Iraq’s Foreign Minister has insisted that he is powerless to stop weapons transfers from Iran to Syria across what’s been called an ‘air bridge’ over his country. However, Hadi al-Ameri, Iraq’s Transportation Minister, who has been implicated in the 1996 Khobar Towers bombings (among other things), has expressed loyalty to Iran’s Ayatollah in the past. […]
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Is John Kerry putting his In-laws’ family in danger by helping Syrian rebels?
There is much at stake for both sides in the war taking place in Syria. For the Turks and the Muslim Brotherhood, taking Syria would be a monumental victory for the neo-Ottomans who seek a return of the caliphate. For Iran, such a scenario would mean a major defeat. For all intents and purposes, Assad’s […]
Muslims complain about Disabled Iraq War Vet’s ‘Infidel’ tattoo; War Vet removed from premises… in Florida!
Eddie Bryant is a disabled Iraq war veteran who has the word ‘Infidel’ tattooed on his leg. You would think Muslims would appreciate his being so open. When it came to Bryant, they didn’t have to guess. The least they could do would be to tell him thank you. Is it a good thing to […]
Getting closer to why the U.S. Continues to support Syrian Rebels
Before checking out Diana West’s article entitled, Uncle Sam and the Saudi Crescent, consider op-eds penned by former president George W. Bush and his former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice last year; both were bizarre. In May, Bush expressed his continued support for the ‘Arab Spring’ and then in November, Rice continued arguing in support […]
Video: Glazov Gang talks Iraq ten years later
It’s been ten years since ‘shock and awe’ campaign that kicked off America’s war in Iraq. Here are two videos from the Glazov Gang that includes a discussion about whether we should have gone in at all and what should have been done differently with the gift of hindsight. The second video involves analysis of […]
Prophecy: What Lies Ahead
By Walid Shoebat The U.S. and Israel are concerned about Iran’s Uranium Enrichment; Iran experiments with Duetrium, Brillium and Tritium – agents that are only used to detonate a Nuclear bomb. They have no waste facilities and it’s like the 9/11 hijackers learning how to take off but having no interest in learning how to […]
Obama’s Reelection Simply Means More Power To Islamists
By Theodore Shoebat With Obama’s inauguration for his reelection, many people are exalting him as another Martin Luther King Jr., and a voice for social equality. But is this event really worth celebration? No. Obama’s policies has only made the West lose control of the Middle East, and this will only lead to the formation […]
What Muslim In Iraq Are Doing To The Chaldean Christians
Now with Saddam gone, and the Shiite’s unchecked, the Islamists have been committing atrocities upon the Christians in Iraq. — Posted by Theodore Shoebat
The Man who should have been listened to in the days after 9/11
While doing some research for this post, I came across a document that appeared to have been written less than one month after 9/11; it was written in the form of a journal but did not have an author’s name (I have since learned it and reveal it at the end of this post ). […]
1st Lt. Michael Behenna loses final Military Appeal
For those new to the maddening story of 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, we wrote about it here. Feel free to get up to speed before digesting the outrageous new development. Behenna now has scant few options left after losing his final military appeal. Via Bob McCarty (h/t Atlas): Short of a presidential pardon or Supreme […]
Iraq releases Hezbollah leader accused of Executing handcuffed U.S. Soldiers
When U.S. troops left Iraq, that country was essentially handed over to Iran. This latest news that Iraq has released a Hezbollah leader guilty of executing five U.S. soldiers five years ago, seems to bolster that charge. Via Fox News: Republicans on Capitol Hill are furious over the Obama administration’s handling of a purported Hezbollah […]
2004 Video: Egyptian Presidential candidate supported Armed Resistance in Iraq
Regular readers of our blog know about Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh. He is a finalist in the race for president of Egypt. In 2004, he said he fully supported the armed resistance against the United States in Iraq “100%.” In the video below from 2004, he said that he would take up arms himself against […]
Story of Murdered Iraqi woman in San Diego suddenly nowhere to be found
The last noteworthy story that was published about Shaima Alawadi’s murder showed that her husband and daughter may be linked to her death, despite a note left next to her body that referred to her as a ‘terrorist’ who should return to her own country. When the story first broke, there were forces at work […]
Iraq’s Sunni Vice President flees to Qatar; Shiite Prime Minister Al-Maliki demands he be returned
Syria is not the only place where the Sunni / Shiite divide is heating up. It’s also manifesting itself at the highest levels of government in Shiite-controlled Iraq. Last December, it was learned that an arrest warrant had been issued for Iraq’s Sunni Vice President – Tariq al-Hashemi – who fled to northern Iraq to […]
The Shoebat Foundation stands with 1st Lt. Michael Behenna
The simplified version of 1st Lt. Michael Behenna’s story is that he received 25 years in prison for killing an Al-Qaeda operative that was subsequently reduced to a 15-year sentence. Though the longer version will show that Michael may have taken some missteps, which actually resulted from a bone-headed decision from his superiors, the notion […]
California: Iraqi woman beaten, dies of her Injuries
A mother of five children was severely beaten in her El Cajon home, just outside of San Diego. The woman was from Iraq and her death has caught the attention of – you guessed it – the director of the San Diego chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). Via Fox News: A […]