Iran and the bomb

by H. Thomas HaydenMarch 12, 2012

According to Ken Dilanian, Los Angeles Times, March 11, 2012, “Iran’s record of deceit fuels worry over President Obama’s assurances that he’ll know if Tehran starts trying to build a nuclear weapon:. Skeptics Doubt U.S. Can Be Certain About Iran’s Nuclear Progress.”
According to Dilanian: “Despite President Obama’s assurances that the United States will know [...]

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Terrorism since 9/11

by H. Thomas HaydenMarch 5, 2012

In 2001, the destruction of the Twin Towers demonstrated no greater threat to homeland security from a non-state actor than that posed by Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Ten years later, Al Qaeda still proclaims the intent and capability to attack the U. S.
Al Qaeda’s last successful attack on the West was in the [...]

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Eight wars and counting?

by H. Thomas HaydenFebruary 27, 2012

Many know that the U.S. is involved in wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen. However, how many know that four more are being added to the list?
U.S. troops are now involved in the fight against a group called the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The LRA is an insurgent terrorist organization and its leader Joseph Kony [...]

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Syria Revisited

by H. Thomas HaydenFebruary 20, 2012

Around one year after the Arab revolutions began with so much promise, the much turned darkly ominous – no more so than in Syria. At this time last year, many had hoped there might be a start of the most significant and positive changes in the Arab world since the creation of [...]

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Neglect Europe at your peril

by H. Thomas HaydenFebruary 13, 2012

The Administration’s new national strategic plan has a lot of European leaders raising eyebrows. There is some agreement that the focused air-sea battle doctrine is necessary to counter China’s growing military capabilities and address concerns of allies in the region and European commerce with the Far East.
There is already many voices of concern that the [...]

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Syria and wishful thinking

by H. Thomas HaydenFebruary 6, 2012

According to a spokesman for the Free Syrian Army: “The Syrian army is slowly disintegrating as troop morale plummets and more soldiers defect to join rebels fighting a regime crackdown against dissent.” Facts or wishful thinking.
It is reported that there is growing discontent among many officers and the rank and file against army commanders, who [...]

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Potential chaos in the Middle East

by H. Thomas HaydenJanuary 30, 2012

The unrest in Egypt, with its population of 80 million, has made people around the world sit up and watch the events unfold. Egypt was the most important U. S. ally in the region, and now has some of the most ultra-radical Islamic groups holding 70% of the seats in the new [...]

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Ahmadinejad in LatAm

by H. Thomas HaydenJanuary 23, 2012

Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spent a five day visit to Latin America where he showed that Iran still has allies south of our border.  Unfortunately, very little was covered in the U.S. news media. BBC and The Economist magazine can always be counted on to print or broadcast what some chose to ignore.
Mahmoud called on Venezuela’s [...]

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Arab spring has sprung

by H. Thomas HaydenJanuary 16, 2012

Any idea of a positive outcome from the so-called “Arab Spring” is all but gone. News reports confirm most that the Islamists will be the wielders of power in Egypt, Tunisia and possibly Libya and their agendas are what I warned it would be – radical Islam.
The Muslim Brotherhood and Salaf Nour Party are the [...]

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Top 5 challenges in 2012

by H. Thomas HaydenJanuary 9, 2012

Many news media and political pundits are providing their top challenges for 2012. So, I thought I would add my top five.
1. The economy which includes the debt and the massive Administration spending. Economic power come before political and military power. The US is very week in this area right now.
2. Divisive politics at all [...]

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