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May 14 2019
News
White House reviews military plans that would include massive troop deployment to Middle East
Amid escalating tensions with Iran, President Donald Trump's top national security advisers reviewed military plans last week that would send more 120,000 U.S. troops to the Middle East "should Iran attack American forces or accelerate work on nuclear weapons," The New York Times reported Monday.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan presented the plan last Thursday, which was
The BlazeAug 29 2020
Opinion
Protest Violence and the See-No-Evil Media
Like many conscientious, law-abiding Americans, I thought I’d reached my limit when it came to tolerating violent riots weeks ago. But then I saw a horrifyingly graphic video of “protesters” in New York last week chasing a scared raccoon out from underneath a car and clubbing it to death in the middle of the street. Are there people out there who really believe that helpless animals are tools
RealClearPoliticsAug 26 2021
News
GOP faces hurdles in push to make Afghanistan matter in the midterms
House Republicans hope to ride Joe Biden’s messy Afghanistan withdrawal to victory in the midterms. It won't be that easy.
With the GOP already in a strong position to retake the House next year, the president's first major foreign-policy crisis could give the party an additional boost as it tries to chip away at his popularity. But several factors threaten to undermine Republican
PoliticoFeb 18 2015
News
Ukraine Withdraws Forces After Fight Over Strategic City
Following heavy shelling in what had been a Ukraine-controlled city, the central government's force is retreating from Debaltseve, a key railroad and transportation hub. Ukraine says it has now withdrawn 80 percent of its armed forces from the city.
NPR (Online News)Sep 03 2013
News
Egypt shuts down four TV stations
An Egyptian court has ordered the closure of four television channels that have been accused of sympathising with the Muslim Brotherhood. They include the Brotherhood's own station, Ahrar 25, and the Egyptian arm of Al-Jazeera.
BBC NewsSep 11 2014
News
2 years after withdrawal, Obama makes case for new military action in Iraq
President Obama announced an escalation of the war against Islamic State terrorists Wednesday night with plans to intensify airstrikes in Iraq, send more U.S. military advisers to Baghdad, provide arms to Syrian rebels and likely expand airstrikes into Syria.
Washington TimesDec 17 2016
News
OBAMA UNLOADS ON G.O.P.: “RONALD REAGAN WOULD ROLL OVER IN HIS GRAVE”
Barack Obama isn’t pulling his punches on the way out the door. In his last press conference of the year, the president on Friday harshly criticized Russia—a “weaker country” that does not “produce anything that anybody wants to buy except oil and gas and arms”—and offered a stinging rebuke to Republicans who, he suggested, had put party before country.
Vanity FairSep 02 2015
News
Biden Trip to Florida Raises Speculation About Presidential Run
As his political future remains the subject of intense speculation, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will end a summer of grief and contemplation on Wednesday by traveling to South Florida, one of the richest grounds for raising campaign cash.
His office and his advisers have been silent about whether the trip is intended to pave the way for a presidential run. There are
New York Times (News)Jan 19 2015
News
NSA program reportedly helped US gather evidence against North Korea in Sony hack
A program implemented by the National Security Agency to help the U.S. and its allies track the computers and networks used by North Korean hackers was critical in gathering information that led Washington to conclude Pyongyang was behind last year's cyberattack on Sony Pictures.
The New York Times reported late Sunday that the NSA began placing malware in North Korean systems in 2010.
Fox News DigitalOct 06 2015
Opinion
OPINION: Guns Aren't the Problem, Freedom Is
In the wake of another national tragedy perpetrated by a militant anti-Christian bigot, the gun control mental health debate has once again taken off at a dead sprint. From Hollywood to Washington D.C. every liberal with an armed bodyguard took to the Twitterverse to condemn the evil NRA.
Guest Writer - Right