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Apr 15 2017
Opinion
Flashback: That Time Chris Matthews Also Said Hitler Didn't Use Chemical Weapons. Should We Torch Him Too?
White House Press Secretary stepped in it this week. During Tuesday’s briefing, he said this when answering a question related to the recent chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed at least 80 people, including women and children, and the massive missile attack that occurred in response to that heinous assault. He made a reference to Adolf Hitler, saying that he didn’t stoop as low as
TownhallSep 09 2013
News
Kerry’s Comments on Syria Are a Shift Over Strike
When Secretary of State John Kerry dangled for the first time on Monday actions that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria could take to avoid a military strike, it seemed an acknowledgment that Congress, America’s allies and the Russians were all looking for an off-ramp for what a week ago seemed like inevitable military action against Syria.
New York Times (News)Mar 22 2024
Headline Roundup
Russia and China Veto US Gaza Ceasefire Resolution at UN
Russia and China blocked a U.S.-sponsored United Nations Security Council draft resolution that would have called for an “immediate and sustained ceasefire” in Gaza tied to “the release of all remaining hostages.”
The Details: Algeria also voted against the resolution, eleven council members supported it, and Guyana abstained. Russian officials said the measure, which would have also
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Headline Roundup
Kremlin Dismisses Claim Connecting Russia to 'Havana Syndrome'
The Kremlin rejected a recent claim that Russia is responsible for the ‘Havana Syndrome’ that has afflicted US diplomats and spies globally.
Details: This denial follows a report that Russian military intelligence might be linked to the mysterious health condition. The US Intelligence community has deemed it “very unlikely” that a foreign enemy is behind the ailments. However, a recent
Al Jazeera Reuters Fox News (Online News)May 27 2015
News
Nebraska is the first conservative state in 40 years to ban the death penalty
Nebraska's conservative legislators "argued that the death penalty is a wasteful and ineffective government program that costs too much and accomplishes too little," according to Robert Dunham, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. That's probably correct: because of intense and extended litigation, imposing the death penalty in the US is significantly more expensive
VoxDec 26 2023
Headline Roundup
US Launches Retaliatory Strikes Against Militias in Iraq
President Joe Biden ordered retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias in Iraq on Tuesday after a drone attack on Erbil Air Base wounded 3 U.S. service members.
The Details: The airstrikes targeted “three locations utilized by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups” and “focused specifically on unmanned aerial drone activities.” However, the Iraqi government said the strikes
Washington Post Voice of America (VOA) National Review (News)May 13 2015
News
Islamic State Second-in-Command Killed in Airstrike, Iraq Says
Iraq’s Defense Ministry said an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition in the country has killed Islamic State’s second-in-command.
The strike targeted a meeting of Islamic State leaders at a mosque in the city of Tal Afar, west of Mosul in the northern province of Nineveh, killing several people including Abu Ala Al Afri, according to a statement Wednesday from the ministry.
The
Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 23 2019
News
Saudi sentences five to death, three to jail over Khashoggi murder
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death and three more to jail terms totaling 24 years over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year.
Saudi Deputy Public Prosecutor and spokesman Shalaan al-Shalaan, reading out the trial verdict, said the court dismissed charges against the remaining three of the 11
ReutersApr 25 2015
News
Deaths Raise Questions About Ways To Aid Abducted Americans
The accidental killing of two hostages in a U.S. operation against al-Qaida has put a new spotlight on the Obama administration's reliance on drones in the battle against terrorism — and has also raised pressure on the White House to revise the nation's oft-criticized strategy for dealing with abducted Americans and their families.
A day after President Barack Obama apologized and took
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