Report Showed 18.8% of Insurgent Fighters in Iraq Were From East Libya
In December 2007, the Combating Terror Center at West Point released analysis of a report that examined the places insurgent fighters in Iraq were coming from. The report, which was limited to the location of Sinjar, Iraq, a border city with Syria near Mosul, pointed out that 18.8% of foreign fighters were from Libya. More [...]
PAiPodcast Interview: The Voice of Liberty – Reform in Iran, an Iranian’s Perspective (Part 2)
This interview with USA Director of the Confederation of Iranian Students Amir Golalipour is Part 2 of 2.
PAiPodcast Interview: The Voice of Liberty – Reform in Iran, an Iranian’s Perspective
Part 1 of 2. This interview features the USA Director of the Confederation of Iranian Students, Amir Golalipour. Amir’s history and credentials as a grassroots reform activist in Iran are showcased throughout. Mr. Golalipour has been jailed and beaten for his work in Iran. The interview was conducted by a PAI Commentary Associate, Ken Van [...]
Special Report: Iran’s Violations of International Law
Violations at a Glance This special report identifies 55 clear violations of international law by the Islamic Republic of Iran: hh Nuclear Program/Proliferation Violations: 18 8 IAEA Resolutions, 6 UNSC Resolutions, 4 Treaties/Agreements; hh Crimes Against Humanity: 30 21 UNSC Resolutions, 3 Treaties, 6 G.A. Resolutions; hh Human Rights: 7 7 All Treaties/Agreements; Each [...]
PAI Sets New Release Report on the Many Int’l Laws Broken by Iran
The report is now due for release Monday, 14 March. Ongoing violations pushed back the release date by a few days. We appreciate your interest in this very dangerous foreign policy dilemma. -The Policy Division of The Pax Americana Institute
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Effects on National Security
The U.S. Senate’s repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy governing the service of homosexual men and women in the military has the potential to put the national security at risk. DADT reflected one priority: minimizing the risk to our nation’s military capabilities. The underpinnings of the law were carefully studied by Congress [...]
UPDATED – Featured Project: Crisis on the Border, Illegal Immigration Fact Sheet
Pax Americana Institute has updated Crisis on the Border with new stats, investigations and projections from the month of November, 2010. Do you understand the current crisis on our southern border? To view PAI’s Illegal Immigration Fact Sheet, click here.
Human Factors Key in Afghanistan Campaign
This weekend American troops will launch a grand military campaign to take control over the Kandahar region from the Taliban insurgents. If successful, this will be a huge success in the campaign against the Taliban. They will be one giant step closer to stabilizing Afghanistan. While the outcome of all this fighting will be worth [...]
Preventing Another Cargo Bomb Attack
Two parcel bombs en route by air from Yemen to Chicago were recovered in Dubai and Britain on Friday. Investigators believe that al-Qaeda’s top explosives expert from the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, designed the two bombs. The adept construction and sophistication of the bombs revealed that Al-Qaeda’s Yemeni offshoot is improving its capabilities [...]
Military Tribunals: Justice for The al-Qaeda Terrorist and American Citizen
Download Military Tribunals: Justice for The al-Qaeda Terrorist and American Citizen Military Tribunals: Justice for The al-Qaeda Terrorist and American Citizen By Archana Vuyyuru, Intern, Homeland Security Division. ** This essay took second place in the Bradley Foundation’s Freedom Prize Essay Contest in 2010. “The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in [...]
