Category Archives: West Asia

American Forces Attack al Qaeda Cell in Syria

Posted on October 27, 2008 by

United States Special Operations Forces crossed the Syrian border in an operation targeting the home of Abu Ghadiyah, leader of an al-Qaeda-linked Syrian network that smuggled jihadists, arms and money into Iraq. In February (2008) the U.S. Treasury Department identified … Continue reading →

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Good News from Basra

Posted on July 24, 2008 by

[This is from the Times Online (UK)] Barney White-Spunner writes: There is an interesting piece of graffiti on a bridge near Basra. A fleeing militiaman has scrawled “We’ll be back”; underneath an Iraqi soldier has scribbled in reply “And we’ll … Continue reading →

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Raymond Ibrahim: In Their Own Words, Understanding Al-Qaeda

Posted on July 22, 2008 by

I first became familiar with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) after reading George Nash’s excellent The Conservative Movement in America: Since 1945 which they published. In addition to publishing they have posted a wide variety of lectures online (in audio … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Provocations Continue

Posted on July 10, 2008 by

With the recent missile launchings yesterday and today, Iran is making their belligerence clear. The signs are pointing in two directions, appeasement or confrontation. The liberal punditocracy claim these moves are strictly defensive, a response to moves by the United … Continue reading →

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Lebanon and the Issue of Force in Democratic Societies

Posted on May 23, 2008 by

After widespread Hezbollah violence in West Beirut earlier this month, things seem to have settled down. Bu the political problem at the core of this conflict remains, the legitimacy and weakness of the Lebanese state. David Schenker (WINEP) provides some … Continue reading →

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Solidarity with the Cuban People (Not the Government)

Posted on May 21, 2008 by

[h/t Solidaridad Cuba] This May 21 get involved in the global effort to demonstrate support for freedom and human rights in Cuba! Champions of Freedom from all over the world are organizing events and listing them on our global solidarity … Continue reading →

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Judith Apter Klinghoffer: In India, as in Israel, Peace Process Means Terror

Posted on May 15, 2008 by

[I was linked in an article by Judith Apter Klinghoffer at the History News Network (HNN). I have no idea if she reads this blog regularly or if she simply came across a link coincidentally. In either case, it made … Continue reading →

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Carter’s Middle East Study Mission: Peace Tour or Terror Tour?

Posted on April 18, 2008 by

Jimmy Carter is in the Middle East allegedly on a mission of world peace. According to the Carter Center website: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will lead a study mission to Israel, the West Bank, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and … Continue reading →

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Saddam’s WMDs in Syria?

Posted on April 16, 2008 by

Dismissed by the chattering classes and intelligentsia as more evidence of the idiocy of American conservatives, it now seems the conservatives may have been correct. Israeli and American officials are set to release a joint report claiming Saddam Hussein managed … Continue reading →

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Iraq War: Five Years Later

Posted on March 20, 2008 by

I was going to write a post with the title “Iraq War: Five Years On” but the always astute Norm Geras beat me to it. Mr. Geras writes: I do not understand how anyone who supported the war can look … Continue reading →

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