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.
Zabibah-Master meets master of clueless Middle East reportage He’s baaack–this time from a trip to Egypt, where itinerant reporter Michael Totten, in his own inimitably vacuous assessment, was “hanging with the Muslim Brotherhood.” Totten is the classic uninformed roving Middle
From the Marine Corps Times: “Will she or won’t she? Marines everywhere cheered Hollywood hottie Mila Kunis when reports emerged early this week that she would honor the invitation from Sgt. Scott Moore and attend a Marine Corps Birthday Ball
From Ynet news: Not the produce placement some firms are looking for A Japanese heavy machinery manufacturer said it has cut business ties with the Iranian government following a report that its cranes have been used for public executions. The
Arab world opinion of the U.S. and President Obama … has dropped to an all time low. —dailycaller.com, 7/14/2011 This has to be understood for what it is: With the election of Barack Hussein Obama, the Arabs had every reason
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Obama agrees to support Russia’s bid to end Libya action with mediation Medvedev and Obama meeting in Moscow in 2009 (AP) President Barack Obama will support the mediation attempt by Russia’s president Dmitry Medvedev
Big Brother now wants to control the heat in our bedrooms….and every other room in our homes. First the Federal Government mandated what kind of toilets we flush, then what type of light bulbs we can use, now they are
From the point of view of generational theory, a crisis era turns into a crisis war between two countries following a series of shocks and surprises, with each side crossing some kind of “red line,” and the other side making
With talk of the “Arab Spring” focused on whether it presages winter or summer, the whiff or metaphoric chlorophyll wafting through the desert misses a truly apt “spring” metaphor. The demonstrations rocking the Arab world are a surface phenomenon, a
A few years ago, a British officer said to me they want to get as far left of bang as possible. The farther left of bang, the better. Right of bang is a crater and a memorial service. A main
[youtube EQ11C3Mam2A] The above clip was taken from an interview given by Shaykh Abu-Ishaq al-Huwayni on the Egyptian satellite television station al-Hikma on 7 July 2011. Al-Huwayni here explains that whoever insults Muhammad, even if he later repents, must be
Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, the author of The Coming Revolution: Struggle for Freedom in the Middle East, Dr. Walid Phares joined Frank to for a geo-political break down of the Middle East and North Africa. Now that
The United States has numerous intelligence flaws. While the nation has some of the best technical capabilities for intelligence collection, analysis, and production, we continue to encounter several gaps within our intelligence process. As identified in an earlier Fox News
If this leaves you a bit confused, imagine the muddled state-of-mind of our President. US aid to Palestinians in jeopardy over Hamas link WASHINGTON – American aid to the Palestinians is in jeopardy over their ties to the terrorist group
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This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. New terrorist attack in Mumbai, India Police at Opera House bombing site in Mumbai At least 21 people were killed and more than 140 were injured in three coordinated bomb blasts set off by
U.S. counterterrorism officials have concluded that Osama bin Laden was aware of the 7/7 London bombings in 2005, but it was the last successful operation in which he played a prominent role, Reuters reports. While circumstantial information and government analysis
From Department of Defense Buzz: “A pair of top Navy officials admitted Tuesday that its endemic readiness problems are basically unresolved — and may keep getting worse — before the service’s plans to fix its surface fleet finally take effect.
The First World War, oftentimes referred to as the Great War, was initiated by a terrorist attack. This attack was implemented via the assassination of the Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia–Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This war led to approximately nine
From the UK’s Daily Mail: This is the brutal lynching and public display of the close confidante who shot dead Ahmed Wali Karzai – the half-brother of president Hamid Karzai. A group of men in plain clothes hung the corpse
Since 2007, al-Qaida has incorporated sophisticated encryption technology into its arsenal, according to a new report from the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). The development was prompted by numerous security breaches of the group’s online activities by Western government
European Union officials continue to be in a panic, after the Greek “contagion” spread to Italy this week. After Greece, Ireland and Portugal were forced in the last year to beg for bailouts just to survive, it now appears that
“I’m tired of rewarding bad behavior.” – Congressman Paul Gosar Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, Congressman Paul Gosar explains how he took a stand on U.S. foreign policy and successfully passed an amendment unanimously through the House of
“What?! Just look at this article’s title! Here’s typical Cuban- exile, Mc Carthyite, crackpot right-wing, Republican lunacy! Bourdain’s show is on The Travel Channel, for crying out loud! On the July 12th episode of his No Reservations , they ran
The other night, Frank Gaffney joined Eric Bolling on Fox Business News to talk about the latest TSA outrages. [youtube vYx4tF9p7Zk] It’s nearly daily now that the blogosphere explodes with news of obvious non-threat passengers being subjected to harsh patdowns
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