LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Secretary of Defense James Mattis admitted that the U.S. is not currently winning in Afghanistan while testifying before the Senate Committee on Armed Services Tuesday. “We’re not winning in Afghanistan right now,” said Mattis, while being questioned by Chairman John McCain. “And we will correct this as…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California walked back his recent remarks that the Islamic State’s attack on Iran could be viewed as a “good thing,” saying he isn’t excusing acts or terror. Rohrabacher’s comments during Friday’s House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing followed ISIS storming the parliament…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Several senators want to block a weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, part of a much larger package of arms sales touted by President Donald Trump. Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Connecticut Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy hope to vote on whether to approve a package of weapons…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Henry Rodgers San Diego State University’s (SDSU) associate dean, Patrick McCarthy, compared the Republican Party to the Islamic State (ISIS) Monday in a Facebook comment. “The Republican party has become an extremist terrorist organization,” McCarthy wrote in the comment section of another user’s now-deleted Facebook post comparing “right-wing extremists” to ISIS,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Islamic extremist ideology cannot be allowed to have a “safe space” on the internet in which to grow, British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday. “We cannot allow this ideology the safe space it needs to breed,” said May in a statement. “Yet that is precisely what…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Dozens of people perished at an entertainment resort in the Philippines Thursday after a gunman set fire to the facility. A heavily-armed male began firing off shots and setting casino tables on fire after entering Resorts World Manila in Pasay, a suburb on the southwest side of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The Islamic State is believed to be behind a suspected terrorist attack at a resort in the Philippines. Gunmen raided the Resorts World Manila in Pasay City, one of the cities in metro Manila, around midnight Thursday. Multiple gunshots were heard as the men opened fire on guests,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell A tragic friendly fire incident in the southern Philippines has cast doubts over military assurances that a victory in the ongoing fight against Muslim militants in Marawi is close at hand. Eleven government security forces were killed Wednesday in an airstrike in Marawi when two bombers missed their intended…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti A massive truck bomb in Kabul exploded in one of the safest areas of Afghanistan’s capital Wednesday, killing 80 and injuring hundreds more. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5MwLIACQ_Y The bomb left a crater that appears to be several feet deep in the middle of a Kabul street near several Western…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett The trial for Mohamad Khweis, a Virginia man who joined the Islamic State (ISIS) and then backed out after realizing he wasn’t allowed to smoke, has started Tuesday. The 27-year-old Khweis has been charged with providing material support to a terrorist organization after becoming one of the few Americans to…