In my day I’ve seen a lot of creative uses of U.S. government general licensing authority for travel to Cuba. But the latest batch of trips that have sprung up since the Obama Administration liberalized the Cuba travel regulations, well, might as well just call it tourism. Keep in mind that travel to Cuba by [...]
What a tangled web the radical Islamists weave. Islamic terrorist groups continue to pop up throughout the Western Hemisphere. The latest dispatch comes to us from the U.S. Attorney’s Office right here in Northern Virginia. The press released issued yesterday states in part:
Ayman Joumaa, a/k/a “Junior,” 47, of Lebanon, was indicted by a federal [...]
With a very few notable exceptions, most DC-based Western Hemisphere policy experts, for years, have downplayed Iran’s influence in the Americas. This would include both Democratic and Republican policymakers and staff.
Granted, after 09/11/01 there was a great deal of anecdotal information in the Latin American media about Iranian activities throughout the region. It has [...]
The Justice Department announced earlier this week that a Texas man has been convicted for providing material support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Turns out that this fellow thought he was communicating with the already deceased AQAP operative, Anwar Al-Aulaqi – the Yemeni-American who was killed [...]
Folks in this city should have heeded the advice of CIA Director Leon Panetta, the fellow who heads up the organization, along with DoD, that masterminded the capture of Usama bin Laden: release the elimination photo. Prior quote on this issue here.
President Obama said he does not want to release [...]
The capture and elimination of Osama bin Laden sends a clear message to our enemies, the United States will hunt you down until justice has been done.
This important victory against radical Islamists is a devastating blow to al-Qaeda and those individuals and countries that support them. This is not [...]
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