Disturbing news continues to pour out of Iraq as it appears Al Qaeda forces in Iraq have transformed from an insurgent force to conventional military force. This is considered the last stage of a guerilla war by Mao Tse-Tung’s guide to guerilla warfare. The successful takeover of the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi by Al […]
America’s war against Al Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan began over 12 years ago this last week. This grim milestone came and went with no media coverage even as some of America’s best men and women were killed there in combat this week. Now, in the lead up to a complete US military withdrawal […]
Tuning into the Fox and CNN “entertainment” networks, one would be lucky to catch a small bit of news between the brain numbing, around the clock reports on the Trayvon Martin Case and Anthony Weiner’s perverse antics. Nonetheless, a close follower may have gathered that “former” Egyptian President Morsi was overthrown in a broadly supported coup […]
April 2013 has gone down as the deadliest month in Iraq since June of 2008 when the worst of the insurgent violence was finally beginning to diminish. The casualty figures are staggering with the United Nations reporting 712 people killed last month, including 117 members of the Iraqi security forces.[i] Whether or not one believes […]
Over the last month, North Korea has significantly escalated tensions on the peninsula by announcing it has entered a “state of war” with South Korea, closed key border areas, and announced the reactivation of shuttered nuclear facilities. The statement, carried by the communist country’s KCNA news agency, says inter-Korean relations will be dealt with in a wartime manner. “From this […]
Part II of our series continues to evaluate the success of the War on Terror. It is our thesis that not only has American policy and strategy failed to defeat terrorist threats to the United States from radical Islam, but it has in fact exasperated them. Today, Al Qaeda and terrorism have become the new […]
BlackBoxWire.com analysts are on record from before Obama unconstitutionally ordered American forces into the Libyan War warning of the fallout of this ill-conceived interventionist policy http://www.blackboxwire.com/2012/10/20/the-next-wave-of-fallout-from-obamas-failed-libyan-policy/. The latest fallout from US actions in Libya has been the growing conflict in Mali that has now drawn French forces into open military combat. All across the northern […]
Why are Patriot missiles being deployed in Turkey along the Syrian border? Has NATO been threatened or directly attacked by Syria? Does Syria pose a real missile threat against Turkey? What is the real purpose behind this deployment? Our analysis suggests the only rational threat to justify such a deployment would be clandestine preparations for […]
Iranian news has been reporting that it has captured another U.S. drone invading its airspace. Television reports on December 4, 2012 indeed appear to show a Boeing Scan Eagle Drone. At this time there is no way to independently verify Iran’s claims and the U.S. Navy is still stating all of its drones are […]
As news of the continued fighting between Hamas and Israel headline media around the world, we sit on the eve of another ground invasion of Gaza. If bombs and rockets continue to rain down on both sides, we can expect to see a full Israeli assault within the next 48 hours. In the run up […]
Much has been written in the press regarding what appears to be a chill in relations between the White House and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu over plans to attack Iran. However, this distance may in fact increase regional instability and the possibility of an attack on Iran. B2Wire analysts agree that the US should strongly oppose and […]
President Obama recently announced his desire to dust off plans for tapping the United States’ Strategic Petroleum Reserves. This is the latest in a series of actions by the Administration suggesting the U.S. is quietly preparing for a war with Iran in the near future. Further, this closely held knowledge is a tell-tale indicator that […]
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-28/panetta-heads-to-middle-east-as-iran-dominates-israel-talks.html The US is now openly admitting it is supporting the rebels as exposed months ago. The public doesn’t recognize the significance of this. What this means is the U.S. has actively taken a side in an ugly civil war with very undefined lines. Further, I can say with some degree of authority, many of the “rebels” […]