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May 21 2015
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Bin Laden Doc Release
This week, U.S. intelligence officials declassified a large number of the documents seized during the 2011 raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. What do they reveal? At the time of this writing, the media is just beginning to explore this story, but what we see so far is that these documents show a fear of surveillance and drones, what Bin Laden liked to read, family letters, and his ongoing focus John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJun 17 2023
Headline Roundup
US and Iran Quietly Resume Talks
The U.S. and Iran have reportedly resumed talks in hopes of cooling tensions and achieving diplomatic goals.
The Details: The White House is aiming to curb Iran’s growing nuclear program and free American prisoners while Iran hopes to unlock assets frozen abroad. According to Wall Street Journal (Center bias), American diplomats have traveled to Oman for indirect negotiations at least
CNN (Online News) Reuters New York Post (News)Jan 05 2020
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Iraq's Parliament Votes To End U.S. Military Presence
Lawmakers in Iraq's parliament voted for a resolution on Sunday that would end U.S. military presence in the country by canceling a 2011 security agreement between Washington and Baghdad that stationed some 5,000 troops there to help in the fight against ISIS. The resolution, which still must be signed by the prime minister, comes just two days after a U.S. drone strike killed top Iranian
Associated Press New York Times (News) Fox News (Online News)Jun 06 2019
Opinion
When War Was the Answer
Terrible yet inspiring traces of D-Day remain in the Normandy landscape.
On a bluff above the sand and a half-mile from the ocean’s edge at low tide, which was the condition when the first Allied soldiers left their landing craft, a round circle of concrete five feet in diameter provides a collar for a hole in the ground. On the morning of June 6, 1944, the hole was Widerstandsnest (
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Apr 14 2024
Headline Roundup
Iran Launches Wide-Scale Missile Attack on Israel
Iran launched strikes against Israel early Sunday morning, most of which were intercepted by Israel and its allies.
The Details: In total, 185 drones, 110 surface-to-surface missiles, and 36 cruise missiles were launched, according to The New York Times (Lean Left bias), most of which were shot down by Israel with the help of the United States, United Kingdom, and Jordan. A few of the
NBC News (Online) Reuters National Review (News)Feb 16 2020
Headline Roundup
White House Defends Soleimani Killing In New Memo, Leaves Some Skeptical
President Donald Trump's administration released a report last week outlining its legal justification for killing top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike in January, saying the move came “in response to an escalating series of attacks in preceding months." The administration had previously claimed that an "imminent threat" had prompted the strike.
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New York Times (News) The Hill Washington ExaminerJan 21 2022
Headline Roundup
Saudi-Led Airstrike Kills 70 in Yemen as Biden Considers Houthi Terrorist Designation
An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 70 people and injured over 130 in the city of Saada on Friday.
Another strike reportedly hit a telecommunications building in the city of Hodeidah, knocking out internet access throughout the country. The airstrikes were the latest escalation in Yemen’s civil war as it continued into its eighth year
New York Times (News) Associated Press Washington ExaminerApr 16 2024
Headline Roundup
House to Separate Israel Aid From Ukraine Funds
On Monday evening, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that the House plans to separate a vote on aid to Israel from additional funds to Ukraine.
Key Details: The plan would combine all four spending bills (on Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan and other defense measures) into a single rules package that would then bring the bills to the floor of the House this week for separate votes. Each vote
Washington Post BBC News Washington ExaminerFeb 05 2024
Headline Roundup
Houthis Vow Retaliation for Weekend Strikes by US, UK
The US and UK launched strikes on 36 Houthi targets at 13 sites in Yemen early Sunday morning, prompting the Iran-backed group to vow increased efforts to disrupt regional trade.
The Details: The strikes were in response to a lethal drone attack on a US base in Jordan last week. They targeted command and control centers, an underground weapon storage facility, and other sites used by
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