Author: Joshua De Leon

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson recently visited Pinal County, Arizona, the hub of anti-immigration politics. While speaking about immigration and drug smuggling, Carson seemed open to the idea of using military drones on our borders. “You can entertain all kinds of things,” Carson said. “Here’s the take-home point: The take-home point is that we have excellent military leaders and we need to employ their expertise because this is a war we are fighting. That’s the bottom line.” He’s sinking deeper into GOP madness. azfamily.com 3TV | Phoenix Breaking News, Weather,...

Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was interrupted several times by protesters during his soapbox speech at the Iowa State Fair. Pro-amnesty and animal rights activists charged the stage while the governor addressed a small crowd of supporters. No one takes this clown seriously. Christie is already toast....

For three consecutive years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to launch attacks against Iran but was blocked each time, reported the Huffington Post. American conservatives, however, are still pushing their war-hawk agenda to attack Iran.   In 2010, 2011, and 2012, Netanyahu and former Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak attempted to launch military actions against Iran’s nuclear facilities. However, they hit a different roadblock each year. In 2010, the Israeli military said they lacked the “operational capability” to launch an attack. The next year, two Israeli security ministers met and discussed launching an attack, but they changed their mind....

Ever since the truce between the El Salvadoran government and the country’s gangs deteriorated, violence and murder have erupted, reported the Guardian. This is exactly the sort of thing that Donald Trump uses to fuel his hateful speech against Hispanics. Sunday, August 16, began as the most violent day this year in El Salvador with 40 murders. The next day, there were 42 murders. On Tuesday, there were 43 murders. Compared to three years ago, the murder rate has at least doubled just for the month of August. In 2015, 3,830 people have been murdered in El Salvador. “This...

The gunman who was disarmed by two American military service members in Europe last week may be connected to radical Islamic groups, reported Talking Points Memo. The actions of radical Islam only create stories that conservatives use to destroy the religion’s good name. The attacker, Ayoub El-Khazzani, 26, emerged from the bathroom on a train bound for Belgium without a shirt and had an assault rifle slung across his shoulder. Air Force serviceman Spencer Stone, inactive National Guard member Alek Skarlatos, and a civilian subdued El-Khazzani and prevented a potential attack. “As he was cocking it to shoot it, Alek...