Thomas Wictor

Posts Tagged ‘Yarmouk’

Reading tea leaves in the Middle East

For me, reading the tea leaves in the Middle East is exciting. All I see is good news. Keep in mind, though, the caliber of the people who are reshaping the region. The leaders and the men carrying out combat missions are a new breed. It’ll take decades for the rest of us to catch…

 

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Jihadist terrorism will always fail

It amazes me that people still believe the press about anything, but on the other hand, that works to the advantage of civilization. Jihadist terrorism is in the process of failing spectacularly—yet again—and the reason is that the terrorists believe both their own press and the swooning prattle of the western media. Prior to July…

 

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Why the Islamic State wins battles in Iraq and Syria

There are specific reasons why the Islamic States performs well militarily in Iraq and Syria. What’s happening in those two countries is that the armed forces are losing. The Islamic State is winning nothing. Its victories are being handed to it, over and over. Like The Andromeda Strain, the Islamic State can exist only under…

 

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The Islamic State versus Hamas

On April 1, 2015, the Islamic State assaulted the Damascus suburb of Yarmouk in Syria. As is always the case with Palestinians, the press refuses to tell us the reality of the situation. The British newspaper the Guardian calls Yarmouk a Palestinian refugee camp, but in a later piece describes it as “a bustling southern…

 

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