
According to Kurdish officials, eight of the 22 ISIS fighters killed by recent coalition airstrikes in northern Iraq were German nationals. The airstrikes were conducted in the Aski Mosul region, west of the ISIS stronghold in Iraq, the city of Mosul. Kurdish forces were said to be involved in providing intelligence for the air campaign.
by John Hayward22 Jun 2015, 7:46 PM PST0

The aspiring jihadi was set on purchasing an AR-15 at a North Carolina gun show on Saturday, which he would use as part of a wider plan to kill as many as 1,000 Americans, the complaint against Sullivan said.
by Jordan Schachtel22 Jun 2015, 7:35 PM PST0

A Taliban suicide bomber and at least six gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament as lawmakers voted to endorse a new defense minister. “A woman and a 10-year-old girl were killed and 31 civilians were injured,” reports USA TODAY. Some news outlets report that seven gunmen were involved in the assault while others say six.
by Edwin Mora22 Jun 2015, 7:21 PM PST0

The UK Sunday Express notes that masked British-sounding executioner “Jihadi John,” star of many a disgusting ISIS propaganda video, has not appeared in one of those head-chopping productions since the January murder of Japanese captive Kenji Goto.
by John Hayward22 Jun 2015, 6:58 PM PST0

American troops are being told to share quarters with extremist Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq, the people who were murdering them with roadside bombs just a few years ago. Given the insane disaster Obama has made of Iraq, Syria, and Libya, there might not be any other way to check ISIS.
by John Hayward22 Jun 2015, 6:41 PM PST0

U.S. officials accused China of being the primary source of synthetic drugs that can easily be obtained through online retailers operating inside the country, including ingredients used by Mexican drug cartels to manufacture methamphetamine, reports The New York Times.
by Edwin Mora22 Jun 2015, 3:50 PM PST0

The government of Chad has intensified its efforts against the jihadist terrorist group Boko Haram following a bomb attack on the nation’s capital, N’Djamena. After banning the Islamic burqa veil, Chad announced a new series of air strikes against the terror group along the borders with Nigeria and Niger, and has begun efforts to detain “beggars” and foreigners to increase safety in the capital.
by Frances Martel22 Jun 2015, 1:12 PM PST0

For several more days British, Belgium the regular French public and even large numbers of Germans have gone to great lengths to commemorate this world famous battle that changed the course of modern history. While far left French President Hollande’s government has chosen to virtually ignore what has unfolded into a massive spectacular attracting world-wide attention, much of the rest of Europe has not followed his lead.
by Dan Gagliasso22 Jun 2015, 12:38 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Last week, Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew announced that the ten-dollar bill is going to see some major changes– namely, that a woman will take Alexander Hamilton’s place on the face of the bill.
by Michael Lucchese22 Jun 2015, 11:10 AM PST0

Almost 1,500 passengers scheduled to fly with Polish state-owned airline LOT had their flights canceled after unknown hackers attacked the airline’s computers.
by Michael Lucchese22 Jun 2015, 10:53 AM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), a Sunni group, has claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in Yemen’s capital Sanaa near the Qiba al-Mahdi mosque used by Shiite Houthi rebels, reports Reuters, citing witnesses and a security source.
by Edwin Mora22 Jun 2015, 10:03 AM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) publicly beheaded three of its own members in Syria by sword, a monitor group reported.
by Edwin Mora22 Jun 2015, 9:39 AM PST0

Following protests from Guyana that the socialist Venezuelan government is attempting to usurp international waters for itself, the Colombian government issued a statement this weekend rejecting a Venezuelan decree claiming waters off the coast of Colombia for itself.
by Frances Martel22 Jun 2015, 9:19 AM PST0

Lying is a virtue. That is a concept that the major forces of anti-Semitism in the world – Leftists and Jihadists – share. A leading Sandinista official once described the Marxist-Leninist doctrine of Revolutionary Truth as “What is true is what serves the ends of the revolution.” The Jihadist doctrine of Taqiyya is no different.
by Spyridon Mitsotakis22 Jun 2015, 9:16 AM PST0

Kenyan law enforcement is offering ten million Kenyan shillings–slightly more than $100,000–for information which could lead to the capture of Andreas Martin Mueller, a German national who left his homeland to fight for the jihadist group al-Shabaab and remains on the run after an attack on a military base.
by Frances Martel22 Jun 2015, 8:10 AM PST0

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights recently reported that the Islamic State (ISIS) has placed mines within the ruins of Palmyra, Syria. “They have planted it yesterday,” explained Rami Abdulrahman, the head of the British group. “They also planted some around the Roman theatre, we still do not know the real reason.”
by Mary Chastain22 Jun 2015, 6:22 AM PST0

Abraham H. Foxman, the outgoing national director of the Anti-Defamation League, has blasted Israel’s former envoy to the U.S., Michael Oren, for his comments about how President Barack Obama has deliberately harmed the U.S.-Israel relationship. Foxman is a liberal Democrat, and would rather blame Israel rather than examine the politics of his own party, so his defense of the White House is no surprise. However, he descends to the level of personally smearing Oren.
by Joel B. Pollak22 Jun 2015, 5:56 AM PST0

Contents: China’s bubble stock market plunges 13% in one week; Wall Street stock market bubble continues its surge; Tick-tock tick-tock, Greece’s clock is running down
by John J. Xenakis22 Jun 2015, 5:50 AM PST0

Franco Prodi, a celebrated Italian atmospheric physicist and brother to former Italian Premier Romano Prodi, advises caution and humility when dealing with global warming, since we still know very little about the history of climate change and far less about its future.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.22 Jun 2015, 5:49 AM PST0

On Sunday, Pope Francis denounced “the great powers” of the time for not stopping the Holocaust out of “self-interest,” by failing to bomb the railroads heading to concentration camps when they knew what was going on there.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.22 Jun 2015, 5:05 AM PST0

Forget tighter border controls and strict enforcement of existing immigration rules. The UK should instead use foreign aid to end conflicts in Africa as a precursor to stemming the invasion of illegal immigrants now sailing dangerous waters for a new life in
by Simon Kent22 Jun 2015, 3:54 AM PST0

MADRID (AP) — The tiny Spanish pueblo of Castrillo Matajudíos, which means “Camp Kill Jews,” has officially changed its name back to Castrillo Mota de Judios (“Jews’ Hill Camp”) following a referendum and regional government approval. The town, with some
by Breitbart News22 Jun 2015, 3:36 AM PST0

The world’s media is going gaga for the story that the wife of an Israeli politician called U.S. President Barack Obama “black and weak”. Apparently, noting Mr Obama’s skin colour – which both he and his supporters drew as much attention to
by Raheem Kassam22 Jun 2015, 2:15 AM PST0

When future historians come to look back on our age, few things will puzzle them more than the extent to which our politics became so dominated and bedevilled by two belief-systems.
by Breitbart News21 Jun 2015, 9:37 PM PST0

Another terrorist attack occurred in Israel only a day after family and friends laid to rest engineering student Danny Gonen, 25, on Saturday night after he died from wounds he suffered in a terrorist shooting.
A Palestinian man, aged 18, stabbed and seriously injured an Israeli policeman at the entrance of Jerusalem’s Old City. The policeman managed to shoot and injure his attacker.
by Mary Chastain21 Jun 2015, 8:42 PM PST0