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.
Is the international community facing a suppression of the freedom of religion and speech in the face of Sharia law? If so, will the world be dominated by theology rather than democratic principles? Director of the Center for Religious Freedom
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * 2009: ‘Super Mario’ Monti says that EU faces existential crisis * Hope that new governments in Greece and Italy will stop EU deterioration * Russia’s president Medvedev warns against cutting eurozone * Russia’s
Saudi journalist Mshari Al-Zaydi wonders in an Al-Arabiya commentary why we don’t dispense with the euphemisms, and call the Arab Spring what it is quickly becoming: the Muslim Brotherhood Spring. That should not have been a surprise, Al-Zaydi notes: Shock
Former Chinese dissident and Harvard-trained sociologist Dr. Sasha Gong will help you make the culinary best of a very bad, bad situation in her new book, co-authored with Scott D. Seligman: The Cultural Revolution Cookbook: Simple, Healthy Recipes From China’s
You will recall that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s Justice Department filed a lawsuit in support of a Muslim public school teacher, Sefoorah Khan. After just 9 months’ employment in a Chicago area school, Ms. Khan chose to take a
The International Atomic Energy Agency is expected to release a report about Iran’s nuclear program this week. Many nuclear experts and diplomats expect the worst. Israel is getting sketchy, and rumored plans of military operations against the Shiite state are
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * In bitter defeat, Berlusconi resigns as Italy’s prime minister. * Arab League sort-of suspends Syria’s membership * Clashes escalate among Libya’s tribal militias near Tripoli * Niger grants asylum to Saadi Gaddafi *
Co-authored by K.D.M. Jensen The past few days have seen yet another round in the “last straw” dithering about Iran. This time the huffing seems heavier. The IAEA has suddenly woken up and finds that Stuxnet wasn’t much of a
Immediately following the death of Osama Bin Laden, numerous experts attempted to recount the U.S. Navy SEAL’s endeavors against the Al Qaeda mad man. Some persons were more credible than others. Today, the story continues in former Navy SEAL Chuck
I’ve always been proud of my Irish heritage, but now I’m having to reconsider. As is so often the case when something goes awry, the blame belongs to a politician (this Craig Ferguson joke is right on the mark). Michael
Graphic images of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s dead, broken body captured on video after rebels overran his headquarters belie an earlier period in history when the Libyan ruler was very much on the offensive against American interests. While public opinion remains
Today on Secure Freedom Radio: What can all Americans do to thank veterans for their service to our country? Representative for California’s 52nd district and the first Marine combat veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to be elected
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Lucas Papademos promises to keep Greece in the eurozone * France demands an investigation into S&P’s ‘shocking’ error * Investors pop the champagne corks – again * Who owns the northern lights? *
Bus doors opened. Upon exiting, sounds of chaos filled the air. The meanest yet most professional-appearing “Smokey the Bear” hat-wearing Military Instructors foamed out of their mouths barking orders. Complete strangers would soon become lifelong brothers; this was the start
What is happening in Greece should come as no surprise to anyone. And it certainly comes as no surprise to me, as I am family to Greece’s last truly conservative, free-market Prime Minister, Constantine Mitsotakis (1990-1993). Other than attending a
VIENNA (AP) – A former Soviet nuclear scientist’s son-in-law has told the U.N. atomic agency that the scientist’s involvement in alleged Iranian efforts to develop nuclear arms is broader than originally thought, diplomats have told The Associated Press. The International
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * World focuses on Mario Draghi and the European Central Bank for the ‘Big Bazooka’ * Greece chooses a technocrat as interim prime minister * Italy also chooses a technocrat to replace Berlusconi *
Jonathan Shapiro, a.k.a “Zapiro,” is a talented and witty editorial cartoonist hailing from South Africa. His drawings frequently poke fun at South Africa’s ruling elite, and that of the world in general. Yet Shapiro shares and promotes the fervent anti-Israel
Dennis Ross, widely seen as one of the few strong pro-Israel advisers in the Obama administration, has announced that he will be stepping down as a presidential adviser. Ross’s departure comes as the Obama administration faces fresh criticism for private
Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: ICE Special Agent in Charge for Arizona Matt Allen speaks about Operation Pipeline Express. This was a multiagency investigation of an 80 mile stretch of the Arizona/Mexico border to combat the narcotics smuggling within that
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Greece’s Papandreou says his successor will be … * Italy unravels in bond panic * Pandemonium in Europe shocks world markets * Chaotic European politics raises fears of a collapse of the euro
Over the past week, there has been an avalanche of news reports in the Israeli and Western media about the possibility of an imminent Israeli or American strike on Iran’s nuclear installations. These reports were triggered by a report on
A continuation of the review of: Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws are Choking Freedom Worldwide Read Part I and Part II here. Victims in the West In addition to additional Muslim reformers, the book covers several other cases of
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Italy’s Berlusconi loses parliamentary majority, appears close to resigning * IAEA says Iran’s nuclear program shows ‘military dimensions’ * Israel wants the west to impose ‘deadly sanctions’ on Iran * Are we about
Lots of firecrackers going off simultaneously right now hinting at greater pyrotechnics to come. On Sunday, I sent around a link to a story in which Israel’s president, uber dove Shimon Peres, warns that “A military strike on Iran is
