What Jobs Have To Do With Terrorism

US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf is being mocked and ridiculed by critics in every medium for remarks she made in an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews regarding terrorism. She told the host that poor economic conditions are a contributing factor...

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72 Killed in Iraq Battles and Executions

At least 72 were killed and three were wounded. In Ramadi, a bomb killed one civilian and wounded three more. Security forces killed four militants. Five sheiks were executed in al-Ghazali after being kidnapped in Qayara. In western Baghdad, a body was found. Another...

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The Case for Optimism

On February 16, Gallup released the result of a poll which asked about Americans’ impression of the nation’s top enemies. The takeaway from sources such as the conservative Washington Times was the 16 percent increase in distrust towards Russia. This isn’t so...

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‘Holy Schnikes,’ It’s Jeb Bush!

You could hear the air in the inflated balloon of Jeb Bush's presidential campaign leak out rather noisily as he made his debut foreign policy speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. As Dana Milbank ruthlessly pointed out in the Washington Post, the speech...

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Airstrikes, Battles Leave 194 Dead across Iraq

A physical trench cut into the earth south of Baghdad is, ostensibly, to prevent Islamic State militants from reaching the holy city of Karbala. However, Sunni leaders believe the trench serves another purpose, which is to prevent the former Sunni residents from returning to the fertile farmland they called home before the militants invaded Iraq.
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