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Aug 03, 2016

Metro Transit Officer Charged With Attempting To Support ISIS

He allegedly sent codes for gift cards to an undercover FBI agent.

Dec 06, 2015

President Obama’s Address: “We Will Destroy ISIL” And “Overcome” Terrorism

President Obama in the Oval Office, December 6, 2015 (Pool photo) In the wake of the San Bernardino shooting that claimed the lives of 14 people, President Barack Obama gave an Oval Office speech, emphasizing, “The threat from terrorism is real, we will overcome it. We will destroy ISIL and any other organization that tries to harm us.” This was his third address from the Oval Office. Obama said that the shootings by husband…

Nov 18, 2015

Over Ten Years, Terror Suspects Had A 91 Percent Success Rate Buying Guns Legally

This means someone who might not be allowed to legally board a plane could buy an assault rifle.

Jun 20, 2015

Charleston Shooter’s Racist Manifesto Allegedly Surfaces

People sign their names and leave messages of hope on a poster outside the historic Emanuel African Methodist Church (Getty Images) The day after victims’ families forgave the suspect in the Charleston church shooting, a website has emerged that is apparently his racist manifesto. With numerous photographs of alleged killer Dylann Storm Roof, the approximately 2,400 word rant concludes, “I have no choice. I am not in the position to, alone, go into the…

Jun 19, 2015

Update: Charleston Church Shooter Charged With 9 Counts Of Murder

After a 14-hour manhunt, the 21-year-old man accused of killing nine members of a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina was taken into custody yesterday. Governor Nikki Haley is calling for the death penalty and, now, suspect Dylann Storm Roof has been charged with nine counts of murder. He also apparently admitted to orchestrating the terrorist massacre. According to CNN,”Roof has confessed to authorities to shooting and killing nine people this week at…

Oct 17, 2014

Don’t Be Alarmed: Terrorism Exercise Test Planned For Sunday, Monday

At the Navy Yard, former Walter Reed site, Georgetown University Hospital and D.C. Emergency Operations Center in Southeast.

Jul 23, 2014

Virginia Woman Arrested For Allegedly Funding Terrorist Group

If convicted, she faces s a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison for each count.

May 10, 2013

Washington Times Contributor Very Worried About Terrorist Food Trucks

Want to get people worked up about an issue? Just drop in a perceived terror threat.

Apr 30, 2013

Obama Still Wants To Close Guantanamo Bay: ‘It’s Not Sustainable’

President Obama speaking to the press today (Getty Images) President Obama renewed his vow to close the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, telling reporters today, “I’m going to go back at this. I’m going to reengage with Congress to try to make the case that this is not something that’s in the best interests of the American people.” He called the facility is expensive and inefficient. “It hurts us in terms of our international…

Apr 19, 2013

Uncles of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects: ‘I Just Wish They Never Existed’, ‘Turn Yourself In’

An uncle of the two brothers suspected of carrying out Monday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon, said in a television interview that the brothers, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnev “don’t deserve to live on this earth.”

 
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