Analysis & Commentary
A Bloody Week of Terrorist Attacks in India and Pakistan
Islamist terrorists killed nearly forty people last week in India and Pakistan. Islamist terrorist attacks against democracy are not limited to America, Israel or the West. The Jihadists not only hate Christians and Jews, but also other Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists (recall the ancient statues the Taliban destroyed). The war against terrorism is a war to defend freedom.
Accomplice to Evil: Iran and the War Against the West
Acknowledging the existence and actions of evil enemies means accepting that we are at war, and then designing and conducting a strategy to win. Accomplice to Evil takes a comprehensive look at the errors we have made in the past when dealing with a mounting enemy force, why we’ve refused to acknowledge the implications of a rising evil, and how we can defeat the forces that threaten us today.
Addendum to Iran’s Energy Partners Report
Since Iran’s Energy Partners: Companies Requiring Investigation Under U.S. Sanctions Law was published, four companies listed by FDD in this report have announced plans to stop doing business in Iran.
After the Hariri Assassination: Syria, Lebanon, and U.S. Policy
The occupation drew its rationale from three factors. Broadly speaking, it garnered validation under the guise of Cold War politics. On the regional level, Israel's 1978 and 1982 invasions of Lebanon and subsequent occupation of the southern part of the country gave justification for a continued Syrian presence. Yet, the factor that allowed Syrian hegemony to fully take root was the civil war and concomitant fragmentation of Lebanese society.
Al Qaeda’s Resurgence
Four years ago, his words would have represented an almost unquestioned consensus view. In late January, the State Department's counterterrorism coordinator, Dell Dailey, described al Qaeda's top leadership as isolated, saying that they have "much, much less central authority and much, much less capability to reach out."
America: The Oil Hostage
Most Americans do not realize that the United States imports two-thirds of its oil from other countries. Hence, when some turmoil brews where the U.S. oil supply must be protected, the result is often a costly and bloody war. The oil is not under U.S. control and many countries that are hostile to the U.S. control both the supply and the price. As long as the U.S. continues to need this oil, it will remain at the mercy of such countries. Thus "The Oil Hostage." The U.S. Government has illusively promised oil independence since the 1973 Arab embargo, but still we are entangled in oil wars to guard the available supply. Without such wars, the prices of gas could skyrocket in a matter of days, sending the U.S. into an economic depression. Thousands of U.S. soldiers are being sacrificed in the name of oil. Numerous solutions are available to the U.S. government to bring us back on a path of freedom from oil-rich countries. With just a few steps we could be self-sufficient in less than a generation, with plentiful and much cheaper sources of energy at our disposal. Just a few simple steps and global warming would be a thing of the past. Just a few simple steps and these bloody oil wars can end, allowing America to move into a bright and energy abundant future.
Apollo’s Fire
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy ignited America’s Apollo Project and sparked a revolution in space exploration. Today the New Apollo Energy Project is poised to revolutionize the production of energy and thereby save our planet. The nation that built the world’s most powerful rockets, its most advanced computers, and its most sophisticated life support systems is ready to create the world’s most powerful solar energy systems, its most advanced wind energy turbines, and its most sophisticated hybrid cars. This will result in nothing less than a second American Revolution. Who are the dreamers in California who believe they can use mirrors and liquid metal to wring more electricity from a ray of sunshine than anyone else on earth can?
Axis of Abuse: U.S. Human Rights toward Iran and Syria
On behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, thank you for inviting me to take part in today’s hearing. I also would like to commend you for holding this hearing at a critical time in the ongoing Syrian uprising against the regime of Bashar Assad.
