The Huffington Post deleted a tweet accompanied by a picture of former One Direction singer Zayn Malik that they thought might be misleading, and later explained why: However, HuffPo’s apology didn’t spare them a ribbing from Iowahawk: Read more: http://twitchy.com/2015/11/20/oops-huffington-post-reminds-readers-zayn-malik-is-not-a-member-of-isis/
A few years ago, Hillary Clinton was overseas offering a reset button to the Russians, and this summer the White House was trumpeting their “historic” reestablishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba and reopening an embassy in Havana (where John Kerry felt “very much at home”). How are those initiatives working out? Way to go, Smart…
Whenever I play a new episode of “Serial” and hear that familiar and unsettling piano tune, I get a flutter in my stomach. The tunebecame associated with curiosity and suspense as Sarah Koenig unfolded the story of Hae Min Lee, a Baltimore teenager who was found murdered in 1999. What was so beautiful about the…
He points out that taking credit for ‘DIY terrorists’, is what ISIS does, so that they appear: “bigger and tougher than they actually are.” Directly quoting the organisations monthly magazine, Waleed says that the below is ISIS’ aim: So by claiming every single attack they appear to be ever growing, hiding the fact that last…
While heads of state debate how to handle the surge of Syrian refugees fleeing for their lives, ISIS continues its relentless campaign of violence and terror. Its most recent strike is a big one: This morning, U.S. military officials were stunned to discover that the Islamic terrorist group had placed the Pentagon up for auction…
Thefight against ISIS and terrorism on every level from telephone surveillance to 10,000 boots on the ground in Syria clearly dominated the “undercard” GOP presidential debate in Las Vegas, moderated by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. Outside, though, the usual suspects gathered to demand a #NoHateDebate and push for their own special interests. Sorry Planned Parenthood and…
The extremist Islamic State group kidnapped the humanitarian worker in Syria last year. BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { if (BF_STATIC.bf_test_mode) localStorage.setItem(‘posted_date’, 1409077570); }); BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { document.getElementById(“update_posted_time_3429223”).innerHTML = “posted on ” + UI.dateFormat.get_formatted_date(1409077570); }); A 26-year-old American woman is the third known hostage held by the extremist Islamic State group in Syria, family members and U.S. officials…
Dozens of hostages being held at an ISIS outpost in northern Iraq have reportedly been freed in a raid conducted by American and Kurdish forces. Sadly, one U.S. service member was killed during the raid: Read more: http://twitchy.com/2015/10/22/reports-us-service-member-killed-during-rescue-of-hostages-held-by-isis-in-iraq/