Print John J. Xenakis Read Full Bio World View: Iran's Supreme Leader Tries to Defeat the Younger Generation In a stunning generational assault, Iran's Guardians Council has followed the wishes of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and has disqualified all presidential candidates who do not follow Khamenei's hardline ideology. 23 May 2013, 1:04 AM PDT World View: Syria, Allies Threaten War with Israel in the Golan Heights Syria and Israel exchanged both weapons fire and threats of war on Tuesday over the border between Syria and Israel in the Golan Heights. An Israeli jeep in an overnight patrol in the Golan Heights near the border with Syria came under fire from Syrian forces across the border, and the Israelis returned fire. 22 May 2013 World View: Wave of Terrorist Violence in Iraq Kills Hundreds A dozen car bombings across Iraq on Monday killed at least 95 people, and this followed the killing of 200 people last week from bombings. Terrorist violence has been on the increase in Iraq since December 2011, when the last American forces pulled out of Iraq. 21 May 2013 World View: Israel's Army to Begin Using Live Fire on West Bank Palestinians The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are changing policies and are increasingly willing to use live fire "if necessary" on West Bank Palestinian protesters that threaten Jewish settlements. According to the IDF, there has been an escalation in Arab attacks on Israeli civilians. 20 May 2013 World View: North Korea Launches Three Short-Range Missiles North Korea on Saturday launched three short range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast. The missiles did not threaten any South Korean, Japanese, or American assets. 19 May 2013 World View: Russian Warships Enter Mediterranean for First Time in Decades The Mediterranean task force should be comprised of 10 warships and support vessels as part of several tactical groups tasked with attack, antisubmarine warfare, and minesweeping. 18 May 2013 World View: Nigeria's President Launches Major War Against Boko Haram Terrorists Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in the northeast regions of Nigeria, and has ordered full-scale deployment of the army and air force to fight Boko Haram terrorists in the region. Prior to 2009, Boko Haram was a little known Muslim sect of ethnic Hausa people, but since that time, they've established a linking with al-Qaeda. 17 May 2013 World View: Palestinians Commemorate 'Al Nakba' -- 'The Catastrophe' On Wednesday, Palestinians all over the world commemorated the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 -- a day that they refer to as Youm al-Nakba or "Day of Catastrophe." The speeches and protests and demonstrations demanded a "right of return" to lands acquired by Israel in 1948 and 1967, and full recognition of Palestine as a nation 16 May 2013 World View: American-Russian Relations Upset by CIA Spy Scandal Russia has declared US diplomat Ryan Fogle "persona non grata" and ordered to be deported, after he was arrested for allegedly spying for the U.S. 15 May 2013 World View: Greece's Government Prepares to Demand War Reparations from Germany Greece's government has compiled an 80-page report making the case to demand World War II reparations from Germany. Stories of Nazi atrocities and war crimes are now being widely reported and discussed, in particular the mass slaughter of 498 men on December 13, 1943, in one of the worst crimes of the war. 14 May 2013 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next
World View: Iran's Supreme Leader Tries to Defeat the Younger Generation In a stunning generational assault, Iran's Guardians Council has followed the wishes of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and has disqualified all presidential candidates who do not follow Khamenei's hardline ideology. 23 May 2013, 1:04 AM PDT
World View: Syria, Allies Threaten War with Israel in the Golan Heights Syria and Israel exchanged both weapons fire and threats of war on Tuesday over the border between Syria and Israel in the Golan Heights. An Israeli jeep in an overnight patrol in the Golan Heights near the border with Syria came under fire from Syrian forces across the border, and the Israelis returned fire. 22 May 2013
World View: Wave of Terrorist Violence in Iraq Kills Hundreds A dozen car bombings across Iraq on Monday killed at least 95 people, and this followed the killing of 200 people last week from bombings. Terrorist violence has been on the increase in Iraq since December 2011, when the last American forces pulled out of Iraq. 21 May 2013
World View: Israel's Army to Begin Using Live Fire on West Bank Palestinians The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are changing policies and are increasingly willing to use live fire "if necessary" on West Bank Palestinian protesters that threaten Jewish settlements. According to the IDF, there has been an escalation in Arab attacks on Israeli civilians. 20 May 2013
World View: North Korea Launches Three Short-Range Missiles North Korea on Saturday launched three short range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast. The missiles did not threaten any South Korean, Japanese, or American assets. 19 May 2013
World View: Russian Warships Enter Mediterranean for First Time in Decades The Mediterranean task force should be comprised of 10 warships and support vessels as part of several tactical groups tasked with attack, antisubmarine warfare, and minesweeping. 18 May 2013
World View: Nigeria's President Launches Major War Against Boko Haram Terrorists Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in the northeast regions of Nigeria, and has ordered full-scale deployment of the army and air force to fight Boko Haram terrorists in the region. Prior to 2009, Boko Haram was a little known Muslim sect of ethnic Hausa people, but since that time, they've established a linking with al-Qaeda. 17 May 2013
World View: Palestinians Commemorate 'Al Nakba' -- 'The Catastrophe' On Wednesday, Palestinians all over the world commemorated the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 -- a day that they refer to as Youm al-Nakba or "Day of Catastrophe." The speeches and protests and demonstrations demanded a "right of return" to lands acquired by Israel in 1948 and 1967, and full recognition of Palestine as a nation 16 May 2013
World View: American-Russian Relations Upset by CIA Spy Scandal Russia has declared US diplomat Ryan Fogle "persona non grata" and ordered to be deported, after he was arrested for allegedly spying for the U.S. 15 May 2013
World View: Greece's Government Prepares to Demand War Reparations from Germany Greece's government has compiled an 80-page report making the case to demand World War II reparations from Germany. Stories of Nazi atrocities and war crimes are now being widely reported and discussed, in particular the mass slaughter of 498 men on December 13, 1943, in one of the worst crimes of the war. 14 May 2013
President Obama's speech on counterterrorism policy at National Defense University23 May 2013, 2:14 PM PDT
President Obama's speech on counterterrorism policy at National Defense University23 May 2013, 2:14 PM PDT
No fatalities in highway bridge collapse in Washington state, authorities say23 May 2013, 9:00 PM PDT
Quick shuts out Sharks again, and LA Kings surge ahead in series with gritty 3-0 win in Game 523 May 2013, 10:27 PM PDT