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.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Wall Street stocks surge 3% while governments are paralyzed * Munchau: The eurozone really has only days to avoid collapse * Moody’s: Euro crisis threatens all of Europe * OECD: Euro (and American)
ZUBIN POTOK, Kosovo (AP) – A German NATO officer and a soldier were shot and wounded and some 23 Austrian and German soldiers injured in clashes with Serb protesters in northern Kosovo throughout Monday after the military alliance’s troops used
What is Crony Capitalism, and what impact does it have on America’s national security? Peter Schweizer, author of Throw Them All Out spends an entire show with Frank to explain how Crony Capitalism is putting this country at risk. Lobbyists,
Every day in Afghanistan there are casualties requiring helicopter evacuation. There is a high probability that as you read this, someone is bleeding and in the process of extraction from the battlefield. US Army MEDEVAC helicopters fly unarmed into combat
Like the Cabinet of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Kuwait’s own government officials have stepped down in response to continued protests from citizens. The country’s emir may go one step further and dissolve the nation’s parliament. Will this be a
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Egypt’s elections to go ahead despite violence * Four major party coalitions vie for seats in Egypt * Nationalist Imran Khan gets political boost from Pakistan air strike * Arab League approves ‘unprecedented’
The source of this op-ed is the left-wing Israeli newspaper Haaretz. But don’t let that fool you. The writer is one of the most distinguished and erudite politicians Israel has ever produced. Perhaps that’s why he left Israeli politics years
More than half of Afghanistan will soon be under the control of local forces after President Hamid Karzai Sunday announced the second wave of a process which should see all NATO combat forces leave by 2014. Karzai’s office said that
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Arab League prepares package of sanctions against Syria * Israel to assist Kenya’s invasion into Somalia to attack Al-Shabaab * Egypt’s liberal parties show confusion as Muslim Brotherhood gathers strength * U.S. and
The already strained relations between the United States and Pakistan took a direct hit over the Thanksgiving weekend. A NATO air attack on military outposts in Northern Pakistan Saturday killed as many as 28 troops. From Reuters: Pakistan retaliated by
It has taken two years and two months for an investigation to determine that the dereliction of duty on the part of at least one Officer led to the deaths of four Service members at Ganjgal. For those not familiar
Next month, America’s long campaign in Iraq will come to an end with the departure of the last US forces from the country. Amazingly, the approaching withdrawal date has fomented little discussion in the US. Few have weighed in on
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Once again, Turkey threatens Syria, but then says it won’t intervene * Vietnam increases South China Sea presence to confront China * Iceland rejects land sale to wealthy tycoon from China * Egypt’s
CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s military rulers picked a prime minister from ousted leader Hosni Mubarak’s era to head the next government, according to state television, a choice that will almost certainly intensify criticism by tens of thousands of protesters accusing
Happy Thanksgiving weekend in America! This is a good time to share something lighter than the constant war. I’ve traveled to more than sixty countries, often spending years on end abroad. Those journeys have revealed many fascinating sides of life.
Last week in Washington, I spoke as part of the Center for Security Policy‘s National Security Group Luncheon on Capitol Hill. I discussed the possibility of an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear weapons installations. [youtube MeI98eiDBts]
Early and volatile, the Republican Presidential nomination race–at least for now–appears to be settling into a contest between consistent front runner Mitt Romney and the latest surging “non-Romney alternative,” former House Speaker, Newt Gingrich. Unfortunately, the CNN/Heritage Foundation/American Enterprise televised
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Massive protester confrontation with Egypt’s army expected on Friday * Four people killed in clashes in Saudi Arabia * Saudi Arabia may limit remittances of foreign workers * China’s South China Sea aggression
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran has arrested 12 agents of the American Central Intelligence Agency, the country’s official IRNA news agency reported, quoting an influential lawmaker. Parviz Sorouri, a member of the powerful parliamentary committee on foreign policy and national
About a year ago, Chicago-based Pastor Erwin Lutzer had written a fascinating book titled When a Nation Forgets God: 7 Lessons We Must Learn from Nazi Germany. I have read all 141 pages now on three separate occasions. Fascinated every
The Daily Caller, Zero Hedge, and Stratfor report that the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush has been sent to the Levant, near the Syrian coast. From Zero Hedge: Yesterday we reported that the Arab League (with European and US
Authorities in the obscure prairie village of Skokie, Illinois are bracing for ethnic and sectarian strife as local Indians and Jews prepare to do battle in a bizarre conflict known as the “Indo-Jew Bowl.” The clashes, which flare up annually
Early in 2009 the FBI publicly severed all ties with the Muslim Brotherhood front group the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), following the conviction of Hamas fundraisers associated with the Holy Land Foundation (HLF). CAIR was listed as an unindicted
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Happy Thanksgiving * Germany’s bond auction called a ‘complete disaster’ as bond panic spreads * EU President Barroso makes strong pitch for ‘Stability Bonds’ * Merkel affirms her rejection of Eurobonds in budget
Last week, international media reported that Syria–in the midst of bloody repression and conflict–had been elected to two human rights committees of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization). UNESCO is the agency that recognized Palestinian statehood last month
