MEPIN Weekend Note: Some thoughts on Bob Woodward’s latest book, Peril
I am finishing Bob Woodward’s new book, Peril. Like his previous books, it has been very insightful and provided details…
The Taliban Takeover
Published in The Jerusalem Report on September 13, 2021. Score one for Sunni Jihadism. Twenty years after 9/11 and two…
Withdrawal can’t sweep away terrorists or their ambitions
Published in the Jerusalem Post on August 26, 2021. by Eric R. Mandel The 24/7 coverage of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan has…
Afghanistan debacle upends Biden’s upcoming summit with Israel’s Bennett
What a difference a month makes. In July, Israel’s new prime minister, Naftali Bennett, met with his military, security and intelligence…
The flight of the human-rights warriors from Afghanistan and Iran
Published by JNS. The leading proponents of the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan were liberals and progressives, including supposed…