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Hello, It seems as though the Syrian civil war has brought more of a focus on the relations between the Arabs and the Iranians. Many books written about the more recent history have discussed the tense relations between the Iranians and Arab states, with the gulf states fearing the expansion of...

It seems that the argument for those Americans, including the President, who want a strike is that if the West does not act that allowing Assad to use chemical weapons wil set a precedent for usage of chemical weapons in the future, and that American interests around the world could be the...

Hello. I was just wondering if anyone new of any pieces of literature that advocates giving a nation's, which ever nation, military the capability to collect all security intelligence both from abroad as well as domestically. It is my very limited belief, that the immensity of certain...

From CBC news, http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/2013/08/27/syria-war-clouds-gather.html It seems to state that minister Baird is not ruling out any possible action against Assad. In regards to the post about the possible oil deal between the saudis and russians. Would it be too much to...

Interesting article from the Long War Journal. "A few more questions before we start bombing Syria"...

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23776013 This article seems to indicatevthat there is a chance Mubarak could leave prison. Perhaps it is safe to assume that the masses on the street would have even more cause to revolt. It would be interesting to find out what the Egyptian military's...

Here is an interesting article from Foreign Affairs Magazine. The article discusses General Sisi's Islamic beliefs and how he may desire to have a greater Islamic society in Egypt. The article mentions how he is seemingly trying to convince M.B. supporters to back away from the M.B ( Muslim...

Incredible, perhaps many military personnel in the States would not be too happy to learn of this, if their jobs or pay are on the line perhaps due to pay cuts: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50151379n In regards to military spending, if the leadership desires to cut costs, would they...

Here is an interesting article from Foreign Affairs Magazine. It discusses the importance of the Syrian military officrr corps and why the officers have mostly remained faithful to the Assads. It doesnt seem, from what the experts are saying,  that the Syrian military officers will be changing...

Here is an article about clashes between Kurds and Islamists, the Kurds seemed to have managed to push the islamists out of an area. The article mentions the dispute between the groups over cultural values, Secularism vs Islam.  If the conflict in Syria goes in favour of the Islamists and they...

Here is a report from the Long War Journal concerning the killing Kamal Hamami by Jabhat Al Nusra. The FSA is demanding the Al Qaeda in Iraq leader,  to face justice, the leader is Abu al Baghdadi. Here is their report. "Several days ago, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, the...

@ Mr. Thucydides, Thank you for your response. If the jihadis are seeking to eliminate the FSA due to the possible belief that the FSA may be support ed by the West. Does abyone here believe that these extremists have the manpower to support such a conflict with both FSA and Assad forces? What...

@ Mr.SMA and others, If these recent event is tied to that of Shah Massoud and the Taliban.  Can anyone here possibly reason why the jiihadis in Syria maybe  following the same path as those wo fought in Afghanistan? Why are Syrian jihadists possibly opening a second confrontation with the FSA...

Hello, Can anyone speculate as to how Israel may be reacting to this change in Egyptian politics. Does anyone think that the Israelis may approve of this military takeover? Can anyone speculate as to the relationship between the Israeli and Egyptian security services? Here is an article from...

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/07/01/israels_secret_uranium_buy?page=0,2Interest ing article from FP. It discusses how the US and Uk discovered Israel's effort s to gain nuclear capabilities, thanks to the work by Canadian intelligence.The article discusses all three nations fears...

Here is an interesting video from CFR on the threat of spillover from Syria into Iraq, Jordan and Libya. It seems that there is evidence that Qatar and Saudi Arabia are funding the Sunnis, perhaps it is now safe to assume that. As in this video, as well as others from various sources including...

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/03/08/wanted_phds_who_can_win_a_bar_fight?wp_login_redirect=0 It seems interesting what the author is talking about, he seems to have experience since he is an ex special forces soldier. It seems to be interesting that despite budget cuts that are...

Hopefully this field, is the best place to post this video. It refers to Iraq post US occupation. It specifically talks about Nouri Al-Maliki and his government, from what is mentioned, it seems that Al-Maliki is not the best man to run the country. With the crisis next door (in Syria), does...

Hello, Just as a notion, not as a question, but does anyone here think it would be wise for Canada to send (possibly) intelligence specialists to Mali to provide support for the coalition in that regard, and to give our government a better understanding of what is going on . Pierre Boisvert...

http://intelnews.org/2012/11/07/01-1126/#more-9582 Murdered British businessman ‘was MI6 operative’ By JOSEPH FITSANAKIS | intelNews.org | An investigation by The Wall Street Journal has concluded that Neil Heywood, the British businessman who was murdered in China last November, was an active...