Not necessarily! So relax! “Reception of Afghans in France: the Taliban do not necessarily constitute a terrorist threat,” translated from “Accueil d’Afghans en France : les talibans ne constituent pas forcément une menace terroriste,” by Jacques Follorou, Le Monde, August 25, 2021 (thanks to Will): France’s reception of Afghans fleeing the Taliban regime which came […]
The Myth of Negotiating With the Taliban
A few points. 1. The Taliban put the Haqqani Network, which was allied with Al Qaeda, in charge of security in Kabul and was running security at the airport 2. The head of ISIS-K is a former Haqqani network commander 3. Afghan officials said that the Haqqani network and ISIS-K are the same 4. Whether […]
Vetting the Unvettable
As America is faced with the total collapse of Afghanistan and the U.S. government’s malfeasance in responding to it, the question of Afghan refugees coming to America is a real security issue for state and local governments as well as citizens across the nation. 2 questions: How can American citizens trust the government with […]
The Cost of Not Knowing The Enemy
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” — Sun Tzu, The Art of […]
Criminal Negligence
Like the generals who came before him, CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth Frank McKenzie Jr. (USMC) is responsible for the deaths of men America entrusted to his care because he made an affirmative decision not to know and understand his enemy. His decision not to do basic due diligence to KNOW THE ENEMY is unprofessional. […]
Pope Francis says ‘dialogue’ is the only path to ‘peace and security’ in Afghanistan
The pope’s words are self-refuting. His own “dialogue” with Muslim leaders hasn’t prevented a single Christian from being persecuted or a single church from being destroyed. His Human Fraternity document with the Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar hasn’t led the Taliban or any other Islamic group to lay down their arms and end their jihad. Dialogue […]
Center for Advanced Military Science chief, former US Army War College associate: with meditation, we can end jihad
Dr. David Leffler “served as an Associate of the Proteus Management Group at the Center for Strategic Leadership, US Army War College. Currently, he serves as the Executive Director at CAMS,” that is, the Center for Advanced Military Science. He has “also given presentations about IDT [Invincible Defense Technology] at the Russian Air Force Academy, […]
Senior advisor to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shocked to discover Taliban motivated by Islam
Carter Malkasian is “the author of The American War in Afghanistan: A History. He served as a civilian advisor in Iraq and Afghanistan and was the senior advisor to General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from 2015 to 2019.” In this long piece for Politico from early July, he wrestles with […]
Germany: Muslim screams ‘Allahu akbar, everything will be blown up here’ on tram, is placed in mental health clinic
Of course. What else could he possibly be but mentally ill? Jihad? What’s that? “Bremen: Man threatens to blow up the tram,” translated from “Bremen: Mann droht Straßenbahn in die Luft zu sprengen” by Florian Zinn, Nord 24, August 11, 2021 (thanks to Medforth): A man caused a large-scale police operation in Bremen-Mitte on Tuesday. […]
Washington Post’s Dana Milbank blames Trump for Tlaib’s Jew-hatred
The claim that Trump, the most pro-Israel president since the founding of the modern state of Israel and the one of the only presidents, maybe the only one, to have Jewish grandchildren was antisemitic was a base Leftist calumny that had no foundation in fact. Now, true to Leftist practice, Milbank is building a second […]