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Let go of grudges against Cuba, Iran
10-14-2014
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It is a truism that nations should not have permanent enemies, but the United States seems to have two: Cuba and Iran. We have been in a state of controlled rage against both of them for as long as most Americans can remember.
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Syria
Rand Paul Opposes Arming Syrian Soldiers
09-18-2014
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Next News Newtwork
The fight against the Islamic State is a very complicated one. Here in the states, there are strong opinions on every side. President Obama is slowly releasing more details of his strategy to "destroy and degrade" ISIS, and as every new p
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Iraq
Islamic State as Pure Bluff
10-08-2014
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arclein
And yes, the fall of Kobani would be a bad thing. A very bad thing, because IS is something unusual: A demonized group that really is as demonic as the mainstream media makes it out to be. Not as powerful, not as important, but every bit as demonic.
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WAR
AP ANALYSIS: US-led airstrikes produce few gains
10-08-2014
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Associated Press By VIVIAN SALAMA
After two months, the U.S.-led aerial campaign in Iraq has hardly dented the core of the Islamic State group's territory. The extremist fighters have melted into urban areas when needed to elude the threat, and they have even succeeded in taking new
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Iraq
The Real Status of Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq
10-07-2014
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http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Ron Paul
After 13 years of war in Afghanistan – the longest in US history – the US government has achieved no victory. Afghanistan is in chaos and would collapse completely without regular infusions of US money. The war has been a failure, but Washington
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Foreign Policy
Six Steps Short of War to Beat ISIS?
10-07-2014
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arclein
The bottom line is there is no immediate action that will make ISIS disappear, even if U.S. airstrikes manage to get the right target somewhere and take out an APC or a truckload of guys with RPGs or whatever.
You can't destroy an ideology — or
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Iraq
U.S. helicopters join fight against Islamic State in Iraq
10-06-2014
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McClatchy News Service
The US sent helicopters into combat against Islamic State targets west of Baghdad, the first time low-flying Army aircraft have been committed to fighting in an engagement that the Obama administration officials has promised would not include "b
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Iraq
Isis an Hour Away from Baghdad
09-30-2014
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http://www.unz.com, By Patrick Cockburn
No sign of the Iraq army being able to make a successful counter-attack, and US air strikes are making little difference.
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China
Why China stays out of Islamic State fight, for now
10-15-2014
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arclein
China's rulers are reluctant to get more heavily involved for a number of reasons, say analysts here, ranging from their mistrust of American intentions to a fear of being sucked out of their depth into the Middle East maelstrom.
They are also
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Iraq
Iraqi General Confession: How Mosul Really Fell
10-14-2014
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How can 500 rogue jihad fighters take a city from the hands of 30 thousand American trained soldiers in just three short days? That seems to be the question plaguing the Pentagon after ISIS stormed Mosul, taking Iraq's second largest city as th
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Science
15 Ton Shark Captured off Pakistan
10-14-2014
The giant creature first thought to be a great white shark was rapidly declared by experts to be an unknown species of shark as it's great weight and size were unheard of. Analysis of the teeth suggest the shark to be a parent of the Megalodon, a
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Foreign Policy
Six Steps Short of War to Beat ISIS?
10-07-2014
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arclein
The bottom line is there is no immediate action that will make ISIS disappear, even if U.S. airstrikes manage to get the right target somewhere and take out an APC or a truckload of guys with RPGs or whatever.
You can't destroy an ideology — or
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