NY Police official and making of The Third Jihad

"The Third Jihad was screened for more than 1,400 officers during training in 2010."

The film, says the goal of “much of Muslim leadership here in America” is to “infiltrate and dominate” the United States. The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Police official admits he abetted making of The Third Jihad. The New York City police commissioner, acknowledged that he personally cooperated with the filmmakers, a decision he now describes as a mistake.

Much about the film remains mysterious, from its financing to how it ended up in a police training centre.

Caught between a rock and no place

"The United States has nearly halted the processing of visas for Iraqi refugees in Syria, leaving thousands of people who fled a war in their homeland marooned in a country in the grip of an increasingly violent insurrection, with little hope of leaving anytime soon."

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : ‘Caught between a rock and no place'. Most Iraqi refugees are clustered in the suburbs of Damascus, can only wait as the unrest escalates and countries in the region like Israel worry about a new refugee crisis if Syria's government collapses or if a civil war erupts, two events that experts believe are increasingly likely.

Many Iraqis who escaped to Syria at the height of the sectarian violence were increasingly anxious, some have joined pro-government rallies to avoid deportation, while few want to go back to Iraq. But the stakes are higher now in the wake of the U.S. troop departure from Iraq.