In the Atlantic, Graeme Wood examines what ISIS really wants, what it means for its strategy, and for how to stop it. Independent: ISIS on Doorstep of Europe Daily Beast: ISIS Stalks Kirkuk Reuters: NSA Hides Spying Software in Computer Hardware Around the World AP: Iran’s Supreme Leader Criticizes “American Sniper” Newsmax: Federal Judge Stalls […]

The CIA bought and destroyed at least 400 Borak rockets in Iraq in 2005 and 2006, reports the New York Times. The rockets, considered chemical weapons of mass destruction, were manufactured in the 1980s, but hidden by Saddam Hussein from weapons inspectors in the decade before the second Iraq War. NYT: ISIS Sprouting Limbs Beyond […]

When tribal leaders from Iraq’s Anbar province arrived in Washington in January to seek help in their fight against ISIS, they were all but ignored by the Obama administration. Frustrated and ready to head back home, former President George W. Bush started making calls. Politico has the story. The Hill: Obama War Powers Request Dying […]

Florida Senator and presidential candidate Marco Rubio says congressional authorization for the war against ISIS must be unconditional, and not limited in time or scope, reports The Hill. The Hill: Anarchist Hackers Go to Cyber War with ISIS WaPo: NBC’s Intense Debate Over Whether to Fire Brian Williams WashEx: Shock Poll – Elizabeth Warren Leads […]

President Obama’s proposed war powers bill will ask Congress to approve military action against ISIS anywhere in the world, but would ban “enduring” ground troops, reports Bloomberg’s Seth Rogin. The Hill reports an earlier version banned nearly all ground troops, but ran into Republican opposition. AP: ISIS Boosted by 20k Foreign Fighters in Syria and […]