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Crucified by the Caliphate in Syria

Crucified by the Caliphate in Syria

This story originally appeared in The Daily Mail: They arrived bristling with heavy weapons and waving black flags from about a dozen Humvees, seized from the Iraqi army and supplied originally by the United States. When the terrified residents looked

Ted Cruz: ISIS is the Face of Evil

Ted Cruz: ISIS is the Face of Evil

Sen. Ted Cruz responded to President Obama’s statement on Iraq on Saturday, criticizing him for failing to properly address the threat posed by ISIS. Cruz spoke at length about the crisis in Iraq with reporters following his appearance at the

Flashback: Mitt Romney on Iraq

It’s a pity, at this dangerous juncture, that America can’t send Barack Obama – The Man Who Was Wrong About Absolutely Everything – to the showers and replace him with Mitt Romney.  Obama’s foolishness has cost America and the world

Pirro to Obama: 'You Were Wrong' on Iraq

Pirro to Obama: 'You Were Wrong' on Iraq

Fox News Channel’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” anchor Jeanine Pirro criticized the president’s late reaction to the crisis in Iraq on her Saturday broadcast. “The problem is President Barack Obama is too inexperienced, too out of touch, and too disengaged

Women Stoned to Death in Syria for Adultery

Women Stoned to Death in Syria for Adultery

BEIRUT (AP) — A cleric read the verdict before the truck came and dumped a large pile of stones near the municipal garden. Jihadi fighters then brought in the woman, clad head to toe in black, and put her in

Obama Vows US Will Not Be 'Dragged' Into Another War

Obama Vows US Will Not Be 'Dragged' Into Another War

Saturday in his weekly address, President Barack Obama discussed his decision to launch airstrikes in Iraq. He said, “As Commander-in-Chief, I will not allow the United States to be dragged into fighting another war in Iraq. American combat troops will not be

Obama: Bad Intelligence Behind ISIS Underestimation

Obama: Bad Intelligence Behind ISIS Underestimation

Saturday from the White House South Lawn, President Barack Obama blamed “intelligence estimates” for not anticipating the speed in which ISIS would capture large sections of Iraq. The president,who has been under harsh media criticism for likening ISIS to an Al-Qaeda

World View: Hamas Is at War with Egypt More Than Israel

World View: Hamas Is at War with Egypt More Than Israel

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Hamas’s war with Israel — and with Egypt Analysts express alarm at ISIS control of Mosul Dam Can Obama’s air strikes save the Kurdish Peshmerga? Obama is dragged kicking and screaming back towards the

NYT: New Media Drove Obama to Action In Iraq

NYT: New Media Drove Obama to Action In Iraq

The New York Times doesn’t come right out and say it was New Media that finally drove Obama to admit he withdrew from Iraq prematurely by ordering airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq. But when the New York Times admits that

Obama Proposes Broader Long-Term Strategy in Iraq

Obama Proposes Broader Long-Term Strategy in Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday proposed a broader long-term strategy to confront Islamic militants in Iraq, who have surprised U.S. intelligence with the fast pace of their approach on the Kurdish capital of Irbil. Obama warned Americans

Foreign Policy Mag: UK Unveils Major ISIS Containment Plan

Foreign Policy Mag: UK Unveils Major ISIS Containment Plan

Foreign Policy Magazine’s blog ‘The Cable’ yesterday revealed the discussions at the United Nations surrounding Britain’s latest strategy aimed at containing ISIS or the ‘Islamic State’ organisation that has wreaked havoc across the Middle East. The Cable reports:  Britain hopes

Britain Considers Joining U.S. Iraqi Airstrikes

Britain Considers Joining U.S. Iraqi Airstrikes

British military chiefs are drawing up plans to help American airstrikes in Iraq, the Times reports. Senior figures are considering sending a spy plane to provide intelligence on ISIS positions, while Royal Air Force aircraft capable of refuelling U.S. fighter

What got Obama moving in Iraq

In response to The JV Team Is Behaving Extraordinarily Irresponsibly In Iraq: Almost everyone agrees that Obama abruptly rolled off the golf course and authorized targeted air strikes in Iraq for two reasons: (1) he can’t afford to be seen

Chris Matthews: Boehner Can't Even Stand Up and Be an American

Chris Matthews: Boehner Can't Even Stand Up and Be an American

Friday on MSNBC’s “The Reid Report,” “Hardball” host Chris Matthews criticized Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) for having endorsed President Barack Obama’s decision to strike ISIS in Iraq while also criticizing the president’s “disengaged” leadership and lack of

ISIS: We Will Raise the Flag of Allah in the White House

ISIS: We Will Raise the Flag of Allah in the White House

Vice Media has released the first part of a five-part documentary series from reporter Medyan Dairieh who spent three weeks embedded with ISIS fighters as they stormed through Iraq capturing major cities. In an interview in the video ISIS spokesman Abu Mosa