Thursday, June 17, 2010

National Security Updates

By Ryan Mauro

Viva Palestina: Islamist Ally

When Israeli commandos recently raided a terrorist-laden “relief” ship, they came into deadly contact with so-called “peace” activists who were aiding the terrorist cause of Gaza’s Hamas rulers. Among them were representatives of Viva Palestina, an organization founded by the anti-American former member of Britain’s parliament, George Galloway. Viva Palestina portrays itself as a humanitarian group dedicated to helping the people of Gaza. In reality, the group has longstanding ties to terrorism - one its members was once a senior leader in Hamas - and prolongs the Gazans’ suffering by supporting Hamas; by aiding its jihad to destroy Israel; and by working closely with the Turkish Islamist group that sponsored the recent Gaza flotilla.
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The Green Revolution Isn’t Over

The media is giving the pro-democracy Green Movement in Iran less and less attention as the regime prevents the assembling of massive headline-generating crowds. The Iranian people remain just as opposed to the regime as ever, boldly protesting and clashing with security forces on the first anniversary of Ahmadinejad’s so-called “re-election” on June 12. [more...]


The Call for a 'Greater Iran' Is Old News

Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1788: “An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.” In trying to decipher the agenda of our adversaries, we need to assume that they believe what they are saying. Much like Hitler stated his goals in Mein Kampf, the Iranian regime is today stating its goals. And as with Hitler, they are being ignored as the words of an otherwise rational leader of a nation-state playing to a domestic audience. [more...]

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