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Corbyn: U.S. Should Have Arrested al-Baghdadi


United Kingdom Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said Wednesday that American forces should have arrested Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during their raid on his compound last month, rather than letting the terrorist mastermind kill himself.

Trump’s Dog Meme Has Media Howling


President Donald Trump's Wednesday tweet of a photoshopped image depicting him giving a military dog a medal elicited outrage and a slew of credulous reporting about the meme's origins.

Attn: Tulsi Gabbard: Assad Is America’s Enemy

The congresswoman's defense of the Butcher of Damascus is not only shameful, but also factually inaccurate

In defending Bashar al-Assad, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has lost all credibility, if she ever had any, to discuss human rights and to define America's national security interests.

From Caliphate to Insurgency: ISIS Is Not Going Away

The U.S. must keep its military boot on the terrorist group's throat

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In any war, the enemy gets a say in when the fighting stops. The Islamic State made clear on Wednesday that it is not done fighting the United States, nor the wider civilized world.