For the Islamic State, making the trains run on time doesn’t quite cover a multitude of sins.
The Islamic State’s Ongoing Program of Self-Sabotage
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Iraq
Iraq: What Could Possibly Go Right?
Four Months into Iraq War 3.0, the cracks are showing — on the battlefield and at the Pentagon.
For Unemployed Young Men, the Islamic State Provides More Than Just Jobs and Purpose
The Islamic State is like a Pleasure Island for gangbangers and psychos.
How Does the World’s Leading Advocate of Air Power ― the U.S. ― Wind up Using the Wrong Planes?
Unfortunately, a lot more than battlefield requirements goes into the design of war planes.
So, Islamic State, You Want to Rule a Caliphate
For the Islamic State to preside over a caliphate takes money — lots of it.
Wanna-Be’s Doing the Islamic State’s Bidding
The Islamic State’s calls for retaliation against Western attacks are apparently being heeded.
Is the Islamic State Capable of Nuclear Terrorism?
Will the Islamic State attempt to procure nuclear material as Al Qaeda once did?
Bashing Obama to Make Way for Hillary
Hillary Clinton and her hawkish Democratic allies are already running hard to the right of Obama.
Islamic State Offers Beheading as a Perk to Recruits
The Islamic State may use beheading as a tool to recruit fighters.
Iraq Awash in Carnage Long Before the U.S. Invasion
From the Assyrian Empire to the Mongols to the present, Iraq has been the perpetrator and victim of epic levels of violence.