Sergey Ivaneyev, a retired lieutenant colonel who advises Russia’s Federal Agency for Nationality Affairs, says that Muslim draftees in the Russian military are increasingly refusing to obey orders on religious grounds, actions that compromise unit cohesion and military effectiveness. He goes on to say “that such unhealthy tendencies are increasingly in evidence in the Russian […]
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In Afghanistan, the Americans Did Not Fight to Win
There have been many attempts to analyze the reasons for the Taliban’s sudden victory in Afghanistan, almost all of them focusing on the failure of will of the Afghan soldiers themselves. They were clearly not willing to fight and die in defense of a quasi-liberal and most imperfect democracy, characterized by mismanagement and corruption, […]
Burkina Faso: Death toll in Arbinda jihad massacre now 120
Will the Islamophobia never end? An update on this story. “Burkina Faso terrorist attack kills 120 people,” DPA, August 20, 2021: Officials on Friday reported that a terrorist attack, following fighting in a remote area of Burkina Faso near the border with Mali, has left over 120 people dead. According to a government statement issued […]
Border Patrol chief forced out by Biden: Record number of known and suspected terrorists flooding into US
Come on, man! You’re not celebrating diversity yet? These new arrivals will help you do so, some in quite creative ways. “Border Patrol chief forced out by Biden tells agents the REAL national security crisis at the border is the record number of known and suspected terrorists flooding into the US,” by Katelyn Caralle, DailyMail.com, […]
Taliban mocks Iconic Iwo Jima Photo, and in the process, creates the Biden Monument
My latest in FrontPage: Fox News reported Saturday that “a Taliban fighting unit called the Badri 313 Battalion was spotted patrolling Afghanistan with U.S.-made gear, and posting one photo appearing to mock the iconic World War II photo, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.” If we had a sane political culture in America today, which of course we do not, the […]
Vetting? What Vetting? UK Flies Person on No-Fly List Into Britain from Afghanistan
My latest in PJ Media: On Monday morning, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby gave strong assurances that the Afghans who are being brought into the United States are being carefully vetted: “We have, uh, intelligence and law enforcement personnel, uh, at these sites, making sure that robust screening is done of these individuals, so that nobody […]
Bill Maher, Sam Harris Claim Biden’s Afghanistan Mess Is ‘Trumpian’
My latest in PJ Media: Donald Trump hasn’t been president for eight months now, but some Leftists had become so used to marinating in their Trump-hate over the last four years that they just can’t let the Bad Orange Man go. Over the last few days, “comedian” Bill Maher and “intellectual” Sam Harris have both […]
At Least 2,500 Afghan Refugees Are in the U.S. Already, and Many More Are on the Way. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
My latest in PJ Media: Monday morning at the Defense Department briefing on the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, Army Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor found something to boast about amid the catastrophe of the Biden administration and its woke military: Taylor touted the military’s efficiency in getting Afghans out of the Taliban’s clutches and into the United […]
Biden’s Long History of Betrayals in Afghanistan
“If we’re surging troops anywhere, it should be in Afghanistan” Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. During the 2007 Dem primaries, Biden attacked Obama for adopting his position on Afghanistan. The flailing Biden campaign put out a press release […]
Robert Spencer: In a victory over the fascists, it turns out I’m on Patreon
A few years back, with extraordinarily kind assistance from David Wood, I started a Patreon page. I had intended to convert some unused warehouse space into a set for regular videos. Instead, Patreon banned my page under pressure from fascists. After hearing from my attorneys, they reinstated it, but I fell seriously ill not […]