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Counterterrorism, or a New War?
Last night, after weeks of headlines about the lack of a plan to fight growing extremism in Iraq and Syria, President Obama said the US will lead a broad coalition to degrade and destroy the increasingly aggressive and violent terrorist force known as the Islamic State.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenLast night, after weeks of headlines about the lack of a plan to fight growing extremism in Iraq and Syria, President Obama said the US will lead a broad coalition to degrade and destroy the increasingly aggressive and violent terrorist force known as the Islamic State. Military action could now include US airstrikes within Syria — a political turnaround that could complicate war in the region. We’ll hear how Congress is reacting and ask what Americans should expect from the latest intervention, 13 years after 9/11.
Also, Secretary of State John Kerry is drumming up Arab support to help fight ISIS. Plus, Oscar Pistorius, the Blade Runner, is ruled not guilty of murder.
Banner Image: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with members of the National Security Council in the Situation Room of the White House, Sept. 10, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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3 storiesKerry Rallies Arab Support to Fight ISIS
In his speech last night, the president promised renewed diplomatic efforts by Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry was in Saudi Arabia today, an Arab state that’s seen as crucial to Obama’s efforts to marshal international Middle East support against ISIS. Anne Gearan is diplomatic correspondent at the Washington Post.
Read the story7 minPresident Obama’s Strategy Against the Islamic State
Thirteen years ago today, planes commandeered by terrorists slammed into the World Trade Center towers in New York, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly three thousand people died in the attacks.
Read the story39 minPistorius Found Not Guilty of Murder
Oscar Pistorius has escaped a murder conviction in the killing of his girlfriend, a vindication for the Paralympic athlete who proclaimed he hadn’t intended to kill her. After 41 days of testimony in Pretoria, South Africa, Pistorius was cleared of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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