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Mystery Deepens in Death of US Contractor in Saudi Arabia

Moments before he reportedly died in his Saudi Arabian hotel under suspicious circumstances, American defense contractor Christopher Cramer texted, “I’m at the Marakim [sic] Tabuk Hotel in Saudi. I think something bad is going to happen to me tonight. Please contact state ddept [sic] ASAP. Bad things were said.”

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ISIS Burns Books at Mosul Libraries, Universities

The Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) continues to purge anything they deem to defy Islam in Mosul, Iraq, which they captured in June 2014. In December, they raided the Central Library of Mosul to destroy all non-Islamic books.

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Obama: ‘Breakdown In Order’ in Middle East

President Obama said that while “we are safer” there has been a “breakdown in order” in the Middle East in an interview broadcast on Monday’s “Today” on NBC. “Yemen’s a tough situation. This is a country that’s always been fragile,

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McCain: Obama’s Expectations Responsible for Strain with Israel

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said President Barack Obama’s “very unrealistic expectations” on Israel have created the worse relationship he has seen in his “lifetime.” In discussing House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) invitation to

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Buchanan Criticizes Israelis, Boehner For Netanyahu Invite

Columnist Pat Buchanan argued that the declining relationship between the US and Israel was due in part to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before Congress on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” Buchanan argued there