Fighters in an Iraqi off-shoot of al-Qaeda seized control Tuesday of Mosul, the provincial capitol and most prominent city in northern Iraq, reports the Washington Post. Osama Nujaifi, Iraq’s leading member of Parliament, announced in a televised news conference that the city was entirely in the control of terrorists and that Iraqi troops had abandoned […]

Washington insiders like Chuck Todd predicted last week that the Bergdahl-Taliban 5 swap was actually President Obama’s first move in his new plan to close down Gitmo. Now, the New York Post reports on the reasons the Gitmo parole board is accepting for release. The Post reports, “One al Qaeda suspect captured in Afghanistan is […]

Newsmax reports that several of President Obama’s top military and intelligence officials repeatedly advised against a Bergdahl for Taliban 5 swap.  A Taliban commander tells Time that the Bergdahl for the Taliban 5 exchange will encourage more kidnappings in Afghanistan. NBC reports that Taliban spokesmen say they found Bergdahl walking alone and cursing America. And […]

White House officials briefed key Senators Wednesday night on secret intelligence behind the Bergdahl-Taliban 5 swap. But the briefing did nothing to quell growing anger, reports the New York Times. Sen. Lindsey Graham warned that calls for impeachment would come quickly if President Obama released more Gitmo prisoners without complying with a law requiring him […]

“Suck it up and salute.” That’s what a former military official told Time was the argument from White House and State Department staffers to dissenting military and intelligence officials after President Obama overrode objections to trade five Taliban prisoners for Bowe Bergdahl. Meanwhile, just a day after Hillary Clinton offered tepid support for the deal, […]