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Islamic State Expands Beyond Iraq-Syria Base With Six Armies on Three World Regions

Jun 21, 2016 | 11:11am
By Rowan Scarborough – The Washington Times – Monday, June 20, 2016 The Islamic State terrorist group has created at least six functioning armies outside its Iraq-Syria base that threaten governments in Africa, the Middle East and Afghanistan, according to a new report to Congress. Rather than shrinking, the Islamic State — also known as […]

Dem Senator Chris Murphy: ‘Republicans Have Decided to Sell Weapons to ISIS’

Jun 21, 2016 | 10:56am
The leader of last week’s 15-hour Senate filibuster to force action on guns said Monday that Democrats need to make gun control an “integral” part of their national security policy as they try to build a political movement to rival the National Rifle Association. The message, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said in an interview with […]

Donald Trump Proposes Religious, Ethnic Profiling to Find ‘Red Flags’ of Terrorism

Jun 20, 2016 | 10:28am
By S.A. Miller – The Washington Times – Sunday, June 19, 2016 Donald Trump said Sunday that too many “red flags” were missed that could have stopped the Orlando shooter, and he proposed the use of ethnic and religious profiling to prevent terrorism. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee said members of Muslim communities need to […]

FLASHBACK: Barack Obama ‘Wanted to Join US Military’

Jun 20, 2016 | 10:24am
By Toby Harnden in Washington 6:40PM BST 07 Sep 2008 The statement is thought to be the first time during the 19-month-long presidential campaign that the Democratic nominee for the White House has indicated he once wanted to serve in uniform. The aspiration was not mentioned in either of his two volumes of memoirs. Mr […]

Donald Trump, NRA Agree on Gun-Control Scrutiny for Terrorist Watch List

Jun 20, 2016 | 10:21am
By Andrea Noble and S.A. Miller – The Washington Times – Updated: 9:13 a.m. on Monday, June 20, 2016 Donald Trump and the National Rifle Association smoothed over a hiccup in their alliance Sunday, agreeing that the government’s terrorist watch lists are unreliable and should not be used to revoke Second Amendment rights, a position […]