Kerry says US, coalition of nations to stand with Iraq against rampant Islamic State militancy
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The United States is pledging to stand by Iraq as its new leaders plead for help in facing down the Islamic State insurgency. Secretary of State John Kerry offered the assurances during a daylong visit to Baghdad on Wednesday, as President ...
Kerry says US will back Iraq against militants
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The United States pledged Wednesday to stand by Iraq as its new leaders pleaded for help in facing down a rampant, deadly insurgency. The assurances by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during a daylong visit to Baghdad came as President ...
France says will take part in Iraq military air operation if needed
PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Wednesday it would take part in military air action against Islamic State militants in Iraq if necessary, but it said any action it takes against the group in Syria would take a different form. "In Iraq ... we will take ...
Most US strikes in Iraq focused on defending Mosul dam
Washington (AFP) - The majority of US air strikes in Iraq over the past month have targeted jihadists in the country's north fighting for control of the strategic Mosul dam, Pentagon officials said Wednesday, citing a tally of the raids. Out of 154 ...
Kerry in Iraq backs government, says Baghdad a partner against ISIS
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday endorsed Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's plans to mend Baghdad's relations with Sunnis and Kurds, and said Iraq was a partner in the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria ...
Prime Minister Tony Abbott needs to stick just the facts on Iraq
Judging by their rhetoric, many Australian politicians haven't yet quite discovered that just how complex Iraq is. Back in the 1980s, our leaders imagined Iraq was an oasis led by a friendly democrat named Saddam Hussein who was fighting desperately to ...
Kerry in Iraq to congratulate new premier, build alliance against Islamic State
BAGHDAD — Secretary of State John F. Kerry came to Iraq on Wednesday to congratulate a new Iraq government on which the United States is basing much of its emerging strategy to counter Islamic State militants. Kerry met with new Iraqi Prime Minister ...
Kerry in Iraq to back government, build support against Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday as he began a tour of the Middle East to build military, political and financial support to defeat Islamic State militants controlling parts of Iraq and Syria.
Kerry Lands in Iraq to Meet New Prime Minister
BAGHDAD — With a new Iraqi government finally in place and a growing Mideast consensus on defeating insurgent threats, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad Wednesday to press Iraq's Shiite leader to quickly deliver more power to wary ...
Obama Plans to ‘Fight ISIS’ by Arming ISIS
by Paul Joseph Watson | September 10, 2014 President Barack Obama is set to announce his plan to combat ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria by arming so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels despite the fact that such militants have openly aligned themselves with Islamic State fighters. “Obama has told cong ...
In Kaufman County, Texas DPS and National Guard find and cut down 2,500 marijuana plants
In Kaufman County, Texas DPS and National Guard find and cut down 2,500 marijuana plants It sounds like a band name: Domestic Marijuana Eradication. But, no, it’s a collaboration between the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard whose intentions are pretty clear: “coordinate ...
Want To Buy A Drink For The Photographer Who Delivered James Foley’s Last Letter?
http://www.davidbrabyn.com/buy-daniel-rye-a-beer After the murder of journalist James Foley by his captors in Syria, his parents released to the public their last communication from him. Because all of Foley’s letters were confiscated by his captors, he asked a fellow captive to commit to memory a l ...
Obama hunts for allies in Syria – Aftenposten
Foil Amerikanske aviser meldte i går at USAs president Barack Obama i en natt i tale town apnea hefty amerikansk Bombing av Den islamske Staten (IS) i Syria , og ikke i overtakes Iraq. Samtidig town tunnel gjøre klart det ikke at USA rykke town inn med bakkestyrker, i hverken Iraq Eller Syria. Mens ...
SP IS under fire in Room on approach – AD.nl
By: editors 10-9-14 – 21:47 Source: Reuters Harry van Bommel. © anp. The SP is in the House come under fire tonight to lie because she is not in favor of participating in the international coalition against Islamic State (IS) in Iraq. A large majority of the parties is just to that. The SP is agains ...
It's Going to Take More Than Airstrikes to Destroy #ISIS
From Chris Woods, at Foreign Policy, " Can Airstrikes Stop the Islamic State?": It will likely take more than just an air campaign to decimate the Islamic State. Beyond a few hundred military advisers in Iraq, however, American boots on the ground aren't an option the White House is seriously consid ...
Members Corner
MEMBERS CORNER - September 10, 2011 Newsletter Welcome New Member – Dottie Miller On Sunday, September 7th we welcomed Dottie Miller into our church family by dual membership with the Federated Church of Kingfisher, OK, a Presbyterian & United Church of Christ congregation. We commend Dottie for thi ...
The Christmas Tree
Several weeks ago, after Glenn Greenwald had spent a river of adjective in a hilariously ham-handed attempt to bend a now-nearly-forgotten Twitter kerfuffle about the posting of the James Foley video into a Very Important Post About The Only Subject Glenn Greenwald Ever Talks About, I wrote that... ...
