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RON PAUL: Ebola Concern Is ‘Way Overblown’
Concern over the spread of the Ebola virus in the United States is “way overblown” right now thanks to panic induced by mainstream media and the federal government, according to former Republican congressman and three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul. Paul, known for his conservative libertarian stances against many forms of government intervention, said during an …
DICK CHENEY: ‘Next Attack On America Will Be Far Deadlier Than 9/11’
Former Vice President Dick Cheney warned that the next terrorist attack on the US will be far worse than 9/11 during a nearly two-hour interview. He also took pride in the use of waterboarding and in giving the National Security Agency free reign. The 73-year-old sat down with neoconservative political pundit Bill Kristol on Sunday …
[WATCH] RON PAUL: Obama’s bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria ‘immoral and illegal’
Ron Paul, America’s most outspoken libertarian and anti-mainstream politician, has slammed US military strikes in Syria and Iraq. Not known for mincing his words or flip-flopping, Paul told RT’s Abby Martin that President Obama’s decision to use military force in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State [IS], without approval from the UN or the …
STRAIGHT SHOOTING: JOHN BOLTON ON IRAQ, SYRIA AND ISIS
From Allan Erickson, Clash Daily On Foxthis week: Ambassador John Bolton gave the best analysis of the situation in the Middle East. He said logically, if we believe ISIS is a mortal threat to the U.S., then ISIS must be destroyed as quickly as possible, because the longer we wait, the more difficult and costly …
RETIRED HEAD OF MARINE CORPS: OBAMA’S ISIS STRATEGY DOESN’T HAVE ‘A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE IN HELL OF SUCCEEDING’
By Jamie Weinstein, The Daily Caller The man who was the top Marine general from 2006 until his retirement in 2010 says President Barack Obama’s strategy to defeat the terrorist group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is doomed to fail. “I don’t think the president’s plan has a snowball’s chance in hell of …
WANTED: The U.S. has put a $10 MILLION bounty on killers of American journalists
Just before leaving for a seven-week recess, the US Senate unanimously passed legislation that allocates $10 million for any information leading to the capture of individuals who participated in the beheading of two American journalists this month. Members of the Islamic State, a Sunni militant group that has captured large swaths of territory in northern …
STRAIGHT SHOOTING: John Bolton on Iraq, Syria and ISIS
From Allan Erickson, Clash Daily On Foxthis week: Ambassador John Bolton gave the best analysis of the situation in the Middle East. He said logically, if we believe ISIS is a mortal threat to the U.S., then ISIS must be destroyed as quickly as possible, because the longer we wait, the more difficult and costly …
BREAKING NEWS: US Senate gives Obama authority to arm ‘moderate’ Syrian rebels
The Senate has passed a bill authorizing President Barack Obama to begin arming “moderate” rebels in Syria as part of a plan to step up the US military campaign against Islamic State militants. The bill, which easily passed Thursday by a vote of 78-22, is headed to Obama’s desk for his signature. "The House and …
US will have ‘many more’ 9/11s if it fails to act against Islamic State
If the US fails to attack Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria, the country could face the prospect of “many” terrorist attacks similar to September 11, a top-ranking Democrat says. It comes as the House debates arming Syrian rebels to fight IS. Speaking during a floor debate at the House of Representatives on …
GENERAL MCINERNEY ON ISIS: “LET’S JUST KILL THEM. I WOULD WIPE THEM OUT.” SIMPLE, YES?
Thomas G. McInerney, who retired from the Air Force in 1994 as a lieutenant general, currently serves as a Fox News military analyst and was invited to speak by the Moore County Republican Party. The general was originally slated to talk about how military downsizing may affect preparedness, but changed his topic to instead address …
14-year-old girl given as gift to ISIS commander escapes
By Mark Ellis, blog.godreports.com At only 14 she was captured from her dusty village on the western Ninevah plains by ISIS fighters, then given as a bride – a trophy of war — to one of their 50-year-old commanders. By God’s grace, she was able to escape one Friday evening, while he bowed before Allah …
Iranian commander: “The White House is the headquarters of the ISIL.”
From Red Flag (PressTV) – An Iranian military official says the United States has created the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group in line with its plots to sow discord in the Middle East. Commander of Iran’s Basij volunteer force Mohammad Reza Naqdi said on Saturday, “The White House is the headquarters of the ISIL.” Washington itself created …
ISIS identifies their next beheading victim as British taxi driver Alan Henning
A second British hostage ISIS fanatics are threatening to murder can today be revealed as a taxi driver who travelled to Syria to help refugees. Islamic militants warned in a chilling video that 47-year-old Alan Henning – who is originally from the Greater Manchester area – would be the next person to die after father-of-two …
[WATCH] BREAKING: ISIS releases video of beheading British aid-worker David Haines
Islamic State militants have released a video claiming to show the beheading of British aid worker David Haines, in what British Prime Minister David Cameron has described as “an act of pure evil.” The 44-year-old Haines was abducted in Syria in 2013 while working for an international aid agency. The British government had managed to …
PENTAGON OFFICIAL: WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO WIN THE WAR AGAINST ISIS
Among the more credible and knowledgeable voices in Washington regarding Middle East policy and military intervention belongs to Joseph Miller, which is a pseudonym for a ranking Department of Defense official with a background in U.S. special operations and combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has worked in strategic planning and knows of which he …
The US is at war with ISIS, claims the White House. But yesterday we weren’t. Total incompetence!
By Neil Munro, Daily Caller White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the U.S. is at war with ISIS, only one day after top officials tried to dodge the question. “The United States is at war with ISIL,” Earnest said at the routine midday press briefing Sept. 12. But on Sept. 11, Secretary of State John …