Until we address the conditions that give rise to extremism, the wars will keep going.
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‘Decisive’ battle begins against Islamic State
U.S.-led coalition warplanes are giving cover to the advancing fighters.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Marc A. Thiessen: United States can’t stop fighting terrorists in Afghanistan, Syria now
Great nations do not quit before they prevail – our enemies certainly won’t.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Building a wall won’t solve prime impetus for immigration
The driving force of migration is too many people vying for too few resources, which is usually accompanied by deadly violence.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Intel chiefs contradict Trump on Iran, North Korea arsenal, Islamic State threat
The chiefs of the U.S. intelligence agencies tell Congress that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal, that the Islamic State remains a threat and that the Iran nuclear deal is working.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Marc A. Thiessen: Send Islamic State fighters held in Syria to Guantanamo Bay
We can’t allow over 1,000 terrorists to be released into the world so they can return to the fight.
Posted inNation & World
French police hunt for gunman with long criminal record who killed 2 at Christmas market
Authorities call the attack an act of terrorism and distribute a photo of the wounded and ‘dangerous’ fugitive, identified as Cherif Chekatt.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Unfolding Tree of Life terror shakes South Portland sibling
The deadly shooting is a reminder that anti-Semitism has always simmered in America.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Americans borrow Russian tactics in spreading fallacies before elections
Forget the Kremlin’s 2016 meddling – this year, U.S. citizens are doing a ‘devastatingly effective’ job of dividing the country on their own.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, New England, News
Two men honored for saving couple from oncoming train
They receive an award named for a flight attendant who communicated with ground crews from one of the hijacked planes flown into the World Trade Center.