Category Archives: Uncategorized
Germany: Surge in Migrant Attacks on Police “Migrants Have No Respect for Us” by Soeren Kern
LEIPZIG, GERMANY – MARCH 18: Riot police secure a march of supporters of the far-right political party “Die Rechte” in the city center on March 18, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. The party is a 2012 offshoot from various other neo-Nazi parties and though “Die Rechte” has members in most German states its political influence is minimal. Authorities counted 11 counter-demonstrations with thousands of anti-Nazi activists today. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)
“The police cannot win a war with the Lebanese because we outnumber them…. This applies to all of Gelsenkirchen, if we so choose.” — Lebanese clan in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
A Grim Portrayal of Syria at War by Amir Taheri
The blurb of Destroying a Nation: The Civil War in Syria presents the author, Nikolas Van Dam, as an experienced Dutch diplomat with a direct knowledge of the Middle East.Having served as Holland’s Ambassador to Egypt, Turkey and Iraq, Van Dam also had a stint (in 2015-16) as his country’s Special Envoy for Syria. In that last assignment Van Dam monitored the situation from a base in neighboring Turkey.

















