Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 1 October 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, We’ve just returned from a wonderful and uplifting Feast of Tabernacles.  Some came down with the virus at our Panama City Beach location. Many have sought out treatments early, not waiting to be hospitalized and added to … Read More

President Biden signed the bill Thursday evening

President Biden signed the bill Thursday evening. The House and Senate on Thursday passed a short-term funding bill that staved off a government shutdown and ensured funding to resettle thousands of Afghan refugees. In a 65 to 35 vote the Senate approved funding that would … Read More

Afghanistan feeds U.S. immigration crisis

Afghan refugees at Dulles International Airport Aug. 29. Photo: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images President Biden is struggling with a Gordian knot on immigration that there’s little he can do to untangle: The nation’s broken system is making … Read More

The ‘eternal’ chancellor: Angela Merkel prepares to leave the stage after 16 years in power

posted in: Germany, News

Merkel has been at the helm of Germany since 2005. GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA Merkel will soon be wrapping up a historic 16 years in power, leaving behind an uncertain legacy. In office so long she was dubbed Germany’s “eternal chancellor”, … Read More

Cairo Acts on its Fears of Radicalization after Afghanistan

posted in: Middle East, News

The recent saga surrounding the implications of American withdrawal from Afghanistan has not gone unnoticed in Cairo. Egyptian policy circles believe it has opened the door for Islamist and extremist groups to gain momentum across the region, and regime messaging … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 17 September 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, Did it strike you as amusing, the way coronavirus edicts were announced in the midst of an unmitigated disaster in Kabul?  Let us get up in the air about some draconian, ruinous domestic orders, shall we?  Let’s … Read More

Immigrants from Afghanistan – A profile of foreign-born Afghans

The crisis in Afghanistan and the decision to admit tens of thousands of people from that country, with plans to admit more, has raised interest in Afghan immigrants already in the United States. This report uses the latest Census Bureau … Read More

Trump slams ‘rushed’ Afghanistan withdrawal, blames ‘incompetent’ Biden

Trump said there has ‘never been a greater embarrassment’ to the US than the Afghanistan withdrawal. EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump said there has “never been a greater embarrassment” to the United States than the Biden Administration’s “rushed” withdrawal of military assets from Afghanistan, telling Fox News … Read More

Afghan takeover reminds Europe: It has no unified refugee plan

As a result, the EU is offering proposals as varied as they are piecemeal. Afghan migrants rest while they wait for transport by smugglers after crossing the Iran-Turkish border | Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images The mere prospect of Afghan … Read More

Afghanistan: Flight lands in Qatar from Kabul after Taliban cleared Americans and others to leave

The first international passenger flight to take off from Afghanistan since the chaotic US military airlift last month landed in Qatar on Thursday, carrying more than 100 foreign nationals, including Americans, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. © WAKIL … Read More

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