Europe: Ramadan Roundup, 2018
Muslims across Europe are marking the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, which in 2018 was observed between May 17 and June 15, in accordance with the Islamic lunar calendar.
Italy: “The Party is Over” for Illegal Migrants
Italy’s new interior minister, Matteo Salvini, has vowed to cut aid money for migrants and to deport those who illegally are in the country.
Croatia’s Neo-Fascist Revival
Thanks in part to the silence and inaction of the EU on this issue, the fascist threat is once again rearing its ugly head in the Balkans.
Mexican Cartels Attempt to Crash US Border
Yesterday, Mexican drug cartels sent 2.25 million Mexicans: men, women, and children, to face off across from US National Guard troops along their common border.
Trump Fully Intends to Leave Iran Nuclear Agreement: Report
Top aides in the White House reportedly are no longer attempting to convince Trump to stay in the deal.
Trump’s ‘Madness’ May be Doing the Trick
An American success vis-à -vis North Korea will weaken Iran’s bargaining position, which in turn will affect Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. There is a difference between a plan presented by an inarticulate and rejected US president and a peace plan presented by a president who has scored significant achievements in the international arena.
NATO’s Turkey Challenge
In an inarticulate but important statement, then-National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said in a December 2017 closed-door session that the Islamist threat has been “myopically” treated in the past: “We didn’t pay enough attention how [Islamist ideology] is being advanced through charities, madrassas and other social organizations.”
Mission Accomplished?
Politically and militarily, then, it can reasonably be said that America’s limited mission was accomplished.
The Great Distraction of Punitive Airstrikes
Despite escalating worries about Russia in past weeks, the skies did not fall in as a result of the American-led punitive raid on Syria’s chemical weapons storage and research facilities Saturday morning.
Fake News is an Issue: Stand with Those who Avoid It
Why is Sinclair being targeted when other broadcast groups do the same thing it is being criticized for?