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Redrawing the Middle East After Assad
NY Times | Thomas Friedman Without a strong, galvanizing Syrian leader with a compelling unifying vision, backed by the international community, getting rid of Assad will not bring order to Syria. And disorder in Syria will not have the same … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs
Tagged Bashar al-Assad, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Shia Islam, Sunni Islam, Syria, Syrian civil war, Syrian revolution
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Iran and the Nuke
Instead of writing a threat assessment that would require hundreds of words and repeating what has already been written by others, here is a threat tree I put together as a visual reference of possible outcomes. Like if you a … Continue reading
Iran Starting Nationally Dedicated Internet Grid
Iran, being the recipient of malicious cyber attacks in recent years, have begun taking measures in sealing off its country, so to speak, from the world wide web. The dedicated network will be used to service internet users nationally. Additionally, … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs
Tagged Cyberwarfare, Iran, Iran nuclear program, Iran's national internet, Stuxnet, World Wide Web
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What Is Our Syrian Policy?
Unofficially, the US is supporting the Syrian rebels. To what degree we don’t know. Until the US decides to officially throw its weight behind the Syrian rebels against Assad, there is very little legally or diplomatically that can be done. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Foreign Policy
Tagged Bashar al-Assad, Damascus, Iran, Middle East, Syria, Syrian civil war, Syrian rebels, Tehran
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Iran Sought Attack On Israeli Embassy in Washington
Last year word was released that Iran sought to attack the Saudi Embassy in Washington DC. The details of the attack were believed to be planned by the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force officers. The group enlisted the services … Continue reading
Is There A Case For Aiding Syrian Rebels?
Michael Totten at World Affairs thinks so. Totten’s laundry list for reasons why is long and correct. And strategically he makes a case. Assad has continued his father’s legacy of running a ruthless regime, supporting terrorism, disrupting the peace process … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy
Tagged Bashar al-Assad, Egypt, Iran, Iran-Syrian relations, Libya, Middle East, Muslim Brotherhood, Syria, Syrian rebellion, Syrian rebels
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For Iran, A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Iran is hiding its nuclear arms development. We know it. They know it. The only problem is there is no solution other than militarily to prevent it from happening. It has been mentioned several times here that hard diplomacy, smart … Continue reading
Iran Extracts Sensitive Data from Captured Drone With Plans to Reverse Engineer Technology
Reportedly, Iranian engineers are in the process of reverse engineering the technology from the captured US spy drone last year. On top of that, engineers were able to extract data that catalogued the operational history of the drone. Gen. Amir … Continue reading
US Navy Stacking Up in Persian Gulf
Business Insider The global signs of a coming military conflict with Iran continue to build, and today the U.S. Navy made clear its intentions by announcing it’s sending four additional mine countermeasure ships to the Strait of Hormuz. Stars and Stripes reports the Chief of … Continue reading
Former Israeli Spy Chief Claims Iran Is Really A Rational Actor
Here is the 60 Minutes transcript. (CBS News) Meir Dagan has been described as “hard-charging” and “stops at nothing.” For more than eight years, Dagan made full use of those qualities as chief of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, where he … Continue reading
Nationalism Growing In Iran
Not surprising to anyone who follows the course of history and how citizens will rally around the flag when faced with external threats, the Iranian people are exhibiting the age old behavior. This is comes in despite of well published … Continue reading
