Benghazi mastermind Ahmed abu Khattala was captured yesterday in his Benghazi home by an elite group of Delta Force commandoes and FBI Hostage Rescue Team agents, reports Newsmax. And they didn’t have to fire a single shot, according to the inside story in the DailyMail.  WSJ: Cheney – Obama ‘So Wrong About So Much’ CBS: […]

President Obama ordered nearly 300 armed American troops to Iraq yesterday to secure U.S. assets in the country, including the $750 million embassy in Baghdad, reports Newsmax.  NBC: The Secret Life of ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi DailyBeast: Iran Promises Blank Check for Iraq AFP: Pope Francis Tells Super Rich and Bankers to Find Ethics […]

The Obama administration is sending fast feelers out to Tehran this week as the arch-enemies look to the common goal of stopping ISIS from toppling Baghdad, reports Newsmax.  CBS: Will ISIS Plan the Next 9/11? DailyBeast: Lake – US Doesn’t Know Who to Hit in Iraq Independent: Tony Blair – It’d Be Worse If We […]

As al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists race towards Baghdad, Iraq scrambles to defend itself. Obama considers his options. Iran sends help. And The Hill calls it “the worst-case scenario.”  NBC: ISIS Stole $450 Million in Bank Heist on Way to Baghdad DailyMail: ISIS Beheadings and Executions IBT: Medieval Sharia Law Imposed in al-Qaeda Controlled Areas Weekly Standard: […]

The Washington Post reports Iraq teeters on the brink of disintegration as fighters from ISIS, an al-Qaeda offshoot, seized several more cities in northern Iraq, including Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit. As Iraqi military forces abandoned their posts, Kurdish soldiers moved quickly to save the city of Kirkuk from ISIS. And in an explosive story […]