Middle East
Islamic State’s Ultimate Goal: Saudi Arabia’s Oil Wells
For the terrorist group known as the Islamic State, Syria and Iraq were a good place to start their campaign, but in order to survive ……Read More
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Middle East
The Islamic State and Ethnic Cleansing
While the recent beheadings of two Westerners by ISIS/IS has garnered headlines around the world, ISIS has a history of brutality that has terrorized northern ……Read More
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Inside the Mind of the Western Jihadist
The rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has brought renewed focus on Europe’s homegrown-Islamist problem: What could possess an affluent young man ……Read More
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You Can Say This for Saddam Hussein: He Meant What He Said
When you hear a megalomaniac tyrant espouse a bizarre worldview, you think to yourself: “Surely this rhetoric is for public consumption, in service of political ……Read More
Middle East
US Airstrikes Won’t Eradicate ISIS
Millions of words have been written about the rise, conquests, and savagery of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, and Boko Haram in ……Read More
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Said to Approve Military Cooperation with US
Iran’s top commander has been authorized to coordinate military operations with US, Iraqi, and Kurdish forces battling Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Iraq, according ……Read More