The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

Russia in Syria: Moscow air strikes 'have killed thousands of civilians' already, warns UK Defence Secretary   by Charlie cooper Sunday October 18 th , 2015  at  11:02 AM The Independent - Europe 1 Share Michael Fallon says Russia's ongoing operations raise risk of accidental confrontation with Western forces Pentagon: Top Khorasan Group Member Killed in Syria by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Sunday October 18 th , 2015  at  11:02 AM Voice Of America 1 Share A U.S.-led coalition airstrike has killed a top al-Qaida-linked militant in northwest Syria, the Pentagon said Sunday. Saudi national Sanafi al-Nasr was killed Thursday, according to the Pentagon. He was described as a member of the so-called Khorasan group and "longtime jihadist" who handled finances between donors and various al-Qaida operations. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a statement that al-Nasr's death &quo

Maybe you should have paid closer attention. Five months before Obama’s promise to transform America, his wife provided a few clues: “[W]e’re going to have to change our traditions, our history; we’re going to have to move into a different place as a nation.” Can you say, “Mission accomplished”? _______________________________ M.N.: Obama's deliberate "isolationism" and withdrawal from world affairs (or rather "farming them out" to others, including Russians, Chinese and Iranians) is the mirror side of his aggressive agenda for domestic "transformation" (including the release of prisoners - the so called "criminal justice reform", flooding the country with the potential "fifth columns" of illegal immigrants and incitement of war, by "radicalization from above", against the police and law enforcement). He will try to achieve the maximum of this agenda during the remainder of his term, aided by the distraction of ele