Empire by Terror, Afghanistan to Syria: Brzezinksi’s al Qaeda Doctrine

Empire by Terror, Afghanistan to Syria: Brzezinksi’s al Qaeda Doctrine

Brzezinski’s al Qaeda Doctrine as defined by the US Department of Defense’s Dictionary of Military Terms: ” Brzezinski’s al Qaeda Doctrine is the calculated use of violence or threat of violence by proxy to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious,…

What Past Civil Wars Tell Us About the Future of Syria

What Past Civil Wars Tell Us About the Future of Syria

When Syrian government soldiers first recaptured the small village of Deir Hafar from Isis in 2017, they found the black-painted but hurriedly abandoned Islamic “court” strewn with piles of documents. These hundreds of pages contained terrible proof of how the Syrian civilians there had behaved under at least three years of Isis occupation. I arrived in…

Are the US and Israel Preparing for War in the Middle East? II

Are the US and Israel Preparing for War in the Middle East? II

Despite the lack of visible preparation for war, the Lebanese authorities consider it important to take all necessary precautions for a possible Israeli attack on Lebanon. Israel is not alone; this time its forces enjoy unlimited military support from the US administration through the US forces stationed in Israel and in various bases in the…

Clouds Gather Above the Middle East: War or No War?

Clouds Gather Above the Middle East: War or No War?

In recent years, Israel has proved capable of reading between the lines to assess accurately the politico-military situation in the Middle East, exploiting timely opportunities to hit targets of its enemies in Syria and Iraq. Domestic, regional and unlimited US support for far-right Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu permitted his military machine to close in on…

Hezbollah Leader: The Possibility of a War with Israel Is Very High This Summer

Hezbollah Leader: The Possibility of a War with Israel Is Very High This Summer

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah held a private meeting this week with his top military commanders in which he warned them to prepare for a hot Summer because Israel plans to launch a surprise war against Lebanon. Sayyed Nasrallah has asked his men to share the reality of the situation and the possibility of war…