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May 19, 2016

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ICNA's Selective Condemnation Over Bangladesh Bloodshed

by Abha Shankar  •  May 13, 2016  •  IPT News FacebookTwitter
Bangladesh has been wracked by a series of brutal attacks on secular writers and religious minorities. But only the death of a prominent Bangladeshi Islamist prompted the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) to issue a statement of condemnation.

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·         Former al-Qaida Terrorist Sought Asylum in Norway
Norwegian police arrested a former Syrian al-Qaida fighter who sought asylum in Norway, the UK's Daily Express reports.
·         Hamas Exploits Easing of Gaza Blockade to Smuggle More Weapons
Palestinian terrorist groups continue to exploit Israel's relaxation of Gaza's naval blockade to smuggle weapons meant to strike the Jewish state, Israel's domestic intelligence agency, the Shin Bet, said in a Times of Israel report.
·         Michigan Public Radio Station Bars Donor's Israel Birthday Message
The University of Michigan's public radio group – Michigan Radio – denied one of its donors the ability to wish Israel a "Happy 68th Birthday" to mark the country's independence on air, reports Deadline Detroit.

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Daily Mail: EgyptAir Flight 804 'almost certainly a terror attack'

by Wills Robinson, Stephanie Linning and Simon Tomlinson  •  May 19, 2016  •  Daily Mail FacebookTwitter
Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathi also said the possibility of a terror attack was a 'stronger' possibility than technical failure... Meanwhile, Jean-Paul Troadec, the former chief of the BEA national investigation unit, said the lack of a live emergency alert meant it was almost certainly destroyed in a terror attack.

Why Hasn't Obama Fired Ben Rhodes?

by Claudia Rosett  •  May 17, 2016  •  PJ Media FacebookTwitter
It's a good bet that by now the entire foreign policy cosmos -- from "the Blob" to the 27-year-old reporters -- has read the New York Times Magazine profile of Deputy National Security Advisor Benjamin Rhodes, "The Aspiring Novelist Who Became Obama's Foreign-Policy Guru."

FPI Analysis: How the White House Sidelines Congress on Iran

by Tzvi Kahn  •  May 17, 2016  •  The Foreign Policy Initiative FacebookTwitter
Over the past year, the Obama administration has repeatedly stated that it will vigorously enforce the nuclear deal with Iran and simultaneously combat Tehran's terrorism, human rights abuses, ballistic missile tests, and other acts of defiance against the United States and its allies. In response, Congress has proposed dozens of bills, resolutions and amendments that would advance both objectives.

Congressman: Classified Details of Iran's Treatment of U.S. Sailors Will Shock Nation

by Adam Kredo  •  May 16, 2016  •  The Washington Free Beacon FacebookTwitter
The latest issue of [al-Qaeda]'s propaganda magazine calls on would-be jihadis to target business leaders and entrepreneurs, including Bill Gates of Microsoft fame.

Al Qaeda Turns to Syria, With a Plan to Challenge ISIS

by Eric Schmitt  •  May 15, 2016  •  The New York Times FacebookTwitter
WASHINGTON — Al Qaeda's top leadership in Pakistan, badly weakened after a decade of C.I.A. drone strikes, has decided that the terror group's future lies in Syria and has secretly dispatched more than a dozen of its most seasoned veterans there, according to senior American and European intelligence and counterterrorism officials.

Clinton E-mails: Is the Fix In?

by Andrew C. McCarthy  •  May 14, 2016  •  National Review FacebookTwitter
There was an extraordinary report in Tuesday's Washington Post about the Clinton e-mail investigation. It involved the government's interview of longtime Clinton consigliere Cheryl Mills. It details how Justice Department attorneys made an agreement with Mills's attorney to cut off questioning about a key aspect of the case.
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