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 well over two years now I and others, have been questioning the wisdom of conducting a Counter Insurgency effort in the center of an ideologically monolithic society. The problem with COIN is that it assumes a much flatter playing
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Wednesday’s much-hyped EU Finance Ministers’ meeting is canceled * Greeks panic and withdraw money from banks * Berlusconi’s government in Italy close to collapse * Algeria imposes censorship to prevent an ‘Arab Spring’
Americans are immanently concerned with America’s destiny and standing in the world. This has been on our collective conscience since the beginning and really began to manifest in our political conscience in 1898. The question is America declining, are our
Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: Founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, Zuhdi Jasser discusses the situation unfolding in the Middle East. Have the two opposing factions in the Middle East facilitated the rise of Islamism in the region?
When the world learned of the capture and subsequent death of Muammar Gaddafi on Oct. 20, 2011, academics and pundits and political leaders looked to official responses before framing their own. The United Nations, the U.S. Department of State, and
An editorial from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung compares the European Union (EU) response to the debt crisis to the military situation in the waning days of World War II. As to the idea that the European Union can function as
I wrote towards the end of last week, “never underestimate results.” I should have added the psychological advantage a sitting President has with all the glitz and glamor that goes with that while he’s traveling the country. President Obama will
This weekend, I learned about the death of another amazing World War II era Veteran. Those of them who remain are quickly leaving this earth simply due to time. George Meissler left us this past Saturday at 5pm in his
From a Middle East correspondent: Beirut Arab news agency al Nashra reported on Saturday November 22, that [White House Muslim envoy] Dalia Mogahed has succeeded in canceling a meeting between the Maronite Patriarch of Lebanon and President Barack Obama. Writing
Note: On July 22nd, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik massacred seventy-seven people in downtown Oslo and on the nearby island of Utøya. When the killer’s infamous manifesto was made public shortly afterwards, the pseudonymous Norwegian blogger Fjordman was cited as one
At the end of August, the great minds at Think Progress were horrified at the prospect that Libya, if Gadhafi lost power, would end up being an Islamist nation utilizing Sharia Law as the foundation for its political and legal
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * U.S. withdraws ambassador to Syria after regime-sponsored threats * Bomb blasts in Nairobi, Kenya, kill one person, injure dozens * Britain’s David Cameron defeats call for referendum on EU membership * Polygamy in
The Marines are sending the first of two Lockheed Martin K-MAX unmanned helos to Afghanistan. They are going to be used to resupply front-line troops. The hope is they will reduce the number of convoys and thereby limit the effectiveness
Editor’s note: Clare Lopez is a former operations officer for the CIA, and former head of the Iran Policy Committee. Things have been going fairly well for Iran of late, at least with regard to the Americans. Even though an
Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: For a special treat today, Iranian-American journalist, Roya Hakakian shares the microphone with Frank to talk Iran. In her book, “Assassins of the Turquoise Palace,” Hakakian tells the story of the 1992 Mykonos restaurant assassination
Only gentiles have the imagination to create an illusion like “the peace process,” only Arabs are shrewd enough to exploit it, and only Jews are foolish enough to chase after it. YNET, 10/23/11 Rice: Olmert surprised me In new book,
To Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and President Barack Obama: For the last seven years I have written about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I have covered the US Army, Marines, Air Force and Navy. I’ve also covered the
From Russia Today: [youtube JFqu-zA5BrI nolink] Lithuania declared this year as one of remembrance for the country’s holocaust victims. But that does not include focusing on the brutality that people endured under the Nazis, as the country seems to pursue
Across a vast expanse of the Muslim world, from Tunisia to Pakistan, the forces of Islam are rising. Tunisian voters have given the Al Nahda (Muslim Brotherhood) party a dominant position in the national assembly that will write the country’s
From the Associated Press: SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan — Sen. John McCain said Sunday that military action to protect civilians in Syria might be considered now that NATO’s air campaign in Libya is ending. However, President Obama’s administration has made clear
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In the Islamic world natures fills a power vacuum with – you guessed it – Islam! The Telegraph (UK), 10/23/2011 Libya’s liberation: interim ruler unveils more radical than expected plans for Islamic law Libya‘s interim leader outlined more radical plans
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * The European situation continues to worsen * Britain may hold referendum on leaving the European Union * Sarkozy tells Cameron to ‘shut up’ in euro clash * Anti-Immigrant party loses ground in Switzerland
It’s been 8 months since Arab Spring revolution swept Egypt and led to the end of Mubarak’s regime. The uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February has hammered the economy and sparked a wave of sectarian and other violence that
Pakistan supports militants trying to overthrow is government. The United States helped to put him in power. But Afghan President Karzai says he would side with Pakistan over the United States. File under: lack of gratitude. From the Associated Press:
