Afghanistan’s Terrorist Resurgence: Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Beyond
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Austrian bank engulfed in anti-Semitism dispute over BDS account
The Vienna-based Erste Group bank—a financial giant in Central and Eastern Europe—has become embroiled in an anti-Semitism row because its provides an account to a Boycott, Divestment...
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Former U.S. Marine Killed by Islamic State’s Tripoli ‘Province’
Two gunmen entered the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli Tuesday morning. When their shooting rampage was over, ...
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The Religious Cleansing of Middle East Christians
The fate of struggling Christians in Muslim-majority countries in the Islamic heartland has shifted from persecution to an existential struggle. Anti-Christian violence in 2014 saw...
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America’s Inexcusable Inaction
In Syria, we are letting Assad slaughter at will
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The Ron Paul Institute: Be Afraid, Very Afraid
In December 2011, when Ron Paul was leading the Republican presidential-primary pack in the Iowa caucuses, the former Texas congressman’s notorious newsletters resurfaced in the national de...
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Why Boston Isn’t the New Normal
The more nihilistic the cause, the harder terrorist groups have to look for recruits.
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Neglecting the Costs of Inaction
We were right to fight in Iraq; we are wrong to stand by in Syria
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Gay—or Left?
On July 19, 2005, authorities in the Iranian city of Mashhad publicly lynched two teenagers, Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni, for the alleged crime of raping a 13-year-old boy. Horrific pictures...
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The Last Liberal: The Legacy of Joe Lieberman
In January 2004, the New Republic endorsed Joe Lieberman for president. By this time, recriminations against Democrats who had supported the Iraq War (or, in the parlance of the American...
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Chuck Hagel’s History of Homophobia
In June 1999, President Bill Clinton named Jim Hormel Ambassador to Luxembourg. Ambassadorships to cushy places like Luxembourg — a landlocked country of 1,000 square miles with half a mill...
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Germany’s Circumcision Debate: A Personal Reflection
I never imagined that my existence as a Jew in Germany would be challenged by an advertisement in the Berlin U-Bahn. But there it was, staring at me on the U2 line on my way home one afternoon, a...
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If Only France and Germany Were in the Electoral College
The rest of the world adores Obama, but it shouldn't matter when Americans go to the polls
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Al Qaeda-Linked Jihadists Incited Cairo Protest
Rifai Ahmed Taha Musa, one of Egypt’s most notorious al Qaeda-linked terrorists, attended the U.S. embassy protest in Cairo on September 11. Musa was just one of several al Qaeda-affiliated...
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Two ‘Leaders’ Let the Blood Flow
We must do more to oust Assad
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Give Paul Ryan His Foreign Policy Due
Eager to discredit Paul Ryan, liberals can’t decide whether to caricature the Republican vice presidential nomine...
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Mitt Speaks the Truth
Before Mitt Romney even stepped back onto American soil, the media had already concluded that his overseas trip was...
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Nidal Hasan’s “Fairly Benign” Correspondence with Anwar al Awlaki
When Nidal Hasan carried out his notorious massacre at Fort Hood in November 2009, it was quickly revealed that he had previously exchanged between ten and twenty emails with the extremist imam A...
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Obama Lets Russia Get Away with Murder
The policy is feckless; the ‘reset’ is a failure
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Liberals Ignore Obama’s Guantanamos
The same people who excoriated Bush's war on terror are letting Obama do as he pleases