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.
When the young Tunisian burned himself in protest against authoritarian oppression and lack of economic justice, triggering massive demonstrations in this small North African country, commentators hesitated to coin the movement as an Arab Spring. It took months and events
The Obama administration is sending Ambassador Robert Ford back to Syria, even as the regime continues to attack civilians and opposition groups. Ford had been recalled in October, prompting Syria to recall its ambassador to the U.S. He is now
With vote tallies in for Egypt’s first round of parliamentary elections in, it is abundantly clear that Egypt is on the fast track to becoming a totalitarian Islamic state. The first round of voting took place in Egypt’s most liberal,
In recent years, the United States has imposed punishing sanctions on Iran’s financial sector. Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department announced new measures intended to hamper Iran’s ability to raise and move funds internationally. Several Western allies have followed suit
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Senior Chinese official warns of increased social unrest * Motley Fool’s Sean Williams says that he was wrong about China * Merkel and Sarkozy kick the can down the road to March *
The Egyptian elections have resulted in a rout for the throngs whose springtime hopes for freedom are now facing the prospect of a nuclear winter at the hands of the Muslim Brotherhood and its fellow Salafists. These Islamists appear to
Humanity Voice is reporting that Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has recently promised Hamas a donation of $300 million. Turkish sources reported that Turkish Prime Minister, Receb Tayyip Erdogan, sent a confidential letter to Ismail Haniyya, Prime Minister of the Hamas-led
Not since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War has the Middle East experienced such radical change. Dictators have fallen in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen; Syria is suffering civil war; and rebellion is cooking in
Christian Adams, a former member of the Department of Justice, sheds light on a nefarious group of militant, racial activists in Guam who are rigging government elections in order to remove U.S. military presence in the country. Only members of
It might have been just some local government scandal: A shuttered public school sold in a no-bid contract to a private buyer after officials told other interested buyers the building was not up for sale; residents up in arms and
For 13 years, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has shined light on situations of egregious religious persecution globally. With a mandate from the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, USCIRF has provided forthright policy recommendations to the
MOSCOW (AP) – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s party saw its majority in Russia’s parliament weaken sharply, according to preliminary results released Monday, a humiliating setback for the man who has steadily tightened his grip on the nation for nearly 12
Democrats and certainly liberals have always held a healthy disdain for Israel. That is no great revelation on my part. We have seen that disdain at center stage since Obama won the presidency. The US-Israeli relationship has taken a turn
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Iran claims to have shot down a U.S. spy drone * Egypt’s two Islamist winners now become arch foes * Depletion of Egypt’s foreign reserves will be critical by January * What looks
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” From World War II, we’ve heard reports that the enemy shot at Red Crosses emblazoned on medical vehicles, tents, and helmets. The Japanese were said to specifically
CAIRO (AP) – Islamist parties captured an overwhelming majority of votes in the first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, setting up a power struggle with the much weaker liberals behind the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak 10 months ago. A
The American left has long admired the European welfare state as a model for the “democratic socialism” it would like to introduce in the United States–despite high unemployment, ethnic segregation, growing bureaucratization, military dependence, and looming fiscal crisis. In the
TEHRAN, Iran–Iran’s armed forces shot down an unmanned U.S. spy plane that violated Iranian airspace along the country’s eastern border, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday. An unidentified military official quoted in the report warned of a strong and
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Russia elects a new Duma on Sunday * Putin may experience a setback * Ultranationalism and xenophobia grow as Russia’s election arrives * Medvedev warns against too much nationalism * Political parties vying
Over the last year we have seen our government sell out Hosni Mubarak, the key leader who has brought relative peace and stability in the region. Instead, we have jumped on board with the “Arab Spring” which has led to
PARIS (AP) – France is temporarily downsizing its embassy in Iran and will bring some employees and their families home, a French official said Saturday. The move is the latest fallout from protesters’ storming of the British embassy in Tehran
Yesterday, Jack Rosen, the head of the American Jewish Congress, hosted a fundraiser for President Obama at his home in NYC. The fundraiser was attended by thirty Democratic supporters of the Jewish faith. President Obama showed more than his usual
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Europe recoils as Germany takes charge * Record turnout in Egypt’s elections * Pakistan changes rules of engagement versus U.S. forces Europe recoils as Germany takes charge Angela Merkel, giving her ‘one Europe’
Following your dream shouldn’t cost you your life. But for many of the members of First Platoon, that’s exactly what happened. This week marks the seventh anniversary of the Battle of Fallujah. During the battle, I was embedded and fought
From Reuters: Crowds chanted “Death to Britain” at Tehran University on Friday prayers as a hardline Iranian cleric warned the U.N. and European Union against siding with London after students and militia stormed the British embassy in Tehran. Cleric Ahmad
