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Obama: ‘We will not be intimidated, will destroy and degrade ISIS’
The United States plans to fight Islamic State until it is no longer a force in the Middle East and will seek justice for the killing of American journalist Steven Sotloff, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. He added destroying the militant group will take time because of the power vacuum in Syria, the abundance…
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Federal judges voice concern over NSA tactics
A panel of federal judges voiced significant concerns Tuesday about the privacy implications of NSA surveillance tactics during a wide-ranging hearing on a legal challenge brought by the ACLU. In an oral argument that was set for less than 30 minutes and lasted nearly two hours, three judges on a panel hearing the case at…
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Obama orders 350 additional troops to Iraq
Oh boy, here we go… US President Barack Obama on Tuesday authorized the deployment of an additional 350 American troops to Iraq, where they will be charged with protecting US diplomats and facilitates in Baghdad. According to Reuters, Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby said the deployment means that 820 American military troops will…
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Fake cell phone ‘towers’ may be spying on Americans’ calls, texts
More than a dozen “fake cell phone towers” could be secretly hijacking Americans’ mobile devices in order to listen in on phone calls or snoop on text messages, a security-focused cell phone company claims. It is not clear who controls the devices. READ MORE: Tracking everywhere: Private companies offer worldwide spying tools ESD America, which…
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[WATCH]Viral video captures Iranian woman dancing, defying strict Islamic code
A new viral video believed to have been shot in Iran shows a woman dancing joyously atop a car and tossing aside her hijab, in the latest example of women defying the Islamic republic’s strict religious code. The video, which could not independently be verified, starts off showing the woman wearing hijab and a long…
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New York State Police Demanding Gun Shop Handover Gun Customers ID
Joseph Palumbo, co-owner of the Albion Gun Shop, released information today that New York State Police officers from the Narcotics Enforcement Unit demanded the shop’s release of all customers who purchased New York SAFE Act compliant rifles under threat of a warrantless SWAT Team Raid. Since the passing of the New York Secure Ammunition and…
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North Carolina brothers declared innocent, freed after 30 years in prison
Two North Carolina men were declared innocent and ordered freed on Tuesday after spending more than 30 years in prison for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl that recent DNA tests linked to another man. Henry McCollum, 50, and his half brother Leon Brown, 46, were teenagers when they were arrested for the…
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Gone from CNN, Piers Morgan says he wants his show to be remembered for Alex Jones gun debate
News anchor Piers Morgan’s tenure with CNN officially ended on Tuesday this week, and according to a tweet sent by the British journalist, an exchange with radio host Alex Jones was among the highlights of his career there. “If I’m to be remembered for anything [at] CNN, I’d like it to be this” Morgan told…
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[WATCH]Libyan militia swims and parties in seized US embassy
On August 31 a Libyan militia seized the US Embassy in Tripoli, with individual fighters videotaping each other “cheering” and “diving from… [an embassy] balcony into a swimming pool.” Libya’s government now says “militias have captured most government ministries in [Tripoli].” According to BBC News, these “militias have been fighting for power among themselves since……
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Military abandons some combat [MWD] dogs overseas
In his USA Today column, Jonah Goldberg exposes a national disgrace I was completely unaware of, one that is almost too heartbreaking to comprehend: the United State military sometimes reclassifies combat dogs as “equipment” and abandons them to languish in shelters overseas in war zones. Other than the fact that combat dogs save an average…
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YAY! The Feds have lost track of 6,000 foreigners on US soil with visas who could pose a threat
The federal government has reportedly lost track of more than 6,000 foreigners on student visas, some of whom may be in the country “to do us harm.” According to an ABC News investigation, “58,000 students overstayed their visas in the past year. Of those, 6,000 were referred to agents for follow-up because they were determined…
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[WATCH]Palestinian: “All respect to Hitler”
“All respect to Hitler.” That’s the response from one Palestinian man in a video asking people in the West Bank what they know about the Holocaust. Corey Gil-Shuster, the host of the “Ask an Israeli/Ask a Palestinian Project” on YouTube, encountered Palestinians who said the Jews have exaggerated the number killed by the Nazis; accused…
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Islamists overrun Libyan airport, nearly a dozen planes now missing as 9/11 anniversary draws near
Leading up to the somber anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, there are fresh fears of possible 9/11-style attacks taking place across North Africa as radical Islamist groups in Libya have reportedly seized nearly a dozen commercial airliners in the last month. While counterterrorism officials are reportedly concerned that the missing jetliners could…
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Palestinian children celebrate Hamas’ Summer of Rockets on Israel
Children dressed as Hamas militants and armed with mock weapons were among the Palestinians celebrating what they described as Hamas’ “victory of the resistance” over Israel after seven weeks of violence and bloodshed. While the mainstream media neglected to publish photos of Hamas fighters as they launched more than 4,480 rockets at Israel in July…
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Woman spends ONE DAY in jail for crash that killed firefighter
A California woman who pleaded guilty to causing a head-on crash that killed an off-duty firefighter last year will only spend one day in jail, a San Diego judge ruled Friday. Natasia Wood, 22, will spend one day at the Las Colinas Detention Facility for her part in the October crash that killed 37-year-old U.S.…
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Atheist group demands removal of military statue with cross carving
An organization is fighting for the removal of a statue featuring a Christian cross carving that’s located in Indiana’s Whitewater Memorial State Park, and some people are not happy about it. The Freedom From Religion Foundation has penned a letter to Cameron Clark, director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources on behalf of a complainant who…
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BREAKING NEWS: Second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, has been beheaded by ISIS
A new video has been posted on the internet purported to show Islamic State militants beheading American journalist Steven Sotloff. The global terror intelligence firm SITE first reported the release of the 2-minute video, titled “A Second Message to America,” in which Sotloff, a 31-year-old freelance journalist, speaks to the camera before a cloaked Islamic State fighter…
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Pizza parlor offering church discount to continue, despite threats from atheist group
Arkansas pizza parlor owner Steven Rose refused to back down after an atheist activist organization sent a warning letter claiming the restaurant’s church bulletin discount promotion was against the law. The organization, Freedom From Religion Foundation, claims the discount is unlawful because atheists can’t participate in it. Since it was opened in July, Bailey’s Pizza has asserted…
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REPORT: Families of Iraqi soldiers abducted by ISIS storm parliament
Desperate and grieving relatives of Iraqi soldiers abducted by the Islamic State in Tikirt in June burst into Baghdad’s parliament. Over 100, some armed with metal bars and stones, demanded answers to what has happened to their loved ones. There have been no independent reports about how many people perished, when Islamic State (IS, formerly…
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Parents of Navy SEAL who was part of SEAL Team SIX and Extortion 17, requests Obama’s resignation
The parents of a Navy SEAL Team Six member who was killed in Afghanistan have written a public to letter to U.S. President Barack Obama urging him to resign from office, saying that he is “not up to this job.” Billy and Karen Vaughn signed the letter that was published Monday in the World Tribune. The…
