Russia’s Bin Laden vows to terrorize the Sochi Winter Olympics
The Chechen rebel leader and terrorist who has claimed responsibility for several deadly suicide bombing in Russia has ordered his network to do whatever it takes to sabotage the (more…)
Afghanistan frees terrorists, jailed by U.S., who had killed Americans
A committee appointed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai decided on Monday, Dec. 30, that 650 of 764 or 85 percent of the criminals in the Bagram prison should be (more…)
Diplomatic blitz by Chuck Hagel, Iranians, failed to reassure Gulf states
Six Arab states in the Gulf region led by Saudi Arabia have agreed to form a joint military command in order to achieve better strategic and operational coordination. The (more…)
Congress acts to stop Turkey’s missile deal with Chinese proliferator
In the new National Defense Authorization Act [NDAA] for 2014, members of the U.S. Congress have inserted a provision that would prevent Turkey from proceeding with its September 2013 (more…)
Iran intel said to be spooked by own homegrown cyber activists
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’s intelligence agency has arrested “a number of cyber activists with links to foreigners,” the Teheran Fars News Agency reported. “[The Iranian cyber activists] were (more…)
Ukraine shocks West by abandoning EU deal to align with Russia
Ukraine abruptly called off the long anticipated comprehensive trade deal with the European Union on Nov. 21 for “National Security reasons.” Meanwhile, Kiev expressed its desire to resume an (more…)
Ukraine settles energy dispute with Moscow days before EU deals
Moscow and Kiev have finally agreed to a compromise energy deal ending a dispute that had locked the two former Soviet states into a decade-long diplomatic freeze. Like most (more…)
Assassination of key Haqqani terror architect shakes Afghan Taliban
A senior Haqqani network figure of the Afghan Taliban was killed by unidentified gunmen in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad in the evening of Nov. 10. The attack dealt (more…)
Pressed by its NATO allies, Turkey may back out of China missile deal
The government of Turkey is facing increasing pressure from its key NATO allies, especially the United States, and may abandon its earlier decision to buy a Chinese-made missile defense (more…)