Sharia Law In Syria?

by | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

In the fog of war it is difficult to see where Syria will be when the smoke clears. What we do know is that Islamists whose origins are in al-Qaeda have taken control of the country. What does it mean for the region and for Syria’s former allies? Also today, Rand has...

Winners and losers in Syria

by | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

Iran and Russia are the two big losers in the ouster of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday by the Sunni Islamist groups affiliated to al-Qaeda. Assad fled in the nick of time  after giving orders that there be a peaceful handover of power. The likelihood is...

The Real Scandal of Hunter‘s Pardon

by | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

Politicians and pundits spent much of last week commenting on President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter for lying on a federal gun purchase form, failing to pay taxes, and any other offenses he may have committed over the past decade. Much of the controversy is...

What’s Going on in Syria?

by | Dec 7, 2024 | Uncategorized

Syria is the mother of all mysteries. Even the Romans couldn’t figure out all the intrigues, plots, factions, coups and assassinations that were common there. Nor could they understand or deal with its hotbed of religions and weird sects. Two thousand years later, not...

Biden’s Nuclear Going Out of Business Sale

by | Dec 7, 2024 | Uncategorized

Has the world forgotten the real danger of nuclear war? Do we live in a fantasy world where we think we can escalate tensions and put entire portions of the world under threat by using Ukraine as a sacrificial pawn (in what is classically sold as providing...