Marco Rubio Has Lost Poll Support Since Paris Jihad Attacks
Pundits expected the terrorist attacks in Paris to shove the GOP’s primary race towards national-security debates and to boost the experienced pols, including Sen. Marco Rubio.
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Tom Brokaw: ‘Immoral to Send 1% of Population in a Uniform into Harm’s Way Over and Over Again’
Retired NBC anchor Tom Brokaw says, “It’s immoral for a democracy to send 1 percent of its population in a uniform into harm’s way over and over again.”
EXCLUSIVE: Texas School District Assigns Islamic State Recruiting Homework to Teach ‘Critical Thinking’
A high school in one of the largest school districts in the nation, Houston ISD, says that an Islamic State recruiting homework assignment “teaches critical and analytical thinking skills using current events.” The assignment was given to ninth graders one school day after the terrorist attacks in Paris.
WATCH: UKIP Deputy Paul Nuttall Calls For ‘Grand Coalition’ Of West, Russia Against Islamic State
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Deputy Leader Paul Nuttall has told the European Parliament that the West must be prepared to work with countries such as Russian and China if it is to defeat the “real threat in the world today”
Brussels Schools Reopen As Terror Alert Stays At Highest Level
Brussels struggled to get back to normal on Wednesday after four days at the highest possible terror alert with schools reopening and the metro partially back in service. Closed since Monday, schools and universities reopened despite the alert still remaining
Russia Deploys Missile Cruiser Near Syria Ordered to ‘Destroy Any Target Posing Danger’
As tensions build between Turkey and Russia following the destruction of a Russian warplane by Turkish F-16s Tuesday morning, Russian state outlet RT.com reports that a missile cruiser has been deployed off the Syrian coast, with orders to “destroy any target posing danger.”
Terrorism Deaths Quadruple Under Obama
The worldwide number of annual terrorist deaths has more than quadrupled since President Barack Obama was inaugurated in January 2009. Deaths from terrorism increased 80 percent last year to an all-time-record of 32,658 people killed, compared to 18,111 in 2013.
Imperial Obama: EU Citizens Should Lose Privacy After Paris Attacks, But Americans Don’t Have To Change Anything
U.S. President Barack Obama has today called for the European Union (EU) to implement legislation which would require airlines to share passenger data with government bodies across the political bloc, as well as with each other, in an effort to
Explosive Belt Found Discarded in Rubbish Tip South of Paris
A device which appears to be a belt of explosives has been found discarded in a pile of rubbish in a suburb south of Paris. Investigators believe it may have been abandoned by the last remaining fugitive terrorist involved in
Headteacher Denounces As ‘Racist Islamophobes’ Staff Who Oppose Open Borders
A headteacher at an academy school has labelled members of his staff “racist Islamophobes” for not supporting an open doors policy on migration in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks. Writing anonymously, she details how junior staff reported senior
Australia PM Says No Global Support For Troops On The Ground In Syria
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Tuesday there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, which he called fundamentally weak with “more Twitter accounts than fighters”. Calls have been mounting in Canberra
The Fiscal Times: How Europe’s Migrant Crisis Threatens to Reignite Its Debt Crunch
From The Fiscal Times: Should we keep 10,000 Syrian refugees from coming into the United States? It’s all anyone can seem to talk about in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. Which is odd. I figured the political discussion
Brussels Extends Terror Alert As U.S. Issues Travel Warning
Brussels will stay at the highest security threat level for another week over fears of an imminent attack, the Belgian government said, as the US issued a worldwide terror alert for its citizens. On the third day of an unprecedented
3 in 4 Australians Believe Their Gun-Controlled Country Will Face Large-Scale Terror Attack
A Newspoll survey published November 22 shows that three in four Australians believe their gun-controlled country will face a large-scale terror attack.
Hillary Clinton: Refugees Already Get Vetted, Republicans Using Scare Tactics
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said Monday that the United States already vets refugees entering the country, and she has no specific plan to make the vetting process more stringent.
Facebook Hesitates, Then Removes Islamic State Page for Violating Community Standards
The big social media services have been generally aggressive about purging ISIS content—if sometimes unable to keep up with the sheer volume of it. One example is the “Khilafah News” page on Facebook. The social media giant initially hesitated to take it down, but upon review, concluded that it does violate their community standards.
With All the World at War, Christmas Is a ‘Sham,’ Says Pope Francis
In a strongly worded homily, Pope Francis is calling Christmas a “sham” in the face of recent terrorist attacks and wars.
Hundreds Of Failed British Jihadis Released Without Charge On Return To UK
It has been revealed that as many as 450 would-be British jihadis have returned to the U.K. and have not been detained when re-entering the country. Returning jihadis pose a “significant” risk to the safety of the U.K. according to the
Paris Terrorist Was Gay ‘Rent Boy’, On The Run From Islamic State And Police
The elusive eighth Paris attacker and one of three brothers implicated in the atrocity reportedly frequented gay clubs before the attack. He may have backed out of his mission at the last minute, and is possibly on the run from
French Muslim Admits Terrorism *IS* Muslims’ Problem To Deal With
A French Muslim blogger has called upon his fellow Muslims to rise up against radical Islam within their midst – directly opposing the mainstream narrative that Muslims cannot be held responsible for combatting extremism in their midst. The warning of
Austrian Freedom Party Leader Calls For A ‘Guantanamo’ Prison For Islamic Extremists
Following the recent Paris attacks the Chairman of the Austrian Freedom Party has called for European Islamic extremists to be put into a Guantanamo-style island prison. Heinz-Christian Strache (pictured above) leads the anti-mass migration Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ). He has called for a
Anonymous’s Cyber-War On Islamic State Comes Under Fire
Fractures are emerging in Anonymous’s war on ISIS. We previously covered the hacking group’s alleged takedown of thousands of ISIS-affiliated social media accounts. But rival factions in Anonymous are now at odds over a list of alleged “ISIS targets” released
Jihad Central: Brussels Became A Terror Hot Spot Because Of A Socialist Mayor’s Immigration Ideology
So Brussels is on lockdown due to the heightened terror threat. Trains have been cancelled, people have been told to stay away from crowded areas, meaning that the centre is deserted and sporting events have been postponed. It’s no surprise
Hillary Clinton Uses Hitler to Justify Taking in Syrian Refugees
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s campaign invoked the war crimes of Adolf Hitler to justify her position that the United States should take in thousands of Syrian refugees.
Muslims Rally in Rome Against the ‘Cancer’ of Islamic State
In a public manifestation in Rome on Saturday, several hundred Muslims came from all over Italy to protest the actions of the Islamic State, calling it a “cancer” and insisting that it did not represent the position of Islam.
