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.
Assuming among those who have followed the events in the Middle East know the likelihood of all this ending badly is probably even money at this point. Islamism is very much a part of the populace. It is organic with
AWR: On the morning of 9/11, what was your first thought when you received word that a plane had struck one of the towers of the World Trade Center? Sec. Rumsfeld: That it was an accident. AWR: After the second
As the Middle East is awash in protests and popular uprisings, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (“the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques” as he is described) has quickly announced $35 billion in aid for people. The money is supposed
For better or worse, each passing day the Middle East is becoming more unstable. Regimes that have clung to power for decades are now being overthrown and threatened. Others are preemptively cracking down on their opponents or seeking to appease
Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, Frank is joined by best selling author US Army Lt. Col. (ret.) Ralph Peters. Ralph’s most recent best seller, The Officers’ Club, “captures the passions and confusion of the times, the reckoning due
If the President of the University of Central Florida (UCF), Dr. John Hitt, were arrested tomorrow for material support of terrorism, he might finally begin to understand the irresponsible and dangerous actions he continues to allow his university to take
Very interesting story about how the unrest was sparked, the cyber fight between governments and activists, and why the Main Stream Media was left in the dust. [youtube 7QNNbCBFUik nolink]
Kim Jong Il’s son and heir apparent Jong-un watched a military inspection through binoculars when he visited a base in January. That makes sense. After all, he was recently appointed vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, which essentially runs
A nice summary of what’s happening on the ground by Aljazeera. [youtube yYyho9dBq-o nolink]
Sometimes it starts in small waves. There is evidence that anti-government activities are starting to increase in North Korea of all places, as well as China. South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo reports on tremors. When soldiers are complaining about a lack
It’s fashionable these days for anyone to compare his political enemies to Hitler. But as I watched Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi give his 75 minute speech on Tuesday on Al-Jazeera, all I could think was that Hitler had been resurrected. Gaddafi
Giddy tyrants – Ahmadinejad invited over to play in Jong-il’s back yard. On December 30 of 2010, I revealed in my article, “Is Iran About to Test a Nuclear Bomb In North Korea?” that according to reports from inside Iran,
There are four coterminous revolutions going on in the Middle East. Secular, well meaning revolutionaries are convinced they can foment a contemporary version of the American Revolution with institutions that guarantee liberty. There are street revolutionaries eager to take advantage
Before I delve into this one, where are the Feminazis and the MSM? I mean, by their standards doesn’t this qualify as a hate crime? What part of a white, Anglo female being physically and sexually attacked by a bunch
Great events are occurring in the Muslim North African and Middle East World. There are many factors to understand what is happening and what will happen in these nations. Over the centuries regimes have risen and fallen. Change is the
Mr. President, do you think Muammar Gaddafi should step down? White House spokesman Jay Carney called on Gaddafi’s regime to respect the universal rights of its citizens and allow peaceful protests to take place. “We offer our condolences to families
In Britain there is a “Chinese language learning craze.” In Egypt there is now strong interest to learn Chinese. In Russia the government proclaimed it “Chinese Language Year.” Israel is boosting the teaching of Chinese, and it thinking seriously about
Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, Congressman Michael McCaul weighs in on the Muslim Brotherhood, border security, and the presence of Hezbollah in Mexico and Latin America. As a former deputy attorney general of Texas, a former federal prosecutor
That’s the fascinating question that Tally Helfont of the Foreign Policy Research Institute raises in a fascinating piece. Given that Wikileaks exposed the dirty secrets of leaders across Islamic world right before the place erupted, did those revelations push things
In a speech to supporters Qaddafi vows to fight to the bitter end. He says he is prepared to die as a martyr. That can be arranged. [youtube wNZiKH-LHWY nolink]
On Saturday (19 February) the leader of the Hamas government in Gaza, Ismael Haniyeh, extended an invitation to the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, to visit Gaza and lead their Friday prayers. Haniyeh hoped that this
Caution: graphic images of burned bodies. [youtube zHGf5nBQHkQ nolink]
This is a portion Raymond Davis’ interrogation by Pakistani police. He is being held on murder charges in Pakistan for shooting two individuals who he says were trying to rob him. He was carrying a Glock and a telescope when
British Prime Minister David Cameron just gave a speech in Kuwait where he proclaimed that the West has contributed to Middle Eastern instability by backing autocratic regimes. The Left has been arguing this for years. And the media has been
Marco Rubio enjoyed major Tea party support. A major goal of Tea parties is to take-on and shake-up The Beltway establishment. Well, in his very first filed amendment, Senator Marco Rubio takes-on the Castro-lobby (witting and unwitting). Which is to
