IDF on war alert. Iran-Syrian-Hizballah war of attrition threatened. US set to act on Syria DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis May 6, 2013, 12:05 PM (GMT+02:00) Israel’s two air force strikes on Syria in three days – the second targeting the emblems of Assad rule overlooking Damascus from Mt. Qassioun – appear to be
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April 8, 2013 The Coming Nuclear Breakout As the U.S. deterrent fades, atomic weapons are poised to proliferate. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: The world can see the U.S. has acquiesced in North Korea’s weapons program and lacks the will to stop Iran. It can see the U.S. is shrinking its own nuclear capacity through
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April 1, 2013 At the U.N., Iran Is a Powerhouse, Not a Pariah The world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism heads the General Assembly’s second-largest voting bloc. By CLAUDIA ROSETT EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Iran is no pariah at the U.N., where there are no in-house penalties for being under sanctions or for violating
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WASHINGTON TIMES BELLAMY VAN AAIST, LOPEZ, KAHLILI: Scent of ‘germ’ warfare raises fear in the Mideast Iran, Syria and North Korea step up work on biological weapons By Jill Bellamy van Aalst and Clare Lopez and Reza Kahlili Jill Bellamy van Aalst is a biological warfare threat analyst. Clare Lopez is a senior fellow
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February 9, 2013 The Ayatollah Always Says No Khamenei rejects another U.S. offer. Maybe he wants a bomb. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: As for the sanctions, they may hurt ordinary Iranians but this regime is famously indifferent to the suffering of its own people. The Ayatollah also doesn’t seem to take the Administration’s talk
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January 24, 2013 Chuck Hagel’s Unsettling History A senator on his doubts about the nominee’s judgment regarding Iran, missile defense and much else. By JOHN BARRASSO EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: On the issue of nuclear weapons, the candidate for U.S. secretary of defense actually seems more focused on eliminating American nuclear arms than eliminating
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January 13, 2013 The Struggle for the Fertile Crescent Syria’s sectarian civil war has upended the political equation across the region, from Baghdad to Lebanon. By FOUAD AJAMI EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Perhaps things would not be as they are if the Obama administration had opted for a residual U.S. presence in Iraq that
Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) SPECIAL EDITORIAL: There’s No Case for Hagel William Kristol January 4, 2013 10:20 AM EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: The fact is, criticism of Hagel has been substantive—focused on his out of the mainstream votes and his distasteful quotations, as well as his general lack of distinction. And the critics have also
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Natanz Directive’ Reviewed By Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney – Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney is former assistant vice chief of staff for the U.S. Air Force, a former fighter pilot and currently a Fox News military analyst Special to The Washington Times Friday, November 30, 2012 THE NATANZ DIRECTIVE By Wayne
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November 26, 2012 Morsi as Master The West underestimates the Muslim Brotherhood. Yet again. By BRET STEPHENS You have to admire Mohammed Morsi’s sense of timing. Or, rather, his confident indifference to it. Early last week, the Egyptian president and Muslim Brother brokered a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas with the assistance of the
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