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  • McCain: Give Obama More War Powers Against ISIS

    By Eric Pianin

    Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), arguably one of the severest critics of President Obama’s foreign policy, says he’s prepared to give the president a very wide berth in pursuing the war against the ISIS...

  • The Threat from Saudi Arabia’s Oil Power Play

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    If it succeeds, Saudi Arabia can dampen investor enthusiasm for shale oil in the U.S. and starve companies of the capital they need, forcing them to shut down wells in response to lower prices.

  • "ISIS Killed My Father"

    By Riyadh Mohammed

    “I didn’t find him,” my younger brother told me over the phone. “Are you sure? Did you go over all the bodies in the morgue?” I asked. “Yes. I went through hundreds of bodies.” “I will come and check...

  • The Tide Is Turning Against ISIS in Iraq

    By Riyadh Mohammed

    After a string of victories by Iraqi and Kurdish forces against ISIS over the past two weeks, the rumors started popping up online: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, had been replaced by his...

  • Big Post-Election Push to Increase Defense Spending

    By Molly O'Toole, Defense One

    Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, a handful of races that could turn the Senate majority over to the GOP remain too close to call. Two, in Louisiana and Georgia, may go into runoffs,...