By John Price, Monday, September 28, 2015 The world is wondering why the United States has moved so slowly to wipe out radical Islamist groups, as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) that are destabilizing much of the Middle East and parts of Africa. Battle-hardened rebels have been waiting for military assistance from […]
Read MoreBy John Price, Thursday, September 25, 2014 Fighting between tribal and religious factions is not new. Rulers and dictators have come and gone through history. In the 12th century Sultan Saladin’s Muslim forces defeated the Crusaders, and created a caliphate in the Middle East and North Africa. The mantle was passed on to the Ottoman Empire rulers who […]
Read MoreBy John Price, Thursday July 17, 2014 On June 10, 2014 our family returned to Africa as we do every year. Kenya’s Masai Mara was again selected. There were fourteen of us, including twelve family members and two close friends, ranging in age from eight to eighty. The youngest family member had been to Africa […]
Read MoreFoxNewsLive: Why American’s should be concerned about the al-Shabaab attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi. http://video.foxnews.com/v/2686179525001/shocking-attack-in-kenya-why-you-should-pay-attention/?playlist_id=931078471001
Read MoreAmbassador John Price was a featured guest on Republicans Abroad Radio on June 5th, 2013 Listen to the live online broadcast here: http://www.republicansabroadradio.com/. (Note: this will download a file to your computer. Simply double click the file, and your media player should open the stream and begin playing) Note the above link is for the […]
Read MoreThe Washington Times U.S. assistance can head off extremists in Mali ANALYSIS/OPINION By John Price, Thursday, February 21, 2013 SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES A U.S. congressional delegation on Monday made a one-day visit to the Malian capital of Bamako. Headed by Sen. Christopher A. Coons, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Africa, […]
Read MoreThe Washington Times Northern Mali a breeding ground for terrorists long before the current crisis By John Price, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Wednesday, February 20, 2013 ANALYSIS/OPINION: The French liberation of northern Mali from embedded Islamists finally has put Mali on everyone’s radar screen. In the House Committee on Foreign Affairs last week, Ambassador […]
Read MorePRICE: As Malians fight Islamists, is it best for the West to stay away? By John Price – Special to The Washington Times Wednesday, February 6, 2013 ANALYSIS: The U.S.-backed NATO incursion into Libya in March 2011 was the catalyst that destabilized Mali and emboldened Islamists throughout the North African region of the Sahel. France, […]
Read MoreBin Laden’s death hasn’t stanched metastasizing of al Qaeda By John Price – Special to The Washington Times Thursday, January 31, 2013 “The ruling to kill the Americans and their allies is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it ….” — Osama bin Laden, February 1998 Bin Laden, the al Qaeda terrorist […]
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