This week’s Hezbollah protest in Beirut led to yet another disaster for the city and country. Seven Beirutis died from sectarian fire. Nine individuals have been detained by police, including one Syrian. The national inquiry into last years massive explosion which killed 200, wounded thousands and destroyed half the city, has entered a decisive phase. […]
Murder Plot Against Israeli Billionaire Had Iran Connection Israeli Security Services Warn Teddy Sagi of Planned Hit and He Escapes
Yesterday, Israeli media reported that an Israeli billionaire, Teddy Sagi, age 49, who lived on Cyprus was the target of a planned hit. He was warned before the killer struck by Israeli intelligence agents and escaped the island. The suspected killer, an Azeri national with a Russian passport was arrested. He had in his possession […]
Afghanistan is a Debacle All of Our Own Making Assassinating Qassem Soleimani Foreclosed Possibility of Collaborating With Iran on Afghan Withdrawal
There is a fundamental element of the Afghanistan tragedy which no one, among all the media pontificating on the subject, is discussing. There are two neighboring countries which either exert, or could exert significant influence on Afghanistan. Pakistan is the obvious one, which has dominated, mostly for ill, the country over the past decades. But […]
Does Attack by Iranian Ally in Yemen Portend Similar Ones Against Israel and U.S.?
A few days ago, Yemeni Houthis mounted a precisely-coordinated and complex attack on the arriving Saudi-sponsored cabinet at the Aden airport. The government had announced the arrival with great fanfare as TV cameras rolled to capture the success. The cabinet had been appointed after complex negotiations between two factions (one sponsored by the Saudis and […]
