What can the US do Amidst Mounting Threats to Israel?

Yesterday we talked about a very key communication from Congress to President Obama regarding standing strong with Israel against the underhanded attempts by the Palestinians to use the UN to unilaterally declare statehood.  That, of course, would leave Israel in an even greater security predicament than they are in right now!  With the threat of a …

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US to Purchase Heavy Water from Iran

Heavy water: water in which the hydrogen in the molecules is partly or wholly replaced by the isotope deuterium, used especially as a moderator in nuclear reactors. Ok, if you are like me, you just read that and went, "Huh!?!?"  Suffice it to say that "heavy water" is used in the production of nuclear energy...whether "safe" …

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Who is There to Help Syrian Refugees?

The Syrian civil war has been in the news for years now, and as a result of that conflict, life for Syrian citizens is unimaginable.  Consider these facts, as of February 2016: 4.8 million Syrians are refugees in other countries 6.6 million Syrians are displaced within Syria 13.5 million Syrians are in need of humanitarian …

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Jordanian Special Forces Thwart Imminent Attack from ISIS

Ironically, only days after King Abdullah II of Jordan met with President Obama to discuss the dangers ISIS poses to Jordan, special forces in the Hashemite Kingdom engaged a heavily-armed ISIS sleeper cell in Irbed Jordan, near the Syrian border. Intelligence reports revealed that the ISIS cell had planned imminent attacks on civilian and military …

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