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Lebanese army military vehicles are pictured from the town of Ras Baalbek, Lebanon August 19, 2017. REUTERS/ Ali Hashisho

What Defeat Means to Lebanese Army

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 29, 2017 | Opinion

Why has the Lebanese army, along with Hezbollah and Syrian regime forces, allowed 250 ISIS terrorist fighters besieged in Lebanese-Syrian barrens to safely leave into Syrian Der Ezzor region; that is from the far west to the far east, an area covering over 400...

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US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Reuters

Arming Ukraine Could Be a Deadly Mistake

by Michael Kofman | Aug 28, 2017 | Opinion

On his visit to Ukraine this week, the American defense secretary, Jim Mattis, confirmed that he favors providing “defensive weapons” to the former Soviet republic. According to recent reports, this military aid would involve sending Javelin anti-tank guided missiles...

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Iraqi forces make a “V” sign and display an Iraqi flag as part of a victory celebration after defeating ISIS militants and retaking the Grand al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City in Mosul. Thomson Reuters

Victory and Questions on the ISIS Hurricane

by Ghassan Charbel | Aug 28, 2017 | Opinion

Anyone who defeats ISIS has the right to celebrate. This dangerous organization is an existential threat that can’t be tamed or lived with. The choice is clear: you either eradicate it or it eradicates you. ISIS surfaced with a hurricane of blood, mud, and darkness....

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Germany Vs. Twitter

Germany vs. Twitter

by Jochen Bittner | Aug 27, 2017 | Opinion

Hamburg, Germany — Heiko Maas may be about to learn where the road being paved with his good intentions will lead. A Social Democrat and the current federal justice minister, he has announced ambitious plans to rid the internet of abusive and offensive language. His...

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Watch what you type. Photographer: Michael Smith/Newsmakers

Too Much Power Lies in Tech Companies’ Hands

by Stephen Carter | Aug 27, 2017 | Opinion

The Daily Stormer is finally off the internet. Well, the public internet anyway. Earlier this week, the hate-spewing white supremacist site lost its domain name registration when it was kicked off first GoDaddy and then Google for violating terms of its contracts....

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A view of Doha, Qatar. (Reuters)

An Open Alliance with Qatar is Better

by Salman Al-dossary | Aug 27, 2017 | Opinion

Saudi Arabia revealed the involvement of a cell of five Saudis who are spying for Iran and their formation of a terrorist cell in the Kingdom aimed at carrying out terrorist attacks, bombings and assassinations of Sunni religious figures (as revealed by Asharq...