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The Silence of the Celebrities (Like Michelle Obama) as Terrorists Kidnap More Nigerian Schoolgirls

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
More Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped and Michelle Obama holding #BringBackOurGirls placard.

Terrorists in Nigeria have kidnapped more schoolgirls… iPINIONS chastises celebrities, who once posed with hashtags demanding their return, for being silent now. Read my full take on Substack: Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Activism, Africa, Boko Haram, Girls’ Education, Hashtag Activism, human rights, Nigeria, terrorism

Killing Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar: A Pyrrhic Victory in the Endless War for Middle East Peace

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
leaders of Israel, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Iran

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is dead. And Israel will celebrate like America did after killing al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. But killing Sinwar won’t “destroy Hamas” any more than killing bin Laden destroyed al-Qaeda. In its “war on terror,” America invaded and destroyed Afghanistan and Iraq. It killed hundreds of thousands of innocents to get… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Gaza conflict, killing Hamas leader, Middle East peace, Netanyahu war strategy, Osama bin Laden, terrorism, Yahya Sinwar

Iran Blames Israel for ISIS Attack

Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Cartoon of Iran blaming Israel for ISIS attack.

Blames Israel to avoid ISIS Iran is notorious for using proxies like Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis to do its dirty work. It was so humiliated during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) that it has cowered from confrontation ever since. Only that explains this:  ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadliest attack in Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution, which has shaken… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: geopolitics, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, ISIS, Middle East, Qasem Soleimani, Sunni-Shia conflict, terrorism, US-Iran relations

President Biden, Stop Negotiating with Hamas for Hostages

Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 8:20 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Hamas releases group of hostages with image of Biden with fingers crossed and Palestinian protesting against Israel inset.

Negotiating with Hamas sets dangerous precedent Hamas has finally released an American hostage.  President Biden on Sunday hailed the release of Avigail Idan, who turned 4 years old during her seven weeks in Hamas captivity and was the first American citizen to be freed by the group.  The president vowed to keep working to secure freedom for… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Hamas, Hostage Negotiations, Israel-Palestine conflict, president biden, terrorism, US foreign policy

Boko Haram (a la Chibok Girls) Strikes Again. So Where’s the Outrage?!

Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 12:13 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Terror group Boko Haram incited international outrage four years ago when it kidnapped hundreds of schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria. In fact, no less a person than First Lady Michelle Obama led the viral protest #BringBackOurGirls. Yet, just two years later, you would have been forgiven for having no clue this infamous kidnapping… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Activism, Africa, Boko Haram, Chibok girls, Dapchi, Girls’ Education, humanitarian crisis, Nigeria, terrorism

Wither England…

Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 12:49 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Fraught events are besieging England like wild weeds o’er the green grass of Wimbledon. Brexit was (and remains) unsettling enough. But then Islamists started terrorizing the place. Then Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election, which she (and every pundit) thought would forge national unity and seal her mandate. Instead, it left the country more… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Brexit, England, Grenfell Fire, terrorism

Orlando Gay Club – Scene of Latest Mass Shooting in Gun-Crazy USA

Monday, June 13, 2016 at 3:39 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

In what police are calling the worst shooting in American history, a lone gunman killed [49] people and injured at least 53 when he opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. ‘Our SWAT officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect. The suspect is dead,’ Orlando Police Chief John Mina said at a press conference.… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: guns, mass shooting, NRA, Orlando gay club, terrorism

#BringBackOurGirls Lost In Dustbin of Viral Consciousness

Monday, April 18, 2016 at 7:35 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Michelle Obama holding #BringBackOurGirls placard

Thursday marked the second anniversary of the kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigeria, by the Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram. This kidnapping incited universal outrage. Never mind that this outrage manifested in little more than people – most notably celebrities like Rihanna, Madonna, and Michelle Obama – posting #BringBackOurGirls on their social media pages.… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Activism, Africa, Boko Haram, Chibok girls, Girls’ Education, humanitarian crisis, Michelle Obama, Nigeria, terrorism

Apple Defends iPhones as Safe Haven for Terrorists to Plot

Monday, February 22, 2016 at 5:51 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Three years ago, Edward Snowden made defying government mass surveillance a cause celebre. Ever since, tech companies have been in the vanguard of those championing this cause. From day one, however, I’ve been decrying their hypocrisy and the ignorance of their customers. This excerpt – from “Complaints about NSA Spying Are Schizophrenic … and Misguided,”… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Apple, NSA, surveillance, terrorism

Racially Motivated Terrorist Attack Shocks Dolezal Blackface into Perspective

Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 8:35 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

An intense manhunt was underway Thursday for a white gunman who opened fire on Wednesday night at a historic black church in [Charleston, South Carolina], killing nine people before fleeing. The chief of police of Charleston, Greg Mullen, called the shooting a hate crime. ‘This is a situation that is unacceptable in any society, especially… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: mass shooting, terrorism

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