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Jan 10 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Iran, U.S. Trade Missile Strikes as Tensions Rise
President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday morning, saying the U.S. "is ready to embrace peace with all who seek it," after a series of missile strikes in the Middle East seemingly brought tensions between the U.S. and Iran to a head.
A U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani last Thursday was answered by Iranian missile strikes on joint Iraqi-U.S.
Henry A. BrechterJan 07 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Watch: Bias by Omission in Soleimani Reporting
AllSides frequently provides case studies that illustrate how media bias appears. Read more about the 11 Types of Media Bias here.
The U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani and six others on Jan. 3 in Iraq brought escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran in the Middle East to a head, thus becoming a dominant topic in American politics and a widely-covered
Henry A. BrechterOct 12 2019
Perspectives Blog
Turkey Begins Military Offensive In Northern Syria After U.S. Troops Pulled From Region
Tracking impeachment: The White House wrote a letter to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, calling the impeachment inquiry into president Donald Trump "unconstitutional" and refusing to comply with it. Former Vice President Joe Biden publicly called for Trump to be impeached at a New Hampshire campaign event on Wednesday.
Turkish ground troops began an offensive against Kurdish
Henry A. BrechterJan 31 2023
Headline Roundup
Blinken Visits Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Amid Heightened Violence
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged de-escalation in meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Monday and Tuesday as the region reeled from recent violence.
Latest Developments: Blinken met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, reaffirming his country’s support of Israel but criticizing Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as well as
Al Jazeera Voice of America (VOA) Washington ExaminerNov 19 2015
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: What To Do About ISIS
The Islamic State's threat expanded considerably beyond Syria and Iraq in recent weeks. Now that it has claimed responsibility for last week’s tragic assaults in Paris, downing a Russian jet, and attacks in Egypt and Lebanon, the demand for a way to stop ISIS has become even louder and more urgent. Today we bring you a cross-section of political opinions on how to defeat these terrorists John Gable, AllSides Co-founderMar 12 2022
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Media Outlets Cast Doubt On Russia's Theory About US-Funded Biolabs in Ukraine
Russian state media and some voices on social media claiming adherence to QAnon have widely spread an accusation that the U.S. is funding biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine, which most outlets across the spectrum have classified as "baseless."
Some theorize that Russia's reasoning for launching airstrikes on Ukraine is to destroy supposed bioweapon-manufacturing labs where Dr.
New York Times (News) The Daily Signal BBC Fact CheckJun 21 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: As Tensions Escalate With Iran, Opinions Diverge on Intervention
President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he called off a military strike against Iran, which was planned in response to reports that the country shot down an unmanned U.S. drone. The strike would have killed an estimated 150 people, a result Trump said was "not proportionate" to Iran's actions. In response, many argued against military intervention in the country, while some others said AllSides StaffFeb 12 2015
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: War Powers Request
While the US has been running airstrikes against ISIS for many months, yesterday President Obama officially asked Congress for permission to use military force against ISIS. He asked for three years, and permission to send in Special Ops and other limited missions, as needed. Did he ask for too much or too little, and why? That is the question explored by our multi-perspective picks this week John Gable, AllSides Co-founderSep 05 2013
Perspectives Blog
All Sides of the Syria Question
With the eyes of the world on Syria and the US, many headlines simply update us on what is happening at this moment (e.g., Kerry cites evidence of chemical weapon use in Syria; Obama asks congress to authorize military action).
But we want to know more, and we're guessing you do too. Choices loom that could affect us all.
That's why AllSides has been collecting opinions,
John Gable, AllSides Co-founder