(AP) Syrian troops capture town near Lebanon borderBy ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaSyrian troops captured a western town near the border with Lebanon on Thursday, after days of heavy fighting that killed dozens including nine doctors and nurses
At Foreign Affairs, Kenneth Pollack makes the best case possible for the Iran nuclear deal: while imperfect, it is merely an interim deal that will establish trust as a basis for a more comprehensive deal going forward. If that is
An interesting new theory is gaining traction about President Barack Obama’s motives in the Iran nuclear deal, which not only allows Iran to retain nuclear enrichment but also effectively legitimizes the regime and boosts it as a regional power. On
(AP) Syria says it won’t give up power in peace talksBy ALBERT AJIAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaThe Syrian government said Wednesday it will participate in U.N.-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending the country’s civil war, but insisted that it is not going
(AP) Iraq: 13 executed corpses found as attacks kill 5By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADPolice around Iraq’s capital found the corpses of 13 men Wednesday apparently gunned down in executions, as other attacks in the country killed at least five, authorities said.
President Barack Obama let loose with an essential truth today while speaking before a fawning Hollywood audience–pop culture counts more than most of us realize. The stories you tell matter, Obama told a group at the DreamWorks Studio near Los
The Hollywood community rallied on behalf of then-Sen. Barack Obama in 2008 despite the politician’s lack of credentials. The proof he could heal the partisan divide and deliver on his lofty promises existed only in the minds of his starry-eyed
Remember when war was a bad thing? Remember when the “doves” lined the streets in protest against foreign entanglements that would put our troops in danger? I do. I was there in 2003, when a “million” protesters lined the streets
Pope Francis expressed new concern Thursday for the situation faced by “Christians who suffer in a particularly severe way the consequences of tensions and conflicts in many parts of the Middle East.” “Syria, Iraq, Egypt and other areas of the
NOTE FROM SENIOR MANAGEMENT: Rep. Bentivolio’s Army and National Guard career spans more than 20 years and included tours in Vietnam, Desert Storm, and Iraq. His military service record has included receiving the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released shocking video of an AlQaeda-linked terror cell that was operating in Kentucky. Stingermissiles capable of downing U.S. commercial airliners, grenades, RPG’s,and an assortment of other weaponry that had been rendered inoperable bythe
The purported deal to keep some troops in Afghanistan is a potential win for the U.S., and especially for all those who fought and sacrificed themselves to defeat Al Qaeda and protect the new government from collapse. But it is
Monday, “The Lead with Jake Tapper” highlighted the story of former Army Captain Brian Larson, an Iraq war veteran desperately trying to get the Iraqi interpreter, who was a crucial part of his team during the war, out of that
“So, 4000 rubes are dead. Cry me the Tigris. Another 30,000 have been seriously wounded. Boo fucking hoo. They got what they asked for–and cool robotic limbs too.” Thus begins a virulent anti-American soldier screed titled “Fuck the Troops,” written by
On NBC’s Meet the Press, host David Gregory said that Obamacare was to President Obama as Iraq was to President Bush. “Everybody looked at Bush through the prism of Iraq,” Gregory explained. “Here, I think people are going to look
A senior U.K. cabinet minister has stated that violence against Christian minorities in the world has reached the level of a “global crisis,” to the extent that Christians are facing the danger of becoming extinct in some areas, even in
Members of the al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham appear in a new online video apologizing for beheading a man they thought was fighting for Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. It turns out the dead man was part of a
In announcing that he would “allow” insurance companies to extend current individual health insurance plans for another year (an impossible task for many), President Barack Obama made several excuses for himself and his party in an attempt to minimize the
A North Carolina man is being charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated terrorist organization, the al-Nusrah Front, also known as al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI). Basit Javed Sheikh (also known as Abdul Basit), a 29-year-old man originally from Pakistan
On Tuesday, former Marxist-turned-conservative icon David Horowitz spoke at the Heritage Foundation to mark the launch of what will be a ten-volume compendium of his writings on leftism, The Black Book of the American Left. In his wide-ranging speech, Horowitz
Last week, the Veterans Airlift Command held their annual dinner and fundraiser in San Diego, CA. A number of organizations that are involved in assisting veterans participated in the event. For those not familiar, the Veterans Airlift Command is a
(AP) California town builds house for wounded GIBy JOHN ROGERSAssociated PressLANCASTER, Calif.When Jerral Hancock came home from the Iraq war missing one arm, with another that barely worked and a paralyzed body that was burned all over, he was a
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been hassling Airman Brian Kolfage, a retired Air Force veteran and purple heart recipient who lost both his legs and part of one of his arms in a rocket attack when he served
(AP) Kerry says Iran rejected nuclear dealBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterABU DHABI, United Arab EmiratesU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the major powers were unified on an Iran nuclear deal during weekend talks in Geneva but the
Iran’s Defence Minister Hossein Dehqan on Saturday inaugurated the production line of an anti-missile system dubbed the Sayyad-2 (Hunter 2), media reported. Television also broadcast footage of the system in operation. Dehqan did not specify the range of the system,
