Month: July 2015

July 18, 2015 0

The Agenda Behind ISIS’ Cultural Genocide

By News Desk

Via the new York times: Fighters allied with the Free Syrian Army units battling the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad have told him that they are developing an association of diggers dedicated to finding antiquities in order to fund the revolution. “The rebels need weapons, and antiquities are an easy way to buy them,†says Abu Khaled, who goes by his nickname in order to protect his identity. Furthermore, Jabhat Al Nusra (JAN), Al Qaeda’s Syrian wing, was busy wiping out historical sites well before ISIS became a significant presence in Syria.

July 17, 2015 0

Obama’s Nuclear Deal With Iran: Rare Victory for Peace or Foolish Compromise?

By News Desk

The Bustle reports Republicans Respond To The Iran Deal With Every Bit As Much Vitriol As You’d Expect — And Then Some . “I have said from the beginning of this process that I would not support a deal with Iran that allows the mullahs to retain the ability to develop nuclear weapons, threaten Israel, and continue their regional expansionism and support for terrorism,†said Florida Sen.

July 17, 2015 0

FBI Tracked Chattanooga Shooter’s Family for Years

By News Desk

Yahoo News would report in their article, " Shootings at Chattanooga military facilities leave 4 Marines, gunman dead; act called ‘domestic terrorism ‘," that: A U.S. official told the Associated Press that Abdulazeez had not been on the radar of federal law enforcement before Thursday’s shooting.  But also added: His father had been investigated several years ago for "possible ties to a foreign terrorist organization" and added to the U.S. terrorist watch list, according to a report in the New York Times, but that probe did not surface information about Abdulazeez, the paper said

July 16, 2015 0

Bailout Fallout: Juncker Lies to Cameron in Revival of ESM; British Taxpayers Protected in Final Deal

By News Desk

Bailout Fallout: Juncker Lies to Cameron in Revival of ESM; British Taxpayers Protected in Final Deal In 2010, Jean-Claude Juncker, current European Commissioner president, made a pledge to UK Prime minister David Cameron, to never again use the ESM to bail out another eurozone country. Cameron’s concern was that he did not want to put British taxpayers at risk for eurozone sponsored bailouts.