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.
Transparency International, which focuses on issues of corruption and bribery, is out with its latest index of which countries businessmen are most likely to use bribes overseas to garner business. They looked at 28 countries. Least likely to offer bribes?
Earlier this week, Hannah Stuart, of the Henry Jackson Society in London discussed a strategic brief she had published on Turkey and the Arab Spring with Frank Gaffney on Secure Freedom Radio. Check the audio below because it’s the kind
Richard Goldstone. Source: The Jewish Daily Forward Richard Goldstone, who once accused Israel of deliberately seeking the deaths of Palestinian civilians, then recanted, has published an op-ed in the New York Times today refuting the accusation that Israel is an
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a confidence vote early Saturday, calming a vicious revolt in his Socialist party with an emotional pledge to step aside if necessary and seek a cross-party government lasting four months
Representative Steve Chabot of Ohio’s 1st District joins Frank Gaffney in order to explain how the Muslim Brotherhood is a violent organization composed of violent extremists and how America needs to stay vigilant in combating this threat. The Obama Administration
As details of the Iranian terror plot to blow up the Saudi Embassy in Washington DC become clearer, the U.S. and other Western allies will look to punish Iran. One of the most powerful ways to influence Iran is through
Pale Riders’ Tents 03 November 2011 Few people realize that Task Force Spartan is in what is probably the toughest fighting in Afghanistan. Many of the Soldiers might not even realize it because they are so busy. Within Task Force
From the Associated Press: SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Edward Zivica, a 70-year-old who served in the Navy in the 1960s, faces a hard choice come Veterans Day next week: He can obey the rules and remain in his apartment complex, or
The U.S. Air Force decided to initiate its initial phase of force reduction, meaning more than 400 Captains and Majors will be “pink slipped.” Economically, this makes absolutely no sense especially during the troubling economic hardships within the nation. A
The headlines are stark indeed. “Israel Readies a Pre-Emptive Strike.” Israeli Prime Minister is said to be working to persuade reluctant members of his coalition Cabinet to go along with such a military option against Islamist Iran. The Huffington Post’s
Next week the UN International Atomic Energy Agency reports on Iran’s nuclear program. Indications are that the report with offer new details about the weapons program. Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is running for the Republican nomination for President, indicated
From Foreign Policy: U.S. assistance to Egypt is helping political parties of all ideologies prepare for the upcoming elections — even Islamic parties that may have anti-Western agendas. “We don’t do party support. What we do is party training…. And
Remember that line in Tombstone? Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) said, “You called down the thunder. Well now you got it!” It may be of some benefit for the Tehran regime to Netflix that Western action/drama because the world, as they
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Greece buckles to European demands and cancels referendum * Referendum call forces historic changes * Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s press conference * Following the script * Elements of the script * A little
That’s Islamist Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hugging it out with the President of the United States today at the G-20 summit in France. Our European allies, by contrast, received simple handshakes. Never mind the apparent breach of protocol–what
From the Associated Press: NEW YORK — Thousands of U.S. military veterans are heeding the rallying cry of Occupy Wall Street, saying corporate contractors in Iraq made big money while the troops defending them came home — and can’t make
On Secure Freedom Radio: Are financial sanctions putting a check on Iran’s ambitions to obtain nuclear weapons? Are these sanctions successfully putting a stop to Iran’s underhanded banking methods? Founder of the Red Cell Intelligence Group, Avi Jorisch examines the
Herman Cain is a force of nature. He speaks candidly and has those coveted gifts most people lack: Charisma and a disarming personality. Even some of the most successful politicians lack these gifts. I had a chance to see Mr.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Israel approves 2,300 new settlements as punishment for Palestinian Authority * Israel receives harsh international criticism for settlement approval * Israel’s Netanyahu says that the settlements are a ‘basic right’ * Syria claims
The gutted offices of Charlie Hebdo, Paris. Under Islamic law — not Islamist law — Molotov Cocktails replace letters to the editor. The Daily Mail reports: “Offices of French magazine torched after latest edition mocked Prophet [sic] Mohammed” First, notice
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the former Mayor of Mexico City, has been on a global tour of sorts over the past month. He started in Chicago (the speech is available on video here), went to Washington, D.C. and then headed
Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: Is Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia’s 10th district a true champion for human rights or did he simply have a bad travel agent? Rep. Wolf shares the microphone for another segment of “The Cloakroom” with
Professor Andrew Erickson of the U.S. Naval War College is a top expert in the Chinese space program. Just check out his latest edited volume Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Rules and you will see what I mean. He recently
The United States assisted in ousting Qaddafi leaving the weapon rich nation a complete quagmire–just last week a secret chemical weapon storage facility was located. U.S. troop withdrawals in Iraq leave the nation prone to inevitable collapse. And now the
From the Associated Press: BEIJING — China’s military is accepting recruits who are heavier and have more visible tattoos, conceding to rising prosperity and individuality among the nation’s young. In keeping with a drive for better educated recruits, the military
