Friday, June 29, 2012

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Afghanistan

94 more Afghan schoolgirls reportedly poisoned in Sar-i-Pul - LWJ Staff (Long War Journal)
No More Illusions about Egypt after Mubarak - Yossi Klein Halevi (Globe and Mail-Canada)  

Iran
The Voice of Iran - Elliott Abrams (Council on Foreign Relations) 
Referral of Iranian President Ahmadinejad on the Charge of Incitement to Commit Genocide - Justus Reid Weiner (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) 

Iraq

Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation in Iraq and Middle East  - Irfan Al-Alawi (Gatestone Institute)

Israel

Where's the Coverage? Another Double Standard for Israel on Refugees (CAMERA)

Palestinians/PA/Fatah/Hamas/etc.

The Future Leaders of Palestinians: Terrorists - Hisham Jarallah (Gatestone Institute)

Russia
President Putin's Middle East Gambit - Jonathan Marcus (BBC News)
Putin's Mission in Israel - Andrei Kozhinov (Moscow Times-Russia)
Putin's Visit and Israeli-Russian Relations - George Friedman (Stratfor)

Venezuela
Report: Venezuela Supplied Iran with F-16 - Barak Ravid (Ha'aretz)
U.S. Bars Business with Four in Hizbullah Drug-Money Laundering Link (ReutersThe U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday banned Americans from doing business with three Lebanese-Venezuelans and a Lebanese man it accused of helping to launder drug money to benefit Hizbullah. The Treasury Department said the group was linked to Lebanese drug kingpin Ayman Joumaa, who was indicted in December.

USA
FBI Tracking 100 Suspected Extremists in U.S. Military - Dina Temple-Raston (NPR)
Eric Holder Covers Up for Radical Islamists  -  Ryan Mauro (Radical Islam) The other Eric Holder scandal no one is talking about. For over one year, Holder has refused to hand over documents about the Muslim Brotherhood network in the U.S.

Friday, June 22, 2012


Brazil
Why Iran Covets Brazil - Ilan Berman (Weekly Standard)

Egypt
Sinai's Emergence as a Strategic Threat to Israel - Michael Herzog (Washington Institute

Israel

Libya
Snatched and detained: Libya's "jungle law" - Marie-Louise Gumuchian (Reuters)

Palestinians/Hamas/Palestinian Authority/Fatah/etc
This book and the chosen terms are significant as they officially and accurately reflect PA beliefs, policies and ideologies. Official PA terminology guide: Instead of "terror" say "resistance." Instead of "suicide bombing" say "Martyrdom-seeking operation." Instead of "Israel" say "Israeli colonialism." Instead of "Star of David" say "Six-pointed star."
Palestinian Girl’s Death: Hamas Owns Up - Simon Plosker (HonestReporting)

United States
LA Times Soft-Pedals Hamas Terrorist Agenda - Tamar Sternthal (CAMERA)
Alice Walker's Bigotry  - Alan M. Dershowitz (Gatestone Institute)

Venezuela
Iran Missile Engineer Oversees Chavez's Drones - Robert Beckhusen (Danger Room)

Saturday, June 16, 2012


Iran: A Clear and Present Danger (HonestReporting) scroll down to see some really informative maps/graphics




Fabricating Palestinian History - Alexander H. Joffe (Middle East Quarterly)
More Palestinian Shooting across Gaza-Israel Border - Yaakov Katz and Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)
Gaza Kindergartners Want to "Blow Up Zionists" - Elior Levy (Ynet News)

Russia Selling Missile Equipment to Iran - Yitzhak Benhorin (Ynet News)

Saudi Arabia to Lead UN Counter Terrorism Initiative - Brooke Goldstein and Zack Kousnetz (American Thinker)
Study shows Saudi ambivalence on radicalism - Steven Miller (The Long War Journal)

State Department Report Purges Religious Freedom (IPT News)Amanpour's Missing Guest (HonestReporting) CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour asks why the media no longer cover the Israel-Palestinian peace process. She interviews Hanan Ashrawi for the Palestinians, but opts not to have an Israeli guest.

Friday, June 8, 2012


Canada
Canada's Foreign Minister Defends Support of Israel - Lee-Anne Goodman (Huffington Post-Canada)
Egypt
Mystery Iranian Deaths amid Shadow War (UPI)
Iranian Influence in the Levant, Egypt, Iraq, and Afghanistan - Frederick W. Kagan, Ahmad K. Majidyar, Danielle Pletka, and Marisa Cochrane Sullivan (American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War)
Iran Talks in Baghdad: Western Naivete - Reza Kahlili (Christian Science Monitor)
Israel
Israel Can't Solve Africa's Problems - Jonathan S. Tobin (Commentary)
PA/Hamas/Fatah/Etc.
Hamas Elections in Gaza - Results and Significance (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center)
Syria