Private Security Company
Aegis AEGIS is a private British security and risk Management Company based in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq and the USA. The company provides services worldwide; governments, international agencies and the international corporate sector are some of its clientele. AEGIS’ staff expertise spans military, ...
Islamist foreign fighters returning home and the threat to Europe
Editor's note: Below is Thomas Joscelyn's testimony to the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats. Chairman Rohrabacher, Ranking Member Keating and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the threat posed by Islamist foreign fighters r ...
When Did Police Start Looking Like Soldiers in a Combat Zone? No, You're Wrong. It Wasn't in the Aftermath of Iraq.
Lyndon Johnson hitched his War on Poverty to a War on Crime that combined community outreach and “get-tough” policing.
France launches first strikes on ISIL in Iraq
Two fighter jets took part in US-led operation that destroyed logistics depot held by rebels, President Hollande says.
My tweets
Thu, 14:45: RT @ NeliusPamela: @ SandraAlabama @ cgpb @ susanWV309 @ qnoftherealm @ kicket88 @ dovewan @ sarobards http://t.co/PAjJP0fvxF Thu, 15:02: RT @ ajfromhouston: AMERICA,,IF OBAMA REALLY WANTED TO GET ISIS,IT WOULD BE DONE BY NOW,,ASK WHY IS HE JUST TALKING ABOUT IT AND NOT KILLING… Thu, 15: ...
My tweets
Thu, 12:09: RT @ HikerYote: So yeah. This sums up my feelings pretty well. Ford's been a bad mayor. Stop pussyfooting around it. http://t.co/ARYDex1x… Thu, 13:47: RT @ OpenMedia_ca: Don't expect a little thing like a Supreme Court ruling to deter this government from trying to spy on citizens http:/ ...
Current Events: Bikers, Ebola, Scotland
Bikers have killed two people here this week. Well, one of them is 'merely' brain dead . However, as she's the wife of the senior CBS vice president one may presume the cause of her death won't just disappear from the media as biker-caused crashes and maimings usually do. This woman could have been ...
Twenty-six senators sign letter to People's Climate March organizers praising their effort
The People's Climate March got some unusual support Friday. Twenty-six senators signed a letter praising the march's organizers and participants for their call to action on global warming this coming Sunday in New York City. Led by the Committee on Environment and Public Works chairwoman Barbara Box ...
French fighter jets strike Islamic State targets in Iraq
PARIS/BAGHDAD,— French jets struck a suspected Islamic State target in Iraq for the first time on Friday, expanding a U.S.-led military campaign against militants who have seized a third of the country and also control large parts of neighboring Syria. President Francois Hollande said Rafale jets hi ...
ISIS and the U.S. Empire of Chaos in Iraq and Syria: Obama’s ‘Stupid Stuff’ Turned Upside Down
I’ve been rovin’ around Europe for a while and the star of the show is definitely The Caliph. Former Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has totally outstripped Vladimir Putin as Doctor Evil of the hour. Where’s a good ol’ Cold War 2.0…
Iraq bombings kill at least 22
Baghdad: Bombings in and near the Iraqi capital and a blast in the northern city of Kirkuk killed at least 22 people today, security and medical officials said. The attacks come as security forces and allied Shiite militiamen and Sunni tribesmen fight to ...
Car bomb attacks kill 30 people in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of vehicle bombings killed at least 30 people Friday, officials said, in the second straight day of attacks in Baghdad blamed on Islamic militants who have seized large parts of the country. A parked explosives-packed car detonated ...
Iraqi officials say car bomb attacks near Shiite mosque, markets kills 30 people in Iraq
A parked explosives-packed car detonated shortly after midday prayers near the al-Mubarak mosque in the Iraqi capital's mostly Shiite central district of Karradah, killing eight people and wounding 18 others, police said. Cars later exploded in two outdoor ...
France joins Iraq war; starts air raids
French Rafale jets targeted and destroyed a “logistics depot” in north-east Iraq on Friday morning and will follow with more operations in the next few days in order to “weaken Daesh and restore Iraqi sovereignty”, French President François ...
France strikes Islamic State group depot in Iraq
PARIS -- Joining U.S. forces acting in Iraqi skies, French fighter jets struck Friday against the militant Islamic State group, destroying a logistics depot, Iraqi and French officials said. That attack made France the first foreign country to publicly add ...
France bombs Isis depot in Iraq
French planes have carried out air strikes on Islamic State (Isis) targets in Iraq. Less than 24 hours after President François Hollande announced he had approved a request from the government in Baghdad for air support, at least two French Rafale planes ...
