Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dempsey says Iran’s influence in Iraq will be “positive”. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power argued for Iran’s involvement in Iraq well before Obama took office. Years before that, Joseph Biden argued that closer relations with Iran were in the interest of the United States and sought to facilitate meetings between the … Continue reading
Iran has now effectively assumed control of the Iraqi military – a military that was trained and armed by the United States. According to the Associated Press, “Shiite, non-Arab Iran has effectively taken charge of Iraq’s defense … Iran’s most potent military force and best known general — the Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force and its … Continue reading
“Current ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who succeeded al-Zarqawi, has benefited from Iran’s support for the organization, which includes fundraising.” Continue reading
Mohamed El Baradei is being promoted as a ‘moderate’ reformer and a member of the opposition in Egypt. But is he? His membership in the International Crisis Group suggests otherwise. Excerpt: Sheiks Gone Wild Part 10 The Obama administration, like the Bush administration before it, has been promoting the Muslim Brotherhood in a big way: … Continue reading
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