Saturday, June 25, 2016

Strategic Reversal in Afghanistan – Seth G Jones (Council on Foreign Relations)

Criticism of Hizbullah on the Rise among Shi'ites in Lebanon over Involvement in Syria - E.B. Picali (MEMRI)
Where’s the Coverage? Hezbollah Works with Drug Cartels (CAMERA) The latest untold story: A former top Drug Enforcement Agency official tells Congress that Hezbollah has partnered with drug cartels to develop “the most sophisticated money laundering scheme or schemes that we have ever witnessed.”


The Palestinian Authority inventing more history (remember, these are the 'moderates' in the region):  The Anatomy of a Palestinian Authority Libel re: poisoning wells - Itamar Marcus (PMW)



Islamic State Expands with Six Armies on Three Continents- Rowan Scarborough (Washington Times) The Islamic State has created at least six functioning armies outside its Iraq-Syria base, the Congressional Research Service said in a June 14 report, "Islamic State and U.S. Policy." Islamic State is metastasizing globally by attracting waves of henchmen in Libya, Egypt, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Afghanistan.


Orlando Gunman's Father Tied to Radical Islamist Groups - Abha Shankar (Investigative Project on Terrorism)

Friday, June 17, 2016


The Poisonous Link Between Underground Economy and Terrorism Financing – Marie-Christine Dupuis-Danon (Le Monde/WorldCrunch)


Foreign Minister Zarif: Iran Never Trusts the U.S. (Fars-Iran) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blasted Washington while speaking in the parliament in Tehran on Sunday. "We never trust the U.S.," he said. In April, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei said, "The Americans cannot be trusted and, in addition to the Americans, certain other Western states are also the same."

Palestinians Celebrate Tel Aviv Terror, Media M.I.A – (CAMERA) Many news media outlets have failed to report Palestinian jubilation of the June 8, 2016 Tel Aviv terror attack.
Israel to Head a UN Committee for the First Time - Itamar Eichner (Ynet News) This marks the first time an Israeli representative will head a permanent UN committee. Palestinian and Iranian representatives worked to oppose Danon's candidacy.

Qatar and UAE – Widely reported that a Dutch woman was arrested and fined for reporting a rape to police in Qatar, but did you also know that a Norwegian woman who filed a rape complaint against her boss in the United Arab Emirates was jailed for 16 months!

Muslim Activists Fight Homophobia at Home – Elliot Friedland (Clarion Project) One Man's Terrorist is Another Man's Clown – Daniel Pomerantz (Honest Reporting) 

Friday, June 10, 2016

Egypt
Iran
Iranian Qods Force Commander an Official Advisor to Iraqi Government - Bill Roggio and Amir Toumaj (Long War Journal) 
ISIS
ISIS Financing Report (Center for the Analysis of Terrorism) ISIS made $2.4 billion last year. 
Hizbullah
Hizbullah Moving Tons of Cocaine from Latin America to Europe to Finance Terror Operations - Guy Taylor (Washington Times) Hizbullah has "metastasized into a hydra...
Partners for Peace?
Hamas tunnels crisscross entire length of the Gaza Strip, Israel says – Judah Ari Gross (Times of Israel) 
Who Were the 1948 Arab Refugees? - Yoram Ettinger (Israel Hayom) 
Abbas Falsely Claims 6,000-year-old Palestinian Nation - Itamar Marcus (PMW) Arabs only arrived in the area in 637 CE with the Muslim invasion.  
Those Wacky Palestinians’ History Hoax (CAMERA) 
Syria
The War-Crimes Lawyer Hunting Syrian War Criminals - Susanne Koelbl (Der Spiegel-Germany) The authors dedicate a chapter to the at least 130,000 missing people, and the torture methods used by Assad's secret service.
Turkey
Turkish Professor Suspended Over Tweet – Robert Jones (Gatestone Institute) The professor lost his job and is being investigated because he criticized the conquest of Constantinople, present-day Istanbul, in 1453. Professor Bardakcioglu's tweet, on May 29, read, "Today is the anniversary of the invasion of Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, a magnificent civilization, by a barbaric and fanatic tribe." 
United Nations
UN Security Council Condemns Killing of Israeli Civilians in Tel Aviv Terror Attack (AP-Washington Post) Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon said the council statement was the first official condemnation of "terrorism" in Israel since the current wave of attacks began eight months ago.