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Egypt Strikes Jihadis After Decapitation Video

Egypt Strikes Jihadis After Decapitation Video

Within just days of a video surfacing showing ?the decapitation of four Egyptian nationals, the Cairo government took decisive military action and killed the leader of the Jihadist group alleged to have been responsible .  Several sources have reported that on Sunday,

Dem Sen: Foley Beheading 'Just a Preview'

Dem Sen: Foley Beheading 'Just a Preview'

Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), the co-chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism Caucus argued that the beheading of American journalist James Foley was “just a preview” of what ISIS is capable. “It’s very important to push back aggressively, and

Jihadi John May Not Have Been the Real Killer

Jihadi John May Not Have Been the Real Killer

Forensic analysts have raised the possibility that the video depicting the beheading of American journalist James Foley may have been staged in parts to extract maximum propaganda effect against the West, reports The Times. After a segment on U.S. President

Report: London Rapper Key Suspect in Beheading of James Foley

Report: London Rapper Key Suspect in Beheading of James Foley

Sunday, Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin said both American and British intelligence officials suspect a British-born rapper is the jihadist seen on video beheading journalist James Foley. “A senior Western intelligence official told Fox News that 23-year-old London rapper Abdel

Pirro: Obama 'Weak, Wimpy' on ISIS

Pirro: Obama 'Weak, Wimpy' on ISIS

On Saturday, Fox News Channel’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” host Jeanine Pirro slammed President Obama’s “weak, wimpy” response to the beheading of journalist James Foley. “President Obama’s response in both words, and action, to the beheading of American James Foley

Obama's Post-Foley Fraud About Shariah

Obama's Post-Foley Fraud About Shariah

President Barack Obama found time between golf rounds Thursday to condemn the beheading of American journalist James Foley by the Islamic State (also known as the Islamic State in the Levant or ISIL) and to assure the American people that

ISIS, Hamas, and the Surging Threat of Radical Islamism

ISIS, Hamas, and the Surging Threat of Radical Islamism

The beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley has raised concerns in the West about Islamist threats. But Israel has been facing this specter for decades and – given Israel’s proximity to the Islamist threat – the Jewish state is the West’s canary

The unseen evil of ISIS

The Boston Globe headlines its editorial on the hideous murder of American journalist James Foley “Beheading of Foley Exposes True Nature of ‘Islamic State.’” I’m sorry, guys, but putting the name of the new caliphate into scare quotes is too

NYTs Headline Fuels Media Critics

NYTs Headline Fuels Media Critics

Yesterday, the New York Times raised eyebrows with a headline about the president’s speech from Martha’s Vineyard on ISIS:  “Obama, Outraged Over Beheading, Vows To Stay The Course.”  After the internet erupted in guffaws over the unintentional pun, it was changed to

Pope Calls Family of Slain American Journalist

Pope Calls Family of Slain American Journalist

ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Pope Francis has called the family of an American journalist whose videotaped beheading by Islamic State militants has touched off torrents of outrage around the world. Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi confirms the pope called

Again? Obama Returns to the Golf Course

Again? Obama Returns to the Golf Course

President Obama is golfing again at his favorite golf course at Martha’s Vineyard with some of the same golfing partners as yesterday. According to the White House Press Pool, Obama hit the links at the Farm Neck Golf Club at

Militants Attack Major Air Base in Eastern Syria

Militants Attack Major Air Base in Eastern Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic extremists fired rockets and tank shells Wednesday at a major air base in northeastern Syria, kicking off a long-anticipated offensive to seize the last position held by the Syrian government in a province that is a

U.S. Announces New Strikes After Foley Beheading

U.S. Announces New Strikes After Foley Beheading

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States launched a new barrage of airstrikes against Islamic State extremists Wednesday and weighed sending more troops to Iraq as President Barack Obama vowed to be relentless in pursuit of the terrorist group that beheaded