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In this photo released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Office of the Supreme Leader) ** FILE **

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei crows: West failed to bring Iran ‘to its knees’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, photo, Iraqi federal policemen search a car at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq. The government is now trying to revamp security measures, moving away from reliance on ubiquitous concrete blast walls and police checkpoints. Instead, the plan is to beef up police intelligence units that have gone understaffed and underfunded since the fall of Saddam Hussein. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Iraq to overhaul Baghdad security to stop bombings

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, listens as President Barack Obama, right, talks about Hagel's resignation in the State Dining Room of the White House on Monday. (Associated Press)

Chuck Hagel: George W. Bush was the worst commander-in-chief

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Illustration on the removal of Chuck Hagel by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: Chuck Hagel dumped for defense of Obama policy

By Jed Babbin

ISIS and Obama Flags Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JAMES LYONS: Obama’s Middle East policies make war more likely.

By James A. Lyons

The Church of Nativity in Bethlehem (AP Photo)

ISRAEL PALESTINE: Evangelicals have been overwhelmingly loyal to Israel, but is support eroding?

By Sophie Chamas - Deseret News

FILE - This file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, which is consistent with AP reporting, shows a convoy of vehicles and fighters from the al-Qaida-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, now called the Islamic State group, in Iraq's Anbar Province. &#8220;We can&#8217;t stop this thing, but we can limit it,&#8221; a former Islamic State group commander told the Associated Press of the Sunni militant group&#8217;s ambition to create a self-styled caliphate. &#8220;Daesh has nothing to lose,&#8221; he added, using the group&#8217;s Arabic acronym. &#8221;They like it when (they are) hot in the news.&#8221; The former commander was interviewed at an Iraqi prison where he is now held and works as an informant.(AP Photo/militant website, File)

WALTZ AND MOSS: Stop chasing the violence

By Michael Waltz and Lorianne Moss

In this Nov. 12, 2014, photo, students practice at the Baghdad School of Music and Ballet in Monsur district in Baghdad, Iraq. The school has managed to survive decades of turmoil, a feat that speaks to the resilience of Baghdad's residents through war after war. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraq: Ballet school speaks to city’s resilience

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

To the rescue: Iraqi peshmerga fighters have entered the northern Syrian town of Kobani to join the Kurdish resistance. The forces have coordinated attacks against Islamic State militants, who have been besieging the strategic city for weeks. (Associated Press)

House GOP leader pushes for U.S. arms to go directly to Iraqi Kurds fighting ISIS

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Gunman clash with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

From IS militant to Iraq informant

By Vivian Salama - Associated Press

The Islamic State has $2 billion in its coffers, making it the most well-funded terror group in history. Officials say that experts in Russia and Bulgaria may be persuaded to provide weapons training to the organization for the right price. (associated press)

Islamic State seeks weapons consultants to manage its gear

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken said the Obama policy on Syria will be nothing like Bush-era war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

Aide: Obama open to limits in war authorization

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

U.S. President Barak Obama gestures as he answers a question from the media during a press conference at the conclusion of the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

Obama war powers unchecked despite postelection vow to work with Congress

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Saudi King Abdullah speaks before a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at his private residence in the Red Sea city of in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, June 27, 2014. Kerry also talked with Syrian opposition leader President Ahmad al-Jarba. It was not immediately clear why al-Jarba, a Sunni, was in Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) **FILE**

RAHAT HUSAIN: Saudi Arabia’s confused stance on Shiites results in both praise and executions

By Rahat Husain

This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the Islamic State group marching in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/Militant Website, File)

UN experts recommend new sanctions on terrorists

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The Pentagon. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Taxpayers charged for Afghan project months after KBR contract terminated

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barak Obama gestures as he answers a question from the media during a press conference at the conclusion of the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith) **FILE**

BRUCE FEIN: Is Obama lying about the Islamic State?

By Bruce Fein