Obama and the DIA ‘Islamic State’ Memo: What Trump Gets Right
What ex-CIA Michael Morell doesn’t want you to know about the 2012 Pentagon memo Trump has cited to charge that Obama knew his policies would fuel ISIS.
Read MoreBrad Hoff served as a Marine from 2000-2004 at Headquarters Battalion, Quantico. After military service he lived, studied, and traveled throughout Syria off and on from 2004-2010. He is Managing Editor of LevantReport.com and currently teaches in Texas.
Posted by Brad Hoff | Jul 1, 2016 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
What ex-CIA Michael Morell doesn’t want you to know about the 2012 Pentagon memo Trump has cited to charge that Obama knew his policies would fuel ISIS.
Read MorePosted by Brad Hoff | Feb 26, 2016 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
An internal Saudi government cable sheds new light on its current threats of military escalation in Syria.
Read MorePosted by Brad Hoff | Jan 6, 2016 | Africa, Featured, News & Analysis, US |
Newly disclosed emails show that Libya’s plan to create a gold-backed currency to compete with the euro and dollar was a motive for NATO’s intervention.
Read MorePosted by Brad Hoff | Aug 7, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
The White House decided to support armed rebels in Syria despite intelligence warnings forecasting the rise of the Islamic State.
Read MorePosted by Brad Hoff | Jul 14, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
A cable released by WikiLeaks indicates that Saudi Arabia appealed to the Vatican to support the overthrow of the Syrian government.
Read MorePosted by Brad Hoff | Jul 6, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
An Interview with Kamal Alam, a former advisor on Syrian affairs to the UK’s Chief of Defence Staff
Read MorePosted by Brad Hoff | May 21, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
A Defense Intelligence Agency document notes that the supporters of the Syrian opposition seek to establish an Islamic state to isolate the Assad regime.
Read MorePosted by Brad Hoff | Sep 14, 2014 | Middle East, Viewpoints |
I can think of no greater absurd foreign policy path to follow than to continue arming one wing of Syria’s rebels while at the same time bombing another.
Read MorePosted by Brad Hoff | Jun 26, 2014 | Culture, Middle East |
American assumptions never line up with Eastern realities, yet our power combined with ignorance continues to sow disaster.
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