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Aug 30 2014
Opinion
To Defeat Terror, We Need the World’s Help
IN a polarized region and a complicated world, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria presents a unifying threat to a broad array of countries, including the United States. What’s needed to confront its nihilistic vision and genocidal agenda is a global coalition using political, humanitarian, economic, law enforcement and intelligence tools to support military force.
In addition to its
New York Times (News)Oct 10 2019
News
Ukraine president says 'no blackmail' in phone call with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters Thursday his controversial July call with President Trump involved no bribe, blackmail or quid pro quo, as impeachment-minded Democrats claim.
Zelensky spoke at a daylong event with media inside a Kiev food market, and said he believes the transcript released by the White House is accurate and that he knew the U.S. had withheld $400
Fox News DigitalAug 23 2014
News
Obama Stands Alone: Even the media are baffled by his deepening isolation
President Obama has few remaining friends—either in his own party or in the media.
That’s the unmistakable conclusion of two pieces this week in the New York Times. Just about everyone, it seems, is down on his single, solitary nature.
I’ve been saying for a year now that the president’s liberal media allies have soured on him. It started with the ObamaCare debacle and continued
Fox News DigitalSep 27 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: House Launches Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the start of a formal House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon, saying "the actions taken to date by the president have seriously violated the Constitution."
The announcement followed scrutiny of a July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, in which Trump asked Zelensky to look into
Henry A. BrechterOct 08 2019
Opinion
Trump ignores his own warning in Syria
Can anyone make sense of President Donald Trump's Syria policy, other than Donald Trump?
Not much will bring senior Republicans to push back against Trump, but his decision to pull American forces out of Syria has drawn condemnation from three grandees of the GOP: Sen. Lindsey Graham, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.
And for good
CNN (Opinion)May 01 2019
News
Venezuela's Guaido Calls for 'Largest March in History' in Uprising Effort
Venezuelans were expected to take to the streets on Wednesday for what opposition leader Juan Guaido pledged would be the "largest march" in the country's history, a day after he called for the military to oust President Nicolas Maduro.
In his boldest effort yet to gain the support of the armed forces, Guaido appeared early Tuesday outside a Caracas air force base with dozens of
Newsmax (News)May 01 2019
News
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Steps Up Pressure, but Maduro Holds On
It was the boldest move yet by Juan Guaidó, Venezuela’s opposition leader: at sunrise, he stood flanked by soldiers at an air force base in the heart of the capital, saying rebellion was at hand.
Mutinous security forces supporting him had released the country’s most famed political prisoner. National guardsmen stood at Mr. Guaidó’s side as others joined marches to support the
New York Times (News)Jul 01 2015
News
See China’s rapid island-building strategy in action
New images taken just this week show China building what look like military bases on reclaimed land in the South China Sea, a development likely to add to concerns in the United States and among its Asian neighbors.
China said on Tuesday that land reclamation had now finished on "some islands" in the South China Sea. But the focus is now likely to shift to the construction work that
Washington PostSep 13 2012
News
Romney Tempers Foreign Policy Criticism After Flap Over Libya Remarks
Appearing in Virginia on Thursday, Republican Mitt Romney tried to bring his campaign back to the issues he has focused on before in the swing state: the nation's economy and strengthening the military.
A day after Romney ignited a debate over his criticism of President Obama's handling of events in Libya and Egypt, the Republican presidential nominee largely steered clear of discussing
NPR (Online News)Jul 23 2019
News
Who Is Boris Johnson? Trump-Defending, US-Fan Faces Big Battles as He Takes Charge of Britain
Britain has a new Prime Minister. Britain's Conservative Party has chosen Boris Johnson.
He's a fan of America and has defended President Trump. He's also vowed to make Brexit happen in three months, but his first challenge will be the escalating naval crisis with Iran.
Boris Johnson arrives at number 10 Downing Street at a challenging time for any prime minister, with fears
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