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2011
For 2010, I attempted to read the proverbial tea leaves and predict the future, with mixed success. Over the last year, I came to realize that it matters less to me whether I can call an event correctly before it … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Economy, Government, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Myanmar, News, North Korea, Pakistan, Politics, Predictions, Somalia, Syria, Taliban, United States, Venezuela, World Watch
Tagged 2011, acts of terrorism, Afghanistan, Economy, Government, Insolvency, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Medicare, North Korea, Pakistan, Social Security, Somalia, Spending, Syria, Terrorism, uncertainty, United States, Venezuela
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Ineptitude or desensitization?
Recent failed terrorist attacks (the latest apparently in Rome) seem to indicate a terrorist enemy in shambles, pressed hard on every side and scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to operatives capable of carrying out meaningful attacks, … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Current Operations, Defense, Government, Groups, Intelligence, Italy, Military, Nations, News, Pakistan, Security, Somalia, United States, War on Terror, World Watch
Tagged Afghanistan, attacks, Government, Intelligence, Military, Pakistan, Somalia, strategy, Terrorism, vigilance
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The statistics are against us
Via The Daily Beast comes news that the FBI successfully thwarted a bombing attempt by a Somali-born immigrant in Portland, Oregon. While it is easy to point out that the potential terrorist did not succeed, even though he had every … Continue reading
Posted in Nations, Somalia, United States, War on Terror, World Watch
Tagged acts of terrorism, chances of success, liberty, Oregon, Portland, Republic, Somalia, statistics, Terrorism, terrorists
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An enemy of my enemy is…
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So, the fundamentalist Muslims who control the southern portion of Somalia are threatening to attack the home base city of the pirates who hijacked the Sirius Star, an Arab oil tanker carrying an estimated $100 million in crude oil.
The fundamentalists, called the Shebab (or Shebaab or Shabaab) and a reincarnation of the Islamic Courts Union defeated in late 2006 by an incursion of the Ethiopian army, claim that their beliefs require them to do something about the pirates since piracy is a capital crime in the Koran. Yet, one has to wonder why the Shabab has turned a blind eye on the piracy rampant on Somalia’s coast until it was suddenly worth $100 million dollars. […] Continue reading
Posted in al Qaeda, Entities, fundamentalist Islam, Groups, History, Islam, Military, Nations, News, Quid Facis, Somalia, United States, War on Terror, West, the, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Choices, Fundamentalism, Piracy, Somalia
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