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“The Pentagon gave a controversial U.K. PR firm over half a billion dollars to run a top secret propaganda program in Iraq, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism can reveal.” This story recently broke into search bars everywhere. The story goes that the DOD paid a PR firm to help craft terrorist videos. Good. We don’t do […]
According to CNN, Jeroen Oerlemans, a Dutch Freelance photojournalist was killed recently in Libya by an ISIS sniper. The bullet struck him in the chest and he reportedly died immediately. Jeroen Orleans is the 10th journalist to die in Libya since 2011. An ISIS sniper killed a Dutch journalist in Sirte, Libya, Sunday, according to a […]
Their logic is stunning. There’s an arsenal of strategies and tools the Kingdom could employ to find revenge for the 9/11 lawsuit bill. But, nearly hysterically – their response is to condone more terrorism. They’re threatening to limit U.S. use of air bases and assets in the Middle East region. They are publically considering scaling […]
Diplomatic talks with Russia are shutting down. Words and conversations do not matter and action remains the final negotiation. The goal on the battlefield will be to remove the Russian air threat, which is both a threat to our proxy elements and behind a humanitarian crisis. It’s been over two years since the Russian surface-to-air […]
Suspected Islamic State militants in Egypt’s turbulent Sinai Peninsula ambushed a taxi in which off-duty policemen were traveling back to their units on Saturday, killing five of them before fleeing, according to security and medical officials. They said the incident took place just south of the coastal Sinai city of el-Arish. The soldiers were returning to duty […]
There was the parked car stuffed with gas canisters near the Notre Dame Cathedral, a possible effort to set off an explosion in the heart of Paris. There was the suspected plot to attack a train station in the Paris area. There was the effort by one of the Islamic State’s most prominent propagandists to recruit two […]
People don’t care about our relations with Saudi Arabia. But they should care about our reputation, as we’re already blamed for regime change around the world. Obviously, the people aren’t interested in the ramifications of breaking down relations with Saudi Arabia. The popularity of Libertarian candidates is in part rooted in the party’s express interest […]
When U.S. and Iraqi troops invade the Islamic State group’s stronghold in Mosul, a big part of the battle may occur underground. The massive military operation, expected to begin in October, will be complicated by a network of tunnels beneath the city. These labyrinths will offer a key tactical advantage to the ISIS fighters who are […]
It seemed like just a matter of time before Iraq started looking towards a future without the Islamic State. Now that the Kurds have seized land previously held by ISIS, Iraq is forced to make a choice. The Iraqi government can either negotiate or face a large Kurdish population full of experienced fighters. If the Kurds can hang onto the […]
In the beginning, Salafi Islam is non-political ideology. But it’s morphed into a political and religious ideology adopted by Islamists. The Jihadis are obsessed with a confrontation with the West. But Al-Qaeda represents a thoughtful, planned approach while ISIS wants that fight, right now. What is Salafism? Salafis are fundamentalists. They want to return to […]
“Shut up and stay still,” the woman in black fatigues and a black headscarf snapped over her shoulder at the armed men behind her as she sat down for an interview. Immediately they went quiet, each adjusting his weapon and standing up straight as if he’d been called to attention. This is a woman who […]
Al-Qaeda has been a household name since 9/11. But after years of war against them, the basics of their fight is still not known. Al-Qaeda and it’s Salafi-Jihadi associates have a plan, and they’ve been fighting their war by whatever means possible for many years. Despite the conspiracy theories, Al-Qaeda was, in part, banking on […]
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