Is the F-35 Deal a Dud for Israel?
Despite the fanfare put on by the Israeli government upon the delivery of the first F-35s this past week, the plane itself may not be the deal the Israeli cabinet made it out to be. Since the beginning of…
Israel-India Alliance is the Real Global Gamechanger
In 1948 two former British colonies were partitioned and given independent status. Like the British Mandate of Palestine, the Indian sub-continent had a rocky relationship with their colonial masters. At the end the British pulled out of both places…
The Mosul Dam: Is Another Biblical Flood in the Works?
While the battle over Mosul rages on, the World Bank has funded an operation to save the Mosul Dam 60km north of the city. Five hundred Kurdish Peshmerga forces are guarding the Italian company,TREVI, while it tries to beat…
After Mosul Failure, Obama Switches Focus to Raqqa as Time Runs Out
In an increasing sign of desperation after the Obama administration’s failure retaking Mosul, Obama has waived legal restrictions outlined in the US Arms Export Control Act, which forbids providing defense-related supplies or services to countries that are not cooperating fully with US…
WAR EXPANDS: Putin Backed Rebels in Eastern Ukraine Continue to Attack NATO Trained Troops
Rebel fighters in the Lugnask and Donetsk regions have continued their Russian backed offense against Kiev backed military positions in an attempt to push back the NATO backed government out of culturally heavy Russian regions. Updates in the Ukrainian/Russian…