Anti-government protests throughout Iran are heating up, with security forces reportedly killing four protesters Saturday night. The unrest is driven by Iran’s crippling economic conditions. Unemployment is soaring as Iran’s currency, the rial, plummets by more than 50 percent. The city of Khorramshahr, in southwest Iran near the Iraqi border, has…
A couple of weeks back, I had the utter pleasure of diving in the Cayman Islands with former Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines who had suffered amputations and spinal cord injuries. I made a promise to myself, which I kept, to not turn on the TV while I was there,…
According to a recent report, Chinese investment in Africa could create national economies entirely dependent on China. Although infrastructure projects can create jobs, provide an opportunity for skills development and the transfer of new technologies, Chinese loans amounting to more than $86 billion bring dangerously high levels of debt that can prove unsustainable…
In jumping to appear before cameras and rallies to condemn this week’s Supreme Court ruling on President Trump’s travel ban, several elected Democrats empowered and legitimized an Islamist group whose leaders continue to engage in radical, incendiary speech. At a rally Tuesday that was well covered by national news outlets,…
Amid Russia’s range of aggressive measures against Western democracies, the need for a strong U.S.-Ukraine relationship as a bulwark against westward Russian aggression in Central Europe and the Baltics is quite evident. The U.S.-Ukraine strategic partnership is now far more robust than it was under former President Barack Obama, who…
Our southern border continues to be breached by illegal border crossers and the cartels movement of drugs to inner America. We must continue to be vigilant and more aggressive and forge ahead with a more offensive oriented border strategy. You cannot win and defeat this national threat by being on…
The UN Human Rights Council (HRC), on the one hand, and human rights, on the other hand, constitute a classic oxymoron, as underlined by the country-membership of the Council. Moreover, since its establishment in 2006, and just like its predecessor, the UN Commission on Human Rights, the HRC has been…
In the past, whenever there has been a significant breach and/or compromise of our sensitive intelligence, the Intelligence Community forms a team to assess the damage. The assessment specifically identifies what was potentially lost to our enemies and the impact it may have had on achieving our objectives then and…
Israel’s domestic intelligence agency chief Nadav Argaman last week released sobering figures on the scope of the ongoing terrorist threat facing Israelis. The figures that make it clear that the relative quiet routine in Israeli cities is deceptive, and that this quiet rests completely on counter-terrorist efforts, which almost defy…
Democrats opposing safe borders for America have rushed to Twitter and the microphones to compare illegal aliens scamming our refugee system to Holocaust victims, with President Trump cast as Hitler. These disgusting remarks trivialize the murders of 1.5 million Jewish children in the Holocaust. Jewish children were not separated from their mothers…
Greetings, everyone, from the beautiful secluded island of Cayman Brac. Yes, even I need a little R&R. I am here with the Dive Pirates Foundation, on which I serve as a board member. The Dive Pirates is a special and unique diving organization focused on training amputees and spinal cord…
In its quest for global domination, China is making effective use of the four instruments of national power: diplomatic, informational, military and economic. To explain Beijing’s thinking, it is useful to take them in reverse order. Economic: The foundation of and the starting point for China’s roadmap to supremacy is…