Mohammad Soltan Released From Egyptian Prison
Mohammad Soltan, an Egyptian-American and son of senior Muslim Brotherhood leader, Salah Soltan, has been released from an Egyptian prison....
Qatar extends travel ban for ‘Taliban 5’
The United States Department of State has reached an agreement with the Qatari government regarding extending the travel ban on...
ISIS Takes Control of Airport in Sirte, Libya
Islamic State (ISIS) forces raided the civilian airbase Al-Qardabiya, near the northern city of Sirte Libya, Thursday, May 28, 2015....
Iraq’s refusal to take refugees leaves America in questionable position
The number of refugees fleeing from their homes in Iraq is rising at an alarmingly high rate, estimated to be...
Kurdish Forces Drive Out ISIS in Christian Villages
14 Assyrian Christian villages in Syria that were captured by Islamic State terrorists (ISIS) in February have been taken back...
Rand Paul’s Dangerous, Divisive Demagoguery
TRand Paul has decided to run for president on a platform that will have two predictable effects: It will endanger...
Burundi’s Reign of Terror and the Upcoming Presidential Election
As Burundi’s June 26th presidential election approaches, in-country opposition forces against incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza, the African Union (AU), and prominent...
Defector: North Korea Targets Electrical Grids
Professor Kim Heung-Kwang taught computer science in North Korea for 20 years before he escaped in 2004. He recently sat...
How Not to “Stabilize” the South China Sea
The Diplomat, often a good source on East Asia security-related issues, recently ran a piece suggesting that in light of...
Sunday’s Important Senate Vote for National Security
On Sunday, May 31st the Senate will return early from its Memorial Day recess for a rare Sunday session to...
Argentina’s Assault On The Judiciary Has Geo-Political Consequences
It is commonly agreed that the group called ALBA, led by Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Bolivia is the only...
China Stations Weapons In South Sea Islands
With the recent discovery that the Chinese are deploying artillery to at least one of the islands, it appears extremely...
Islamic State Suicide Attacks Likely to Continue In Saudi Arabia
A suicide bomber clad in traditional Muslim female attire detonated himself outside of a Shi’ite mosque in Dammam, Saudi Arabia...
More Lies About NSA Surveillance: Read the DOJ IG Report!
As a strong supporter of the NSA metadata program, I was dismayed when a Department of Justice Inspector General report...
Lebanese-Canadian Man Detained in Cyprus with 420 Boxes of Ammonium Nitrate
On May 27, police in Lanarca, Cyprus arrested and detained an unidentified 26-year-old Lebanese man holding a Canadian passport after...
How to beat ISIS in Iraq despite Obama’s feckless foreign policy
There have been a lot of compelling arguments made since the disastrous fall of the Iraqi city of Ramadi to...