Khomeini or Kim? Khamenei’s Real Teacher by Amir Taheri
According to the initial narrative of the Khomeinist ideology, the “perfect state” which Muslims should aspire was the brief period during which Ali Ibn Abi-Taleb exercised the Caliphate against a background of revolts and civil war. However, it now seems that Khomeinist zealots have found another “ideal model” outside the world of Islam.
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.
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta won’t win the 2017 presidential election because God has rejected him:
The Kenya Prophecy of Majeshi Leon HERE IS THE NEXT KENYAN PRESIDENT GOD HAD PREDESTINED HIM TO SUCCEED PRESIDENT MWAI KIBAKI:
Defense Secretary Mattis Reverses Obama Policy of Hiding Troop Numbers in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary James Mattis has directed the Pentagon to reverse an Obama-era policy of hiding the real number of American troops serving in Afghanistan.The previous administration, anxious to prove to the American people that President Obama had pulled troops from the war-torn country, consistently low-balled their reports.
How to Get Out of the Iran Nuclear Deal by John R. Bolton
Although candidate Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Barack Obama’s Iran nuclear agreement, his administration has twice decided to remain in the deal. It so certified to Congress, most recently in July, as required by law. Before the second certification, Trump asked repeatedly for alternatives to acquiescing yet again in a policy he clearly abhorred. But no such options were forthcoming, despite “a sharp series of exchanges” between the president and his advisers, as the New York Times and similar press reports characterized it.















