Few national security analysts were surprised by recent allegations of Russian bounty payments to Taliban insurgents who killed Americans, even as many were disturbed by President Trump’s failure to take any action against Moscow after being briefed about the plot.
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Ex-Cambridge student Oliver Bel denies terror offence
A former Cambridge University student has denied possessing a bomb-making instruction manual.
Read More »Release of Pro-Iran Militants Signals Governance Challenge in Iraq, Experts Say
Defying state power, a group of 14 pro-Iran militiamen clothed in khaki military fatigues trampled over doctored portraits of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
Read More »Russia did pay extremists to attack US soldiers in Afghanistan, according to 3 separate Taliban sources
Taliban commanders have confirmed that Russia has offered financial and material support to its members in exchange for attacking US forces in Afghanistan.
Read More »The Future of Israel's Borders: International Law and Islamic Law. Part II
This is where the plan for extending Israeli law over more territory becomes simpler to resolve both legally and morally. However many times the Palestinian Arabs have been offered a state, they have chosen to turn it down, rejecting generous peace offers. They have preferred to use terrorism and three …
Read More »EU Still Trying to Fund Palestinian Terror-linked NGOs
It is easy to understand why Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are now furious with the European Union. Recently, the EU and its member countries have had the audacity to demand that EU taxpayer money not end up in the hands of terrorists or terrorist organizations.
Read More »Israel's Annexation Plan Will Trigger Violence, Instability Arabs Warn
Arab governments have warned Israel that plans to annex the West Bank will trigger violence and regional instability. Unilateral annexation could happen as early as July 1, but European states, the United Nations, the Arab League and senior members of the U.S. Democratic Party say the move will harm chances …
Read More »Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq says it will never surrender weapons
Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq is riding high after humiliating the Iraqi prime minister this week. After 14 of its members were arrested and then released, it held a victory party at which it burned images of Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi and told pro-Iranian media it will never give up its …
Read More »German intel says Iran 'massively promotes antisemitism, Israel hatred'
Iran’s clerical regime is a leading sponsor of Jew-hatred, the domestic intelligence agency for the city-state of Berlin disclosed June 25 in a report on antisemitism.
Read More »Pompeo urges U.N. arms embargo on Iran’s `terrorist regime’
Calling Iran “the world’s most heinous terrorist regime,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend the U.N. arms embargo against Tehran, which expires in October, and reject “extortion diplomacy.”
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