After 20 years, the United States’ longest war is over. A day before President Joe Biden’s deadline of Aug. 31, the U.S. evacuated Afghanistan of as many U.S. citizens and Afghan refugees as possible. However, the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw has been under fire after recent events, including a…
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The United States presence in the Middle East indicative of executive overreach
On Jan. 3, on the orders of the President of the United States, a drone strike assassinated Iranian General Quasem Soleimani and nine others at Baghdad’s International Airport in Iraq. The attack was conducted without explicit Congressional authorization and absent even notification of Congressional leaders such as House Speaker Nancy…
Read MoreImmigration to Europe proves dangerous for Middle Eastern migrants
On Saturday, Apr. 20, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), an estimated 800 people died when their ship, which was headed for the Italian island of Lampedusa, capsized off the coast of Libya. The vessel overturned when passengers rushed to flag down a Portuguese ship. Only 28 of…
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Headlines: Isis
Get the facts on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has had a presence in the Middle East since 1999. They became ISI, the Islamic State of Iraq, in 2006; ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, after absorbing Al-Qaeda…
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