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July 19, 2012 Bombs in Bulgaria and Syria Two bombings overseas highlighted the growing threat emanating from the Middle East.... July 17, 2012 US Refuses to Help Syrian Rebels Until After Election Despite mounting fury from the Syrian rebels, who are seeking assistance for their efforts to overthrow the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, the White House has refused... July 17, 2012 Happening Now FDD's Claudia Rosett explains the harsh realities we face in the situation in Syria and that Iran is finding ways around international oil sanctions.... July 16, 2012 News Update The latest developments in Syria.... July 16, 2012 State Dept. Doubles Down on Palestinian Aid Following revelations on Capitol Hill that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been stashing millions of... July 16, 2012 The Rebels: We Need Intel More Than Arms It took Twitter five years to hire a Washington lobbyist. That was quick compared to Apple, which took 25 years to begin paying someone to represent its interests in the capital. Violenc... July 16, 2012 Annan Singles Out Syrian Government After Treimseh Killings A day after opposition activists reported mass killings in the S... July 16, 2012 US Must Evolve Terror Defenses, Former Homeland Security Boss Says The United States must continue to adapt its strategies and think broadly about where new threats may emerge from in the battle against terrorism, former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chert... July 16, 2012 Human Rights Groups Sacrifice Syrians for Misguided Principle There is no doubt whatsoever that what is occurring in Syria is a humanitarian tragedy. The Assad regime has concluded that Western governments do not have the will to back up their rhetoric with... July 16, 2012 Egypt Attaches Strings to Peace with Israel Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was silent as a senior Egyptian official stated during a joint press conference that his country would only uphold its peace treaty with Israel if the Jewish st... July 13, 2012 Islamist Threat is Real and Growing Israel sits squarely on the front line of the war by Islamist fanaticism against the West. The Jewish state for decades has been the lone outpost for democratic government and its values in the M... July 13, 2012 US Lawmakers Slam Mahmoud Abbas for Alleged Corruption On Tuesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Ehud Olmert to congratulate him on the Jerusalem District Court decision that acquitted him of two major corruption charges that led to his... July 13, 2012 US Imposes New Rules to Tighten Vise on Iran The Obama administration, seeking to plug loopholes in its sanctions against... July 13, 2012 US Sanctions Iranian Tankers to Tighten Oil Noose The Obama administration sanctioned the National Iranian Tanker Co. and four alleged front companies for Iran’s oil trade, the latest salvo in a U.S.-led campaign to curtail Iran’s pe... July 12, 2012 Why Palestinian Corruption Matters In 2005, an extremely wealthy old friend of Yasir Arafat’s, Munib al-Masri, spoke about the missed opportunities he witnessed during Arafat’s time in power for an... July 12, 2012 House Middle East Subcommittee Considers PA Corruption The House Middle East subcommittee considered reports of Palestinian corruption and how the reports should affect U.S. assistance to the Palestinians. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), the cha... July 12, 2012 Al Qaeda Leader Abu Hafs al-Mauritani Freed in Mauritania Abu Hafs al-Mauritani, who was a senior adviser to al Qaeda, was released from a prison in Mauritania over the weekend, his family confirmed. Sidi Ould Walid said his brother was release... July 12, 2012 News Update Recent efforts by Iran to skirts oil sanctions by asking its private sector to sell its crude instead of the Oil Ministry.... July 11, 2012 America’s Newsroom FDD's Jonathan Schanzer comments on Kofi Annan's plan to include Iran in a solution to the Syrian crisis.... July 11, 2012 The Charles Adler Show FDD's Clifford May discusses how it's the dictatorships, not the democracies that rule the UN.... July 10, 2012 Happening Now FDD's Mark Dubowitz explains the latest round of negotiations with Iran regarding their nuclear program and the impact sanctions has had on the Iranian economy.... July 10, 2012 Your World FDD's Claudia Rosett discusses the ridiculousness of Iran's position on the UN Arms Trade Treaty Panel.... July 10, 2012 Israel’s Plight Ignored Despite pleas from Senators on Capitol Hill, the Obama administration excluded Israel from a new counterterrorism forum and neglected to mention its long and deadly struggle with terrorism during... July 10, 2012 To Power Syria, Chávez Sends Diesel Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and his state-oil company are providing vital energy support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and conducting business with Syrian firms blacklisted by W... July 3, 2012 US Officials Say China is Reducing Purchases of Iranian Oil China has fallen in line with Western efforts to cut back purchases of Iranian oil and will be spared economic punishment threatened under a new round of U.S. sanctions, Obama administration offi... July 3, 2012 Iran Tanker Flagging Threatens Tanzania-US Ties, Lawmaker Says Tanzania must reverse the decision allowing Iranian oil tankers to register in the country or face a breakdown in its ties with the U.S., a member of Congress wrote in a letter to the East Africa... July 3, 2012 Morning Edition Can Sanctions Force Iran To Change Its Policies?... July 2, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Developments in the Middle East. Listen to the program here.... June 29, 2012 The Jon Justice Show Container security.... June 29, 2012 Fox 5 News at 5 FDD's Daveed Gartenstein-Ross comments on the container security efforts.... June 29, 2012 Iran Sanctions are About to Get Tougher As the West has tightened its economic chokehold in an effort to force Iran's govern... June 29, 2012 China, Singapore Exempted From US Iran Oil Sanctions The U.S. said China and Singapore have “significantly reduced” their purchases of Iranian oil, earning exemptions from U.S. financial sanctions that otherwise would have been imposed... June 29, 2012 US Grants Iran Sanctions Exceptions to China The United States gave China a six-month reprieve from Iran financial sanctions on Thursday, avoiding a diplomatic spat with a country w... June 29, 2012 US Clears China From Iran Oil Sanctions The U.S. exempted China from penalties for doing business with Tehran as the latest set of U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's oil exports took effect on Thursday. The State Department,... June 29, 2012 Next-Gen Terror Watchers Go Deep Into Al-Qaida, Tweet a Lot Most counterterrorism scholars will never meet Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qaida, let alone pray with him. As a teenage extremist, Tawfik Hamid did. Back when Hamid was a youth i... June 28, 2012 Defcon 3 Will sanctions by the international community impact Iran? FDD's Jonathan Schanzer explains the action taken so far and what may come next.... June 27, 2012 Secure Freedom Radio FDD's Jonathan Schanzer looks into how Russia is providing arms for Iran and acting like an ally to both Iran and Syria.... June 27, 2012 Your Turn Middle East round table discussion on Egyptian presidential election, Syria agonistes and stalemate over Iran nuclear talks. ... June 26, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Infighting on Obama team squandered chance for peace in Afghanistan. Listen to the program here.... June 26, 2012 Crane Durham’s Nothing But Truth The latest on Syria, Egypt and Iran as well as the use of JLENS missile defense system.... June 26, 2012 Happening Now Waivers for some nations to Iran sanctions necessary? FDD's Mark Dubowitz explains.... June 26, 2012 Iconoclasts Charlie Wolf argues that the Geneva Convention should not apply to the war against terrorism. His views will be challenged by Richard Norton-Taylor (Security Editor of The Guardian), Dapo Akande... June 26, 2012 Reporter In this episode of reporter arshad sharif sits with law experts and discusses the legal standing of these drone strikes in Pakistan.... June 25, 2012 The Situation Room FDD's Clifford D. May comments on the Washington visit of an Egyptian lawmaker whose party is listed as a terrorist group.... June 25, 2012 News Update The UN Human Rights Council criticizing Canada.... June 25, 2012 Davis & Emmer In The Morning The presidential elections in Egypt.... June 25, 2012 The John Batchelor Show The Swedish nuclear power station plot. Listen to the program here.... June 22, 2012 The Current For months the pictures of death and destruction coming out of Syria have been wrenching, even as the political condemnation coming from world leaders has been consistent and ineffective. Today,... June 22, 2012 Free Hour The Muslim Brotherhood are certain of an electoral victory in Egypt. Is this likely and how will the military react?... June 22, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Developments in Syria and negotiations with Iran. Listen to the program here....

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