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.
Will this revolution turn out better than the last one? From Wired: Ahmed Maher: It worked in Egypt, it can work in the US, too! One of the key activists behind Egypt’s “Facebook Revolution” is now giving advice to a
Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced at a news conference that an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the United States involved a conspiracy emanating from Iran. The timing of the announcement, as well as who delivered it,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Israel exchanges Gilad Shalit for 1,027 Palestinians * Greece facing nationwide general strike on Wednesday and Thursday * Merkel says euro crisis is moving ‘millimeter by millimeter’ * Thailand’s troops race to protect
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) has issued a report co-authored by retired Army Lt.-General David Barno which comes to a startling conclusion: we can cut $550 billion from the Pentagon budget over the next ten years and
An Occupy Portland protester crossed yellow police tape that is protecting a memorial to fallen soldiers in the center of Lownsdale Square. The significance of the statue can be found at Portland Online: The Soldiers’ Monument, Douglas Tilden’s monument to
From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON – Three months ago, one of the CIA’s most experienced clandestine operatives started work inside the New York Police Department. His title is special assistant to the deputy commissioner of intelligence. On that much, everyone
Legend has it that ancient Rome was spared a devastating invasion by the courage and skill of a great warrior named Horatius, whose singlehanded defense of a bridge kept the enemy hordes at bay. From time to time, a contemporary
WASHINGTON: A miniature “kamikaze” drone designed to quietly hover in the sky before dive-bombing and slamming into a human target will soon be part of the US Army’s arsenal, officials say. Dubbed the “Switchblade,” the robotic aircraft represents the latest
The Huffington Post, Washington Post, and a vast array of liberal pundits have attempted to repudiate Glenn Beck’s forecast Occupy Wall Street analysis. For several weeks now, Beck has educated listeners about demonstrations, mobs, and protests. He has used the
Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: Policy Director of the Foreign Policy Initiative, Robert Zarate talks budget cuts. This past August, the President and Congress enacted a last minute debt deal where they raised the debt ceiling and called for a
Beyond the debate over the morality or justice of Israel’s deal to release 1000 terrorists for one kidnapped soldier lies a simple fact: the Arabs always regard Israel’s last offer -even if rejected – as the starting point for new
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File it under no good deed goes unpunished. Having fought now for ten years to deliver Afghans from the clutches of the Taliban, now comes a survey which demonstrates that, well, the work has gone unappreciated by a majority of
Green Berets AKA Army Special Forces have been sent to Uganda to quell a 20 year old string of rape, murder, and kidnapping. A reported 200 rebels belonging to the group called the Lord’s Resistance Army (LR-A) lead by Joseph
This is a special day in Israel. 5 years ago Gilad Shalit was just a regular soldier doing his job in the IDF. In the last 5 years he spend in Hamas’ captivity, Gilad Shalit became an icon, he became
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Hopes for a euro solution next weekend fade as the hours pass Moody’s warns France about its AAA debt rating Kenya’s army prepares to fight the ‘Mother of all Battles’ Use of heavy weapons
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hamas militants whisked a captured Israeli soldier across the Gaza border into Egypt early Tuesday, beginning an elaborate prisoner swap deal in which hundreds of Palestinian inmates are to be freed in return for
German economists (always looking at the bottom-line) are now warning that France may be the next country to see it’s AAA credit rating to go. Part of it is because France is helping to bailout Greece. “A new bailout package
From the Associated Press: LAS VEGAS — Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan kept it simple and sweet. She was eight months into a nine-month assignment in Kuwait, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had just informed Congress that the U.S. armed
The “Lord’s Resistance Army” is probably not the main target for Obama’s recent military action in Uganda. Stanley Kurtz may be right that Samantha Power and her brand of militant humanitarianism has such a strong hold on President Obama, which
The Western strategy towards Iran basically centers on using sanctions to weaken the Iranian economy. While the Iranian economy appears to be having difficulty because of the Islamist inspired socialism that dominates the country, sanctions appear to be having only
A lot has changed in the life of former Army Special Forces Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart since the last time his name appeared on the virtual pages of BigPeace.com, Jan. 2, but the highly-decorated Green Beret and combat
From the Associated Press: LINCOLN, Neb. — A criminal case has been dismissed against a Nebraska veteran accused of lying about his military record. A federal judge in Maryland ruled in August that the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 was
The last decade was dominated by the war against terror. Throughout the post 9/11 era, Al Qaeda and the threat of Islamic terrorism have played a central role in defining Washington’s diplomatic agenda. Terror has become a global concern and
Don’t hold your breath waiting for the protests to come to Beijing…. From the Associated Press: Occupy Wall Street…but not Tiananmen Square BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign ministry said Monday the Occupy Wall Street movement highlights issues that are worth
