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.
Several weeks ago riots rocked Ivory Coast after its longtime leader Laurent Gbagbo was removed from power. For chocolate lovers Ivory Coast is an important country as it produces one third of the world’s cocoa. Indeed, cocoa prices spiked as
The United Nations (an organization which I distrust and dislike) recently issued a report condemning Israel. What else is new you might ask? They pretty much get it wrong every time. I’m one of those people who says Israel should
The United States has a unique and brilliant opportunity to entirely change our feckless image in the Middle East at one swoop – and get rid of a dangerous enemy to the US at the same time. In view of
Ominous signs for the Libya strongman. The Russians have pulled their people out of the country. Now come reports that two Libya Air Force pilots have defected. The Libyan Air Force is supposed to represent the elite branch of the
Mubarak was a sick, old man on the way out and a pussycat as tyrants go, and Obama’s seeming indecision as the Egyptian crisis wore on wasn’t out of confusion or vacillation. It stemmed from intelligence (sic) reports he was
Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, Frank cuts to the heart of intelligence policy in terms of strategy and enemy threat doctrine. He is joined by former Chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, Pete Hoekstra of Michigan,
This video is at prayer time last Friday – the chant is “Go to Jerusalem.” [youtube BLM3CswkfQw nolink]
Almost a cliche – but instructive. Columbia University students heckled a war hero during a town-hall meeting on whether ROTC should be allowed back on campus. “Racist!” some students yelled at Anthony Maschek, a Columbia freshman and former Army staff
The Dictator will not go quietly… Caution: graphic language. [youtube KlvwhCNQbOQ nolink]
This is the most recent installment of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor, professor of political science at Grove City College, on his book revealing how communists, from Moscow to New York to Chicago, have long manipulated America’s liberals/progressives. Dupes:
On Saturday, Libya’s armed forced pursued a violent crackdown on unarmed demonstrators in eastern portion of Libya, especially in Benghazi, Bayda and Tobruk. Long convoys of military vehicles fired on demonstrators with high powered weapons. Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, speaking to
The China Post reports: BEIJING — Jittery Chinese authorities wary of any domestic dissent staged a concerted show of force Sunday to squelch a mysterious online call for a “Jasmine Revolution” apparently modeled after pro-democracy demonstrations sweeping the Middle East.
With protests breaking out from North Africa to Iran, more than half a dozen regimes are now facing large angry crowds. And who’s willing to do whatever it takes to stay in power? Which regimes are the most brutal? It’s
Marine Corps Times reports: WOODBURY, Tenn. — A central Tennessee business has apologized for suspending a woman who answered her cell phone when her son called from Afghanistan. Teresa Danford told WTVF-TV in Nashville that she knew about the no
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On the streets of Tehran brave people are fighting for their freedom. Despite the rain, despite the tear gas, despite a stultifying security presence of police forces arresting protesters – the Iranians are not giving up. World powers should support
Reports from inside Iran indicate that the barbaric regime of Iran is using Poisonous Tear Gas on the demonstrators. Many have called for help to fight it off. Please see below: “Attention all Chemical Engineers” The Islamic regime in IRAN
Kabul’s Imam Habibullah: “Let these brothers of monkeys, gorillas and pigs leave this country.” — “With sermons, Afghan clerics wade into politics,” reads the jump-page headline on this excellent reporting through a prism of goofiness, courtesy the Washington Post. Hasn’t
From Wired: “Imagine the snow-capped peaks of mountainous eastern Afghanistan. Wouldn’t it be better topped off with a cooling tower for a nuclear reactor? The Pentagon’s way-out research arm thinks so. It’s all part of a big push to make
LINK FIXED ** ‘Let the jury consider their verdict,’ the King said, for about the twentieth time that day. ‘No, no!’ said the Queen. ‘Sentence first — verdict afterwards.’ ‘Stuff and nonsense!’ said Alice loudly. ‘The idea of having the
Diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks provide another reminder that al-Qaida remains committed to obtaining weapons of mass destruction (WMD) – nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and “dirty bombs.” Security briefing cables published by the London Telegraph – some as recent
I thought I was the only one that noticed this crucial and portentous development in the Middle East: the Egyptian military– the force so many Western observers believed would be the bulwark keeping the Islamist parties at bay– gave a
The spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, made a triumphant return to Egypt Friday (18 Feb) to deliver the Friday sermon in Tahrir Square in Cairo before an enormous crowd of Egyptian Muslims, after more than 30
You’d think they would want to cut this guy some slack! “Marine-hopeful Joshua Perthuis, 18, of Texas City, Texas, said he ran afoul with his local employer last month after his Corps responsibilities got in the way of work. Perthuis
Very interesting reports are coming from the Korean Peninsula. South Korea’s Chosun reports: “The North Korean authorities are apparently on full alert as news trickles in about pro-democracy protests in the Middle East despite an official blackout. According to a
