Terrorists on the Mavi Marmara

IHH Denies Alleged Link to Al-Qaeda

Officials with the Turkish Islamist group IHH denied on Friday claims that an official investigation has been launched against IHH President Bülent Y?ld?r?m over alleged links to al-Qaeda. Turkish media outlets reported earlier that Y?ld?r?m has been accused of secretly funding the terrorist group secretly, official documentation. Two Turkish special prosecutors are conducting separate probes into the […]

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Further Thoughts on Not Intervening in Syria

by Daniel Pipes June 13, 2012 My article today, “Stay out of the Syrian Morass,” has evinced a number of comments. Some responses: Jonathan Tobin wrote a refutation at the Commentary weblog, “Contentions.” The key paragraph reads: Assad’s survival will mean not just more Syrian slaughter but will be a huge victory for his Iranian […]

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Lessons Learned From US Withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

News article from CNN announcing President George W. Bush’s decision to withdraw from the ABM Treaty Ten years ago tomorrow, the United States formally withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, which has defined strategic thinking for about 30 years. On Wednesday, The Heritage Foundation will host an event commemorating the 10th anniversary of the withdrawal […]

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When Will the President Reveal a Secret Deal with the Russians?

Congressman Mike Turner (R–OH) recently released a video asking what secret deal with the Russian Federation President Obama had in mind when he told Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev that he will have “more flexibility” after the election. Turner’s efforts are warranted, because the American people place a fundamental trust in the President to do […]

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Israel to Unveil World’s Smallest Missile

Israel’s Rafael Defense Systems will unveil the world’s smallest military missile at the annual Eurosatory “Land and Airland Defense and Security” exhibition in Paris next week, Israel Defense reports. The Mini-Spike electro-optic guided missile is the first missile to implement an anti-personnel precision attack missile. It has range of approximately three quarters of a mile […]

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Israel Defense Forces Joins the Fight Against Cyber Attacks

The IDF’s Operations Department has recently defined the essence of IDF cyber warfare, putting together instructions that define the military’s operational methods in cyber space and clarify its goals in facing potential enemies. The IDF Website revealed on Sunday these instructions for the first time and, according to the IDF document, cyber space is to […]

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