Christian leaders in Raqqa, Syria who had been captured by a former al-Qaeda affiliate, have signed a treaty this week that bans them from practicing Christianity in public in return for protection by Islamist rulers. According to Elhanan Miller writing
The Al Qaeda-affiliated Al Nusra Front have sent an ultimatum to the rival Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to cease killing fellow rebels or face “expulsion” from Syria. The message, sent by Abu Mohammed Al Julani, leader of
For years she was a mother of 10 young children, keeping a good, Muslim home. Now she is a rebel commander with a gun, fighting, she says, for her honor and her religion. Her children battle at her side. Speaking
It’s well known that the greatest tribute a student can give a teacher is for the student to learn so much that their roles reverse. Unfortunately for a group of student Sunni Militants who were killed while attending suicide bombing
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri picks sides among Syria’s jihadist terrorists Monday’s market plunge continues ‘that 1929 feeling’ Bitterness between U.S. and Israel increases as ‘peace process’ collapses Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri picks sides among Syria’s jihadist terrorists Al-Qaeda’s
Two leading advocates of direct American involvement in Syria’s civil war say the Obama administration may be considering taking a greater role. Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., say Secretary of State John Kerry made blunt remarks during
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Thailand army coup feared in face of massive anti-government protests Chechen terrorist Omar Shishani leads al-Qaeda to victories in Syria Thailand army coup feared in face of massive anti-government protests The racial split in
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syria’s president al-Assad helping rival al-Qaeda group fight Syrian rebels Christians cheer as Central African Republic president resigns Israel announces plans for 1,800 new West Bank settlements U.S. sends troops to Somalia Syria’s president
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com The ‘Battle of Fallujah’ begins in Iraq Turkey’s political crisis grows as police are reassigned The ‘Battle of Fallujah’ begins in Iraq Iraqi army troops are massing around the city of Fallujah in AnbarProvince
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Thailand’s elite minority seeks to shut Bangkok down Syria’s Sunni opposition militias fight each other Thailand’s elite minority seeks to shut Bangkok down Anti-government protesters rally in front of the statue of King Rama
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. sends Polar Star icebreaker to free Russian ship and Chinese icebreaker Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in control of Fallujah U.S. sends Polar Star icebreaker to free Russian ship and Chinese
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Car bomb explodes in Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut, Lebanon Al-Qaeda militants seize cities in Iraq’s Anbar province Car bomb explodes in Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut, Lebanon Car bombing in Beirut on Thursday (AFP) A
An Al-Qaeda front group based in Iraq and Syria called for Egyptians to take up arms against their country’s military, in an audio message posted on the Internet on Saturday. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) also
(AFP) – Syria’s main opposition group called Saturday for the immediate release of an Italian Jesuit priest who went to negotiate with jihadists and who is feared to have been taken prisoner. The National Coalition said it “expresses its deep
Iran is hiding its nuclear arms development. We know it. They know it. The only problem is, there is no solution other than military action to stop it. It has been mentioned several times here that hard diplomacy, smart power, or
(Reuters) – A U.S. non-proliferation expert said on Tuesday he has identified a building at the Parchin military site in Iran suspected of containing, currently or previously, a high-explosive test chamber the U.N. nuclear watchdog wants to visit. David Albright,
If there was any doubt about the seriousness of the situation in Iran, that doubt should be dispelled by the news that the Iranians have begun to enrich uranium at their Fordow Nuclear Plant. These will do… According to Reuters,
For me, the CW TV series Smallville has always been pretty much a guilty pleasure. Yes, it’s cheesy. Yes, for a very long time it devolved into a teenage soap opera. And yes, it’s written with the subtlety of a
**Post UPDATED at bottom. “We got him. We got him.“ – Mediaite White House reporter Tommy Christopher to a few people just after badgering Andrew Breitbart with a race-baiting question. My first CPAC and my first first-person look at how
Greg Marx at the Columbia Journalism Review has come out with his report on the James O’Keefe/Max Blumenthal/Salon dust-up last week, and the results are not pretty: UNFORCED ERROR AT SALON “O’Keefe’s race problem” story goes astray on key detail
Max Blumenthal is attempting to stand behind his story. His article at Salon.com remains unchanged even though the Village Voice and Dave Weigel at The Washington Independent have written detailed corrections contradicting Blumenthal’s post. At his personal website he recounts
You know you’re having a bad day, Joan Walsh, when it’s just you and Max Blumenthal alone in a foxhole while you’re being overwhelmed by the truth. Because David Weigel, one of your sources for Blumenthal’s story and Max’s own
