They consist of 16,000 individuals, about the size of a crowd at a professional basketball game. The inequality horror they’ve fomented is reaching far beyond … The Real Terrorists: The .01%Read more
Terrorism
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Doubling Down on a Failed Strategy
Meet the hottest new commander in the increasingly secretive world of American warfare, Lieutenant General Raymond “Tony” Thomas. A rare portrait in the Washington Post … Doubling Down on a Failed StrategyRead more
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Only solution is to starve IS of cash
Only by cutting off alleged financial support for the Islamic State group from Gulf states can the violence that has spread from Syria and Iraq … Only solution is to starve IS of cashRead more
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The Islamic State, America, and a History of Violence
In the muddled midst of last week’s mass killing in San Bernardino, California, a few words skittering across my Twitter feed gave me pause. “On … The Islamic State, America, and a History of ViolenceRead more
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What want our aggressor us to do?
Nicolas Hénin talking: Airstrikes in Syria, the way they are done, are a mistake. I’m not saying that our countries should deprive themselves from any … What want our aggressor us to do?Read more
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I did not meet any jihadi who had a religious childhood
Nicolas Hénin talking: I recognized the place, because these were valleys where I ran when I escaped. I actually ran very close from this place … I did not meet any jihadi who had a religious childhoodRead more
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Who was Ahmed Chalabi?
Ahmed Chalabi, the convicted embezzler who played a leading role in providing the phony “intelligence” used to justify the US invasion of Iraq, died Tuesday … Who was Ahmed Chalabi?Read more
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The Man on the Operating Table
Baynazar Mohammad Nazar was a husband and a father of four — and a patient killed during the attack on the MSF hospital in Kunduz. … The Man on the Operating TableRead more