Trump’s controversial immigration plan worked for Australia…and Obama

One of the hardest parts of my job is sifting through the rhetoric surrounding politically heated issues, and trying to figure out the reality of a situation everyone is shouting about. Politics can flare tempers like few other things, particularly when political issues directly affect the safety and wellbeing of real people who need help. […]

Closed Balkan route means lucrative times for human traffickers

With the easy way closed, the refugees and immigrants are turning to human traffickers. -Vasilis Chronopoulos  Smugglers are currently offering to take people a short distance to the Hungarian or Croatian border, a service that costs between 200 and 300 euros ($214-321). They’ve also got wire cutters for the Hungarian border fence. Hundreds of people a […]

Syria Islamist factions, including former al Qaeda branch, join forces: statement

Several Syrian Islamist factions including al Qaeda’s former branch in the country said on Saturday they were joining forces, as clashes between jihadists and more moderate rebels raged on in northwestern areas. An online statement issued by the Islamist factions announced the formation of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (Liberation of the Levant Committee). It said […]

Alt-Qaeda: Lindsay Lohan meets with Erdogan and Aleppo Twitter girl

While Al-Qaeda Prime lurks in their caves in Afghanistan, triangular-shaped compounds in Pakistan, and bombed out buildings in Syria, the Alt-Qaeda camp had their meeting this week at the Turkish Presidential palace.  It was the perfect storm for the Alt-Qaeda movement.  The non-autonomous biological entity known as The Lohan shook hands with the Neo-Ottoman empire’s […]

ISIS air war cost reaches $11 Billion

Since the air war against the Islamic State (ISIS) began in 2014 the Unites States has spent almost $11 billion on its mission to degrade and defeat the terrorist organization. The Air Force has taken on most of the financial burden of this air offensive paying for approximately two thirds of the total expenditure. The […]

Trump considers using the U.S. military to establish refugee camps in Syria

President Trump envisions using the U.S. military, in conjunction with the State Department, to establish and protect refugee camps in Syria and neighboring countries, according to a draft executive order outlining several steps the new administration intends to take with hopes of preventing future terrorist attacks on American soil. First obtained and published Wednesday by The […]

ISIS drones? Really?

We are not talking about the US attacking ISIS fighters with drones. ISIS now claims they have their own weaponized drones that are capable of attacking their enemies. They even claim they have already attacked Iraqi troops with their drones by dropping IED’s on them. ISIS recently has been bragging on social media that they […]

Priority in the new government is defeating ISIL

Priority in the new administration is to defeat ISIS and eliminate the threat that the so-called caliphate poses to the United States and the region. President Trump has sworn in and begun his work signing many executive orders. Promises are leading to action. The foremost, although yet to be discussed, of which is defeating and […]

Starting off with a bang: Mattis spends first day as SECDEF bombing ISIS 31 times

When the news first broke that retired Marine General James Mattis was a contender for the role of secretary of defense, the memes came fast and furiously. American service members have long had a love affair with the man whose nicknames range from the aggressive “Mad Dog” to the intellectual “Warrior Monk,” and they expressed […]

White House expresses willingness to cooperate with Russia on Islamic State

The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump is open to cooperating with Russia on combating the Islamic State extremist group, if Russia shares U.S. interests in doing so, but didn’t outline plans or a process for establishing joint military ventures or strikes. Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, opened the door to […]

Trump administration not sending a delegation to Syria peace talks

The Trump administration will not send a delegation to next week’s Syrian peace talks, sponsored by Russia, Turkey and Iran, because of the “immediate demands of the transition,” the State Department said Saturday. Russia’s ambassador to the United States had personally invited President Trump’s national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, to the meeting, scheduled to […]

A Marine-turned-novelist takes on the Syrian War

Elliot Ackerman served five tours of duty with the Marine Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan, receiving both the Silver Star and the Bronze Star for Valor. Readers could be forgiven for expecting his novels to be heroic war narratives. Instead, his 2015 debut, “Green on Blue,” took the point of view of a young Pashtun […]