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Former UN Chief Kofi Annan Blames US for Rise of ISIS

Kofi Annan, who served as secretary-general of the United Nations when the group overwhelmingly supported the 2003 U.S. war in Iraq, claimed at the Munich Security Conference that the United States is to blame for the creation of the Islamic State (ISIS).

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ISIS Supporters Hack Newsweek Twitter Account, Post Threats to Obama Family

ISIS has been catching hell from hackers, especially after the slaughter of Charlie Hebdo magazine staffers in Paris, but the Islamic State has not been without its own cyber-war victories. On Tuesday, as the Washington Examiner reports, hackers claiming to work for the Islamic State managed to gain control of the Twitter account for Newsweek, using it to post enemy propaganda, documents ostensibly stolen from the U.S. military, threats of further “cyber jihad,” and even a blood-curdling threat against the Obama family.

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Iraqi Bishops: Join Forces to Liberate the Lands Occupied by Islamic Jihadists

A plenary meeting of Iraqi bishops in Baghdad on Saturday has resulted in an important joint declaration calling on all “national and international forces to unite their efforts” to liberate territories occupied by ISIS and to “exercise the necessary influence” to provide protection for Christians and other Iraqis returning to their homes, enabling them to live in security and dignity.

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No Thanks to Obama, the World Is Finally Figuring Out How to Fight ISIS

Yes, it’s unfortunate that the US has a president, Barack Obama, who consistently sees things from the Muslim point of view. Even the Obamaphilic reporter Juliet Eilperin, writing for the Obamaphilic Washington Post, had to admit, “President Obama has never been one to go easy on America.”

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Fmr DIA Chief Flynn: Obama‘s ISIS Strategy is ‘Confusion’

Sunday on “Fox News Sunday,” the former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn,  said President Barack Obama’s strategy to fight ISIS has a, “sense of passivity or confusion.” Flynn said, “I think what the

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Woodward: Military Upset Susan Rice Telling Generals How To Fight

Sunday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox News Sunday,” veteran journalist Bob Woodward said people in the military are complaining to him that the Obama administration has no strategy to defeat ISIS other then having people like Susan Rice “micromanage” military responses.

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Kerry Pleads for Patience in ISIS Fight

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Chuck Todd pushed back on Secretary of State John Kerry repeatedly  “pleading for patience,” when looking for any results from the Obama administrations strategy  against ISIS. Kerry insisted, “There is a lot more

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‘P.R. Stunt’: Jordan Denies ISIS Claim of American Hostage’s Death

Jordan has responded to a claim by the Islamic State (ISIS) on Friday that American hostage Kayla Jean Mueller was killed by collateral damage from Jordanian airstrikes, saying that ISIS has provided no proof of Mueller’s death, and is lying about either the fact or manner of her death. American officials also said they had seen no evidence that Mueller was killed.