National Security

If it is so difficult to explain, it probably isn’t true. Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has produced a video over seven minutes long featuring praise for the president from Israeli leaders. The intent is to convince pro-Israel voters, and Jews

From the New York Times: CAIRO — Egyptian authorities confirmed Saturday that a political coalition dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood, the 84-year-old group that virtually invented political Islam, had won about 47 percent of the seats in the first Parliament

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Investor representative walks out of Greece default talks Mauldin on Greece and Europe: Staring into the Abyss Hundreds of people killed by Boka Haram attack in northern Nigeria Escape of Boko Haram leader suggests

The right to speak and publish freely is currently under assault in all Western democracies. In some countries, and especially in the European Union, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is now interpreted to mean that religious freedom includes the

In August 2011, a Marietta, Ga. 7th grade teacher gave a three-page homework lesson from InspirEd Educators Inc. of Roswell, Ga. to students to help them discuss pros and cons of school uniforms. “Women in the West do not have

It’s true January 19, 2012 just after 8 p.m. EST became a historic day for millions of Americans but for a completely different reason than CNN contributor Roland Martin offered. Martin would have you believe this is the moment the

Another attack by an Afghan service member has killed four French troops and wounded 16. Reuters photo This brings my admittedly informal tally of the grim toll to 52 Western personnel killed by Afghan security forces in the past 26

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Los Zetas cartel the most powerful in Mexico Cuba makes plan to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico U.S. seeks Russia’s explanation on Syria-bound weapons ship Thailand recognizes a Palestinian state Another

From the Washington Post: The Obama administration is preparing to close the U.S. embassy in Damascus and evacuate all American personnel by the end of this month amid rapid deterioration of the security situation in Syria, senior administration officials said.

For the Obama administration, negotiation remains the eternal solution in search of a problem. It is desperate to negotiate with the Taliban, for example–a fruitless effort, Con Coughlin notes, since “Mr. Obama has already run up the white flag in

The Taliban, which the Obama Administration is currently courting, claims responsibility for the attack. From the Washington Post: President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that France was suspending training operations in Afghanistan after four French soldiers were killed and more than

Nuclear arms expert Elbridge Colby spends time with Frank to explain the need to maintain America’s strategic triad, which is our deterrence from a nuclear strike. The triad consists of submarines, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) and B-52 and B-2 bombers.

Thailand recently intercepted a Hezbollah-linked terror plot. Many terror experts continue scratching their heads wondering why Hezbollah would have an interest in Thailand. Some believe it just does not make any sense. When connecting the dots, Thailand may or may

President Barack Obama’s vision for modernizing the U.S. military is little more than an exercise in “back to the future.” Consider: Back in 2001, the armed forces were nearly a decade into positing what 21st-century warfare would entail. These considerations

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Sectarian tensions grow among Turkey, Iraq and Iran Sectarian tensions grow in Gaza strip Saudis receive aid from China in developing nuclear weapon Geopolitical realignments are speeding in the Mideast region No deal till

From Reuters: Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Pakistan’s ties with the United States remain on hold following a NATO cross-border air attack, its foreign minister said on Thursday, and Washington should not push Islamabad to go after militant groups

Congressman Buck McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, spends time with Frank to give his analysis on the president’s recent hollowing out of the military. You can’t just take money from the military because you don’t like what

Christians are under attack in the Middle East. Now Nigeria has also entered the fray with Islamic militants, Boko Haram, fanning the flames of ethno-religious conflict. Detonating bombs at church sites in Abuja, over the past Christmas holidays, killing and

From the Army Times: A Chinese-based cyber attack is targeting the Defense Department’s Common Access Cards with technology that could steal information from military networks while troops and civilians work at their desks, researchers say. The new cyber weapon apparently

The Jewish Week reports that a speech last week by Stuart Appelbaum, president of the left-wing Jewish Labor Committee, prompted Israel’s deputy consul general to walk out of its gala dinner after Appelbaum criticized Israel in blunt, undiplomatic terms. Though

Having declared its policy of censoring information about Afghan-on-Western attacks inside the wire — an outrage! — ISAF now seems to be censoring information about every other kind of troop casualty, too. From the AP today: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) —

In ruling against the Keystone XL today, President Barack Obama has finally cast his lot with the environmentalists who fund his campaign over the blue-collar workers who need jobs in crucial swing states. He has made America more reliant on

This video came out a month ago, and the U.S. Army is investigating. Apparently they have been pushed hard by PETA. The man with the bat appears to be a local Afghan, not a member of the U.S. Armed Forces.

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. (Computer problems – just a bare bones posting today) Tensions rise on 30th anniversary of Falklands/Malvinas war Falkland/Malvinas Islands In 1982, Britain won a brief war against Argentina over the Falkland Islands, a former

BRUSSELS (AP) – The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that it’s aiming to increase its financial firepower by around $500 billion so it can issue new loans to help ease a worsening financial crisis. Responding to speculation surrounding its funding