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Remember the American journalist Obama left behind in Iran? His fate has been determined
When Barack Obama swapped five Taliban chiefs to win the release of U.S. Army deserter Bo Bergdahl, he countered criticism of…
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Obama’s disgraceful attack on NGO hospital in Afghanistan – used by Taliban as firing position
War crime for thee but not for me.
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America’s first 2001 foothold in Afghanistan falls to Taliban
Barack Obama entered the office of the presidency in 2008 promising to erase the national debt, which as a senator…
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Unyielding
Bowe Bergdahl could face life in prison if rare charge is invoked in his court-martial trial for desertion
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been charged with desertion, but also the much more obscure charge of “misbehavior before the enemy”…
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Education
Interview with author Heidi Kingstone: A women’s perspective of life in Afghanistan
On July 8, Afghanistan’s first female nominee for the country’s supreme court, Anisa Rassouli, failed to win enough votes in…
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Foreign Affairs
Travel ban for ‘Taliban Five’ temporarily extended
The government of Qatar agreed to temporarily extend a travel ban for the five Taliban leaders President Obama exchanged for deserter…
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BREAKING: Russia cuts off major supply route for U.S., NATO in Afghanistan
Not quite "Moscow is burning," but similar concept.
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Law and Government
In light of Bergdahl fiasco, House demands change to Obama’s terror hostage policy
An amendment passed by the House of Representatives last Thursday would require President Barack Obama to name an official to…
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Media
The 7 wildest details of the new bin Laden bombshell
Veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh’s latest, a 10,000-word essay on the 2011 U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden, has raised plenty…
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If administration had it to do over, they’d make same trade for Bergdahl (Video)
As J.E. wrote yesterday, things are looking grim for former Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who has been charged with crimes that could…
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Law and Government
Army will charge Bowe Bergdahl with desertion: White House trying to stop it (Video)
When Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was traded for five senior Taliban leaders last spring, many were surprised as there were reports…
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Media
Scalise (R) and Carson (D): A tale of two unsavory political connections
Double standard rules.
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National Security
Family of Marine killed by Afghan sex slave sues DoD for cover-up
A New York family has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense for covering up their son’s death after…
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National Security
When will ISIS release its torture report?
Today the timing of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s declassified executive summary on enhanced interrogation techniques used by the Bush administration raises…
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Foreign Affairs
Mullah imam in Afghanistan kills himself and his mother by own explosives
“M” is for the martyrdom I aspire to. “O” is for those other impure faiths… In a “feel good” story,…
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National Security
Security expert to Judge Jeanine: Door opened to terrorists through southern border
The influx of undocumented aliens illegally crossing the U.S. southern border is opening the door to something far more insidious…
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Obama negotiated for release of Bowe Bergdahl, won’t do same for 72-Year-old U.S. contractor
Maybe Warren Weinstein isn’t as colorful a captive as Bowe Bergdahl was. After all, Weinstein isn’t a deserter from the U.S. military.…
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Taliban cut off fingers of 11 elderly men who dared to vote
The iconic photos of voters holding up their ink-stained fingers have become a symbol for many Middle Eastern countries in…
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Poll: Majority of Americans say Obama no longer able to lead the country
The only problem with the question asked in an NBC News/WSJ poll released this morning — “Do you think President Obama is…
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National Security
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Law and Government
Kerry’s and Clinton’s about-face on attitude toward combat troops
In the wake of the Taliban-Bergdahl swap, the current and former Secretaries of State have taken to the airwaves to…
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The Taliban Five, Bergdahl’s platoon and ‘Republican strategists’
It is not a stretch to say that the Obama administration has seen their concocted “feel good” story about “POW”…
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National Security
Asked about Bergdahl/Taliban trade, Hillary Clinton plugs her book
We have five high-ranking Taliban commanders set free, with one already vowing to kill Americans in Afghanistan when he gets…
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Foreign Affairs
D-Day vet refuses Obama’s invitation to a private photo op at the White House
Will this come as another shock to the president? It seems fairly obvious that the commander-in-chief expected his announcement in the…
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Law and Government
WH, Dems creating unforced parallels between Benghazi and Bergdahl
Except in the most tangential sense — both “Benghazi” and “Bergdahl” begin with the same letter pair — there is…
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National Security
Bergdahl redux: Obama contemplates freeing another Guantanamo detainee
When it rains, it pours. The controversy over the release of five hardened Taliban prisoners to secure the return of…
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Media
White House blames backlash to Bergdahl deal on ‘hatred of Obama’
Despite recognizing several legitimate complaints that would come from swapping five high-ranking Taliban officials for Bowe Bergdahl, the White House…
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