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Challenging Edward Snowden and the information vigilantes

I’ve had strong misgivings about the freelance arbiters of secrecy ever since Wikileaks got off the ground.  Since I’m also institutionally suspicious of the government agencies they raid for information, and particularly suspicious of what the government has mutated into

Iraq Yazidis Say Neighbours Enabled Jihadist Attack

Iraq Yazidis Say Neighbours Enabled Jihadist Attack

(AFP) — Yazidis fleeing a jihadist onslaught in northern Iraq say neighbours took up arms alongside their attackers, informing on members of the religious minority and helping the militants take over. “The (non-Iraqi) jihadists were Afghans, Bosnians, Arabs and even

Bing West: How to Defeat the Islamic State

Bing West: How to Defeat the Islamic State

Marine combat veteran Bing West explains how to defeat our enemies in today’s National Review. We reprint here. By pulling our forces out of Iraq in 2011, Mr. Obama claimed, he “ended the war.” Three years later, the winner of

Kurds Clash With ISIS Supporters in SHEFFIELD, UK

Kurds Clash With ISIS Supporters in SHEFFIELD, UK

Members of Britain’s Kurdish Community have clashed with ISIS supporters in the northern English city of Sheffield, according to the Times. The Kurds were said to be outraged when they saw Gaza protesters waving the black Islamic flag that is often

ISIS Abducts over 500 Yazidi Women, Girls as 'War Booty'

ISIS Abducts over 500 Yazidi Women, Girls as 'War Booty'

Islamic State (IS) militants took over 500 women and girls as “war booty” when they captured Shingal nearly two weeks ago. Witnesses confirm that the militants took women based on who “was prettiest” or would be “funniest” to be with.

Former CIA Officer: ISIS Will Cross the Southern Border

Former CIA Officer: ISIS Will Cross the Southern Border

Former CIA Officer and Concerned Veterans for America spokesman Gary Berntsen said that ISIS militants can and will cross the southern border on Wednesday’s Fox & Friends” on the Fox News Channel.   “ISIS presents a threat to the United States.

ISIS Plotted To Attack Carlsberg Beer Brewery

ISIS Plotted To Attack Carlsberg Beer Brewery

Malaysian authorities have warned that terrorist group ISIS plotted to attack a Carlsberg Brewery near Kuala Lumpur, as first reported to the South China Post. The group is said to be gaining support in Malaysia, which operates rules forbidding the consumption of

Report: Hillary Calls Obama Tries to Mend Ties

Report: Hillary Calls Obama Tries to Mend Ties

Tuesday on CNN, the network’s Brooke Baldwin reported former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called President Barack Obama to explain why she criticized his foreign policy as a “failure” in the Atlantic Magazine.  Clinton had argued Obama not arming the