Daily Archives: August 28, 2013

War-torn Syria Split into Three Regions

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/08/war-torn-syria-split-into-three-regions/100572/ According to the Associated Press, two and a half years into Syria's civil war, the once highly-centralized authoritarian state has effectively split into three distinct parts, each boasting its own flags, security agencies and...

WARNING! President Obama May Be Writing Your Rabbi’s High Holiday Sermon

http://yidwithlid.blogspot.co.il For those of you who have never been to a synagogue during the High Holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur it can be quite the event. The services have much ritual and tradition...

Fed-Up Saudis Look to Russia

http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2013/08/27/fed-up-saudis-look-to-russia-for-help-in-syria/ Talk about a cry for help. The Saudis have apparently judged President Obama to be rudderless in his Middle East policies, judging by their recent diplomatic moves toward Russia: They appear to have plied...