Al Qaeda Tag

Iran Embassy attacked in Beirut

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2013 7 Comments

There was a double suicide bombing targeting the Iranian Embassy in Beirut earlier today. There are at least 25 dead, including one diplomat. An al-Qaeda linked group is claiming credit, but the Iranians are blaming Israel. The bobming is assumed to be in retaliation for Iran's involvement in...

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The “Assad v. al-Qaeda” narrative may not be what it appears

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2013 80 Comments

There are very good arguments against intervention in Syria, even if I disagree with the conclusions reached from those arguments.  I haven't denigrated those who disagree, although I can't say the same is true in reverse. Unfortunately, regardless of how you come out on the issue,...

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Syria: Cluster bombs won’t solve this cluster—- (Update – British parliament vote delayed for lack of support)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 28, 2013 54 Comments

If you've noticed, I haven't weighed in on what to do in Syria. We're pretty much stuck to straight reporting. We're in a real mess. As pointed out before, it's a matter of bad or worse in the Syrian civil war. It's just hard to know who...

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Beware Glenn Greenwald bearing leaks

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 21, 2013 34 Comments

Just as the NSA-Snowden leak story was being broken by The Guardian via Glenn Greenwald, and to a lesser extent at The Washington Post, I thought about writing a post with the title this post bears.  In the crush of other things, and the uncertainty as...

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Now even WaPo refers to Obama’s terror policy as “wishful thinking”

Posted by David Gerstman on August 11, 2013 13 Comments

The Washington Post endorsed Obama twice while noting a major foreign policy flaw. Why don't they acknowledge that they were wrong?...

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Explosives implanted inside bodies may be behind current terror alerts

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2013 58 Comments

Why the sudden and hysterical terror alerts causing shutdown of U.S. Embassies in the Middle East and worldwide concern? This may be the reason, via ABC News: The senior U.S. official said there is concern about devices that could be implanted inside the body of a terrorist. “We...

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On “Responsibly Ending the War in Iraq”

Posted by David Gerstman on July 25, 2013 31 Comments

"The gains of the surge are now in jeopardy ...

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/25/2013 – Al Qaeda and Iran?

Posted by David Gerstman on April 25, 2013 1 Comment

1) Shia is Shia and Sunni is Sunni and never the twain shall meet A couple of Al Qaeda terrorists were arrested in Canada. So of course, expect the LA Times to start its account with this: Police in Canada said Monday that two men suspected of...

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