The outbreak of radical Islamic terrorism in Europe is the "new normal," exacerbated by a "noose tightening" on ISIS in the Middle East, a lack of U.S.-caliber security measures in Europe, and a general tolerance of extremists, former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said...

Halfway through the year and we have already set new heat records

QATAR has been given 10 days to cut ties with Iran, shut down a Turkish base and close the state funded broadcaster Al-Jazeera or face unspecified consequences, Saudi Arabia has warned.

News companies hate becoming the story. Unfortunately for Qatar's state-backed media network Al Jazeera, it's now the focus of a diplomatic crisis in the Middle East.

Article by WNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling “Power is the great aphrodisiac.” – Henry Kissinger, former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Privately, Henry Kissinger described President Richard M. Nixon as a “basket case” with a “meatball mind.” Some say he thinks the same about President Donald Trump. In fact, and after meeting with the former billionaire businessman turned Commander-in-Chief, they claim he and his Cold War Warriors are behind the president’s troubling policies in Syria and the Middle East, including manipulating the Trump Administration into pursuing wider geopolitical interests in many other hot spots around the globe. Given the “so-called” Nobel Peace...

, Washington Post
While we have been focused on the results of special elections, the ups and downs of the Russia investigation and President Trump’s latest tweets, under the radar, a broad and consequential shift in U.S. foreign policy appears to be underway. Put simply, the United States is stumbling into another decade of war in the greater Middle East. And this next decade of conflict might prove to be even more destabilizing than the last one.

Qatar is facing renewed isolation from its neighbors in the Middle East. A group of countries led by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait want Qatar to shut down Al-Jazeera and cut diplomatic ties to Iran.

An-ex Milwaukee police officer was found not guilty in the shooting death of a motorist. President Trump returned to the campaign trail. Presidential adviser Jared Kushner is working on peace talks.

Military conflicts and growing threats around the world continue to underpin demand for weapons, but industry and government leaders from the United States, Europe, Russia and the Middle East say they don't see a huge near-term spike in arms orders.