This weekend, thousands of protesters gathered in cities all over the US and in several other countries to march against alleged US plans to make war on Iran. In the US, the ultra militant, pro Cuba and North Korea Workers
by Trevor Loudon5 Feb 2012, 1:52 PM PST0
From Business Insider: The emerging conflict between the Catholic Church and the Obama administration may have a new front: in the U.S. military itself. The Catholic Church is fighting mad about an HHS ruling that would have them buy insurance
by Sun Tzu5 Feb 2012, 10:42 AM PST0
What’s the worst policy idea that would cause the most damage to society? I’m tempted to say the value-added tax since our hopes of restraining the federal government will be greatly undermined if we give the buffoons in Washington a
by Dan Mitchell5 Feb 2012, 7:38 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Hundreds of thousands in Moscow in pro- and anti-Putin rallies U.S. accepts all of Taliban’s six pre-conditions for talks Russia and China veto Arab League resolution on Syria Bitter recriminations follow Russia/China veto of
by John J. Xenakis5 Feb 2012, 4:36 AM PST0
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. Security Council failed again Saturday to take decisive action to stop the escalating violence in Syria as Russia and China vetoed a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for President Bashar Assad
by Sun Tzu4 Feb 2012, 1:32 PM PST0
Ten years have slipped by since Osama bin Laden’s jihadists massacred thousands of men, women and children in the northeastern United States, prompting the start of what Americans came to know as the War on Terror. The current administration, however,
by Walid Phares4 Feb 2012, 11:20 AM PST0
I was born to a Jewish mother and father. My mother’s maiden name was Goldberg, and her parents, my grandparents, Yetta and Louis, emigrated to the United States from Poland and Lithuania. The grandparents on my father’s side, Freda and
by Larry Klayman4 Feb 2012, 7:42 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Iran’s supreme leader responds to threats of Israeli attack 200 people reported killed in Homs Syria on eve of U.N. vote Debka: West, Turkey, Arabs infiltrate Syria to topple Assad Monday euro meeting cancelled
by John J. Xenakis4 Feb 2012, 4:32 AM PST0
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Military District of Washington commander Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington referred all charges against
by Sun Tzu3 Feb 2012, 6:13 PM PST0
LOLITA C. BALDOR (AP) – Associated Press WASHINGTON The Air Force on Friday detailed plans to cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift
by Sun Tzu3 Feb 2012, 4:57 PM PST0
In Philip K. Dick’s “The Man in the High Castle,” an alternate history of the Nazis winning the war, a Japanese businessman barely manages to bolt from a conference room before vomiting. The cause of this is a speaker outlining
by Ron Capshaw3 Feb 2012, 3:04 PM PST0
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Sudan’s military bombed a Bible school built by a U.S. Christian aid group, prompting students and teachers at the school to run for their lives in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan state. The U.S. ambassador
by Sun Tzu3 Feb 2012, 1:28 PM PST0
After forcing the FBI and CIA to purge their counterterrorism training programs of all references to “Islam” in “Islamic terrorism,” the Muslim Brotherhood in America has turned its sights on the New York Police Department (NYPD). Image credit: Reuters Writers
by Clare M. Lopez3 Feb 2012, 12:14 PM PST0
(AFP) Children as young as 13 are a particular target in the “rampant” use of torture by Syrian government forces battling opposition protests, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Friday. The United Nations says hundreds of children have
by Sun Tzu3 Feb 2012, 9:32 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Suspicions grow of planned massacre at soccer game in Egypt Panetta’s Afghanistan announcement stirs confusion and fears Panetta says Israel may strike Iran in April, May or June Suspicions grow of planned massacre at
by John J. Xenakis3 Feb 2012, 4:36 AM PST0
From Reuters: The Italian government will pass labor market reforms even if trade unions do not give their consent to the measures, Labour Minister Elsa Fornero told union leaders on Thursday, according to an official close to the discussions. Fornero
by Sun Tzu2 Feb 2012, 4:50 PM PST0
After ten years of nearly constant derision, complacency toward force protection, and convenient ignorance of policies that have caused death and injury to thousands of American Servicemen, The New York Times took the time to write about the loss of
by John Bernard, 1st Sgt. USMC (ret.),2 Feb 2012, 2:35 PM PST0
An Army officer writes: The Army is not resisting Dustoff policy change because our leadership honestly believes the current policy is superior, but rather because of AMEDD’s [Army Medical Department] protectionist attitude toward “their” Dustoff MEDEVAC helicopters. I’m an active
by Michael Yon2 Feb 2012, 1:57 PM PST0
Numerous U.S. reports allude to mass success in Afghanistan. President Obama has even went on believing our successes in Afghanistan should permit U.S. forces withdraw. Several Generals and politicians on the right and left have swallowed the Kool-Aid publicly proclaiming
by Kerry Patton2 Feb 2012, 12:33 PM PST0
From Turkish Weekly: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted yesterday that Iran’s economy would grow eight percent over the next 12 months despite severe Western sanctions, as he presented his government’s annual budget to parliament. Iran’s defense spending would more than double
by Sun Tzu2 Feb 2012, 9:08 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. The ‘conquistador’ Prince William heads for Falkland Islands mission Deadly riot at Egypt soccer game kills 74 Surge of Afghan troop attacks on U.S., Nato forces raises alarms Leaked Nato report says Pakistan is
by John J. Xenakis2 Feb 2012, 4:18 AM PST0
From Reuters: Seventy-four people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday when Egyptian soccer fans staged a pitch invasion in the city of Port Said, in what a deputy minister called the biggest disaster in the nation’s soccer
by Sun Tzu1 Feb 2012, 7:16 PM PST0
From The Star: Gulf Arab countries, led by Qatar’s Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, have stepped up their criticism of the Syrian regime and recalled their observers from the Arab League mission to Syria. It is expected that they would
by Sun Tzu1 Feb 2012, 5:02 PM PST0
For context, the privately funded and managed Empire State Building was built in one year. The Associated Press reports: NEW YORK — The agency building the new World Trade Center says a design flaw could add millions of dollars to
by Sun Tzu1 Feb 2012, 3:30 PM PST0
A three-star Army general and war hero cannot speak at West Point because he’s an outspoken Christian. From this incident, we see the Obama administration’s hostility toward religion–and especially Christians–continues even to the detriment of our men and women in
by Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski1 Feb 2012, 1:59 PM PST0