum has just presented a compressive study on “The Future of Oil in Mexico.” It was financed

Forbes columnist Claudia Rosett, journalist-in-residence at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, addressed the Center for Security Policy’s National Security Group on Capitol Hill. She discussed the nexus between North Korea and Iran, and their partnership in military technology and

With Osama bin Laden dead and buried thanks to the Navy SEALs, the Obama Administration needs to reevaluate America’s relationship with Pakistan. As Jay Leno joked last week, Osama bin Laden was not “hiding out” in Pakistan – he was

“What we dream of is–Jews strong enough and honest enough to hate their killers …” –Ben Hecht Bin Laden’s One Mistake Osama bin Laden violated the golden rule: In addition to killing just Jews, he also killed non-Jews. By Manhigut

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Austerity protesters clash with police in Athens, Greece, during nationwide strike Exploding petrol bombs during clashes with riot police in Athens on Wednesday Police clashed with protesters in Athens and Thessaloniki in Greece on

Diana West and John Bernard have been among the too few people noting that the American counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy in the Middle East doesn’t work. The Three Cups of Tea embarrassment and the latest Islamic murders of American Servicemen are