The Mess in the Middle East
Is ISIS Using Chemical Weapons Too?

Sources suggest chlorine attacks against the Iraqi Army, and potentially more to come.

Carrying a Little Stick
Degrade and Destroy ISIS…But Not for a Couple of Months

Iraqi and Syrian forces may not be ready to go for a few months—but don’t count on ISIS to sit still until then.

The Fracas in Caracas
Venezuela Outdoes The Onion

Venezuela attempts to ration groceries by using fingerprint scanner—with predictable results.

After the Arab Spring
Tunisia Is Fertile Recruiting Ground For ISIS

Why is the Arab Spring’s sole success story producing more ISIS fighters than anywhere else?

Carrying a Little Stick
As Anbar Falls, Are Any Americans on the Ground There?

Reports suggest that, yet again, despite the Obama Administration’s bellicose rhetoric, American forces are being deployed too few and too late to the fight.

Butcher Assad
Assad Ups Chemical Weapons Attacks

While the world looks away, Assad’s brutal campaign continues. Here’s a surprise: he’s still using chemical weapons.

ISIS' Foreign Fighters
Denmark’s Deluded Policy for Returning Jihadis

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

The Post-Snowden Age
ISIS Goes Offline

The group has embraced a social media blackout to guard against data monitoring by the U.S. Are we seeing the fallout from Edward Snowden’s revelations?

Sunni vs. Shiite
Saudis Sentence Leading Shiite Cleric to Death

Prosecutors request beheading, then crucifixion.

Wing-Tips on the Ground
Cry Havoc, and Let Slip the Lawyers of War

Are U.S. combat operations unduly hampered by legal oversight?

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