Stephen Sotloff

Iraqi Shiite fighters hold the Islamic State flag as a trophy as they celebrate after breaking the siege of Amerli by ISIS militants on September 1, 2014.

Not everyone agrees that ISIS poses a serious threat to the US

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National security experts agree that ISIS is bad news, but is it such bad news that it warrants an American military intervention? With President Barack Obama set to address the nation on Wednesday, suggest further actions might be a mistake.

James Foley, reporting in Aleppo, Syria, soon before he was kidnapped in 2012.

At the very worst of times, James Foley’s family demonstrates strength and faith

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