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Ernest Hemingway’s fiery rant against stolen valor is still relevant almost a century later

Long before Ernest Hemingway wrote, drank and fought his way into the ranks of America's legendary wordsmiths, the beloved author...
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On Feb. 7, the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS unleashed a torrent of airstrikes and artillery fire in a far-flung area...
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More than six years after the Syrian revolution erupted, the country’s future is still hazy, clouded with the smoke of...
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The US-Led Coalition Is Steadily Decimating ISIS’s Propaganda Operation

U.S.-executed decapitation strikes are eliminating key ISIS propaganda leaders and hacking away at the terror group’s ability to broadcast its...
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Why Trump’s New Syria Cease-Fire Is An Empty Gesture

The United States may have successfully brokered a Syria cease-fire hand-in-hand with its long-time geopolitical foe Russia, but make no mistake:...
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On July 5, the people of Venezuela awoke to yet another chapter in the bizarre saga of Oscar Perez, seasoned...
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The noose is closing around ISIS’s neck in Syria — and the Pentagon is tightening the knot. The U.S.-backed Syrian...
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The Soviet Union may be gone, but the threat of missile-borne death from above remains: As the Department of Defense...
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The Department of Defense’s failed missile defense test June 21 provided further proof of something we’ve been hoping isn’t true:...
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ISIS Just Rage-Quit The Siege Of Mosul By Blowing Up An Ancient Mosque

Faced with the imminent loss of the beating heart of their Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, ISIS militants appear to have...
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On June 13, coalition warplanes from the U.S.-led campaign against ISIS rained 28 airstrikes down across eastern Syria. Along the...
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Three years after the start of Operation Inherent Resolve, the United States is beginning to experience the difficulties of fighting...
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The U.S.-led coalition to defeat ISIS is dancing closer to an open conflict with forces aligned with the Syrian government....
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