In a long interview with the Atlantic, Hillary Clinton blames President Obama for the rise of ISIS in Iraq and blasts his foreign policy doctrine. Roll Call: Feinstein and Rubio Warn of Potential ISIS Attacks in US Daily Mail: Dispatch from the Mountaintop in Northern Iraq Politico: Ground Troops May Be Needed to Prevent Genocide […]
President Obama approved airstrikes against ISIS and humanitarian aid for up to 40,000 Yazidi Christian refugees trapped in the mountains of northern Iraq, reports the Wall Street Journal. Who are the Yazidis? Learn more here. WSJ: Obama’s Statement Daily Mail: Graphic Pictures from Scene NCR: Pope Francis Calls for International Help for Yazidis AFP: CDC […]
Rep. Justin Amash from Michigan isn’t your ordinary congressman. The Ron Paul ally who led the fight against NSA snooping won a hard-fought election Tuesday. And then proceeded to do what politicians never do: said what he really felt about his opponent. The Washington Post reports on Amash’s epic victory speech. WaPo: Head Nurse at […]
An infectious disease expert at Cambridge University warns that terrorists could use Ebola to build a dirty bomb that would “cause a large number of horrific deaths,” CBS Atlanta reports. WaPo: Two Americans with Ebola Received Experimental Serum and Improved CBS: Ebola Outbreak Could Be Much Worse than Thought Reuters: ISIS Seizes Largest Iraqi Dam, […]
The ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing down. London’s Daily Mirror reports on the death of a passenger at London’s Gatwick Airport after a flight from Sierra Leone. Reuters: Feds to Test Vaccine on Humans CBS: New Social Security Report Warns of Pending Bankruptcy NYT: American Plane Crossed Into Sweden to Avoid Russian Fighters […]