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.
While it has largely been out of the public eye, big things are happening in Burma. After decades of war and military dictatorship, the government and rebel groups have signed a series of ceasefires and have begun to release political
The Obama administration appeared Wednesday to acknowledge discussions about transferring some Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay as part of U.S. efforts to jumpstart peace talks with the Taliban after 10 years of inconclusive fighting. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Eight years and three months ago, I wrote a column inspired by the furor over statements by General William Boykin attesting to the religious dimension of the so-called war on terror. The thought that there might be a religious dimension
Politico’s Jonathan Martin didn’t only malign residents of Florida’s Panhandle on MSNBC when he invoked the phrase “Cracker Counties” to refer to the region, he went on to equate the region with all of the Deep South, also mentioning Georgia
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greece’s private investor deal is ‘one step away’ at more than 70%+ haircut Europe considers a huge new 1.5 trillion euro debt bubble Pakistan: more than 60 killed in fighting between military and Taliban
From the Telegraph: Four al-Qaeda inspired terrorists have pleaded guilty to plotting a Christmas bomb attack on the London Stock Exchange, the American embassy and the home of London Mayor Boris Johnson. Two of the men conducted a surveillance trip
From BBC News: Yemen’s information minister has escaped an assassination attempt in the capital, Sanaa, witnesses say. Ali al-Amrani’s car was hit by bullets as he left a cabinet meeting, but he was unhurt in the attack, an aide said.
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s Cabinet approved bills Tuesday aimed at bolstering nuclear safety regulations following last year’s Fukushima disaster, including one that would put a 40-year cap on the operational life of nuclear reactors. The approval came as a team
A Gold Star Mother is one who lost a child in service of the United States. Ms. Keyko Clark-Davis is a recent Gold Star Mother. I was present when her son Chazray was mortally wounded. We have communicated many times.
MUMBAI, India (AP) – India has joined China in saying it will not cut back on oil imports from Iran, despite stiff new U.S. and European sanctions designed to pressure Tehran over its nuclear program. “It is not possible for
As the US electoral process grinds on and Republican primary debates fold into state primaries and caucuses, candidates’ views on national security and foreign policy are being carefully scrutinized by voters who consider them crucial components of the total policy
From CBS News: We were surprised to hear how far he thinks Iran has come. Panetta: The consensus is that, if they decided to do it, it would probably take them about a year to be able to produce a
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greece appears to be close to meltdown Analysts ridicule Germany’s plan to control Greece’s budget Portugal’s slide towards becoming the next Greece accelerates Turkey denies that it’s aiding Hamas Imran Khan promises Pakistan a
The great Ronald Radosh is sounding another warning about Oliver Stone’s latest upcoming atrocity: “The Untold History of the United States.” “Untold”, of course, is more of the same of what we have come to expect from Hollywood “Historians” –
Sometime around 10:30 on a Friday evening on March 11, 2011, terrorists entered the house in the Israeli community of Itamar. It was the house of the Fogel family. They entered through the living room picture window but did not
The Straits of Hormuz have been in contention for several weeks. Iran constantly threatens the closure of the Straits, and many people believe this to be a “virtually impossible task,” while I personally believe it can happen if Iran so
Author of “All In: The Education of David Petraeus” Paula Broadwell takes three segments to explain her new book and what the former Army general did to help advance Afghan security. The book is a case study in transformational leadership
In Kingston, Ontario, a judge has found an Afghan family guilty of drowning the father’s three teenage daughters and one of his wives for behavior that defied his strict rules — not for crime, not for drugs, not for violence
Recent financial events in the Eurozone have been deeply troubling. One of the most common comparisons conservatives the United States make is that the current path will lead to the U.S. becoming like Greece or Italy–that the risk of U.S.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Germany openly backs plan to give EU control of Greece’s budget American embassy in Cairo shelters U.S. citizens threatened with arrest Competing Taliban peace talks begin in Qatar and Saudi Arabia Syria launches new
Every four years, during the presidential debate season, the Islamic Republic of Iran re-enters the American political spectrum. Conservatives are pressuring the President to act to in order to disrupt the rekindling Iranian nuclear capability. It is prudent to review
During an exchange with a Senatorial Aide, I received from him the link to a piece written by a Colonel Tony Pfaff, USA. The piece is entitled, ‘RISK, MILITARY ETHICS AND IRREGULAR WARFARE’. In this piece the Colonel details the
In the latest instance of official Palestinian incitement against Israelis, Palestinian television has described the murderers of an Israeli family as “heroes,” according to reports from Ha’aretz and Palestinian Media Watch. The footage aired twice last week on Palestinian Authority
