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Google's Anti-Pentagon Decision Will Kill More People
Earlier this year more than 3,000 Google employees signed a letter to chief executive Sundar Pichai demanding the company halt work on the Defense Department’s Project Maven, which applies algorithms to warfare. The disgruntled employees also wanted their boss to pledge “that neither Google nor its …
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Al-QaedaIraqi Airways pilots suspended after fight breaks out in cockpit at 37,000 feet
Two Iraqi Airways pilots have been suspended after an argument turned physical in the cockpit at 37,000 feet in the air, The Independent reported.<p>The Wednesday flight was heading from Mashhad, Iran, to Baghdad, Iraq, carrying 157 passenger when the two pilots allegedly got into a heated argument …
BaghdadKRG, Baghdad agree to reopen Erbil-Kirkuk road ‘as soon as possible’
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The Erbil-Baghdad road, which has been closed since the events of October 16, will be reopened “as soon as possible”, …
Middle EastIraqi PM suspends electricity minister over poor service
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister has ordered the suspension of the country’s electricity minister over a power crisis and poor service.Haider al-Abadi …
Middle EastIraqi PM suspends electricity minister amid unrest over poor services
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi suspended his electricity minister on Sunday amid continuing protests over poor public services especially power cuts and rampant corruption, the premier’s office said.<p>FILE PHOTO: People protest over poor public services in the city of Najaf, …
ProtestAmerica Must Update Its Lethal Drone Policy—Here's How
When a U.S. drone strike killed five members of the Manthari family in Yemen in late March 2018, the U.S. Defense Department reported that terrorists …
Trump AdministrationPETER HITCHENS: Are we saving Syrian 'heroes'... or just importing more fanatics?
You may recall the fuss Theresa May made about getting rid of the Islamist preacher Abu Qatada.<p>In the end it took 11 years of legal wrangling to get …
HelmetsThis Marine veteran deserves your remembrance today
Fourteen years ago this Saturday, Lt. Col. David Greene of the U.S. Marine Corps was shot and killed as he flew his Cobra gunship in support of …
MilitaryPresident to award Medal of Honor to late Air Force sergeant from Connecticut
×<p>President to award Medal of Honor to late Air Force sergeant from Connecticut<p>WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will award the Medal of Honor to an …
MilitaryMeet the gay identical Iraqi twins smashing stereotypes
Identical gay Iraqi twins Michael and Zach call each other “wombmates.”<p>“Our content is something that really hasn’t been seen before because we’re …
LGBTQIAir Force combat controller to receive Medal of Honor posthumously, service’s 1st since Vietnam
WASHINGTON — An Air Force combat controller killed in an infamous battle with al-Qaida militants in the early months of the war in Afghanistan will …
MilitaryAs some 'White Helmets' escaped Syria, most were left behind
MIZANAZ, Syria (Reuters) - Fearing for his life, Daman Ayed registered to be evacuated from Syria along with hundreds of other members of the White Helmets rescue service, hoping for a new life in Canada.<p>But the 20-year-old was not among the several hundred people who were spirited out of the …
Middle EastPakistan's Khan talks of U.S. ties, but anti-American rhetoric has many wary
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Over the years, Pakistan’s Imran Khan has been known for his anti-American rhetoric, once even suggesting he might, as prime minister, order the shooting down of U.S. drones targeting al Qaeda figures along the Pakistan-Afghan border.<p>Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, …
Imran KhanResigned to Endless War
Now four decades into the struggle against Islamic extremism, the U.S. has stopped looking for an exit from the Middle East.<p>Tell me how this ends.” So said then-Maj. Gen. David Petraeus to the journalist Rick Atkinson soon after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. As far as we can see today, the …
Middle EastIraqi Prime Minister sacks five election officials with corruption
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi charged five election officials on Saturday with corruption following a manual recount of the ballots from the …
CorruptionDearborn terror suspect agrees to be jailed, but maintains innocence
A Dearborn man who was arrested on a Syrian battlefield and accused of providing support to ISIS has agreed to be locked up pending the outcome of …
Syrian Democratic ForcesLikely next leader vows ‘to run Pakistan in a way it’s never been run before’
Imran Khan, a charismatic cricket star who has fiercely criticized US counterterrorism policy, appeared poised Thursday to become Pakistan’s next …
PakistanU.K. halts U.S. cooperation on handover of ISIS "Beatles" suspects
<b>LONDON</b> -- Britain's Home Office has temporarily suspended cooperating with U.S. authorities on the handover of two British jihadis allegedly linked …
TerrorismAmid jihadist push, Mali’s Caritas deploying 513 observers for July 29 vote
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Caritas, the humanitarian arm of the Catholic Church in the African nation of Mali, is set to deploy 513 election observers …
AfricaSaturday's TV highlights and weekend talk shows: 'Victoria & Abdul' on HBO
SERIES<p><b>Pink Collar Crimes</b> This new documentary series examines cases in which the perpetrators were highly unlikely felons. First up is a soccer mom who also was a bank robber. Former prosecutor Marcia Clark offers comments. 8 p.m. CBS<p><b>Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet</b> Dr. Jeff fights to save a pit bull …
Donald TrumpTrump needs to stop playing around with the British ISIS 'Beatles' negotiations
The U.S. should conduct a unilateral operation to remove two British Islamic State officers currently being held in Syria.<p>That course of action is …
U.S. PoliticsIraqi Airways suspends brawling pilots
Iraqi Airways has suspended two pilots who engaged in a mid-flight brawl, and warned that they face a substantial punishment.
Lake ErieIran just threatened the US in very specific terms. Here's how the US must respond
The Trump administration must now prepare for near-term Iranian terrorist attacks against the U.S. homeland, because the leader of Iran's …
Middle EastHow the U.S. Is Empowering Iran in Yemen
The Trump administration’s top goal in the Middle East is clear: counter Iran, which U.S. President Donald Trump and his senior officials have …
Middle EastAn Imran Khan victory would bode poorly for Pakistani women
<b>(CNN) —</b> If, as Imran Khan claims, his party -- the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) -- is victorious in the Pakistani general election, the women of that nation may face a disastrous era of gender discrimination and repression.<p>The clues that Khan's ascent bodes poorly for Pakistani women can be found …
PakistanWhen the Kurdish Peshmerga Fights Like an Army, It Loses
The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Syria has helped to train the Kurdish Peshmerga militia to become better at urban operations and fighting on flat …
PeshmergaSyrian flag raised in Quneitra on Syrian side of Golan Heights
GOLAN HEIGHTS/AMMAN (Reuters) - Pro-Assad forces raised the Syrian flag in the largely ruined city of Quneitra on Thursday, regained from surrendering rebels as the government tightens its hold on the Syrian sector of the Golan Heights, strategic territory bordering Israel and Jordan.<p>Uniformed men …
Middle EastCounterterrorism: Taking Down the Big Man
Disrupting terrorist networks is inherently difficult, and success is difficult to measure. Clandestine by nature, these groups generally hide their …
Islamic State (ISIS)The White House and the Strongman
President Trump boasts that he has reversed American policies across the Middle East. Where his predecessor hoped to win hearts and minds, Mr. Trump champions the axiom that brute force is the only response to extremism — whether in Iran, Syria, Yemen or the Palestinian territories. He has embraced …
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