ISIS: A rogue cult that has substituted superstition and murder for spirituality. Every bombing hastens the day when they will be no more. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) May 23, 2017 BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Horror author Stephen King says Islamic State is a “rogue cult” and that the group’s bombings will eventually lead to its […]
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Islamic State targets Europe with at least 400 fighters
PARIS — The Islamic State group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum chaos, officials have told The Associated Press. The network of agile and […]
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U.S. captures ISIS top chemical weapons engineer
BAGHDAD — U.S. special forces captured the head of the Islamic State group’s unit trying to develop chemical weapons in a raid last month in northern Iraq, two senior Iraqi intelligence officials told the Associated Press, the first known major success of Washington’s more aggressive policy of pursuing the jihadis on the ground. The Obama […]
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Strategy needed to defeat ISIS
There are two big problems facing this country. The first is ISIS and other radical factions in the world that want to conquer America and kill those who oppose them. They make no bones about their intentions. They are this nation’s enemies and America is at war with them. The U.S. has a capable army […]
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Protecting the safety of citizens
Democrat Sen. Justin Alfond’s remarks about the “morally repugnant” stance of Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to not allow Syrian refugees in Maine were, perhaps, over the top. LePage joined 33 other governors in the decision. Sixteen governors have opened their doors to those refugees. A few thoughts about Syrian refugees: • ISIS has declared (several […]
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L. Hoy: Spineless reaction to evil
Bernadette Meehan, National Security Council spokesperson, said in reaction to the recent butchering of Ethiopian Christians by ISIS in Libya: “While these dehumanizing acts of terror aim to test the world’s resolve — as groups throughout history have — none have the power to vanquish the powerful core of moral decency which binds humanity and […]
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Maine legislator apologizes for Facebook post about Obama
AUGUSTA — A Maine state senator has apologized for a Facebook post that suggests that President Barack Obama’s family members are part of the Islamic State group. Republican Sen. Michael Willette shared a photo of Obama that pretended to use the president’s words, saying of the Islamic State group, “I’ll deal with them at the […]
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Fareed Zakaria: Let Arab world lead the fight against ISIS
AMMAN, Jordan — Washington is getting enthusiastic about an ideological war these days: not between Democrats and Republicans — that’s old news — but rather between Americans and radical Islam. Many of those who spent the past several weeks insisting that we label jihadi terrorists “Islamic” now urge that we fight them on the ideological […]
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R. Lacombe: U.S. must defeat ISIS
Needless to say, it will be difficult to defeat ISIS as it continues to recruit young men and women to join its evil ranks while it escalates aggression to dominate the Middle East, causing hideous and repulsive butchery to humanity. The U.S. cannot take ISIS for granted because something tells me that they may already […]
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Rich Lowry: Evil should be called by its proper name
Where is Chris Kyle when you need him? The late hero of the movie “American Sniper” made no apology for killing as many members of al-Qaida in Iraq, the precursor of ISIS, as he could get in his rifle sights. After the burning alive of a captured Jordanian pilot, who would object to Kyle, or […]