The Junior Varsity Team in the White House
In November of 2011, I was on Capitol Hill with some Syrian dissident friends of mine, hoping to gain enough congressional sponsors for a letter to President Obama…
Netanyahu Invokes Biblical Prophecy During UN Address
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the annual gathering of world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Monday, warning the international community of the growing threat of militant Islam.
United States Attack in Syria Parallels Israel’s in Gaza
The air attack by American and Arab forces against ISIS and other terrorist targets parallels Israel’s air attacks against Hamas terrorist targets in Gaza.
Turkish Flotilla “Peace Activist” Killed in US Airstrike in Syria
A Turkish participant in the infamous 2010 flotilla to Gaza was killed in a US airstrike on an ISIS target in Syria, Turkish news outlets have reported.
US Resumes Weapon Transfers to Israel
The US has resumed weapons transfers to Israel after halting them in mid-August over concerns of Israel’s use of the weapons during Operation Protective Edge.
Former Muslims: ISIS Not Islamic? We Beg to Differ (VIDEO)
U.S. and Arab warplanes continue to hit Islamic State targets in Syria Friday, targeting the stronghold of Raqaa.
US Slams “Offensive” Abbas Speech
The United States slammed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s speech at the UN General Assembly on Friday, calling it “offensive.”
Risky Business: The Danger of Arming Syrian Rebels (VIDEO)
President Barack Obama reversed his decision not to support or arm Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad. Now he wants them in the fight against the Islamic State.
The Jihadists’ Promise: Power Over Death
Jihadi violence serves not only to advance the terrorist’s delusion of immortality, but also to add, however perversely, an apparent and desperately needed erotic satisfaction, using religion as the justification.
Think Tanks for Sale or Rent
In an eyebrow-raising 4,000-word exposé, “Foreign Powers Buy Influence at Think Tanks,” published in the New York Times on September 7, Eric Lipton, Brooke Williams, and Nicholas Confessore look into the novel issue of foreign-governmental financing for American think tanks.