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Brave Muslim journalists assassinated for reporting on ISIS

January 8, 2016 Renee Shur Media, People, Terrorism, Violence Leave a comment

The next time you hear Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, or any of the phony journalists and sneering pundits of Fox News claim that Muslims

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Caliphate: Why can’t we just talk about the possibility?

December 13, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Foreign Policy, International, War Leave a comment

What if a [limited] Islamic caliphate became a reality? How awful would that be? I don’t know, and I’m having trouble figuring out how

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More boots on the ground for Iraq? Retired Air Force officer says, “No.”

June 1, 2015 Susan Cunningham Foreign Policy, Military Leave a comment

Below is a letter in the May 30th, 2015 St. Louis Post-Dispatch, from a retired US Air Force officer. He says what many of

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Republicans haven’t beheaded anyone yet…but

February 25, 2015 Susan Cunningham Missouri region, Republicans, Uncategorized Leave a comment

I recently watched a segment on Rachel Maddow’s show about how the US State Department is seriously trying to combat the propaganda ISIS puts

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ISIS: A tragedy, but also an opportunity

August 7, 2014 Adam Levin Foreign Policy, International Leave a comment

By now, the world has heard about the so-called caliphate set up around Mosul in Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

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