Yesterday’s revelation in The Washington Post about the large portion of the U.S. intelligence budget going toward collection efforts on Pakistan is not surprising. What is surprising is that that the Obama Administration publicly downplays the terrorist threat that continues to emanate from the Afghanistan–Pakistan region. According to the article, based on documents released illegally […]
SYRIA: Obama-armed and funded al-Qaeda linked rebels force 24 civilian passengers off bus and behead all of them, including a mother and baby. Al-Qaeda militants kill 24 civilians near Ras al-Ain Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist groups operating in Syria, including the al-Nusra Front, are trying to capture Kurdish territories and make them part of a state they […]
August 29, 2013 14:04 by Simon Plosker The current news cycle is, unsurprisingly, dominated by Syria and the increasing probability of a US-led military strike in reaction to President Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons. HonestReporting will be there monitoring the media to make sure that all angles concerning Israel are covered fairly and accurately […]
As US President Obama continues to mull his options over a potential military intervention in Syria, Syrian state media is upping the ante, publicizing a list of “targets” that the Syrian military could target with “long-range missiles” in the event of a US-led attack. Aerial photos of the purported targets were released by state media, including strategic military positions […]
September 1, 2013 15:43 by Simon Plosker It seems that Israel can never do right. At least, that’s the impression given by the following sensationalist headline in The Times of London: The immediate impression is one of abandonment. Instead of a story celebrating the remarkable and unprecedented in-gathering of Ethiopian Jewry by Israel over the […]
Egypt’s state prosecutor said on Sunday he has referred ousted President Mohammed Morsi for trial on charges of inciting the murder of protesters, the BBC reported. The accusations relate to violence outside the presidential palace in Cairo last December when seven people were killed in clashes. Fourteen other members of Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood are to […]
In an ongoing attack, Taliban fighters bombed part of a U.S. military outpost on Monday, located in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar near the Pakistan border. Officials say that no one was killed in the attack. BBC news reported that NATO helicopters swarmed over the base as the attack triggered a gun battle with […]
By Cheryl K. Chumley The Washington Times Individuals with connections to al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations repeatedly tried to obtain jobs in US intelligence community; ‘One of five CIA applicants has connections to hostile groups’ An estimated one-fifth of a subset of all applicants for Central Intelligence Agency positions had significant ties to the terror […]
Egyptian authorities announced this weekend that a container ship passing through the Suez Canal was attacked by terrorists, who apparently sought to close the strategic waterway. The Panama-flagged vessel reportedly escaped major damage. More importantly, the canal was not forced to close, which would have disrupted global shipping operations, ratcheted up oil prices, and complicated the […]
With the U.S. and allies actively considering military action against the Syrian regime for reportedly using chemical weapons, the U.S. cannot ignore the possibility that Syria, and its ally Iran, will strike back at the U.S. with cyber weapons. Reuters is reporting that if the U.S. does intervene in Syria, this “will be the first […]
