Prof. Barry Rubin reports on Syria’s close connections with Al Qaeda, and wonders whether rapproachment with Syria is such a bright idea: Let me repeat this: al-Qaida, which is the Enemy Number One for the United States, remember those people responsible for September 11, is working closely with the Syrian government to murder Americans....
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Larry Greenfield for Pajamas Media, on the need for Missile Defense: Israeli Air Force pilots, courageous paratroopers, patriotic reservists, and even well-built security fences can’t halt incoming missiles. Missiles can fly 24/7 and in any weather. They arrive at lightning speed — in seconds or minutes. They are easy to purchase, prepare, and deliver...
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Geopolitics, like nature, abhors a vacuum: But in its campaign for regional hegemony, Tehran expects Lebanon as its first prize. Iran is spending massive amounts of cash on June’s general election. It supports a coalition led by Hezbollah, and including the Christian ex-general Michel Aoun. Lebanon, now in the column of pro-U.S. countries, would...
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This week, Israel has celebrated its 61st birthday. The miracle of its existence, let alone its robust emotional, ethical and economic health and its unparalleled contributions to the disciplines of medicine, of science and of the humanities is simply astounding. This, despite the seven brutal wars, the intifada, the economic boycotts, the systematized anti-Semitism...
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I had pointed out an earlier Associated Press article last Friday, where a claim of Hezbollah moderation was tacked on to the end of an otherwise irrelevant story by the Associated Press. Now the Associated Press has a long form piece about how Hezbollah’s moderation is set to win it the June Lebanese elections:...
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Since the rise of the Islamist AKP, Turkey has increasingly been moving away from the kind of secular government that President Obama rightfully praised as a model for others in the Middle East. Instead, The Turkish government seems to be lining up with the anti-West faction, led by Iran. Consider some of the following...
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(h/t Sarah Stern): Sarah pointed me to this article in the Wall Street Journal regarding Iran’s targeting of Egypt: Tehran sees Egypt as its greatest rival in the region, and the most formidable Arab bulwark opposing its influence. It is in this context that Hezbollah actions in Egypt should be assessed. Acting as a...
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Not really news to anyone but the Associated Press, but it’s nice of him to say so (From the Jerusalem Post): “It creates an atmosphere of intimidation in the context of the upcoming parliamentary elections. It also undermines the stability of the region, and is incompatible with the objectives of Resolution 1559,” he added,...
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The folks at MEMRI are reporting an Kuwaiti newspaper as reporting that authorities in the Caucus country have seized Hezbollah and Islamic Republic of Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps terrorists in the midst of preparing for some kind of attack: According to the report, the two, Najim Al-Din and Ali Karki, were responsible for overseeing...
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Concern over the potential threat of Islamic terrorism operating from South and Central America to strike the United States is not new. As early as 1992, Iranian proxy Hezbollah utilized the lawless enclave known as the Tri-border Area (TBA) which conjoins Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay to strike Jewish and Israeli targets in Argentina ....
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