Assad crying while playing video games this morning miles away from this meeting

The way Islamists outside of Palestine view Palestinians is very similar to how dispensational Christian Zionists view the Jews and Israel—both see the people as political and religious pawns in a larger eschatological divine drama.

Not into some analysts who sensationalise the ‘terrorist threat’, but describing IS and Al-Qaeda as ‘basically dead’ is pretty dumb considering we just had a church bombing in Syria and see the ongoing jihadist insurgencies in Africa.

RT @Dr_E_Kendall: What levers does #Iran still have? Launching missiles against US bases; (possibly) racing to nuclear breakout; mobilising…

On July 7th 2005, four bombs ripped through the maze of train tunnels underneath central London, killing 52 people and injuring over 700 others. 20 years on, this event marks the start of two decades where terrorism, and the perceived threat of it, would change the way in which

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Episode 10: Restrain your sensual desires, by @ConflictedThom https://t.co/8XkxJrnCkp

Lebanon’s new President Joseph Aoun pledges that only the state will have weapons — and parliament bursts into its longest applause of the day while Hezbollah MPs sit still.

#Syria my journey from Aleppo, to Damascus, Idlib and Latakia, footage, encounters, stories and impressions of the first days after Assad @France24_en https://t.co/SeZAUUl7tb

“Can we not say that the Spirit, given to us by Christ, proceeds from the Father by the Son, dia Uiou, per Filium? Because, in the end, the Spirit is love and cannot remain outside, or other than, the Son.” - His All-Holiness Patriarch Athenagoras

It’s like Ahmed Al-Sharaa re-convened the Council of Nicaea

Good piece by @dpatrikarakos. Wonder what you’d make of it, @AimenDean. https://t.co/148zjnwq7j

It was our honour and immense pleasure to host Tom Tugendhat, former UK Security Minister, at Conflicted Podcast! Unlike many politicians, Tom did indeed walk the walk and talk the talk, risking his life for Queen and Country in Afghanistan and Iraq war zones!🫡

🚨New Conflicted Ep🚨 Conflicted Community: Tom Tugendhat – The Dangers of Islamism and the Future of the Middle East To bring in the new year, we have a special Conflicted Community episode this week – an interview with none other than Tom Tugendhat (@TomTugendhat), a

As I reflect on 2024, I’m humbled by the senior leaders, diplomats, security/intelligence officials, and politicians I’ve met - some at cabinet levels - across major global powers. Many shared their appreciation for the podcast Tom and I created with @MHconflicted highlighting

Merry Christmas and many blessings to you and your family.

While re-reading some parts of this it struck me that it’s probably the best biography of any of the 19th c. European great powers out there (in English at least) Can’t think of any equivalent of this quality for GB, France, Russia, or Habsburg monarchy.

A real ‘tour de force’ of the background behind events in #Syria & #syriancivilwar by ⁦@ConflictedThom⁩ on ⁦@triggerpod⁩ - well worth the long listen.

🚨New Conflicted Ep🚨 Ethiopia Pt.2: Haile Selassie, King Of Kings After a short emergency interlude into Syria, Conflicted Season 5 returns to our exploration of the fascinating land of Ethiopia. Moving now to the 20th century, where one man dominated the country: Emperor