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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

A Tale of Top IS Leaders Killed Under Two Administrations
When President Donald Trump, in October 2019, ordered a successful takedown of top Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Democrats and even the anti-Trump media celebrated the death of the terror leader. But top leaders of the Democratic party still chastised Trump for failing to notify top congressional Democrats of the impending strike.

WashPost Dubbed Last Dead Isis Chief an ‘Austere Religious Scholar'
U.S. forces this week killed top ISIS chief Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi, prompting a very different reaction and headline from The Washington Post than when the United States hunted down Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Back in the Trump era, the Post’s obituary offered this shocking and much-mocked headline: “Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State, dies at…

Psaki Runs into Buzzsaw of Journos After Biden Ducks Afghan Questions
President Biden stuck to form Tuesday by refusing to take questions after his speech on the end of the war in Afghanistan, so they fell to Press Secretary Jen Psaki and she found a cadre of reporters who were loaded with queries on topics such as Biden’s “angry” tone, Biden checking his watch during Sunday’s dignified transfer or remains, blaming Americans for not getting out in time, and…

Instagram Backtracks on Removal of Gold Star Mother's Account
Facebook has reportedly backtracked after it deleted the account of Shana Chappell, the grieving mother of Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, who was killed in Afghanistan last week. Like so many other censorship instances before, the Big Tech platform claimed the removal was a mistake, according to the New York Post.

‘#DealWithIt’; MSNBC’s Nance Deletes Tweet Excusing Afghan Bombings
On Thursday morning and early afternoon, MSNBC analyst Malcolm Nance went to work as a Biden administration ally and keyboard warrior in downplaying and excusing the deadly bombings near the Kabul airport, tweeting people need to “#DealWithIt” that people died because it is, after all, Afghanistan. Just before noon Eastern, Nance tweeted: “20 YEARS- FYI there have been terrorist suicide…

‘Cringe’; CNN Brings on James Clapper to Bash Trump for Baghdadi Raid

Jim Crow 2.0: Big Tech’s Separate and Unequal Treatment

NY Times Compares Right-Wingers on Social Media to ‘Jihadists’

Absurd: Sciutto Compares Trump to ISIS Fighters Assisting Lone Wolves

TV News Buries Trump's Defeat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria

Priorities: Briefing Featured Nearly 4x Omarosa Q's as Everything Else
Apathy and Accessory to Genocide

AP 'Fact Checks' Trump On Syria, But Contradicts Own Report
