This article addresses one of the the issues raised in an earlier post which provided a statistical breakdown of the foreign fighters in Iraq and
Month: October 2014
The Half-Century Anniversary of “Dr. Strangelove” -The New Yorker
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”, a very funny
Tunisia and Lybia, two different directions
When the governments in Tunisia and Libya fell, there was a great deal of optimism for the Arab Spring. Since then the two countries have
Obama administration downgrades signature Mideast democracy program -al Monitor
“MEPI’s demise is indicative of a broader backing off from supporting civil society and falling back into the old pattern of not antagonizing old allies.”
Islamic State: What has Kobane battle taught us? -BBC
This came out just before the Kurds claimed to have retaken Kobane. 1. Kobane is not “strategically” important. 2. Both IS and the Pentagon chose
Kobane Complications: “After repelling ISIL, PKK fighters are the new heroes of Kurdistan” -Al Jazeera
The battle in Kobane was nothing if not dramatic. Kurdish fighters affiliated with the PKK appeared on the verge of defeat but rallied to push
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