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.
By seizing Tripoli and fighting what’s left of the pockets of resistance of Qaddafi forces, Libyan rebels have now almost dislodged the old regime and are expected to begin building their own government. The most pressing question within the international
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Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the man who twice upheld death sentences in the Bulgarian nurses show trial and is poised to lead post-Qaddafi Libya. But don’t worry: The State Department says he’s a refomer. — While making a correction in my
It’s interesting to note that protestors answering his call are not simply protesting the political situation in their country. They are calling for the destruction of Israel. From Iran’s Tehran Times: Bahrain’s Sheik Isa Qassim: You better watch out MANAMA
The scenes of looting in Qaddafi’s Bab al-Aziziya compound (here; here), and general mayhem in “liberated” Tripoli brought to mind the 1937 insights of that great animated Orientalist–Popeye–via my dear friend Hillel Stavis. From Popeye the Sailor and Ali Baba’s
It’s curious to me that no musical genius or industrialist was even near the top of the list. Politicians and philosophers dominate the choices. Of those listed here, how can you not pick Einstein first? From thelocal.de: Goethe the best?
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Al-Qaeda’s second in command killed in Pakistan * New evidence of atrocities in Libya by Gaddafi’s forces * Dramatic massacre in mosque in Damascus, Syria * Mexico’s federal agents raid Monterrey casinos Al-Qaeda’s
From the Associated Press: GIRDWOOD, Alaska — Jennifer Tullis still keeps her husband’s camouflage uniform in the closet, all starched, ironed and folded, even though he died 12 years ago. “He took so much pride in that,” she said, smiling
You saw it here first, folks! Clueless? Over at the American Spectator, the great Jeffrey Lord writes that “almost to a person … prominent pre-Ron Paul non-interventionist “Paulist” politicians of the 20th century were overwhelmingly not conservatives at all. They
Outlook? Uh, not so good. Yes, they get all of that money from the West for their oil. But the Saudi Royal Family has been tapping into its cash reserves for years and using the money to prop up allies
Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, Fouad Ajami of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution shares his enthusiasm for the revolution in Libya and how his hope is boundless for the Libyan people. He expresses joy that the so-called “big time
Unbeknownst to him, President Obama is doing Rush Limbaugh a favor. By participating in the multinational operation against Gadhafi, Obama is undercutting a longtime ally and moneyman behind Rush’s most persistent nemesis – Jesse Jackson. In 2001, investigative journalist Ken
According to Maxine Waters the Tea party “can go straight to hell”. But “VIVA FIDEL!” she chanted during the rapturous reception that greeted the Stalinist dictator’s visit to Harlem’s Riverside Church on Sept. 9, 2000. The overflow crowd packed the
From Bloomberg: SA-7s: We better find them before Al Qaeda does… The U.S. plans to deploy two contractors to Libya with the exclusive job of tracking down and destroying shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles before they fall into the hands of terrorists.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Mexico’s Pres. Calderon partially blames U.S. for Monterrey terror attack * Iran’s Ahmadinejad says Palestinian state is only the ‘first step’ * Egypt’s ‘million man protest’ rally attracts only hundreds * Report accuses
As of right now, the Arab Spring has lasted for more than eight months. Marked by protests throughout the Middle East, to the point of overthrowing governments in some cases, these months have changed the makeup of the Middle East
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There is a mad rush by Europeans to see who can line up lucrative contracts in Libya now that Gaddafi has effectively lost power. Two weeks ago a group of German executives boarded a military plane and flew to Libya
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Libya is a tribal society, with over 140 tribes, according to CNN. Some analysts are claiming urbanization has reduced tribal identities, and that the population has become much more homogeneous, but I strongly disagree with that, based on theory from
The left’s boogieman is releasing a new book. The contents, of which, Cheney says, promises to have ‘heads exploding’ in D.C. I just read Cheney’s book… Part of the tell-all is that he encouraged President Bush to bomb Syria’s suspected
Tonight on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio: Congressman Ted Poe of Texas’s 2nd district discusses the recent hackings of Google e-mails and the infiltration of defense contractors, as well as the Chinese have essentially declared cyber war on the United
From the Associated Press: MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) – The death toll climbed as workers continued to pull bodies out of a burned casino in northern Mexico, where gunmen spread gasoline and ignited a fire that trapped and killed at least
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Traders await Bernanke’s Friday speech, following Perry’s slam Ben Bernanke Stock market traders this week have been wild with anxiety over what Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is going to talk about in the speech
