Iran State TV station FARS announced Saturday morning that four American dual-nationality prisoners were released from Iranian custody in a “prisoner swap” with the United States.
On February 5th, President Obama provided his own Super Sunday show. In some respects, it was almost as bizarre as Madonna’s performance at half time. In particular, in his interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer, Mr. Obama responded oddly to concerns
From the Associated Press: NEW DELHI — In recent weeks, India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for its first aircraft carrier — modernizing its military to
In a recent post about military censorship of news of two Marine casualties in a January 18, 2012, suicide bomber attack on Kajaki Sofla bazaar (“COIN Claims Another Two Casualties in Afghanistan”), I referred to a October 31, 2011 IED
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Gulf Arab states expel Syria’s ambassadors as Russia visits Damascus Turkey calls U.N. Syria veto a ‘fiasco’, and plans new initiative U.S. begins ‘scoping exercise’ for military action in Syria Greece misses another deadline
From the Daily Mail: President John F Kennedy ordered an aide to buy him as many Cuban cigars as he could just hours before he authorised the U.S. trade embargo – which subsequently made them illegal. Kennedy asked his head
From the Daily Mail: President John F Kennedy ordered an aide to buy him as many Cuban cigars as he could just hours before he authorised the U.S. trade embargo – which subsequently made them illegal. Kennedy asked his head
In December 2011, I had a post on Big Peace that echoed Dick Morris’ claim that Paul is to the left of Obama when it comes to using the military, confronting our enemies abroad, and supporting our key allies (particularly
From Haaretz : A top Iranian military official is actively aiding the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad in suppressing popular unrest throughout the country, a top member of the National Syrian Council said on Monday. According to the Syrian
From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON — After five years of legislative struggling, 23 stopgap measures and a two-week shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, Congress finally has passed a bill aimed at prodding the nation’s aviation system into a new
LONDON (AP) – Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets. But Green, who has died aged 110, was the last known surviving veteran of World War I. She was serving with
President Barack Obama and the Democrats adopted the tyrannical regime of Bashar al-Assad to display their opposition to, and departure from, the assertive democracy agenda of George W. Bush. Many were proud to have their photographs taken with the brutal
An Army officer is fed up with “rosy official statements” that paint Afghanistan as a picture of progress, and he is demanding military leaders come clean about the “absence of success on virtually every level.” “How many more men must
Defense News reports that North Korea is developing drones based on Raytheon’s MQM-107D, the so called Streaker target drones. These are used by the US Army in training. According to news reports, they got the drones by purchasing them from Syria.
The Cold War was about freedom vs. tyranny: the belief that individuals had certain inalienable rights vs. the belief that the state was omnipotent. We won, right?! You wouldn’t know it by looking at trends in Europe, where tyranny is
Throughout my lifetime, one historical question I’ve heard raised over and over again involved the Nazi Holocaust: How was it possible that ordinary Germans participated in the genocide of millions of perfect nice, loyal German citizens, simply because they were
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Angela Merkel campaigns for Nicolas Sarkozy Greece’s parties agree to substantial spending cuts U.S. closes embassy in Damascus, Syria Russia, stung by criticism, meets with Assad in Syria Civil war in Syria? Palestinian Authority
MEXICO CITY (AP) – A major political party in Mexico has chosen a female presidential candidate for the first time, as the ruling party bet that a charismatic former congresswoman will help it erode the lead held by its powerful
Before Mitt Romney further commits to raising the minimum wage, he should take a trip back in time and across the ocean to witness what it can do to a society. David R. Henderson, “formerly a senior economist on President
(AFP) US President Barack Obama said he did not think Israel had made a decision on whether to launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear installations, a threat that has rattled the region. Obama — seeking to reassure Americans over
This past weekend had some interesting Iranian highlights. Of note, prior to the Super Bowl, Matt Lauer interviewed President Obama and asked some questions about Iran. Needless to say, while the President has no issues placing our U.S. Navy SEAL’s
While I understand that only a fraction of the population of this nation is directly affected by what you are about to read, I would never-the-less like to remind you that the remainder of the population is affected coincidentally. While
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. China has the lowest Lunar New Year sales since 2009 Pressure grows on Russia and China after the Syria resolution veto Newt Gingrich suggests ‘covert’ Syria action U.S.-Egypt crisis grows as American NGO employees
Encounter Books has just released a remarkably compendious 4-minute video synopsis of Andrew McCarthy’s “The Grand Jihad“, re-issued in a paperbound edition, which features captivating–and humorous–animation. Please also see a very insightful review of “The Grand Jihad” by Karen Lugo
Throughout my lifetime, one historical question I’ve heard raised over and over again involved the Nazi Holocaust: How was it possible that ordinary Germans participated in the genocide of millions of perfect nice, loyal German citizens, simply because they were
From The Local: Animal sex abuse is on the rise in Germany, with bestiality brothels being set up across the country, according to a state animal protection officer demanding stronger laws to protect mankind’s furry and feathered friends. Madeleine Martin,
