BNI/ And why the Boston Marathon terrorist bombings likely are only the beginning With Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the two alleged Boston Marathon bombers, Chechen terrorism has finally arrived on American soil. The two brothers not only hailed from Chechnya but had strong ties to al- Qaeda. Few developments are more foreboding for America’s future. Family … Continue reading »
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Egypt says Russia to help revive nuclear program
Egypt froze its nuclear program after the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, but in 2006, the government of deposed President Hosni Mubarak announced it would revive the program. (AFP) Reuters, Cairo – Russia will help Egypt develop its nuclear power program, Trade and Industry Minister Hatem Saleh said on Monday, signaling that the Islamist-led … Continue reading »
Putin Backs Hijab Ban in Russia Schools
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has supported a ban on the wearing of the Muslim headscarf (hijab) in schools, describing the outfit as a “foreign tradition”. “Why should we adopt outside traditions?” Putin said during a marathon question-and-answer session with Russian and foreign reporters cite by Ria Novosti on Thursday, December 20. The Russian … Continue reading »
When will the West pay the price for its support of political Islam?
History confirms that the relationship between the West and the Muslim Brotherhood is not a recent phenomenon, but rather has existed since the organization was created. During the British Occupation, the Suez Canal Company provided financial support to Hassan Al-Banna and other local parties in an attempt to counter the influence of the Wafd, who … Continue reading »
Syria: Russia goes all in
RUSSIA IS STRENGTHENING SYRIA IN ORDER TO NEGOTIATE A BETTER DEAL FOR ITSELF AND THE ALAWITES. TED BELMAN Game changer : Russian Iskander (SS-26) Mobile Ballistic Missile Delivered to Assad’s Syria By Jerry Gordan, NEW ENGLISH REVIEW Iskander (SS-26 Stone) Russian Mobile Short Range Balistic Missile Reza Khalili reported in World Net Daily on Russian … Continue reading »
Russia arms Syria with powerful ballistic missiles
Hours after NATO agreed on Tuesday to send Patriot missiles to Turkey because of the crisis in Syria, Russia delivered its first shipment of Iskander missiles to Syria. The superior Iskander can travel at hypersonic speed of over 1.3 miles per second (Mach 6-7) and has a range of over 280 miles with pinpoint … Continue reading »
Sheik Qaradhawi: #Russia Is the #1 Enemy of #Arabs and #Muslims
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Stolen Kremlin documents show Soviet involvement in Arab strategy
(EoZ)An amazing article by Claire Berlinski at Tablet: Russian exile Pavel Stroilov argues in his forthcoming book, Behind the Desert Storm, “It was the Soviet Empire—not the British Empire—that was responsible for the instability in the Middle East.” Stroilov, a historian now living in London, fled Russia in 2003 after stealing 50,000 top-secret Kremlin documents from the … Continue reading »
Syria’s Assad says he’s surgeon saving patient
Syrian President Bashar Assad defended his government’s crackdown on opponents Sunday, saying a doctor performing messy emergency surgery does not have blood on his hands if he is trying to save a patient. In his first speech since January, Assad appeared unmoved by scathing international criticism of his ferocious response to the 15-month-old revolt … Continue reading »
Obama’s Syria Policy: Ask Putin
Some have argued that last week’s massacre in the Syrian city of Houla, where Bashar al-Assad loyalists killed more than a hundred people, a third of whom were children, may in time come to mark the moment when world opinion turned irrevocably against the Syrian strongman, and the democracies finally decided to bring down the … Continue reading »
Muslim stabs Russian radio host for criticizing Muhammad
This article contains this appalling statement: “Such statements could not but stir the Muslim community.” The West is completely losing the idea that one’s reactions are one’s own responsibility, and that the only people to blame for violent thuggery are the thugs themselves. This is a massive capitulation to violent Islamic intimidation and a retreat … Continue reading »
Russia says action on Syria, Iran may lead to nuke war
REUTERS/MOSCOW – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned on Thursday that military action against sovereign states could lead to a regional nuclear war, starkly voicing Moscow‘s opposition to Western intervention ahead of a G8 summit at which Syria and Iran will be discussed. “Hasty military operations in foreign states usually bring radicals to power,” Medvedev, … Continue reading »
Russia Returns Iran’s Advancement Payment after Breaching S-300 Contract
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian official announced on Tuesday that Moscow has returned Iran’s advancement payment along with its interest fees after it refused to deliver S-300 air-defense systems to Iran in compliance with the two countries’ contract. “The main payment and its interest was returned to Iran by the Russian side,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman … Continue reading »
“Standing Idly By” In Syria
The foolish hope–whether real or pretended–that the UN plan for peace in Syria would work is gone. At least since the Assad regime’s bloody attack on Aleppo University last week, this has been clear even to previously blind diplomats. As The Washington Post reported, “’None of the six points are being honored,’ said a senior administration official … Continue reading »
Obama Asks Medvedev for ‘Space’ on Missile Defense — After My Election I Have More Flexibility
Really? dont think your gonna find you have anything to do with it after November but ok… EOUL, South Korea — At the tail end of his 90 minute meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev Monday, President Obama said that he would have “more flexibility” to deal with controversial issues such as missile defense, but … Continue reading »
American Public Favors Safe Havens in Syria
Half Approve US Providing Air Cover, But Not Troops Questionnaire with Findings (PDF) Two thirds of Americans approve of the idea of the Arab League and Turkey establishing safe havens inside Syria, to provide Syrians who are at risk of being attacked by government forces a place to retreat. Half (48%) approve of the US … Continue reading »
