There are two big problems facing this country. The first is ISIS and other radical factions in the world that want to conquer America and kill those who oppose them. They make no bones about their intentions. They are this nation’s enemies and America is at war with them. The U.S. has a capable army […]
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U.S. lacks leadership against terrorism
Just hours before the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, for which ISIS has claimed responsibility, “Good Morning America” broadcast an interview with President Obama. In it, the president told host George Stephanopoulos, “I don’t think they’re gaining strength. What is true is that from the start, our goal has been first to contain and […]
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Justin Alfond says Paul LePage statement on refugees ‘morally repugnant’
AUGUSTA — A leading Maine Democrat has said a statement made by Republican Gov. Paul LePage regarding a ban on Syrian refugees to Maine and the U.S. in the wake of the Paris terror attacks is “morally repugnant.” Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, the state Senate minority leader, said LePage was taking advantage of a tragedy […]
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FBI: Houlton man threatened to kill EU officials ‘like chickens’
BANGOR — A native of Bulgaria living in Houlton has been charged in U.S. District Court, accused of threatening to kill a member of the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union. Dushko Venelinov Vulchev, 38, made his first court appearance Monday in federal court in Portland on one count of threats in […]
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R. Lacombe: U.S. must defeat ISIS
Needless to say, it will be difficult to defeat ISIS as it continues to recruit young men and women to join its evil ranks while it escalates aggression to dominate the Middle East, causing hideous and repulsive butchery to humanity. The U.S. cannot take ISIS for granted because something tells me that they may already […]
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Charles Krauthammer: Obama’s policies leave Jordan standing alone
WASHINGTON — Why did they do it? What did the Islamic State think it could possibly gain by burning alive a captured Jordanian pilot? I wouldn’t underestimate the absence of logic, the sheer depraved thrill of a triumphant cult reveling in its barbarism. But I wouldn’t overestimate it either. You don’t overrun much of Syria […]
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U.S. says terror suspect dies after long illness
NEW YORK — The U.S. says a suspected al-Qaida terrorist charged in the 1998 attacks on embassies in east Africa that killed more than 200 people has died in federal custody days before his trial was to start. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says in a court filing that Abu Anas al-Libi, who’s also known […]
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Canadian official tells Bangor group border security is a priority in wake of recent attacks
BANGOR — Security along the longest international border in the world continues to be a high priority, but should be managed in a way that eliminates inefficiencies and duplication, according to a Canadian official who visited Bangor on Tuesday. Aaron Annable, the Boston-based acting consul general of Canada to New England, spoke to a small […]
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R. Roy: Terror is being generated
People might not be aware that major prophetic events, foretold in the pages of the Bible, are coming to pass right now. There is a massive takeover of much of the Middle East by the so-called “Islamic State.” It is a growing threat to Europe and even the United States. ISIS, the Islamic state in […]
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Fareed Zakaria: An enclave strategy
NEW YORK — Can Iraq hold together? It’s worth examining what is happening in that country through a broader prism. If you had looked at the Middle East 15 years ago, you would have seen a string of strikingly similar regimes — from Libya and Tunisia in the west to Syria and Iraq in the […]