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15 Detained in Australian Counterterrorism Raids

15 Detained in Australian Counterterrorism Raids

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police detained 15 people Thursday in a major counterterrorism operation, saying intelligence indicated a random, violent attack was being planned on Australian soil. About 800 federal and state police officers raided more than a dozen properties

Rape as a Weapon of Jihad

Rape as a Weapon of Jihad

The jihadist terror group the Islamic State has adopted a wide variety of violent tactics to subdue and ultimately destroy minority populations in Syria and Iraq– from crucifixions to beheadings to the mass burning of symbols of Western “decadence.” But

Obama: No 'Combat Mission' for Troops in Iraq

Obama: No 'Combat Mission' for Troops in Iraq

Wednesday at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL, President Barack Obama attempted to clear up the confusion over whether U.S. troops will be engaged in combat mission in the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The president said,

ISIS and the unsteady trumpet

In response to Muslims Will Support Muslims Over Infidel-Led Mission Against ISIS: As it happens, this morning the new Iraqi prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, just made a big show of announcing that Iraq doesn’t want or need foreign troops to

Ebola Survivor: No Time to Waste as Obama Ups Aid

Ebola Survivor: No Time to Waste as Obama Ups Aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American doctor who survived Ebola said there’s no time to waste as President Barack Obama outlined his plan to ramp up the U.S. response to the epidemic in West Africa. “We can’t afford to wait months,

French Parliament Approves Jihadist Travel Ban

French Parliament Approves Jihadist Travel Ban

France’s parliament approved a new anti-terror bill aimed at preventing potential jihadists from travelling to Iraq, Syria or elsewhere by confiscating their passports. The travel ban on French nationals could be imposed “where there are serious reasons to believe that

Boxer: Graham, McCain Have Zero Credibility

Boxer: Graham, McCain Have Zero Credibility

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show,” Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) attacked her Republican colleagues, Sens. John McCain (R-AZ)  and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), for being wrong on the amount of time it would take U.S. forces to win the war in