National Security

Virgil: The Real Purpose of the Left’s Permanent Campaign Against Steve Bannon

In the past, Virgil has taken note of various Main Stream Media tricks, such as the false “argument from authority” and the “assertion of a false conflict.” Well, the MSM is at it again. This newest trick can be called, “build him up so as to try to knock him down.” A case in point is the lead editorial in The New York Times on January 31, entitled, “President Bannon?”

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RABBI SHMULEY: Obama Created Refugee Crisis. Trump Should End It

Whatever one feels about President Donald Trump’s temporary refugee ban – and I personally hope the President will quickly complete his vetting review and begin admitting refugees again so as to save lives – the hypocrisy of his critics is startling. None more so than President Obama himself.

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Report Claims Assad Suffered Stroke, Damascus Denies

Officials in Damascus have denied a flurry of regional news reports suggesting that dictator Bashar al-Assad is in serious condition, with some reports claiming he suffered a stroke while others suggesting an assassination attempt occurred.

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Report: North Korea Ramps Up Weapons-Grade Plutonium Reactor

A new report on the status of North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear facility indicates that Pyongyang has restarted its plutonium reactor, possibly to generate enough fuel for a nuclear bomb. North Korea has executed five nuclear tests, which have all received condemnation from the international community.

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Iran Summons Swiss Ambassador to Protest Trump Executive Order

Iran does not have direct diplomatic relations with the United States, so it fell to Swiss Ambassador to Iran Giulio Haas to hear Tehran’s complaints about President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order. Entry to the United States is halted for Iranians for 90 days under the order.

Iranians burn US flags outside the former US embassy in Tehran on November 4, 2013, during