Kissinger: Defeating ISIS Could Lead to ‘Iranian Radical Empire’
By Jason Devaney From Newsmax A vast Iranian empire could take over lands occupied by the Islamic State (ISIS) if the terror group is defeated, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger argued in an opinion piece. Kissinger wrote on CapX.com…
3 things from the book ‘1984’ that seem especially chilling today
By Thomas E. Ricks, Foreign Policy From Business Insider Some critics speculated that George Orwell’s relevance would fade after the year 1984. Harold Bloom wrote in 1987 that Orwell’s great novel of totalitarianism,1984, threatened to become a period piece, such…
This Caribbean country had the highest rate of ISIS recruitment in the western hemisphere
From NAN News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. July 20, 2017: A Caribbean country of 1.3 million people had the highest rate of ISIS recruitment in the Western Hemisphere last year. That’s according to the latest US State Department’s ‘Country Reports…
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ISIL in the Caribbean: Why Trinidadians fight in Syria and Iraq
By Juliana Ruhfus From AlJazeera How did the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago become the nation with the highest number of ISIS recruits per capita in the Western Hemisphere? Caribbean to Caliphate – there are few films I have…
An absence of peace: When is a war actually a war?
By Jonathan Marcus From BBC Earlier this month, a relic from World War Two intruded into daily life in north London. A 500lb Luftwaffe bomb was discovered by builders excavating in the leafy suburb of Brondesbury. Local homes were evacuated,…
Refugees housed in abandoned Dutch prisons
Abandoned Dutch prisons are being used to house refugees — here’s what they’re like inside By Chris Weller From business Insider Tens of thousands of refugees from all over the Middle East — including countries like Syria, Iraq, Morocco, and…
Trump bid to restore travel ban rejected
From BBC The US federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s request to reinstate a travel ban blocked by a federal judge on Friday. The late night ruling means the travel ban will remain suspended until the full case…
The Editor Speaks: Peace
In the Christian Church’s calendar we are in the week of Peace. If you read the news like I have to there is precious peace going on. In fact has the world ever seen complete peace? The answer is No…
US: Forcing soldiers to repay bonuses creates bipartisan outrage
By Brian Freeman From Newsmax Many prominent politicians from both parties are up in arms that almost 10,000 soldiers have been ordered to repay large reenlistment bonuses after audits revealed widespread overpayments by the California National Guard at the height…
Saudi Arabia is key for an OPEC deal to happen in November
By Nick Cunningham, OilPrice.com Fro Business Insider Oil prices shot up more than 6 percent this week on the news that OPEC reached a deal to cut oil production, but by Friday the rally seemed to be already running out of…
