Welfare Jihad in Europe

Social welfare fraud of the kind perpetrated in Denmark is being repeated throughout Europe.
Born in Lebanon, Dying in Syria?

The latest reports from Qalamoun mountain range in western Syria suggest that Hezbollah is pushing back the jihadis of Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamic State.
Israel’s Survival and Regional Nuclear War

A small state, indeed a micro-state less than half the size of Lake Michigan, is surrounded by several openly genocidal enemy states.
Germany’s “Demagogue of Armed Jihad”

“We want your blood. It tastes so wonderful.” — Denis Cuspert, German rapper-turned-jihadist.
Turkey: Not-Quite Rule of Law

Turkey and its NATO allies have totally different threat perceptions and goals in Syria’s war.
IS Attacks on the West

Did Islamic State run them as agents?
Asylum Seekers, Beheaders and Mega Mosques

Hackers claiming to belong to the Islamic State attacked TV5Monde, a French television network, and knocked it off the air globally.
IAF Strikes Gaza Following Rocket Fire on Israel

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon issued a stern warning to Hamas on Wednesday following rocket fire from Gaza into Israel on Tuesday evening.
The Teutonic Hordes

One feature of the human condition is that we have fairly short attention spans.
Did U.S. Policy Allow Ramadi to Fall?

The fall of Ramadi to the fighters of the Islamic State is a disaster for the Iraqi government of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.