Category Archives: Middle East

Covert Effort to Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program Continues: Part II

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

On December 5th, I catalogued several incidents that occurred during the past two years, indicating that a covert war between the West (including Israel) and Iran was well underway. In recent days, several prominent American defense officials have begun signaling that the conflict … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics, Terrorism, War | Tagged Amir Mirzai Hekmati, Covert War, Fereydoun Abbasi, GCC, General Martin Dempsey, Gulf Cooperation Council, Iran, Iran's nuclear program, Isfahan, Leon Panetta, Majid Shahriari, Nuclear proliferation, Obama Administration, OPEC, UAE, United Arab Emirates | 3 Comments

Covert Effort to Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program Continues

Posted on Monday, December 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“Everything that [GOP presidential candidate] Mitt Romney said we should be doing–tough sanctions, covert action and pressuring the international community — are all of the things we are actually doing.” — unnamed senior Obama administration official In recent months there … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics, Terrorism, War | Tagged Covert War, David Sanger, Fereydoun Abbasi, Iran, Iran's nuclear program, Isfahan, Majid Shahriari, Nuclear proliferation, Obama Administration | 17 Comments

Islamists on Track to Win Egyptian Election

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I predicted earlier this year that the Arab Spring would likely result in further Islamic radicalization of the Arab world. According to The New York Times, the “mainstream” Muslim Brotherhood has captured about forty percent of the Egyptian vote, based … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Policy, Politics, Predictions | Tagged Arab Spring, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Egypt, Islam, Islamists, Muslim Brotherhood | 14 Comments

Newt Gingrich Won the Republican Debate

Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Newt Gingrich won the debate hands down. No one else was even close. He was honest and pragmatic on immigration, recognizing the tough reality that a percentage of the eleven million illegal immigrants have been living and contributing to American … Continue reading →

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Posted in Central Asia, China, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Crime, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Leadership, Media, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics, War | Tagged CNN Debate, Decision 2012, Gasoline, Immigration, Iran, Newt Gingrich, Republican Debate, Republicans, Who Won the Debate?, Who Won? | 22 Comments

Battle of the Crater: Fascinating Tale of a Little-Known Battle

Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Battle of the Crater is Newt Gingrich’s and William R. Forstchen’s fascinating historical novel about this infamous battle, in which the Union Ninth Corps attempted to end the siege of Petersburg, Virginia (Click here to listen to an excerpt from the audiobook … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book Reviews, California, Central Asia, China, Climate Change, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Food Security, International Security, Mathematics, Media, Middle East, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology, War | Tagged Battle of the Crater, Book review, Civil War, Newt Gingrich, United States, William R. Forstchen | 6 Comments

Republicans Should Beware Obama’s Advantage on National Defense

Posted on Monday, November 7, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

With the unemployment rate above 8% for the last 33 consecutive months, it is little surprise that the President’s job approval is only at 43%. An early October Gallup poll found 46% of respondents would vote for a generic GOP candidate … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, International Security, Leadership, Middle East, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics, Technology, Terrorism, War | Tagged CIA, Defense Secretary Gates, Democrats, Gallup, Iran, Iranian Assassination Plot, Iraq, Libya, Maersk Alabama, Nuclear proliferation, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, President Obama, Republicans, Somali Pirates, Stuxnet, UAVs | 14 Comments

War with Iran?

Posted on Sunday, November 6, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, New York Times columnist David Sanger published an intriguing piece on “America’s Deadly Dynamics With Iran.” For those who have been following this blog from the beginning, many of you may remember I did my Master’s thesis on Plan … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Predictions, Terrorism, War | Tagged Iran, Iran's nuclear program, Iranian Assassination Plot, Israel, Nuclear proliferation, Plan B for Persia, Stuxnet, Stuxnet 2.0, War with Iran | 15 Comments

Friedman Blames Israelis For Consequences of Arab Spring

Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Thomas Friedman appears to be attempting to distance himself from the disastrous consequences of all the columns on the Arab world he wrote over the past few years. These op-eds predicted the “wonders” of democracy would miraculously bring hope and rationality to the Middle … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Peak Oil, Policy, Terrorism, War | Tagged Arab Spring, Democracy, Egypt, Middle East, Neoconservatives, Palestine, Syria, Thomas Friedman, United Nations | 15 Comments

Arab Spring Fallout: Egyptian Mob Overruns Israeli Embassy

Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In February, I predicted that Egypt’s democratic revolution would lead to a rise in regional instability, particularly between Egypt and Israel. Late last month, I argued that Egypt’s transition to democracy was entering an extremely unstable phase, after thousands of protestors … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Policy, Politics, War | Tagged Arab Spring, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian military, Israel, Israeli Embassy attack | 2 Comments

9/11 in Numbers (Part III): How Have Things Changed?

Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Since 9/11, the government and most individuals are in weaker financial health, government has aggressively expanded, and the United States appears to be in a weaker position as a global superpower. That said, the United States still remains unmatched militarily, and … Continue reading →