Tag Archives: Islamic State

A Terrible Slaughter Is Coming

Posted on October 6, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

THE ATLANTIC by Jeffrey Goldberg October 6, 2014 On the Turkish border, the world stands idly by as ISIS threatens a massacre in a Syrian town. The theme of the week in the Syria conflict—that airstrikes are of only limited … Continue reading →

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The rules of war need to change

Posted on October 5, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM by Dan Margalit October 5, 2014 It was clear from the very beginning that the cruelest most terrible terror organization since the Khmer Rouge would not fold in the face of a flimsy, ill-timed attack by a few … Continue reading →

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Hamas Agrees with Netanyahu: ‘We want an Islamic State’

Posted on October 2, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS by Mark Langfan October 2, 2014 The US disputes Netanyahu’s statement that ‘Hamas is ISIS, and ISIS is Hamas’ – but Hamas itself does not. While it may reject Israel’s existence, Hamas certainly agrees with Prime MInister … Continue reading →

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Obama Hit With ‘Double Standards’ Accusation Over Iraq, Syria Civilian Casualties

Posted on October 1, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

ALGEMEINER by Ben Cohen October 1, 2014 As President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, a storm is brewing over alleged double standards concerning civilian casualties incurred during the current US bombing campaign … Continue reading →

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Iran Rising

Posted on October 1, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

WASHINGTON TIMES by Clifford D. May October 1, 2014 In his address to the UN General Assembly last week, President Obama called the conflict in the Middle East “a fight no one is winning.” I think the evidence suggests he’s … Continue reading →

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If ISIS Is Not Islamic, then the Inquisition Was Not Catholic

Posted on September 29, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

NEW REPUBLIC by Jerry A. Coyne September 13, 2014 As ISIS slaughters its way though Syria and Iraq, it became inevitable that we’d hear from apologists who claim that ISIS is not in fact “true Islam,” and that its depredations are due … Continue reading →

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Why Obama Can’t Say His Spies Underestimated ISIS

Posted on September 29, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

THE DAILY BEAST by Eli Lake September 28, 2014 On “60 Minutes,” the president faulted his spies for failing to predict the rise of ISIS. There’s one problem with that statement: The intelligence analysts did warn about the group. Nearly … Continue reading →

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How are America’s actions any different than Israel’s ?

Posted on September 27, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

COMMENTARY by Jonathan Tobin September 23, 2014 The unleashing of the campaign of U.S. air strikes on terrorist targets throughout Syria last night may be the beginning of an offensive that will, as President Obama claimed this morning, “take the … Continue reading →

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Obama Taps Star General To Build Syrian Rebel Army to Fight ISIS

Posted on September 21, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

DAILY BEAST by Josh Rogin and Eli Lake September 21, 2014 General Michael Nagata is promising to build a new force to destroy ISIS but lawmakers worry he has been given an impossible mission. As lawmakers prepared to take a … Continue reading →

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Saving Private Kerry

Posted on September 20, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

FRONT PAGE MAG by Daniel Greenfield September 19, 2014 Secretary of State John Kerry didn’t appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to lay out an offensive strategy for defeating ISIS. Instead his real mission was a defensive strategy to protect Obama from … Continue reading →

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