Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Lisa Monaco, President Barack Obama’s top adviser on Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, was slammed by Mitchell for the administration’s incoherent rhetoric on ISIS. Mitchell, after playing a clip of Vice President Joe Biden declaring
The brutal murder of war correspondent James Foley drew a strange response from President Barack Obama. In his address to the American public, Obama told us that Foley’s murderers, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, are not Muslims, “for no faith teaches
President Barack Obama has struggled to sound convincing in recent days as he addressed the challenge of ISIS–or “ISIL,” his preferred acronym for the so-called Islamic State. Obama’s problem goes beyond gaffes about his lack of strategy. The fundamental issue
(Reuters) – The family of Steven Sotloff, the second American journalist beheaded by Islamic State militants, said on Wednesday he was “a gentle soul”, and challenged the group’s leader to a debate on the peaceful teachings of the Muslim holy
In scenes described by ferry operators as “not unusual”, dozens of illegal immigrants broke through security fencing and dodged gun wielding policemen in a bid to board Britain-bound cross-channel ferries at the French port of Calais last night. The immigrants
British Prime Minister David Cameron has said the UK government will not pay any ransom to the ISIS militants who are holding a British hostage. Speaking ahead of the Nato summit in Wales, the Prime Minister said that it was
On Wednesday’s “The Five” on the Fox News Channel, co-panelist Greg Gutfeld opened the show with a scathing critique of President Barack Obama and his demeanor when speaking publicly about the threat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Gutfeld compared
On Wednesday, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul seemed to reverse course on the crisis in the Middle East, calling now for the military destruction of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization. In recent weeks, Paul has vacillated between downplaying the threat
Though President Barack Obama hasn’t consulted America’s legislative branch on what to do about the ISIS threat, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA)–a national security hawk from Virginia–is stepping forward himself to introduce legislation that would congressionally authorize military action against ISIS
Senator Franken sent a letter to Attorney General Holder Tuesday in which he was critical of President Obama’s handling of the response to ISIS. “I was troubled by the President’s recent suggestion that the Administration has not yet developed a
The Islamic State has claimed on social media that it is utilizing captured Syrian pilots to learn how to fly stolen jets, according to a CNN Arabic report over the weekend. The Syrian pilots, which are part of the Syrian
Steven Sotloff, the US journalist beheaded by ISIS, was Jewish, had moved to Israel to study, became an Israeli citizen, and, while in captivity, risked his life to fast on Yom Kippur and pray towards Jerusalem. The Israeli government Wednesday
The first live captured suicide bomber known to be working with the Islamic State in Syria says the area is teeming with jihadists from all over the world– from everywhere in the Middle East, Asia, and the West. In an
The Obama administration seems to have finally recognized the ISIS threat, calling the beheading of an American journalist “a terrorist attack on the United States” and vowing to confront the “militants” and “extremists” in Syria and Iraq. A worthy goal
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is calling for President Barack Obama to convene a joint session of Congress and make the case that the United States must “destroy” the Islamic State terrorist organization. “If I were president, I would call a
David Cameron’s anti-terror plans have come under attack following claims he made the announcement on Monday simply to distract from the news of Conservative MP Douglas Carswell joining UKIP. Labour MP Ian Austin, who is a member of the House
Questions have been raised across the political spectrum about whether it would be legal under European Law to stop British jihadis returning to the UK. Both Labour and UKIP questioned whether such a move would breach the human rights of
Nearly 15,000 illegal immigrants who have been ordered to leave Norway by authorities are continuing to stay, according to a report by The Local. The whereabouts of the vast majority are unknown, causing problems for police and immigration services. Legal
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A top Saudi security official said Tuesday that police had arrested 88 men suspected of being part of an al-Qaida cell that was plotting attacks inside and outside of the kingdom. Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour
Fighters from Hezb-e-Islami in Afghanistan, allies of the Taliban, are considering joining the Islamic State (IS). Their commander, known simply as Commander Mirwais, said Muslims everywhere are “thirsty for an Islamic caliphate” and that his fighters are watching to see
The UK government will consider “every possible option”, including air strikes, to retrieve the the British hostage threatened by ISIS before he is killed, says Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. The Cabinet Office’s emergency committee COBRA met this morning to discuss
AUSTIN, Texas — Americans were horrified today when the terrorist group ISIS released a video that purports to show a militant beheading the American journalist Steven Sotloff, who had been held hostage since being captured in Syria in August 2013.
As analysts and politicians pore over the implications of the new anti-terror measures announced by David Cameron on Monday, a columnist in London’s Times newspaper has called them “bungled” and said they simply look like “an attempt merely to grab
A Danish mosque spokesman has announced that his place of worship fully supports the Islamic State terrorist group that is waging a war of genocidal aspirations in Iraq and Syria. “An Islamic State will always be what Muslims long for,
KMSP-TV According to a report from Minnesota Twin Cities FOX affiliate KMSP that aired Tuesday night, Abdirahmaan Muhumed, the second known American killed while fighting for ISIS in Syria, previously worked for Delta Global Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta
