Rep. Babin: House GOP Bill On Screening Refugees ‘Not Going Anywhere’
Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) says that “we’ve got to stop” the Syrian refugee program, but adds that the bill being voted on in the House to halt the program is “not going anywhere.”
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UK Hostage John Cantlie Resurfaces in ISIS Propaganda Magazine
British hostage John Cantlie allegedly penned an article in the Islamic State’s (ISIS/ISIL) Dābiq magazine. It is his first appearance in over six months.
World View: Rwanda’s Kagame Becomes Another Leader Refusing to Leave Office
Contents: Turkey soccer fans boo during moment of silence for Paris attack; Rwanda’s president Kagame becomes another leader refusing to leave office
Tammy Duckworth Suddenly Cares About Syria Refugees
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who is running for Mark Kirk’s U.S. Senate seat, is suddenly speaking out about Syrian refugees, after doing and saying nothing for years.
Goodlatte Switches on Refugees, Backs Leadership’s Token Reform Bill
Judiciary chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte switched sides Nov. 18 in the dispute over Syrian refugees, and aligned himself with a bill that sets token curbs against additional migration, instead of a moratorium favored by a lopsided American majority.
White House Vows Veto Of House Leaders’ Syrian Refugee Bill
One such bill, introduced by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), would require the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the FBI, and the Director of National Intelligence to certify each refugee coming from Iraq or Syria that they do not present a threat to national security.
Sen. Sessions: House Refugee Bill Fails to Defend Americans
Sen. Jeff Sessions said Wednesday the refugee bill that the House of Representatives is considering, The American SAFE Act, doesn’t protect the interests of the American people.
Anti-ISIS Alliance Between France, Russia, U.S. Takes Shape
The hideous massacre in Paris seems to be galvanizing a global anti-ISIS alliance and a weak U.S. president means that alliance may well have Russian leadership.
Over 1,200 Jihadis Returned Home to Europe from ISIS Battlegrounds
Over 1,200 of the people who left their homes in Europe and the United States to become fighters for ISIS have returned to Europe, according to an Associated Press review.
ISIS Magazine Posts Alleged Photo of Bomb That Destroyed Russian Plane
The new issue of the Islamic State’s magazine Dabiq contains alleged photos of the bomb that destroyed a Russian Metrojet airliner over Egypt on October 31, killing all 224 people on board.
Venezuela Goes All in for Assad: ‘He Is the Only One Who Can Guarantee Stability’
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro blamed the terror attacks in Paris this week on the “irresponsibility” of the United States in the Middle East, asserting that supporting Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is more important now than ever because “if he is taken down, what happened in Paris will be nothing in comparison to what will happen around the world.”
David Petraeus: U.S. Not Where Should Be Against ISIS
Former CIA Director and retired four-star U.S. Army general David Petraeus said the country is not where they “should be in the fight against the Islamic State [ISIS/ISIL]”
Jeb Bush Waffles On Accepting Syrian Refugees
Does Former Florida governor Jeb Bush think that the United States should “pause” the influx of more Syrian refugees or does he think that Americans should remain open to accepting them?
White House Launches #RefugeesWelcome Hashtag
The Obama administration launched a hashtag last night to promote the concept of welcoming Syrian refugees into the United States after a growing number of governors proposed halting the program after the terrorist attacks in Paris.
Obama Continues Angry Rant Against Republicans For Blocking Refugees
President Obama is again excoriating Republicans for raising concerns about Syrian refugees setting in America after the terrorist attacks in Paris.
Poland’s New Right-Wing Government Suggests Sending Syrians BACK To ‘Liberate’ Their Country
The Daily Mail reports that Poland’s new conservative government has suggested Syrians should return to their homeland in order to fight and liberate it from the extremists: Syrian refugees arriving in Europe should form an army which can be sent
POLL: UK Public Shuns Syria Intervention As France Demands EU-Wide Military Assistance
The British public has rejected a fresh Syria intervention, according to a new poll released by the Leave.EU campaign. Asked if they thought military action against ISIS makes Britain more or less safe, 57 per cent of people said it made the
Jeb: I’m ‘Probably More Consistent,’ ‘Probably Less Bellicose’ Than Cruz, Rubio on Foreign Policy
Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush argued that he’s “probably more consistent” and “probably less bellicose” than fellow candidates Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Florida Senator Marco Rubio in an interview broadcast on Tuesday’s edition of Bloomberg
Governors Can’t Stop Obama on Refugees, but Congress Can
More than half of America’s fifty governors—including a Democrat—refuse to accept President Obama’s Syrian refugees. Unfortunately for them, federal law allows the president to resettle as many refugees as he wants. But Congress can stop him.
Egypt Detains Airport Personnel as Russia Confirms Metrojet Crash Was Terrorism
The Russians have been saying they would not jump to conclusions about the nature of the Metrojet crash in Egypt until a lengthy investigation was concluded but, on Tuesday, Russian security officials suddenly declared the plane was indeed destroyed by a terrorist attack. There have also been reports of police detaining or arresting airport workers, although the Egyptian government has disputed those accounts.
Report: Unprecedented Protests Against ISIS Rule Met With Gunfire, Arrests In Syria
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) responded with gunfire and arrests when dozens of residents held an unprecedented protest against the jihadist group’s rule and draconian policies in the town of Manbij in Syria’s northern Aleppo province, activists cited by several news outlets revealed.
MSNBC Analyst McCaffrey: Why Would We ‘Haul’ Refugees ‘All Over the World’?
MSNBC Military Analyst General Barry McCaffrey criticized the EU and US for not putting ” significant resources into Jordan and Turkey to stabilize the populations in place” and wondered, “Why would we haul them all over the world as refugees,
Report: Nusra Front-Led Coalition Kills Regional ISIS Leader, Issues Ultimatum
A southern Syria Islamist coalition, led by Syria’s al Qaeda offshoot al-Nusra Front, issued an ultimatum for the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) affiliate, to surrender within 24 hours, reports the Lebanon-based NOW News.
Mother Jones: Mocking Concerns About Refugees Makes Democrats Appear Detached from Reality
It’s not every day that Mother Jones magazine publishes something asking progressives to take it down a notch, but that’s what author Kevin Drum did in a piece published Tuesday.
Putin Accuses Some G-20 Nations of Backing ISIS
Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists at the G-20 summit in Turkey that funding for ISIS comes from 40 different nations, including members of the Group of 20.
