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Populist British Anti-EU Leader Fires Up U.S. Conservatives. �� Posing for the.. Approximately 450 people took part in the first anti-government march in Greece since the election of a coalition government, headed by radical left-wing party Syriza, took office... This is a means of diluting our votes with those of the new citizens whom president Obama anticipates ��� putative new voters who already expect big government and are little used to liberty and civic order.
Buck McKeon tells Obama he must stop ruling out boots on the ground against.
The chairman of the House panel responsible for green-lighting war spending warned the Obama administration Thursday that ruling out boots on the ground in the battle against ISIS if it formally asks Congress to authorize future military operations.
Craig Murray �� Blog Archive �� Bombing Is Good For You
The security state here in the UK needs the ���War on Terror��� to justify its continued existence and the power and jobs of those who administer it. One thing that is. Chuck Hagel confirmed as much in Senate testimony on September 3, 2013 (the NYT subsequently reported that President Obama signed the finding authorizing the op in April 2013, but did not implement it right away). We relied on our.. It comes as the US-led coalition begins its anti-ISIS strikes in Syria.���.
Beheaded hostage Herve Gourdel will be avenged, France vows
There are 30,000 French citizens living in Algeria, where Mr Gourdel was brutally murdered yesterday by militants loyal to ISIS - the terror group led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi which controls a swath of territory larger than Britain and a population of.
Obama vows to veto Iran sanctions-- but Congress invites.
Israel came up in the context of the big political battle Obama faces, Iran sanctions. Last night. But new sanctions passed by this Congress, at this moment in time, will all but guarantee that diplomacy fails ��� alienating America from its allies; and ensuring that Iran starts up its nuclear program again. It doesnt. This morning it invited Netanyahu to speak to a joint session in the House chamber on February 11��� a month before the Israeli elections (as Haaretz noted).
Hillary Mann Leverett on US Policy Toward the Islamic State
So we have our head in the sand���that this makes no sense, everybody hates [ISIS], and we can recruit our Sunni autocracies as allies to fund even more Sunni militants to deal with this. That is insane��� [T]o the extent that we.. ���Last week a British MP claimed that as many as 1,500 British Muslims may have travelled to the Middle East to fight for ISIS, putting the figure at more than twice the number that fight for the British armed forces.��� ��� A question to ponder.
Jordan releases video of air strikes in mission named after Moaz al-Kasasbeh.
We said we are going to take this all the way, we are going to go after them wherever they are and were doing that, Judeh told Fox News. Asked if Jordan was. The militant group controls about one-third of each Syria and Iraq, both neighbors of.
Homegrown jihadis and the limits of the Israel lobby.
While ISIS continues to dominate public discourse as the newest raison d��tre for the global War on Terror and the war in Syria drags on, Western governments have recently raised the specter of another threat:. On the other end of the spectrum, the UK has an open-secret policy of stripping citizenship from dual-nationals confirmed to be fighting in Syria. Recently. More than 1,500 are American, while there are at least 100 Brits and a similar number of Australians.
Nato Allies Unite In Core Coalition To Degrade And Ultimately Destroy ISIS
The UK has pledged to stand beside America in global efforts to ���degrade and ultimately destroy��� Islamic State militants fighting in Syria and Iraq, in a struggle that could last up to three years. Nato has launched a a core coalition of 10 countries.
Ukip 13 points ahead in Rochester and Strood - Spectator Blogs
. to kick the government. 62 percent of those polled agree with the statement that, ���This by-election is a good opportunity for me to show David Cameron and the Conservative Party how unhappy I am with their government���. When reading the commentary on UKIP from the Speccie and other conservative organs, try imagining it in Maggie Smiths voice as the Dowager Duchess commenting on a new arrival to Downton Abbey who is an upstart, arriviste and parvenu.
War HUH! �� The Standard
Iraqi foreign minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari is expected to ask New Zealand to join the international fight against ISIS when he meets PM John Key, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully and Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee in.. This is about John Key and National licking Obamas boots.. And then theres still Assads regime ��� if PKK take over most of ISIS territory, will PKK want to expand over Assads non-kurdish territory, or will other militia keep fighting Assad?
Craig Murray �� Blog Archive �� Bombing Is Good For You
The security state here in the UK needs the ���War on Terror��� to justify its continued existence and the power and jobs of those who administer it. One thing that is. Chuck Hagel confirmed as much in Senate testimony on September 3, 2013 (the NYT subsequently reported that President Obama signed the finding authorizing the op in April 2013, but did not implement it right away). We relied on our.. It comes as the US-led coalition begins its anti-ISIS strikes in Syria.���.
Obama in the clouds on ISIS ��� Prophecy Signs for.
Germany, Britain say wont take part in anti-IS air strikes in Syria... Networks of radicals are re-emerging in British mosques and elsewhere to encourage and facilitate Muslims wanting to travel to Syria and Iraq to fight for Islamic State (Isis). Until now most fighters.. It alleged that intelligence agencies had warned that Islamist militias working in concert with al-Qaeda affiliates could use the airliners to launch attacks on U.S. allies in North Africa or Europe. And the��.
Obama calls for resolution in Iran nuclear talks: They need to make a.
The US president said that sending ���lethal defensive weapons��� to Ukrainians fighting Russia-backed separatists was an option but that further diplomacy, sanctions and other efforts to isolate Russia were more immediately under consideration. German.
Iraqi army kills ISIS second-in-command in Tikrit as military begins to.
The anti-ISIS advance has been slowed by numerous roadside bombs however, leading to fierce clashes outside the town of al-Dour, south of Tikrit. Retaking the ISIS stronghold is considered vital if government forces are to succeed in their plan to.
Forbes Destroys John Boehner in Scathing Smackdown
In addition to the pages of Forbes.com, you can find me every Saturday morning on your TV arguing with my more conservative colleagues on Forbes on Fox on the Fox News Network and at various other times during the week serving.. election found that of a total of 32 countries representing 55% of the worlds population, Israeli respondents showed the highest level of support for Mitt Romney (65%), a stridently anti-secular Mormon, over Barack Obama (35%).
Forbes Destroys John Boehner in Scathing Smackdown
In addition to the pages of Forbes.com, you can find me every Saturday morning on your TV arguing with my more conservative colleagues on Forbes on Fox on the Fox News Network and at various other times during the week serving.. election found that of a total of 32 countries representing 55% of the worlds population, Israeli respondents showed the highest level of support for Mitt Romney (65%), a stridently anti-secular Mormon, over Barack Obama (35%).
Obama keeps key ally in anti-ISIS fight as Camerons party dominates UK elections
British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Tory partys decisive victory in parliamentary elections likely has President Obama breathing a sigh of relief, with analysts saying the win virtually ensures the continuation of vital U.K. support in.
Nato Allies Unite In Core Coalition To Degrade And.
The UK has pledged to stand beside America in global efforts to ���degrade and ultimately destroy��� Islamic State militants fighting in Syria and Iraq, in a struggle that could last up to thr.
Children start school without knowing their own name, how to open a book or.
Children are regularly starting school without knowing their name or how to open a book, says the Governments poverty adviser. Parents are also neglecting their children so much that they do not even know what a book is or understand the word stop.
Air strikes hit Isis positions as jihadists push into Kobani.
Battles reported between Islamic State and Kurdish defenders in key Syrian town, with Turkish forces massed on other side.. ���Isis is fighting with tanks and heavy weapons and they are firing randomly at Kobani.. Syrian Kurdish forces have long been among the most effective adversaries of Isis, keeping the extremists out of the Kurdish enclave in north-eastern Syria even as the militants routed the armed forces of both Syria and neighbouring Iraq.. More news��.
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The contrast between Fridays press conference in London by British Prime Minister David Cameron and Thursdays White House remarks by President Obama could not have been starker��� In announcing his governments decision to raise the UK terrorism .
Syria Debate: Does US Have the Evidence and Authority to Hit Assad for Alleged.
The U.S. is also facing resistance from its closest ally, Britain. After domestic pressure, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced hell seek parliamentary authorization for using force against Syria, and only after U.N. inspectors complete.
MPs set to slate Britains role in fight against ISIS jihadists as unacceptable
This is despite David Cameron claiming that defeating IS ��� also known as Daesh and Isil ��� was a priority for Britain. In December last year, he said: We must, with our allies, use everything in our power to defeat it. That means combating terrorism.
World leaders vow to use whatever means necessary - The.
The jihadi, who had the same London accent as the black-clad killer in previous hostage videos, warned Cameron that he would have more blood on his hands if the UK continued to fight Isis. It is the third recent. He is under pressure from hawks within the Conservative party, including the former defence secretary Liam Fox, who are pushing for the UK to join air strikes. British. Obama dampens talk of ground war in Iraq: US forces will not have a combat mission.
Quotes of the day
The contrast between Fridays press conference in London by British Prime Minister David Cameron and Thursdays White House remarks by President Obama could not have been starker��� In announcing his governments decision to raise the UK terrorism .
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Bombing ISIS - Daily Kos
In short, the debate is over whether the public, as channeled through their elected representatives, supports Obamas course of action ��� bombing ISIS ��� and not as Ackerman would have it, over Obamas justification for his. Concerns run deepest about October, when Democratic groups are on track to pour millions of dollars into a handful of races that will determine which party controls the Senate.. At the time, The Washington Post called her low-key but canny.
DiMoras Warning Coming True!- Prophecy Signs for.
Russia on Tuesday accused the West of ignoring its warnings about the growing terrorist threat in Syria, and claimed that the moderate rebel front ��� the one the Obama administration wants to arm as part of its anti-ISIS strategy ��� ���no longer exists... Two American troops and a Polish service member were killed Tuesday when a Taliban suicide car bomber attacked a foreign motorcade just a couple hundred yards from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Fox News confirms.