Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) declared, “we underestimated ISIL” and that she believes “doctoring” of intelligence that “created an impression that we are doing better there than we actually are” has taken place on Monday’s broadcast of “MSNBC Live.” Speier said,
TEL AVIV – Although the Islamic State terror group has already taken credit for downing a Russian passenger plane over the Sinai Peninsula, such a claim has not convinced many within the Arab world who see events through the lens
Monday on NBC’s “Today,” Secretary of State John Kerry doubled down on the White House’s position that the United States is winning the war against ISIS. Kerry downplayed ISIS to host Savannah Guthrie, but acknowledged there is more to do in
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” host Joe Scarborough ripped President Barack Obama for his tack in dealing with the war on terror and in particular in dealing with ISIS. “The commander-in-chief sets the tone,” Scarborough said. “And right
A Mclean, Virginia-based defense think-tank has published a prescient white-paper on the Islamic State terror group, which has been made available exclusively to Breitbart News prior to its release.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has encouraged Russia and the United States to work together to fight jihadist violence, saying he intends to present a comprehensive plan to combat terrorism by early 2016.
Sunday on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” host John King said President Barack Obama is “lonely and isolated” on Syrian refugee issue. King said, “You see the president’s frustration there. There is a pretty tough vetting process with the Department of Homeland
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Pres,” NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said ISIS’s “level of sophistication” has taken the Obama administration by surprise. Host Chuck Todd said, “Now to the key diplomatic problem. Although there seems to be global
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Senate Intelligence Committee ranking Democrat member Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said the Obama administration’s handling of ISIS has not been “sufficient to the job.” When asked if she agrees with the Obama administration strategy
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Secretary of Defense for the Obama administration Leon Panetta said of the rise of ISIS in Syria and Iraq was a result of the United States “not
A Palestinian jihadist repeatedly stabbed and killed a 21-year-old Israeli woman named Hadar Buchris Sunday in the latest random murder targeting Jews in a gruesome fashion prescribed by an imam in Gaza.
What should we do in the face of a relentless, and remorseless, enemy? The Roman Empire had a good answer. Yes, 2,000 years before Ronald Reagan summed up his Cold War strategy as, “We win, they lose,” the Romans had the same idea.
Saturday on MSNBC, CEO and editor of the magazine Foreign Policy David Rothkopf responded to some of the U.S. politicians wanting to block or restrict Syrian refugees entering the country, saying the politicians are “trying to take advantage of the fear
Columnist Pat Buchanan argued that “the countries of Europe are going to go very much to the right” and open borders and mass immigration of Muslims is “going to stop” on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” Buchanan said, “Let me tell you
Representative Martha McSally (R-AZ) criticized the Obama administration’s ISIS policy, stating, “We have around two dozen people focused on countering violent extremism in the federal government. But we have roughly 10,000 IRS agents making sure you don’t take an improper
New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that while it’s “appalling” to pause admitting more Syrian and Iraqi refugees, “for him [President Obama] to wax self-righteously about other people, and their response to the Syrian refugee — he bears some responsibility
Saudi Arabia Court Sentences Poet to Death for Renouncing Islam
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates argued the US “can do more” against ISIS, and “we have, all along, underestimated ISIS” on Friday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel. Gates said, “I think we can do more.
The Popular Mobilization Units (Hashd al-Shaabi), a Shiite militia movement in Iraq, has continued to attack Kurdish territory in an attempt to push back Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and take full control of the area, reports BasNews.
The 2-year-old son of a Palestinian official made his father proud when on Palestinian Authority television, he requested that Pops purchase a “machine gun and a rifle, so that I will defeat Israel and the Zionists.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to travel to Tehran on Monday, where he will meet with Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei, who is known as the ‘Supreme Leader’ of the country.
Friday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” long-time Beltway journalist Bob Woodward acknowledged that despite President Barack Obama having declared his strategy has ISIS “contained” a week ago, it isn’t working. One the biggest vulnerabilities of the strategy Woodward said was its
As the cheer of victory over the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) begins to dim in newly liberated Sinjar, Iraq, Kurdish Peshmerga forces and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have begun the work of rebuilding a city ravaged by the terrorist group. On Thursday, KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani announced plans to return electricity to Sinjar.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the boos and cries of “allahu akbar” from Turkish fans at a soccer game against Greece this week, chiding fans for booing the Greek national anthem but not mentioning that fans also appeared to boo a moment of silence for the victims of last week’s terror attacks in Paris.
This week, Iran arrested cartoonist Hadi Heidari and sent him to Evin – the Islamic Republic’s most notorious prison – to complete a suspended jail sentence stemming from a conviction he had received two years ago. Heidari’s arrest arrives on the heels of an aggressive crackdown by Iran’s hardliners on journalists, artists, and U.S. citizens.
