Mapping and tracking reports of renewed ISIS attack in Iraq’s Kirkuk-Hawija area
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On February 24th several members of the PMU reportedly came under attack from ISIS on a road from Kirkuk to Hawija in Iraq. It is unclear […]
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Full Q and A with ZOA’s Morton Klein on Qatar: ‘I was and will be tough on Qatar until they change’
ZOA’s Morton Klein: “I was and will be tough on Qatar until they change” My full interview with Zionist Organization of America’s President A shorter version of this appeared at […]
US has already been “taking names” on which countries vote with it at UN on Israel issues, it’s only 6 countries
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Commentators feigned shock when US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley claimed the US was “taking names” of countries that vote against the US on the […]
Reading between the lines of the Russia-US statement on Syria in Vietnam
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On November 11 US President Donald Trump and President of Russia Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of the APEC conference in Danang, Vietnam. They issued […]
Covering the war in Ukraine, Donbass conflict 2017
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In early August I went to Ukraine to cover the Donbas conflict, which is stretching towards its fourth year. Ukraine is in some ways at the […]
Defeating ISIS: Interviews with the US-led coalition by Seth Frantzman
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Over the last two years I have written about the war against Islamic State. This has involved numerous visits to northern Iraq to cover the battle […]
Two weeks in July: Jerusalem tensions, Israel and the Palestinians
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ON FRIDAY July 14th I awoke, hungover and tired, with news that there had been a terror attack in the Old City. It had all the […]
Reading between the lines: Ceasefire in southwest Syria, Israel, US and Russia
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN As the sun was setting over southern Syria on Friday, the Associated Press reported that its sources say a ceasefire in southwest Syria is in the […]
Thoughts on modern terrorism: Wealth, western supremacism and victims
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN We’re not supposed to acknowledge this, but support for terrorism and mass murder, especially mass murder of the innocent and the poor, is almost entirely a […]
The West refuses to see insurgents for what they are because of racism
By Seth J. Frantzman The new Netflix war film War Machine is based on a book by Michael Hastings, the author whose expose brought down General Stanley McChrystal. The opening scenes of […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 