National Security

Paul Richter of the Los Angeles Times reports that the Obama administration may be prepared to capitulate to Iranian demands that it be allowed to enrich uranium–a measure that would defy UN Security Council Resolution 1696, which prevents any nuclear

I’m often asked by fellow conservatives why so many Jews support Barack Obama, given how bad he is for Israel. The answer is that Jews who care most about Israel, and about U.S. security, don’t–but also that most Jews don’t

US Navy SEALs, both active and retired, have bashed President Obama for celebrating his supposed “gutsy call,” adding that he was using them as “ammunition” in his presidential re-election campaign. As Toby Harnden of the UK Daily Mail reports: Ryan

The United States has deployed sophisticated F-22 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates amid deepening tensions between Iran and its pro-US neighbors, officials said Monday. The US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, would not say how many F-22s

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. China faces new humiliation in case of dissident Chen Guangcheng Possible Chinese retaliation against internal dissidents Proposed military strike on Iran causes open political war in Israel Osama bin Laden’s widows and children arrive

The World Trade Center tower built to replace the destroyed Twin Towers was set to become New York’s tallest skyscraper Monday, surpassing the venerable Empire State Building. Workers were expected to slot steel columns at about 2:00 pm (1800 GMT)

By MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business WriterNEW YORKNews that Spain’s economy entered another recession renewed worries about the fragility of Europe’s finances on Monday and nudged stocks lower. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 35 points to 13,192 shortly after noon Eastern.

By ALEXA OLESENAssociated PressBEIJINGU.S. and Chinese officials are ironing out a deal to secure American asylum for a blind Chinese legal activist who fled house arrest, with an agreement likely before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives this week, a

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday looked set to call early elections in a bid to strengthen his position before a potential fight over austerity measures and US elections in November. For now, Netanyahu has made no official announcement

By KARIN LAUBAssociated PressBEIRUTTwo suicide bombers blew up cars rigged with explosives near a military compound and a hotel in northwestern Syria on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding nearly 100, state media said. The powerful blasts, which

Fugitive rebel warlord Joseph Kony is operating in volatile border areas between Sudan and South Sudan, as well as the Central African Republic, Uganda’s army chief said Monday. Kony, originally from Uganda, is based in remote regions between CAR, South

Iran’s political and military leaders have long drawn attention to themselves. Between their promised aggression toward Israel, their actual progress in producing a nuclear weapon, and their eagerness to supply weapons to insurgents fighting U.S. troops, they are a focal

Benzion Netanyahu, Ivy League historian, and father of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Entebbe hostage rescue hero Yonatan Netanyahu, passed away in Israel of natural causes today at the age of 102. Born in Warsaw, the elder Netanyahu became