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.@nytimes has retired the word “OpEd” for “guest essay”. Glad the NYT is catching up with @newlinesmag’s editorial dislike of this whole OpEd thing.Kidding. Just a little: the format not

Dodgy as hell. A few curious things about how we came to know the “real” identity of the new ISIS leader raise questions about whether this information is even credible.Leaving

Doom & gloom within Arab regime circles about reports of a Biden win. They were hoping Trump would win.Even if they don’t think Biden would actively be against them, they

Wow, super embarrassing! This story was the basis of a whole series produced by the NYT, the "award-winning" Caliphate.The sad thing is: it's not the 1st time @rcallimachi falls into

Contrary to what we know, the current leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) was born NOT in Tal Afar, but in a village near Mosul.An Arab, not a Turkoman.You heard

Never seen something like this. Beirut explosive Reports that the explosion in Beirut was heard all the way from Cyprus. Via @DrHabibAlMulla Also reports that the Beirut explosion “smoke” reached

Details I obtained about the jihadist infighting in northwestern Syria, and about Ansar al-Islam's leadership and members (that ancient pre-ISIS Iraqi jihadi group.)I checked with a few knowledgeable sources in

A statement to be released by ISIS shortly, either from the new leader or the spokesman (more likely). It was expected given the recent surge in attacks. A new statement

The controversial scene shown during Ramadan on Saudi TV in which one Saudi actor advocates for normalization with Israel against Palestinians, saying Palestinians attack Saudi Arabia despite everything it did