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December 20, 2015

Benghazi committee probe looms over Clinton's 'pseudo-campaign'

The special House committee probing the fatal Benghazi attacks has yet to announce whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be subpoenaed to testify, but the investigation nevertheless looms like a storm cloud over her potential 2016 presidential candidacy.

December 20, 2015

ISIS moving seized US tanks, Humvees to Syria

Syrian and Iraqi terrorist forces obtained significant numbers of tanks, trucks, and U.S.-origin Humvees in recent military operations in Iraq and those arms are being shipped to al Qaeda rebels in Syria, according to U.S. officials.

December 20, 2015

US weighs alliance with Iran to counter ISIS, boosts presence in Gulf

The Obama administration reportedly is preparing to open direct talks with Iran on possibly cooperating to counter the Sunni militant force seizing large swaths of Iraq and threatening Baghdad, weighing an unlikely alliance in the face of a common foe.

December 20, 2015

White House reportedly sees window for diplomacy in Iraq

As militants posted graphic photos appearing to show mass executions of captured Iraqi soldiers, the White House reportedly is holding out hope there's still time to pursue a diplomatic solution.

December 20, 2015

Billions spent, thousands of lives lost: US investment in training Iraqi forces thrown into doubt

Billions of U.S. dollars invested in training and equipping Iraq's security forces are in danger of going to waste as Iraqi soldiers abandon their posts in the face of Al Qaeda-aligned militants on a deadly march through the country's north -- not to mention the thousands of American lives lost in the nine-year war.

December 20, 2015

‘Taking a nap’: Obama team accused of underestimating Iraq unrest

The Obama administration's apparent miscalculation of the threat posed by Al Qaeda-aligned militants in Iraq drew severe criticism Thursday from top Republican lawmakers, who accused President Obama and his national security team of "taking a nap," warning "the next 9/11 is in the making."

December 20, 2015

Military officials urged Obama not to trade Taliban ‘4-star generals,’ source says

Senior military officials had advised President Obama not to make the Taliban-for-Bergdahl trade, a senior Defense official told 91±¬ÁÏ, likening it to 'handing over five four-star generals of the Taliban.'

December 20, 2015

Government considers freeing another Guantanamo inmate, on heels of Bergdahl swap

As controversy grows over the release of five hardened Taliban detainees in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the Obama administration is considering springing yet another prisoner from Guantanamo Bay.

December 20, 2015

Traded Taliban leaders free to roam in Middle East? Claim undercuts Obama assurance

President Obama's claim Tuesday that the U.S. would "be keeping eyes" on five hardened Taliban leaders traded for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's freedom was immediately challenged by a Middle East official quoted as saying they'd actually be allowed to move freely -- and even "go back to Afghanistan if they want to."

December 20, 2015

Hagel again misstates administration policy on Iran nukes

Defense Department officials acknowledged to 91±¬ÁÏ that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, while speaking to a Jewish congregation at a Maryland synagogue on Tuesday, appeared to have misstated the administration's policy on Iran -- by saying the country should not be allowed the "capacity" to develop a nuclear weapon.