Next 48 to 72 Hours Could be Like a Roller Coaster Ride on the Terror Front but 2018 Will be Worse
As we come up on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, security forces have heightened security in New York, Las Vegas, London, and Paris to deter terror attacks by the Islamic State (ISIS) and potentially al-Qaeda and their supporters. There have been a plethora of ISIS threats, plots and attacks that have caused Western governments concern ahead of this year’s holiday period. We have witnessed the botched ISIS-inspired suicide bomb attack on a walkway below the New York Port A
Melbourne Attack: Cognitive Dissonance in Democracy Does Not Protect Us From ISIS-Inspired Christmas
Why is it that Western democratic governments and their security forces try to downplay the terrorist threat that so imperils our democracies? Is it wishful thinking? Is it an attempt to not over react to the threat? Is it dogma that Sunni Islamic terror only occurs as a group activity and not by the individual or so-called ‘lone wolf?’ Or is it just plain ignorance about terrorism and the challenges that it presents to democratic institutions? Whatever the cause of the appa
New York First of Several ISIS-Inspired and Directed Christmas Holiday Season Terror Attacks
New York First of Several ISIS-Inspired or Directed Christmas Season Terror Attacks At 7:20 am this morning a pipe bomb exploded in an underground tunnel linking the Times Square subway station and the Port Authority bus terminal during morning rush hour in New York. The suicide bomber was wearing the device when it exploded prematurely and was wounded by the blast. Police have arrested the suspect, identified as 27-year-old Bangladeshi national, Akayed Ullah, who has been re
ISIS Christmas Attacks: There Are No Safe Places Anymore
The United Kingdom’s new Defense Secretary Galvin Williamson has gone on record and said that Britain and every other country that provided the Islamic State (ISIS) with foreign fighters or terrorists in Iraq and Syria should hunt them down and kill them and that they not be allowed to return home. Not coincidently, British drone strikes in Syria and Iraq have increased dramatically. This comes on the heels of the arrest of two British ISIS supporters, Naa’imur Zakariyah Rah
National Lampoon’s Presents Justin Trudeau’s Diplomatic Vacation
If Chevy Chase had climbed off a plane in Beijing cast as the Prime Minister of Canada for National Lampoon’s Diplomatic Vacation, it could not be funnier or more embarrassing than Justin Trudeau’s misadventures today. The Prime Minister’s foray into foreign affairs has seen some real gaffes and disasters while he tried to dodge controversies with his Finance Minister and government at home. First, there was the extended private family vacation with the Agha Khan over Christm
