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.
For many years, observers of the US State Department on both sides of the American political spectrum have agreed that State Department officials suffer from a malady referred to as “clientitis.” Clientitis is generally defined as a state of mind
Remember when we were promised that then-candidate Barack Obama would restore the image of the United States around the world–when we were promised our country would be loved again? From the Telegraph: A top Russian female newsreader has caused a
Egypt’s military ruler said presidential polls will be held by the end of June, and offered a referendum on the immediate transfer of power in a bid to defuse tensions after days of deadly anti-military rallies. Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi,
Fred Grandy is one of the smartest – and certainly most respected men – in Washington. He achieved that reputation the old fashioned way: He earned it as a former Congressman, successful non-profit business executive and long-time top-rated talk radio
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed Wednesday to step down after a long-running uprising to oust him from 33 years in power. Saleh, seated beside Saudi King Abdullah in the Saudi capital Riyadh, signed a U.S.-backed deal hammered out by
Russia on Wednesday warned the West that it could deploy missiles on the EU’s borders to strike against missile defence facilities that the United States plans to install in eastern Europe. President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia was prepared to deploy
As Egypt approaches its first post revolution elections on November 28th, Tahrir Square is on fire again. Violent clashes erupted as protesters demand the Military Council step down and hand over authority to a civilian body. Feeling the revolution has
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Egypt’s military leader responds to mass protests * Massive protests continue in Egypt * Euro collapse now seems inevitable, as Franco-German rift grows * Another savior for Europe: The Federal Reserve * Wild-eyed
A recap of the Republican debate on national security and foreign policy, as seen through its best and worst moments. Worst gaffe of the night: CNN, which mis-identified former Democratic presidential candidate Gen. Wesley Clark as a Republican in its
Tonight’s debate among the Republican presidential contenders, co-hosted by the Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute, and CNN, will feature the candidates’ views on foreign policy. [youtube SfMKdMKzM0Y] By now, Republican voters are used to the clash between the hawkish
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Those who hoped for a new era of peaceful democracy following the Arab Spring demonstrations in Egypt, especially as they led to the resignation of president Hosni Mubarak, will be troubled by the latest news from the country. The hope
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Egypt’s ‘Second Revolution’ mass protest threatens next week’s election * Political parties call for ‘million man protest’ on Tuesday * Unrest may hasten Egypt’s currency crisis * The ‘last days of the euro’
Today, I have copied and pasted two news items, both dealing with the same costly U.S. intelligence failures in the Mideast. Read both. Each is a companion piece to the other. To my mind, they attest to the sophistication of
BAGHDAD (AP) – The top American general in Iraq said Monday that al-Qaida and other insurgent groups might seek to step up operations after U.S. forces leave at the end of the year. Gen. Lloyd Austin also told reporters in
Egyptian Coptic writer and activist, Cynthia Farahat, recently escaped violent religious persecution of the Egyptian domestic security forces. Today she joined Fred Grandy in the Secure Freedom Radio studio and is reporting in English on that persecution, the nature of
In a court decision that has received surprisingly little media coverage, a New York District judge ordered Citibank to freeze almost $2 billion of debt-securities allegedly belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran. This past August, victims of Iranian terror
NEW YORK (AP) – An “al-Qaida sympathizer” accused of plotting to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as U.S. troops returning home has been arrested on numerous terrorism-related charges. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced at a
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Thousands clash with police in Tahrir Square in Cairo Egypt * Congressional ‘Super Committee’ to announce failure * Syria accuses the Arab League of being a ‘tool’ of the West * Putin receives
Editor’s not: read Part 1 of Mr. Guandolo’s article here. The Dissenters In September 2010, a group of prominent leaders from the Intelligence and Law Enforcement community (Team B II) stepped out by producing a report entitled, “Shariah: The Threat
Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: Rep. Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Strategic Forces Subcommittee, explains the importance of America’s nuclear deterrence and how it needs to be upgraded. America’s nuclear capabilities have provided deterrence from not
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Saif al-Islam Gaddafi captured in Libya * Massive violence in Egypt may be a turning point * Stuxnet virus suspected in last week’s explosions in Iran * Remote cyber attack destroys pump in
How the U.S. National Security Apparatus is Imposing the Islamic Law of Slander on American Citizens and Aiding & Abetting the Enemy U.S. War fighting doctrine requires we analyze an enemy beginning with (1) who the enemy says he is,
The Face of Islamic Women’s Rights in Post-Mubarak, Arab Spring “Liberated” Egypt My colleague Al-Mutarjim has translated comments made this week to the London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat (via the Gazan publication Donia al-Watan) by a female candidate for the Egyptian Parliament,
Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio: Today’s show begins with a special tribute to the life of Fred Ikle, who served with Frank in the Reagan administration as the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. Within an amazing lifetime, Frank describes how
