Remarks at Threats to Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Syria Event
SECRETARY KERRY: Tom, thank you very, very much for hosting us all here at this rather remarkable gathering in this absolutely extraordinary location, for which we thank the Egyptians for their generosity and Augustus for his creativity. It’s a pretty ...
Labor MP Melissa Parke sent death threat on Twitter over Iraq dissent
A Federal MP who spoke out against the escalation of Australia's military involvement in Iraq says she was sent a death threat on Twitter. Melissa Parke, a former human rights lawyer and now Labor MP in Western Australia, made the revelation in a speech to ...
Six Weeks in, US Airstrikes Haven’t Budged ISIS in Iraq
Six weeks of ever-intensifying US airstrikes have had Obama Administration officials hyping the “progress” in their new war in Iraq. The situation on the ground, however, doesn’t bare that out. Far from progress, the situation on the ground appears ...
George Will On Obama Ending War In Iraq: ‘The Quickest Way To End A War Is To Lose It’ [VIDEO]
Syndicated Columnist George Will took aim at President Barack Obama’s gloat and subsequent backtrack regarding the end of the Iraq War. In a montage of clips on Fox News’ “Special Report,” Obama is shown telling campaign crowds that he kept his ...
Obama to meet new Iraq PM, Egyptian president in New York
Washington (AFP) - President Barack Obama will hold his first official meetings with new Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week. Obama will meet Abadi on ...
Can Iraq Crack Down on ISIS' Oil Riches?
(CNN) -- Luay al-Khatteeb has spoken to CNN previously about the impact of ISIS' march through northern Iraq, and the militant group's control of some oil fields. The crisis has escalated, and CNN has revisited the conversation to find out how Iraq could ...
Tombs Bombed as Islamic State Declares War on Ancient Iraq
The remains of Iraq’s ancient cultures, which survived pillaging by colonial powers, invasions and wars, are at risk of being obliterated by Islamic State militants. The Sunni insurgents’ rampage across northern Iraq has included massacres of Shiite ...
Embarrassing: Australia Responded To False Iraq Intelligence
Australia had joined in military invasion of Iraq back in 2003, based on false intelligence reports sclaiming that Saddam Hussein is in possession of weapons of mass destruction - former Prime Minister John Howard revealed. He said that the message of the ...
Oct. 5 deadline set on Canada's mission in Iraq
The 30-day countdown on Canada’s initial mission to Iraq officially started when Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the deployment, Defence Minister Rob Nicholson’s office has revealed. “The clock started on Sept. 5,” Nicholson’s spokeswoman ...
Labor MP Melissa Parke sent death threat on Twitter over Iraq dissent
A Federal MP who spoke out against the escalation of Australia's military involvement in Iraq says she was sent a death threat on Twitter.
Six Weeks in, US Airstrikes Haven’t Budged ISIS in Iraq
Six weeks of ever-intensifying US airstrikes have had Obama Administration officials hyping the “progress” in their new war in Iraq. The situation on the ground, however, doesn’t bare that out. Far from progress, the situation on the ground appears virtually unchanged in six weeks, with only a handf ...
Stewardship
“Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you. . . ,” A sermon preached by Christopher L. Webber at the Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco, on the Feast of the Dedication September 21, 2014. I have been asked to preach this morning about stewardship – and that’s easy. I remember the b ...
Islamic State: when even the 'saviours' are suicide bombers
The army base in Iraq's western Anbar province had been under siege by Islamic State militants for a week, so when a convoy of armored Humvees rolled up at the gate, the Iraqi soldiers at Camp Saqlawiyah believed saviours had arrived.
Gateway Policies: ISIS, Obama And US Financial Boots-On-The-Ground
Submitted by Nomi Prins, author of All The Presidents' Bankers, via NomiPrins.com, President Obama’s neo-Cold War is not about ideology or respect for borders. It is about money and global power. The current battle over control of gateway nations - strategic locations in which private firms can esta ...
Pro-ISIS Group Kidnaps, Threatens to Kill French Tourist in Algeria
ALGIERS, Algeria — A splinter group from al-Qaida’s North African branch kidnapped a French citizen and said Monday that it would kill him unless France halts its airstrikes against the Islamic State (ISIS) group in Iraq. In a video that … Continue reading →
Obama: "ISIL is not Islamic"
W hat's the reasoning behind Obama's statement? Perhaps this: 1. All religions are good. 2. Islam is a religion Ergo 3. Islam is good 4. ISIL is not good. Ergo 5. ISIL is not Islamic. This little argument illustrates how one can reason correctly from false/dubious premises. Are all religions good? S ...
Speed News: Algerian jihadists kidnap Frenchman following ISIS calls to attack Westerners
An Al-Qaeda splinter group has kidnapped a French citizen and announced it will execute him if Paris doesn’t stop its military action against the Islamic State in Iraq. France has confirmed the incident, but says it will not change the nation's position. > Read Full Article at RT.com
ロシアの機嫌を損ねると、世界で「エネルギー危機」が起こる？
●著者プロフィール：藤田正美 「ニューズウィーク日本版」元編集長。東京大学経済学部卒業後、「週刊東洋経済」の記者・編集者として14年間の経験を積む。1985年に「よりグローバルな視点」を求めて「ニューズウィーク日本版」創刊プロジェクトに参加。1994年〜2000年に同誌編集長、2001年〜2004年3月に同誌編集主幹を勤める。2004年4月からはフリーランスとして、インターネットを中心にコラムを執筆するほか、テレビにコメンテーターとして出演。ブログ「藤田正美の世の中まるごと“Observer”」 【その他の画像】 欧米人を“処刑”し続けるイスラム国（ISIS＝Islamic State of ...
IRAQ: ISLAMIC STATE (ISIS) poison chlorine gas attack kills 300 Iraqi soldiers
Three hundred Iraqi soldiers died in a chlorine gas attack carried out by the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, said Ali al-Budairi, an Iraqi MP from the Shia-dominated National Iraqi alliance … Continue reading →
