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How Obama Lost Afghanistan

The Taliban reconquest of Afghanistan would be even more disastrous than its previous reign of terror… Read more

Topics: Afghanistan • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Sun, October 13, 2013 at 14:13 pm CEST
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If Libya’s U.S.-Client Prime Minister Can be Kidnapped by Al-Qaeda, Why Should Anyone Trust America?

Twelve years after the September 11 attacks, al-Qaeda still isn’t defeated… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Arab Spring • Libya • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, September 28, 2013 at 19:10 pm CEST
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Dr. Zalmai Rassoul, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Addresses General Assembly, 68th session, 2013

Address by His Excellency Zalmai Rassoul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan at the general debate of the 68th Session of the General Assembly… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Diplomacy • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, June 22, 2013 at 13:31 pm CEST
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Obama Doctrine: Backing Middle East Radicals After 10 Previous Western Failures

History has shown that backing radical Arabic-speaking states or movements to redo the regional order have all ended badly… Continue reading

Topics: History • Islamofascism • Jew-Hatred • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Muslim Brotherhood • Nazi Germany • Obamaism • Politics • Religion 
Posted on Wed, February 13, 2013 at 22:33 pm CET
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State of the Union Address on Foreign Policy: Careful Phrasing Conceals Disasters

Think about the kind of mental construct that could produce this State of the Union address… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Obamaism • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Mon, February 4, 2013 at 02:40 am CET
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How Serious is Erdogan about Joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Instead of the EU?

Erdoğan is not going to initiate a divorce from the EU, but he may very well hope that the Europeans will “relieve” Turkey… Continue reading

Topics: China • Economy • Europe • Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Russian Federation • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, July 20, 2012 at 21:56 pm CEST
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Turkey Raises Central Asian Profil through SCO Link

The decision of the heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Beijing to designate Turkey a formal dialogue partner of the organization is yet another sign of recognition of Turkey’s growing influence in Central and South Asia… Continue reading

Topics: China • Diplomacy • Economy • NATO • Politics • Russian Federation • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, June 24, 2012 at 14:59 pm CEST
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Turkey’s Leadership Ambitions in NATO Weakened by Petty Politics

NATO’s May 20-21 heads-of-state summit in Chicago reminded everyone how Turkey is making important contributions to NATO in many key areas… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Cyprus • Europe • NATO • Security and Defense • Taliban • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, June 11, 2012 at 16:38 pm CEST
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Is Obama Strong on National Security? Of Course Not and Here’s the Iron-Clad Case Against Him

Let me explain to you why the Obama Administration’s propaganda leak effort to prove that the president is tough on national security is nonsense… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Sun, May 13, 2012 at 22:12 pm CEST
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The Obama Government Backs the Atrocity-Producing Forces So How Will it Stop Atrocities?

How can one write satire when the Obama Administration has created an Atrocities Prevention Board to prevent mass murder and genocide at the same time as it has been largely supporting the forces most likely to commit mass murder and genocide… Continue reading

Topics: Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Tue, April 17, 2012 at 19:04 pm CEST
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Can Afghanistan Be Rescued?

U.S. president Barack Obama entered office with a bold plan to combat Afghanistan’s escalating insurgency… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Diplomacy • Islamic Terrorism • Pakistan • Politics • Religion • Security and Defense • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Sat, March 31, 2012 at 20:28 pm CEST
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On Massacres and Motivations

Commenting on the recent massacre of 17 Afghan civilians that was allegedly carried out by Staff Sergeant Robert Bales… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Jihadism • Political Correctness • Religion • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, March 22, 2012 at 20:55 pm CET
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Mohammed Merah was a new breed of Iron Man terrorist

The French-born al Qaeda killer, Mohammed Merah, who shocked the world by murdering three Jewish schoolchildren and their teacher in Toulouse by shots to the head… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Anti-Semitism • Counter-terrorism • France • Global Jihad • Islamic Terrorism • Jew-Hatred • Religion • Salafism • Security and Defense 
Posted on Sun, March 4, 2012 at 00:02 am CET
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Obama: Please Apologize for Burning American Credibility

It should be obvious by now that President Barack Obama and his administration don’t know some basic things about the conduct of international relations… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Diplomacy • Religion • Security and Defense • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, February 27, 2012 at 16:01 pm CET
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Debate in the Mainstream Arabic-Speaking Universe: Only One Flavor Available

Westerners tend to believe that the debate in the Arabic-speaking universe is sort of like debate in the West… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Anti-Americanism • Anti-Zionism • Arab Spring • Arab World • Russian Federation • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, February 18, 2012 at 20:58 pm CET
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Rethinking U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan

As U.S. military operations in Afghanistan drag on inconclusively, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the Taliban insurgency is gaining ground… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Al-Qaeda • Islamic Terrorism • NATO • Security and Defense • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Wed, January 25, 2012 at 19:19 pm CET
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Obama’s State of the Union Speech: My Response Discovers Some Curious Insights and Strange Formulations

In his State of the Union message, President Barack Obama began by wrapping himself in the flag, patriotism, and love of the armed forces while trying to highlight his foreign policy achievements… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Al-Qaeda • Arab Spring • Diplomacy • Iraq • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Thu, December 29, 2011 at 10:49 am CET
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Turkish-US Relations in 2011 and Beyond: There May be Trouble Ahead

The year 2011 saw a “regression toward the mean” in Turkey’s relation with the United States… Continue reading

Topics: Cyprus • Europe • NATO • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, December 8, 2011 at 22:13 pm CET
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Iran displays captured US drone

Iran displayed the top-secret US stealth drone RQ-170 Sentinel captured on Sunday… Continue reading

Topics: Cyber War • Iran • Security and Defense • United States of America • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Wed, November 2, 2011 at 01:48 am CET
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King Abdallah of Jordan on How No One Trusts Obama’s Government

I think there is going to be less coordination with the West and therefore a chance of more misunderstandings… Continue reading

Topics: Iraq • Jordan • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, October 18, 2011 at 20:32 pm CEST
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More than Half of Afghans See Western Alliance as Occupiers

More than 50 percent of Afghans see the Western Alliance (ISAF / NATO) as occupying forces… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, October 3, 2011 at 20:07 pm CEST
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FM Hina Rabbani Khar Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

Our nation is united in its determination to eliminate the spectre of terrorism from our soil, from our region and the world… Continue reading

Topics: Pakistan • United Nations 
Posted on Thu, September 29, 2011 at 01:14 am CEST
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FM Sergey Lavrov Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

As for Syria, it is inadmissible to boycott proposals on a national dialogue, stir up confrontation and provoke violence… Continue reading

Topics: Russian Federation • United Nations 
Posted on Tue, September 27, 2011 at 14:52 pm CEST
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Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

The UAE has played a vital role in international efforts aiming at protecting the people of Libya… Continue reading

Topics: United Arab Emirates • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, September 24, 2011 at 14:43 pm CEST
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FM Zalmai Rassoul Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

We Afghans are proud to have partnered, over the past ten years, with the world’s struggle against terrorism… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Taliban • United Nations • War on Terrorism