502 results found for "Syria"

The Case for Paper Ballots, US Now an Oligarchy, Full List of Failed Charter Schools, Causes of Drug Price Hike: Septe 25, 2015

Now Live on WhoWhatWhy   Jonathan Katz, Director of Maryland Cybersecurity Center (photo credit: University of Maryland) Bring Back the Good Old Paper Ballot By Jeff Schechtman Despite technological advances in nearly all areas of life, our elections are still safest when paper ballots are used, the distinguished cybersecurity scholar Jonathan Katz tells WhowhatWhy. In our weekly […]

Editors’ Picks for Sept 25

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Editors’ Picks for Sept 22

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Missing From Refugee Story Part 2, Fundamentalists Welcome Bernie, Pentagon ISIS Ooops, and Clock Kid Arrest Update: Septe 17, 2015

VOLUNTEER!  Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. Here’s one: Donor Network Coordinator. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Historical Backstory to Those Fleeing Syrians, Part 2 By Charles Glass If you want to know the who, what, why of how things got so bad in […]

Historical Backstory to Those Fleeing Syrians, Part 2

If you want to know the who, what, why of how things got so bad in Syria — and, in some ways, the rest of the Middle East — read this excerpt from Syria Burning by Charles Glass.

Missing From Refugee Story, Welfare Myth Debunked, More and More Countries Bomb ISIS, and Muslim Kid Builds WhatsWrongWithAmerica-O-Meter: Septe 16, 2015

VOLUNTEER!  Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. Here’s one: Donor Network Coordinator. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Historical Backstory to Those Fleeing Syrians By Charles Glass If you want to know the who, what, why of how things got so bad in Syria — […]

Historical Backstory to Those Fleeing Syrians

If you want to know the who, what, why of how things got so bad in Syria — and, in some ways, the rest of the Middle East — read this excerpt from Syria Burning by Charles Glass.

Published by OR Books, New York and London, 2015.

Who Caused Europe’s Refugee Mess? Why, We Did!

With all the casting of blame for the treatment of Middle Eastern refugees, why don’t we hear an equally important discussion: Who’s to blame for the crisis prompting them to flee?

Visas for Al-Qaeda, Part 3: Backstabbing

In this remarkable first-hand account, a former US consular official describes a pipeline created by the CIA that enabled terrorists to slip into the US with ease. Among them were the mujahideen of Afghanistan — who later became al-Qaeda. Authentic and mind-blowing.

More US Visas for Jihadis, Fox Takes Over National Geographic, and Bullet-Proof SUVs: Sept 10, 2015

VOLUNTEER!  Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. Here’s one: Donor Network Coordinator. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Visas for Al-Qaeda, Part 2: Treachery By J. Michael Springmann In this remarkable first-hand account, a former US consular official describes a pipeline created by the CIA […]

Editors’ Picks for Sept 10

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U.S. Visas for Jihadists, Syrian Immigration Skeptic, and More: Sept 09, 2015

VOLUNTEER!  Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. Here’s one: Donor Network Coordinator. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Visas for Al-Qaeda, Part 1: A Sordid Tale By J. Michael Springmann In this remarkable first-hand account, a former US consular official describes a pipeline created by […]