Iraq and Iran are moving closer, having recently signed an agreement to develop and build a $10 billion “Islamic Gas Pipeline” to move natural gas from Iran to Europe. The pipeline will be thousands of miles long, extending from Iran’s
by El Cid17 Aug 2011, 11:43 AM PST0
The U.S. State Dept. has called “abhorrent and repulsive” the massive new military assault by the army and navy of Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad on the port city of Latikia, according VOA. Latakia’s Ramleh district is pummeled with tank, gunboat
by John J. Xenakis16 Aug 2011, 11:15 AM PST0
The conspiracy-minded John Birch Society, long ago expelled from the conservative movement by Ronald Reagan and William F. Buckley, Jr., is abuzz over Congressman Ron Paul’s “Blame America First” performance at Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate. Oddly, it was Paul’s
by Spyridon Mitsotakis15 Aug 2011, 6:04 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. London residents wonder why their homes and businesses were destroyed The flaming Carpet Right building in Tottenham has become the horrible iconic picture of last week’s London riots Every explanation for last week’s UK
by John J. Xenakis14 Aug 2011, 10:10 AM PST0
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by El Cid12 Aug 2011, 6:50 AM PST0
So far in 2011, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has posted 30 video clips from 24-hour news networks to its official YouTube channel. Six were from CNN and two were from Fox News Channel. The remainder must be from
by Adam Savit11 Aug 2011, 4:31 AM PST0
From the Tehran Times: Let me teach you something about human rights… TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ramin Mehmanparast on Tuesday advised the British government to exercise self-restraint and refrain from using violence against protesters. According to Reuters, the
by El Cid10 Aug 2011, 10:37 AM PST0
Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, Retired LTG William “Jerry” Boykin, one of the original members of the US Army’s Delta Force, discusses the recent helicopter crash in Afghanistan that led to the deaths of 30 American soldiers, 22
by Secure Freedom Radio10 Aug 2011, 8:36 AM PST0
2011 has been an eventful year – too eventful some would say. It seems the world is losing its balance – as dramatic events unfold one after another, we are unable to maintain focus and solve the issues at hand.
by Roni Drukan10 Aug 2011, 7:25 AM PST0
Today my colleague, the perspicacious Norwegian essayist Fjordman (whose prolific writings can be read here), was compelled to surrender his anonymity after reluctantly granting an interview to Verdans Gang (published in English, here). An hysterical, morally cretinous press and blogosphere–Norwegian,
by Andrew G. Bostom5 Aug 2011, 7:00 AM PST0
The bottom-line decision is not surprising, even if it took months to realize. Iraqi security forces, though improving, are still not capable of keeping violence down so that its government can function. There are many hot spots to contend. There
by Jason Bradley4 Aug 2011, 2:01 PM PST0
The Nuba people of Sudan’s Southern Kardofan region are being systematically exterminated in the midst of a developing genocide described as “the world’s next Rwanda.” Several issue-area experts testified before a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee today, asserting that Sudanese military
by George McGraw4 Aug 2011, 1:36 PM PST0
Battle lines are being drawn across the Middle East. On one side sit the forces of stability, with Saudi Arabia at the helm. On the other sit the forces of revolution, with Iran prominent in leadership. The alliances they lead
by Bruce Abramson2 Aug 2011, 5:36 PM PST0
Germany’s left-leaning Der Spiegel has a long report on the recent murders of Iran nuclear scientists. When asked about the killing of Darioush Rezaei on July 23, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said, “Israel is not responding.” Not what you
by Sun Tzu2 Aug 2011, 11:13 AM PST0
It appears as if the National Congress Party (NCP) Islamist regime of Omar Hassan al Bashir in Sudan is going to have assistance in its current extermination campaign against the black, African peoples of central Sudan’s Nuba Mountains (called “South
by Faith J. H. McDonnell30 Jul 2011, 6:02 AM PST0
President Barack Obama signed the newly released 2011 Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime on July 19th. Strategically, this plan appears appropriate considering the gravity of transnational organized criminal activity around the world. Unlike the 2011 National Strategy for Counter
by Kerry Patton30 Jul 2011, 4:01 AM PST0
The U.S. Department of Treasury has announced the designation of several Iran-based al-Qaida agents and their facilitators which are part of a network “operating under an agreement between al-Qa’ida and the Iranian government.” The action, which targets Iran’s government as
by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)29 Jul 2011, 1:27 PM PST0
You will get to know me… You probably have never heard of him. General Qassem Suleimani, head of the elite al-Quds. General Petraeus has spoken openly about his central role in events within Iraq. The Guardian (UK) has an important
by El Cid29 Jul 2011, 12:55 PM PST0
These statistics only solidify what we have already known. From the EFP’s (Explosive Formed Pentetrator), that show distinctive Iranian manufacturing introduced onto the battlefield, to electronics, rockets, and highly effective snipers, the US military has long known of Iranian assistance
by Jason Bradley29 Jul 2011, 7:58 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Taiwan’s fighters intercept Chinese jets pursuing U.S. reconnaissance plane Gen Chen Bingde, China’s chief military officer Taiwan sent two F-16 fighters to intercept Chinese Sukhoi-27 jets purusing a U.S. reconnaissance plane into Taiwanese airspace
by John J. Xenakis28 Jul 2011, 3:05 AM PST0
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets072711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh is joined by Mustafa Akyol to discuss the seeds of liberalism within Islam, how those freedoms were trampled in Muslim countries, and
by The New Ledger27 Jul 2011, 9:33 AM PST0
Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, former CIA Intelligence Officer Fred Fleitz shares his concerns with the U.S. Intelligence community’s scandalous refusal to “make an honest call” on the Iranian nuclear weapons program. Fleitz explains the biased nature of
by Secure Freedom Radio27 Jul 2011, 12:06 AM PST0
Yes, Fatah and Hamas have decided to resume their sitdown to sort things out. They’ll meet in Cairo later this month to iron out the remaining wrinkles. Here’s what’s really at issue. There’s some wrangling about who takes over, but
by Rob Miller26 Jul 2011, 2:51 PM PST0
Brevik, the Norwegian mass murderer of non-Muslims, is an isolated monster with no Christian religious affiliation whatsoever. The jihad, however, is a mass Islamic religious phenomenon of monstrous proportions, with some 17,500 jihadist attacks having been committed worldwide since 9/11,
by Andrew G. Bostom26 Jul 2011, 5:43 AM PST0
On Drudge July 22, 2011, in a news story about the stalled debt talks, there is buried the disclosure that $1 trillion in spending “cuts” being proposed in the debt extension discussions are estimated to come from the already agreed
by Peter R. Huessy26 Jul 2011, 3:24 AM PST0