With his numbers in the tank and his policies from the Middle East to America’s southern border under assault from all fronts – so much so that even his previous Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is taking pot shots, this
by Dan Riehl12 Aug 2014, 6:42 PM PST0

Former Vice President Dick Cheney criticized President Barack Obama’s handling of the crisis in Iraq and said that the president probably isn’t reading his intelligence briefings. In an interview set to air on Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Cheney agreed with
by Breitbart TV12 Aug 2014, 3:40 PM PST0

Tuesday on CNN, host Wolf Blizter discussed “the optics” of President Barack Obama vacationing and playing golf while several world crisis including the United States bombing Iraq unfold and said, “It is awkward though, you got to admit, everybody seems
by Breitbart TV12 Aug 2014, 2:43 PM PST0
Josh Earnest lived up to his name, Monday, by joshing earnestly in response to a letter from a coalition of 42 journalism groups and media organizations condemning the White House’s increasing “politically driven suppression of news and information about federal agencies.” David
by Debra Heine12 Aug 2014, 2:41 PM PST0

Breitbart News had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Rubin, a Foreign Policy scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), to discuss the ongoing turmoil dealing with the Islamic State terror group, Iran’s encroachment, Iraq’s political situation, and the
by Jordan Schachtel12 Aug 2014, 2:36 PM PST0

Military intervention in Iraq may be the only way to stop the genocide against the country’s Christian minority by the Islamic State (formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS), a senior Vatican diplomat says. “At this moment,
by John Rossomando12 Aug 2014, 12:56 PM PST0

Fighters in Yemen and Africa are leaving Al Qaeda affiliates to join Islamic State. The news has U.S counterterrorism analysts concerned that Islamic State’s ability to conquer lands, oil fields, and infrastructure in Syria and Iraq has served to make
by AWR Hawkins12 Aug 2014, 12:26 PM PST0

On Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. local time, the US continued its aerial campaign against Islamic State positions, striking a mortar setup in the area of Mt. Sinjar where over twenty-thousand Yazidis remain under siege by the jihadi terror group. The
by Jordan Schachtel12 Aug 2014, 11:57 AM PST0

A Bosnian national named Emrah Fojnica, nicknamed “Khattab” was killed over the weekend in an attempted suicide bombing in Iraq, according to the Macedonian English Language News Agency. Fojnica had been waging jihad in both Syria and Iraq, where he
by Jordan Schachtel12 Aug 2014, 11:19 AM PST0

President Obama continues to enjoy his vacation by spending another afternoon at the golf course. The Presidential motorcade arrived at 12:56 pm on Tuesday at the Vineyard Golf Club in Edgartown, MA, according to the White House Press pool. His
by Charlie Spiering12 Aug 2014, 10:50 AM PST0

Secretary of State John Kerry adamantly denounced a photo of a seven-year old Australian boy in the Middle East holding up a severed head for his terrorist father. The photo was published by Australian media. Kerry called it “one of
by Charlie Spiering12 Aug 2014, 10:35 AM PST0

The Hammurabi Human Rights Organization, which monitors human rights in Iraq, released a report on the conditions of the people stranded in northern Iraq. Christians, Yazidis, and Muslims fled to the mountains after the Islamic State captured their towns. These
by Mary Chastain12 Aug 2014, 10:30 AM PST0

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s incumbent prime minister ordered the security forces on Tuesday not to intervene in the current political crisis over who will be the next prime minister, amid fears that he could go to any lengths to keep
by Breitbart News12 Aug 2014, 10:14 AM PST0
Not only are the brutal tactics of ISIS, combined with the howling vacuum of American leadership, breaking the morale of their enemies, but it’s produced a recruiting bonanza. They’ve been doing so well in conquered Iraqi territory that the government
by John Hayward12 Aug 2014, 9:51 AM PST0

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Rep. Peter King (R-NY) took host Thomas Roberts to task for arguing President Barack Obama cannot commit to a larger military operation in Iraq because Obama is “doing exactly what the American people want.” King
by Breitbart TV12 Aug 2014, 9:15 AM PST0

The jihadist terror group Islamic State has made no mystery of its intentions to expand out of Iraq and Syria and into the world’s largest Muslim country, Indonesia. In addition to videos and magazines targeted at Indonesian Muslims, some are
by Frances Martel12 Aug 2014, 9:05 AM PST0

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents who seized a Lebanese border town this month planned to turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing sectarian war between Sunnis and Shi’ites that would have endangered the nation’s very existence, the army commander
by Breitbart News12 Aug 2014, 7:33 AM PST0

(AFP) The United States stressed Tuesday it welcomes the rise of China and wants to work constructively with Beijing as it signed a deal to deploy 2,500 Marines to Australia as part of its “rebalance” to Asia. China bristled when
by Breitbart News12 Aug 2014, 6:20 AM PST0

A former Pentagon adviser has appeared on BBC News and claimed the once feared Kurdish Peshmerga fighters now get “winded when they run to the nearest Kebab stand”. Michael Rubin from the American Enterprise Institute was explaining why the Kurds
by Andre Walker12 Aug 2014, 2:05 AM PST0

Reached for comment during his fifteen-day vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, President Barack Obama said that he sees Iraq’s nomination of Haider al-Abadi as its next Prime Minister as a “promising step forward.” Obama in Martha’s Vineyard (Credit: White House) Incumbent
by Jordan Schachtel11 Aug 2014, 7:42 PM PST0
This perspective is personal and from inside the battle for survival during the Islamic State onslaught in Iraq. Dear Friends and Family: I have heard from a lot of people over the past week, and I thought I would offer
by David Webb11 Aug 2014, 7:23 PM PST0
Democrat Congressman Alan Grayson is right when he says that the U.S. needs to stay out of Iraq.There I said it. I am officially on record of agreeing with the Grayson on this issue. Grayson put out an op-ed in
by Javier Manjarres11 Aug 2014, 7:19 PM PST0

During a fundraiser on Martha’s Vineyard on Monday, President Obama told the guests all about his afternoon on a nearby beach — which included playing with some seals. Obama also told the guests that the first family spent time with
by Charlie Spiering11 Aug 2014, 5:10 PM PST0

Monday from the site of his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, President Barack Obama made a statement in support of Iraqi President Fuad Masum tapping Deputy Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to become the new head of state. “Today Iraq
by Breitbart TV11 Aug 2014, 3:06 PM PST0

After being detained in Mexico for more than four months, it is time for Mexico’s attorney general to dismiss the charges against Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter said Monday. Tahmooressi has been held in Mexico since
by Caroline May11 Aug 2014, 2:53 PM PST0