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.
A lot of the oil that is supposed to be coming from Canada’s oilsands is ending up under the control of China. The Sino strategy has been to do it slowly, under the radar. But it’s become such a huge
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Qatar now favors military action in Syria to ‘stop the killing’ Arab League observer in Syria says his life was threatened Incumbent Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou wins close reelection bid Iran seeks revenge for
From Foreign Policy: He might look and sound like an Anglo-American, but Mitt Romney could make a real run at being the first Latino president. And it wouldn’t be just in the sense that Toni Morrison called Bill Clinton the
Mitch Silber from the New York Police Department’s Intelligence Division explains how his new book, “The al-Qaeda Factor: Plots Against The West,” analyzes 16 different al-Qaeda plots in both Europe and North America since 1993. By looking into past attacks,
The jockeying going on for the Republican nomination must be whetting the appetite of the DNC stalwarts. Yet, the Democrats should be careful that they may get what they wish for. Republican nominees have finally descended on the front runner
Osama Bin Laden, the presumed mastermind behind the creation of Al Qaeda, originally formalized a global network of militants mostly comprised of Muslim Brotherhood members. These Brotherhood members, like Ayman al-Zawahiri, tapped into their own personal networks which later socially
Former national security adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, John Hannah, took Obama to task in the pages of the L.A. Times, pointing out the insecurity and potential instability developing across the Mideast as a result of the current president’s
If you think back to the last half century, the assumption has always been that the United States is much more of a free market economy than many other advanced industrialized countries. The Canadians? Well, they have that state-run health
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greece bankruptcy threat looms as bailout negotiations collapse S&P downgrades France and other European countries The Growing Influence of the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Taiwan’s presidential elections crucial to relationship with China The ‘1992 Consensus’
From the Associated Press: Afghan entrepreneurs hard at work… KABUL, Afghanistan — Revenue from opium production in Afghanistan soared by 133 percent last year to about $1.4 billion, or about one-tenth of the country’s GDP, according to a United Nations
Sarah Stern discusses the U.S.-Saudi Arabia relations as to whether Saudi Arabia is in fact our ally. Every year, billions of dollars from the country’s oil revenues go towards funding Sunni Islamists worldwide and whitewashing the image of Saudi Arabia
The US Navy’s Office of Naval Research in December announced that it was awarding several research contracts (unnamed) to develop a “Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle” (LDUUV). These are large underwater drones, which could be used for monitoring, intelligence, or
If there was any doubt about the seriousness of the situation in Iran, that doubt should be dispelled by the news that the Iranians have begun to enrich uranium at their Fordow Nuclear Plant. These will do… According to Reuters,
A war of words continues over Iran’s military exercises and public statements regarding its ability and willingness to block the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway in the Persian Gulf through which 40 percent of the world’s oil flows. U.S.
First, from the Army Times: The Marine Corps’ top general has condemned a web video appearing to show Marines in Afghanistan urinating on dead Taliban fighters, and called for criminal and internal probes into what has quickly mushroomed into an
Remember all the news coverage given to the hysterics carried out by North Koreans after the death of Kim Jong Il? A new report shows that those mourners may have had motivation for their outbursts other than genuine regard for
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Russia’s last aircraft carrier puts on feeble PR show with Syria Coup scare in Pakistan may force early elections Burma (Myanmar) signs peace agreement with Karen ethnic group European Union delays Iran oil embargo
The top act at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week featured Mercedes Benz’ Chairman Dieter Zetsche peddling his company’s new gadgetry under a huge picture of Che Guevara, who sported the Mercedes logo on his beret. “Viva
From the Associated Press: Marching into power? WASHINGTON — Amid near-open conflict between Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership, the Pentagon has neither sought nor received assurances that the Pakistani army won’t stage a coup, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday. “This
Consider the following statements: the first from the 1920s and the second from last week: 1. [W]e shall regain our health only by eliminating the Jews. [And by doing so,] I believe today I am acting in the sense of
The following is a response requested by Austin Ruse, president of C-FAM (Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute), a New York and Washington DC-based research institute working exclusively on social policy at international institutions. Stopping Global Abortion Means Working with
WASHINGTON D.C. — The interior department announced Tuesday that oil and gas lease sales on public lands increased 20 percent in 2011, generating more than $250 million in profits for taxpayers. The fact, however, is that oil production on federal
The Secretary of State wears clothes, all right, but is she really ready to deal? — The Wall Street Journal reports: JANI KHEL, Afghanistan–In the American war against the Taliban, on whose side are the Afghan police? For many U.S.
Remember half a decade ago, when the media was pushing story after story about “atrocities” and “torture” in Iraq? There were real acts of cowardly and dishonorable behavior by soldiers in some instances, and they were prosecuted for it. But
The last soldier I heard of urinating on the enemy was Gen. George S. Patton. Should the general, who, as much as any other, was responsible for defeating the Nazis, have been driven from the military for such and act?
