Op-Ed Archives

OpEd: Secretary of Defense James Mattis: Moderate? Liberal? American

March 25, 2017

Recently, the newly appointed Secretary of Defense James Mattis, has been accused of being too moderate, even “too liberal.” Some have used

OpEd: Rooting out whether a Trump-Russia connection exists is critical to our national security and democratic independence

March 22, 2017

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We recently learned that the FBI is investigating a curious link between a Russian bank and a Trump Organization computer server. According

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14 Years Later: How the Media Sold the War in Iraq

March 20, 2017

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On the 14th anniversary of the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom it’s worth looking back at the conditions that made the war possible,

Trump tweets and Wikileaks raise allegations of textbook diversion

March 8, 2017

AMERICAS·Cyber·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

President Trump’s weekend twitter accusations that President Obama had his “wires tapped” in Trump Tower have dominated the news cycle, and politicians, legal

Mosul: The Longest, Hardest Slog

March 7, 2017

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The fight for Mosul did not have to be this difficult. In the film Gettysburg, there is a scene where Confederate Maj.

The few, the unelected, the shadowy coup against Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn

February 18, 2017

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OPINION. Lt. Gen. Flynn was removed by the few, the unelected. Who will be the next lamb to the slaughter? And at

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OpEd: Muslim Ban does little to advance security, and is a setback towards combating extremism

February 13, 2017

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During his first week in office President Trump signed an executive order that barred Syrian refugees indefinitely and blocked entry into the

Trump’s Middle Eastern War, A Bay of Pigs in the making

February 8, 2017

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OpEd: An open plea to the Trump Administration to not abandon America’s Kurdish allies as they wage war on the Islamic State. In

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FIBA’s ‘hijab ban’ still the rule in women’s basketball

February 3, 2017

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OpEd: Lima Charlie Correspondent Stephanie Kline reports on The International Basketball Federation’s slow pace in removing an antiquated and discriminatory “hijab ban”

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Over 10,000 gather in NYC to protest Trump ‘Muslim Ban’

February 1, 2017

AMERICAS·Headlines·News Wire·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in downtown New York City this Sunday to protest President Trump’s Executive Order barring citizens of seven Muslim-majority