National Security

P. J. Crowley resigned as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs in March 2011 after he said that alleged Department of Defense mistreatment of Bradley Manning was, “ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid.” But Crowley didn’t have to wait long until

Five years ago this week, Iran’s Lebanese proxy opened war with Israel. The war lasted 34 days, during which Hezbollah launched more than 4,000 missiles against Israel. Now five years later, under US President Barack Obama, America is pushing a

Congressman Rob Bishop, of the 1st district of Utah, joins Frank to examine the current issues facing American border control and the National Security and Federal Land Protection Act that might compromise the ability to carry out their duties. Eighty

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Assassination of Karzai’s brother creates Afghanistan power vacuum Ahmad Wali Karzai The most powerful political figure in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, Ahmad Wali Karzai, half-brother of Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai, was assassinated in his home

Mark Twain is usually credited with the quip that “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” The same is certainly true of our dependence on foreign, and often unfriendly, sources of energy – particularly when gas

WOW! This is a huge event and it could shake up all of the cunning plans currently underway in Afghanistan by all concerned parties. Ahmed Wali Karzai (AWK) was the main power broker in southern Afghanistan and deeply involved with

From the Marine Corps Times: The Marine Corps is considering an overhaul of the Physical Fitness Test for women that would incorporate a new upper-body strength test requiring pull-ups for a perfect score. Details of the plan are outlined in

A radical Islamist group which claims a presence in nearly 50 countries is so confident it can help establish a global Muslim government – or caliphate – that it distributed a draft constitution during a recent conference outside of Chicago.

Here’s another sign of the growing political distance between America’s left-liberal Jews and the Jewish state. Glenn Beck, the conservative pundit generally demonized by everyone from J Street to the ADL to the New York Times, is in Israel receiving

A New York Supreme Court judge ruled in favor of a group of Israeli terror victims in a lawsuit against the Bank of China on Friday, allowing the case to move forward. The 84 plaintiffs allege that the Bank of

Attorney General Eric Holder has a bad habit of becoming distracted from his sworn duties and becomes indignant when testifying before Congress, when confronted with the life and death effects of his own decisions. On May 3, 2011, Attorney General

Are Pakistan and the United States about to get a divorce? The United States is threatening to cut aid, holding back some $800 million, nearly a third of the $2 billion that we give the country every year. Now Pakistan

From the German publication The Local: “The Quadriga Prize, bestowed on the anniversary of German reunification on October 3, is a private award that recognises “role models for enlightenment, dedication and the public good,” the Werkstatt Deutschland organisation said. Its

Hundreds of supporters of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad attacked the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Monday, spray-painting walls with obscenities. Graffiti referring to American ambassador Robert Ford said, “”Ford get out now. The people want to kick out the dog,”

What’s even cooler when you think about it, they did this because they knew things were about to get real. In other words, just in case bin Laden got messed up beyond all recognition, they had a fall back plan

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. China criticizes South China Sea drills in Mike Mullen’s visit China’s General Chen Bingde greets Admiral Mike Mullen in Beijing on Monday (Xinhua) In recent weeks, the United States has conducted joint naval exercises

The recently exposed ATF led Operation “Fast and Furious” has not saturated the media as it should. Budget dilemmas, economy, Casey Anthony, and other topics such as the withdrawal of surge troops in Afghanistan have played as distractionary news topics.

The United Nations recently put together a report critical of social conditions in Germany. And who did the UN rely on for the report? Germany’s left-leaning Der Spiegel reports that they relied on an organization formed by ex-Stasi spies unhappy

Hundreds of people lined Sarajevo’s main street on Saturday, as trucks bearing 613 coffins carrying victims’ remains pass through to Srebrenica, where the victims of Europe’s worst massacre since World War I will be buried, according to AP. The 613

Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, has returned from a lengthy medical stay in Cuba. It seems doctors removed a puss infection from his colon and cancerous parts of his colon. There have been few details as to what stage of

From Reuters: “A French minister said on Sunday it was time for Libya’s rebels to negotiate with Muammar Gaddafi’s government, but Washington said it stood firm in its belief that the Libyan leader cannot stay in power. Not Indiana Jones….French

From the Associated Press: BEIJING — The United States is spending too much on its military in light of its recent economic troubles, China’s top general said Monday while playing down his country’s own military capabilities. The chief of the

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Gen David Petraeus: “No country has suffered more from Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida than Afghanistan.” That comment from a June interview with Military Times stopped me cold. Partly, it was the pat sweep of the superlative. But it was

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Emergency EU meeting on Monday will discuss crisis in Italy Italy 10-year bond yields (Bloomberg) A sharp spike in Italy’s bond yields (interest rates) on Friday, combined with the fact that Italy has the