The big international news over the holiday weekend was Israel raiding a Turkish Flotilla that was delivering humanitarian aide to Gaza. This of course has become a really big story, resulting in enormous pressure on the U.S. to walk that fine line between two allies. The Obama administration isn’t jumping to any conclusions, rightfully so, […]
Vanity Fair has posted an extensive piece that lays out the case that our Government sparked recent problems in Gaza. It even goes as far as saying it’s “part Iran-Contra”. Sounds like Congress has some questions to ask.
And since he didn’t do that then the Palestinians decided to do it themselves. Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from Gaza Wednesday after masked gunmen used land mines to blast down a seven-mile barrier dividing the border town of Rafah. Men and women walked unhindered or rode in donkey carts over the […]
After a much needed break yesterday, I return to this news: The Israeli army dropped phosphorous bombs against Hizbollah guerrilla targets in Lebanon during the war in August, an Israeli minister said yesterday, confirming Lebanese allegations for the first time. Phosphorus weapons can cause severe burns and are banned for use in civilian areas, but […]
Interesting story here from ThreatsWatch stating that al-Qaeda has a presence in Palastinian Territories: With the latest release of yet another global message from al-Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri, there is certainly much to comb over. On its surface, it appears primarily a repeat of calls for more jihad, with merely new causations and motivations. What stands out as […]