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.
Through its 63 years of war and peace – Israel has shown once and again its willingness to go very far for peace. Israel is willing to give up significant land in exchange for true lasting peace. Over the last
From AFP: Gunmen armed with rockets and explosives stormed a major Pakistani naval air base, triggering gun battles that killed five military personnel, three weeks after the US killing of Osama bin Laden.
President Barack Obama gave a new Mideast policy speech on Sunday, in order to mend fences following the aftershock of his speech on Thursday. Whereas his Thursday speech was clearly designed to please the Palestinians and anger the Israelis, his
Update: Taliban is denying. Is Mullah Omar Dead? Just over a year ago, we broke the exclusive story that Mullah Omar had been taken into custody by the Pakistani Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). We also predicted that Mullah Omar
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Major terrorist attack on Navy airbase in Karachi, Pakistan Pakistan’s PNS Mehran naval base, Karachi (Tribune) A well-planned professional terrorist attack was launched on the Pakistan’s PNS Mehran naval base in Karachi, Pakistan, on
The president made the following remarks a few months ago during the time Gov. Scott Walker battled to regain control of the Wisconsin state budget: “I don’t think it does anybody any good when public employees are denigrated or vilified
How precious. It’s been several years now since I lived in San Francisco; aside from their irrational and childish politics– it’s almost possible to forget how thoroughly insane so-called ‘peace’ activists are. From Philip Klein at the Washington Examiner we
Unlike some observers, I disagree totally that by speaking first Obama gained the upper hand and stole Netanyahu’s thunder. In the game of golf, the player farthest from the cup gets to putt first, but then the player who putts
I suppose in the much larger picture, 50 fighter jets from China do not mean a lot, especially since Pakistan entered the joint venture with China for their production in the first place. It is worth noting that China footed
President Barack Obama addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) today, and doubled down on his call for a return to the “1967 lines” as the basis for restarting negotiations towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.
When Barack Obama told Israel to move back to the 1967 borders he effectively gave half of Jerusalem, the Wailing Wall, The Temple Mount, Old Jerusalem, The holiest Christian Church in the world, The Church of the Holy Sepulchre to
What started out as a small gathering last Sunday has ballooned into huge protests in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square, with tens of thousands of protests camped out, protesting austerity measures and government corruption. There were also large crowds in
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greece commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Crete Monument to the Greek victory over the Nazis at the Battle of Crete (Kathimerini) On May 20, 1941, Hitler’s elite paratroopers invaded Crete overnight
From AFP: Six medical students were killed and 23 others wounded in a Taliban suicide attack at Afghanistan’s main military hospital in Kabul on Saturday, officials said. The blast took place at lunchtime in a tent used as a dining
A major realignment led by Saudi Arabia is in progress in the Mideast, triggered by the Arab uprisings and by anger in the Gulf states over President Obama’s responses, especially with respect to Iran. Saudi King Abdullah The incident that
Note to readers: A friend who works in Hollywood penned this essay which I thought would be of interest to BigPeace readers. He would have gladly have contributed it directly, but as he works in Hollywood, he is concerned about
The Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International, “Gallup Pakistan,” and the Gilani Foundation polled a representative sample of 2,530 men and women in the rural and urban areas comprising a cross-section of various education, income, age and linguistic backgrounds. The majority
“As long as the Arabs feel that there is the least hope of getting rid of us, they will refuse to give up this hope in return for either kind words or for bread and butter, because they are not
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The public and most of the news media seem to be confused about just what units of our military are “Special Forces.” It seems the Navy SEALS, Army Rangers, Green Berets, and the infrequently mentioned Delta Force are all referred
Is Iran building a missile base in Venezuela? Ambassador Roger Noriega joined Frank Gaffney today on Secure Freedom Radio and filled in gaps around this story that German news paper, Die Welt, has confirmed. Listen here: [audio: http://www.securefreedomradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/05192011_Seg4_Noriega_10min19.mp3]
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Fitch cuts Greece’s debt ratings, as bailout or default nears Greece’s credit rating was cut by three levels on Friday, to well below junk status, by Fitch Ratings. Possibly more signifcant, Fitch said that
From the Daily Mail (UK): Gary Faulkner: I forced Bin Laden out of the mountains The United States will not pay out the $25 million bounty placed on the head of Osama bin Laden, government sources have revealed. Three weeks
The poppy harvest in A-stan is in; is it time for Thanksgiving? Nah. It’s IED-increase-time. As USA Today reports: “Pentagon expexts IED hits to rise” From the story: “We’re at the front edge of the fighting season,” said Lt. Gen.
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