“When the sacred months are over slay the idolaters wherever you find them. Arrest them, besiege them, and lie in ambush everywhere for them.” – The Quran, Surah 9:5 When it comes to the global scourge of orthodox Islam, the Western world, which Islamists expressly seek to “destroy from within,” is an upside-down realm wherein objective…
Category: Middle East
10 Conflicts to Watch in 2016
Pulling together a list of the wars most in need of international attention and support in 2016 is challenging for all the wrong reasons. For 20 years after the end of the Cold War, deadly conflict was in decline. Fewer wars were killing fewer people the world over. Five years ago, however, that positive…
Ankara’s Hidden Hand: Turkish Covert Ops Then and Now
To put it mildly, Turkey has been substantially involved in Syria since the eruption of the Arab Spring in 2011. After Turkish F-16s recently downed a Su-24 Russian tactical bomber over the region where Turkmen anti-Assad groups are based, Turkish President Erdogan tacitly confirmed Turkey’s covert support for Syrian rebels fighting against Damascus, stating that “anyone…
Iran Fires Rockets Close to U.S. Aircraft Carrier
Iran fires rockets close to US aircraft carrier; Navy complains that it was “unsafe” and “unprofessional” “Unsafe” and “unprofessional.” Yes, so was the German invasion of Poland. “Firing weapons so close to passing coalition ships and commercial traffic within an internationally recognized maritime traffic lane is unsafe, unprofessional, and inconsistent with international maritime law,” Navy…
Mosul: Turkey’s Fulda Gap
With all the hoopla lately between Russia and Turkey, this is an interesting article to consider. As I have been studying the history of the Middle East this year, I have added The Fall of the Ottomans to my 2016 reading list. -SF “Our national borders pass through Antioch and span east-ward, containing Mosul,…
USMC Ingenuity At It’s Best: The Ribbon Bridge
Much of the equipment the United States has given to the Iraqi army has ended up in the hands of the Islamic State. But now, with Iraqi troops fighting to take back Ramadi from the terror group, there’s finally a feel-good story about American-provided military supplies, and it involves a floating bridge. On Tuesday, Army…
Crusader Corner: Islamic Countries BAN Christmas
With all the hooplah lately about Donald Trump being called a bigot and xenophobe because of his stance toward islam and muslims, I ask you, what is it called when an ENTIRE COUNTRY that is dominated by a so called “peaceful” and “tolerant” religion (islam) BANS the celebration of Christmas? I say let’s call islam…
Forged ISIS Video Praises Obama’s Backing
Is is Real or is it Memorex Folks?? An apparently forged ISIS video disseminated online Monday praised President Obama and called for joint U.S. action with the terrorist group against Russian intervention in Syria. The five-minute video also called for designating Obama as the caliph, or ruler, of ISIS. ISIS supporters on Twitter were quick…
Crusader Corner #9: Understanding ISIS’ “De-Centralized” Organizational Structure
Decentralization: The Future of ISIS by Nicholas B. Pace With the United States increasingly involved in counter-terror operations across the world, terrorist organizations have had to become more flexible and adaptive to their environment. Centralized, top-down terrorist organizations with ambitions to target the United States and its interests are no longer feasible. The United…
ISIS Corner: A Historical Moneymaker that is Impervious to Air Raids and Sanctions
The more you learn about these pieces of garbage, the more you understand they are nothing but criminals and thugs…but, I guess in reality you cannot blame them, their so called “prophet” and “leader” was also a thief and bandit himself who robbed innocent people and called it (you guessed it) “doing God’s Will.” Did…