Friday, December 4, 2015

In the news, Wednesday, November 18, 2015


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from Al Monitor
(Washington D.C. based pro-Iranian regime propaganda channel)

In the battle against IS, where is the Arab coalition?
In the wake of the Islamic State's (IS) attacks in the Sinai Peninsula, Beirut and Paris, there is an urgent need to mobilize resources to deal with the threat, especially resources in the Arab world. Instead, Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies are devoting their resources and efforts to a floundering and expensive military campaign in Yemen.

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from CNN

Obama slams Republicans over refugee stance
President Barack Obama sharply criticized Republicans Wednesday for suggesting that Syrian refugees coming to the United States posed a security threat, blasting some GOP suggestions as "offensive" and mocking what he said was a fear of "widows and orphans."

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from Daily Mail (UK)
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America's enemies within: How nearly SEVENTY have been arrested in America over ISIS plots in the last 18 months - including refugees who had been given safe haven but 'turned to terror'

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from HumanProgress.org  Education Website

Despite the Headlines, Violence Is Becoming Rarer
When something as horrific as last Friday’s Paris attacks unfolds on the news, it’s hard not to feel that the world is a very dangerous place. It’s hard to remember that what makes acts of terror, such as the one in Paris last week, so shocking and newsworthy is that violence is becoming rarer. In fact, the vast majority of human interactions are peaceful.

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from The Spokesman-Review

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