Tag Archives: Dubai

John J.  Xenakis

8-Aug-11 World View — Threats To Syria Grow From All Sides

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syrian armored forces move on to flatten Deir Ezzor Syrian protesters run from tear gas canisters in Homs (Reuters) Things appear to be moving quickly with respect to the situation in Syria, as threats emerge from the entire region. Some 55 people were killed by Syria’s army on Sunday across the country. [...]
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John J.  Xenakis

13-May-11 World View — U.S. Was Prepared To Fight Pakistani Forces

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. U.S. was prepared to fight Pakistani forces The Obama administration had “very detailed contingency plans” for military action against Pakistani forces if they had tried to stop the U.S. attack on Osama bin Laden’s compound. “No firepower option was off the table” during the operation, according to an unnamed US [...]
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Peter Schweizer

The Tax Man: Moscow Tax Collector Amasses $40 Million Personal Fortune

Who says government bureaucrats can’t show initiative?  Here’s an amazing story from Russia,  where a lowly tax official making about $40,000 a year,  as amassed a personal fortune.  Anyone want to guess how?  In addition to real estate in Dubai and Montenegro,  Olga Stepanova has millions of dollars in Swiss bank accounts.  And The Moscow Times [...]
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Rachel Ehrenfeld

Is US Aid to Afghanistan Buying Expensive Condos in Dubai? Why the Obama Administration Doesn’t Seem to Care

In his State of the Union speech last night, the President stated: “The Afghan government will need to deliver better governance. But we are strengthening the capacity of the Afghan people and building an enduring partnership with them.” It is not a secret that President Karzai’s government is rife with corruption.  It is misappropriating and siphoning off [...]
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Benny Johnson

Dear American Taxpayer, You Are Paying for the Ground Zero Mosque

Chances are you’re in not in the 20% of Americans who support the blasphemous Ground Zero mega-mosque. But guess what? You are currently paying for the Imam who wants to build it to visit Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Qatar to raise money for it. embedded by Embedded Video Reports the New York Post: London-based Arabic-language newspaper [...]
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Adam Savit

Foreign Agents: What CAIR, Anna Chapman, and Rep. Mark Siljander Have in Common

Late last month provocative pictures of alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman graced newspapers and blogs worldwide.  The stories alongside the mandatory eye-candy featured scandalous accounts of “spying” and “espionage.” But despite the insinuations, the Russian “spies” in question were never charged with spying or espionage.  Fox News reported that instead the ten Russians in American [...]
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