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May: The battles of Britain and Egypt
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Jihadis aspire to ‘cleanse’ the Islamic world and force the West to submit The slaughter of 22 concert-goers in Manchester May 22 was followed four days later by the murder of 29 Christians traveling by bus to a monastery in the desert south of Cairo. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for both attacks. In an internet…
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Colorado governor and state lawmakers honor Jerusalem
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Gov. John Hickenlooper and state lawmakers on Wednesday afternoon participated in a celebration in honor of the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. Remarks from Colorado politicians were streamed to events in Washington, D.C. and in Israel, where celebrations were taking place to mark the occasion. “Fifty years ago, facing threats few countries…
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May: Why Boeing and Airbus deals with Iran shouldn’t fly
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Aiding and abetting terrorists is bad business Sometimes international law is ambiguous. Sometimes not. When it comes to murdering civilians and using chemical weapons to get the job done, there are no grey areas, no fuzzy lines, no mitigating circumstances. Such practices are clearly and specifically prohibited under what’s called “the law of war.” That…
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May: The end of Turkey’s democratic experiment
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Erdogan now has the power to make his country more authoritarian and more Islamist On the grounds of the Turkish Embassy facing Massachusetts Ave. in Washington, D.C. is a statue of Mustafa Kamal Ataturk, father of the Republic of Turkey, the nation-state he built from the rubble of the defeated Ottoman Empire and Islamic caliphate.…
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May: A mission accomplished in Syria
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President Trump is re-establishing the power of deterrence If you’re still unsure about whether President Trump did the right thing when he launched 59 cruise missiles at Syria’s Shayrat airbase last week, consider the alternative. He knew that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad had yet again used chemical weapons to murder Syrian civilians, women and children…
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May: No rushing the peace process
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The Palestinian-Israel conflict cannot be resolved anytime soon JERICHO, WEST BANK – This palm-fringed oasis in the Jordan Valley has been continuously inhabited for 10,000 years. That justifies it billing itself as the “oldest city in the world.” Officers of the Palestinian National Security Force (NSF) headquartered here will proudly tell you that it’s now…
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May: The kingdom, the power and the petroleum
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Saudi Arabia’s plan to become a start-up nation RIYADH – Saudi Arabia is changing. When government officials here tell you that, you take it with an oversized grain of salt. But when Saudi human rights activists say the same, you pay attention. “Baby steps,” is how one bright young woman phrases it. She has studied…
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May: Putting a price tag on the United Nations
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American taxpayers may be paying out a lot more than it’s worth This may come as a shock: It’s possible, not likely but possible, that a committee of officials from the Defense, State and Justice Departments, as well as the National Security Council, will conduct a review of the disproportionate funding the United States provides…
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May: Defending the civilized world
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Eradicating ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ will require a long war In an inaugural address that was more purposeful than poetic, President Trump last Friday vowed to “unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate from the face of the Earth.” I hope we can agree, across party and ideological lines, that those…