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.
From the Army Times: The Marine Corps is promising to investigate a disturbing video that appears to show Marines in Afghanistan urinating on the bloody corpses of alleged Taliban fighters, officials at the Pentagon said Wednesday. The video is widely
“If you are shooting, don’t complain about being shot.”–Arabic proverb The New York Times front page lays out what appears to be a fairly aggressive covert war going on in Iran. It was demonstrated most clearly with the assassination just
Jim Carafano from The Heritage Foundation discusses the recent defense strategy unveiled by President Obama and what it means for the United States’ defense capabilities. He then explains the concept of Rotational Forces as a part of the defense budget
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Pakistan in governmental crisis as ‘Memogate’ scandal continues American drone strikes resume in Pakistan French journalist killed in Syria during visit to Homs Arab League observer calls Syria mission a ‘farce’ Hillary Clinton condemns
Ever wonder how Taliban “re-integration” in Afghanistan works? The Stars and Stripes reports on one case, which started after a tribal elder with (an “oyster-grey beard”) paid a call on the US military at an Afghan government center. “We would
On Wednesday, another Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated–this time with a magnetic bomb that was attached to the car in which he was traveling by a passing motorcyclist. Israel’s left-wing daily, Ha’aretz, provided a timeline of similar attacks–largely successful–on key
Former UN Ambassador John Bolton, known for his fearless defense of American interests, has just endorsed Gov. Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential primary. [youtube ax5U-v6yLhA] Speaking to host Greta van Susteren on Fox News’s On the Record, Bolton gave
Defying the Obama administration’s emphasis on defense cuts, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) urged the U.S. Navy to build more large warships today, saying that they are necessary to maintaining American defenses against new threats. Building too few large ships, at
In a rare Pentagon appearance, President Barack Obama announced his historic decision to drastically cut the number of soldiers and Marines by 100,000. Mr. Obama went on to say that despite his plan to significantly downsize troop levels and cut
Increasing progress is being made on the Army helicopter MEDEVAC problems. Media attention has been building and appears that it will soon break big. Communications are coming in spontaneously from key places. Support for improvement is snowballing. Pilots and crews
If there is one obvious condition associated with the last century, it is the lack of government humility. Among the century’s leadership there was the self-confident belief that “good ideas” would trump tradition, customs, history, even instinct. There were scarcely
Republican presidential candidates are on their way to South Carolina−let’s hope that the next debate we see is better than the one that ABC News produced in New Hampshire last Saturday. Commentator George Stephanopoulos relentlessly interrogated former Governor Mitt Romney
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry when I write about insanely stupid government policies. But I know I get more motivated to fight big government. How can anyone want to give more money and power to politicians, for
Representative Mike Turner of Ohio joins Fred Grandy inside the Cloakroom to explain what the defense cuts mean to American communities that house defense contractors and Americans who are employed by those contractors. Also, what will these defense cuts mean
Somehow, the face of American-born Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Daood Sayed Gilani, aka David Coleman Headley, comes as news to me. Don’t know how I missed it, but it seems that news stories detailing his poisonous international career as a star facilitator
This story makes one wonder if Vice President Biden’s remark that “the Taliban is not our enemy” was really a gaffe after all. If “the opening of a Taliban office” in Afghanistan really is on the table, what role does
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Assad gives fiery speech promising to continue violence in Syria Israel prepares to absorb refugees from Syria Details of Greece debt ‘haircut’ are being worked out Fitch Ratings Service: Greece bailout ‘doesn’t seem to
Germany’s Der Spiegel offers up a dose of economic reality: while France, Italy, Greece, Spain and other European countries are suffering amidst the debt crisis, Germany is doing great. Indeed, they are actually benefiting from the crisis. Recently, Germany actually
President Obama’s recent strategic guidance, which outlines cuts to the defense budget of $487 billion over the next decade, is predicated on an important assumption: the cuts that be reversed quickly if we are in a crisis. “[Reversibility] is inherent
Late-night host Conan O’Brien takes aim at President Obama’s plans to “streamline” the military through reduced defense spending while the rest of the Congressional budget inflates. From Team Coco: Which begs the question: if they’re telecommuting anyway, how long til
An outrage! This will only encourage more acts of jihad. From Germany’s Thelocal.de: Arid Uka, 21, who was born in Kosovo but grew up in Frankfurt, “wanted to make his personal contribution to the holy war” but not knowing how
Retired Navy SEAL Team 3 operator Chris Kyle spends time with Frank to talk about his new book “American Sniper: Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History.” Kyle has been dubbed “Legend” by his comrades and “The
From the Army Times: High school yearbook photo of Baxam Federal prosecutors have charged a former Army trooper with trying to provide support to terrorists after he allegedly traveled to Africa to link up with the violent militant group al-Shabaab.
Exercising for war against Iran–a lesson from Millennium Challenge 2002 Iran recently ended its military exercise in the Strait of Hormuz. Soon, in the coming days or weeks, the U.S. intends to initiate a joint exercise throughout the Middle East
