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Apr 10 2024
Headline Roundup
US Delivers Seized Iranian Weapons to Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion
The U.S. has delivered seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine to help defend against the Russian invasion, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.
The Details: The April 4 shipment included over 5,000 firearms, sniper rifles, machine guns and RPG-7s, along with 500,000 rounds of ammunition. The weapons were originally intercepted between 2021 and 2023 en route to Houthi forces in Yemen from the
Al Jazeera Breitbart News NewsweekAug 27 2013
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Hagel: 'We're ready to go' if ordered on Syria chemical weapons
With a flurry of diplomatic signals and activity, U.S. officials sought Tuesday to lay the groundwork for a possible military strike on Syria in response to last week's suspected chemical weapons attack that Washington blames on President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
CNN (Online News)May 31 2020
News
Trump's Phone Call With George Floyd's Family Went as Well as You'd Expect
Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, says President Trump barely gave him a chance to speak during a recent phone conversation about the killing of his brother by police in Minneapolis.
Philonise described his call with the president as “fast” in an interview with Al Sharpton on MSNBC.
“He didn’t give me the opportunity to even speak. It was hard. I was trying to talk to
The RootAug 06 2013
News
State Dept. Orders Evacuation Of Embassy In Yemen
The State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave the country following the threat by al-Qaida that has triggered temporary shutdowns of 19 American diplomatic posts across the Middle East and Africa.
HuffPostJun 12 2014
News
U.S. Said to Rebuff Iraqi Request to Strike Militants
As the threat from Sunni militants in western Iraq escalated last month, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki secretly asked the Obama administration to consider carrying out airstrikes against extremist staging areas, according to Iraqi and American officials.
Allysia Finley (Wall Street Journal)Dec 03 2014
News
Megyn Kelly’s Fiery Clash With Congressman Who Did ‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ Gesture on House Floor
Megyn Kelly got into a heated clash with Rep. Al Green (D-TX) Tuesday night over the ongoing Ferguson saga, with the congressman lecturing Kelly to be “fair and balanced” after she cited witness testimony backing the claim that Michael Brown charged officer Darren Wilson.
The BlazeOct 24 2012
News
WHY IT MATTERS: Terrorism
Osama bin Laden is dead and there hasn't been a successful attack by al-Qaida-inspired extremists on U.S. soil since the deadly shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. But the danger of terrorism remains a reality for Americans.
Associated PressOct 23 2020
Opinion
Biden Lies Again and Again
Joe Biden is a career liar and he lied some more in the debate, for instance when he dismissed the now well-supported New York Post story about Hunter Biden’s business dealing as “a Russian plant.” There is zero evidence for this. He offered this line:
There are 50 former national intelligence folks who said what he’s accusing me of is a Russian plant. Five former heads of the CIA —
National Review (News)Sep 14 2019
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Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes
Footage showed a huge blaze at Abqaiq, site of Aramco's largest oil processing plant, while a second drone attack started fires in the Khurais oilfield.
The fires are now under control at both facilities, state media said.
A spokesman for the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen said it had deployed 10 drones in the attacks.
The military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, told al-
BBC NewsSep 09 2013
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Kerry says Assad could prevent U.S. action by handing over chemical weapons
Secretary of State John Kerry said the regime of President Bashar al-Assad could prevent possible U.S. military action by handing over its chemical weapons, as President Barack Obama mounts an intensive campaign to promote a strike on Syria.
Wall Street Journal (News)