‘ISIS Hackers’ Googled Their Hit List; Troops’ Names Were Already on Public Websites

They swore they ‘hacked military servers’ to threaten U.S. troops. Actually, these self-proclaimed ISIS whiz kids basically cobbled together information that was already online. So much...

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The Iraqi Holocaust

Twelve years ago today, the U.S. and its NATO allies launched a disastrous and illegal invasion of the sovereign Republic of Iraq. The invasion, predicated upon false claims, such as the...

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Derasat Think Tank Holds Meeting

Bahrain Strategic, International and Energy Studies (DERASAT) today convened and discussed key issues on the agenda. DERASAT Board of Trustees’ Chairman Khalid Ibrahim Al-Fadhala...

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Misreading the Middle East

In his own way, President Barack Obama is trying every bit as hard to transform the Middle East as did the neoconservatives in George W. Bush’s administration. And Obama is no more...

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Reassuring America’s Gulf Arab Allies

Now is the time for the United States to upgrade its partnership with the Arab Gulf states into a real alliance. Should a nuclear deal between Iran and the U.S.-led group of nations...

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Isis Moves West to Attack Syrian Army in Homs: Activists

ISIS fighters attacked a military airport in Syria’s Homs province Monday as they pressed a westward offensive against government strongholds, an activist group said. Forays by ISIS,...

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Saudi, UAE Influence Grows With Purchases

The top five weapons importers — India, Saudi Arabia, China, the UAE and Pakistin — accounted for 33 percent of the total arms imports from 2010 to 2014, according to the Stockholm...

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