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.
In 1995, the internet was still trying to get its sea legs; it was nowhere near the force it has become today in getting information to the public. On April 19th of that year, 168 people were killed in Oklahoma
Today’s New York Post carried a story about GOP activist Suhail Khan’s connections with known terrorists and organizations with close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Khan– along with Grover Norquist— is a board member of the American Conservative Union, the
On the night of June 5-6, 1944, a group of young men–boys many of them–embarked on an extraordinary mission. Hunched in the dark cabins against the sides of their C-47s and contemplating what fate had in store for them in
Peter Schweizer’s recent article provoked a recurring thought I’ve had. Most analysts are always eager to talk of how historical forces are against large nations, offering endless scenarios about which factors are causing the decline of the United States, but
Riots continued in Algeria for a fifth day on Sunday over high food prices and unemployment. Since they began on Tuesday, three young people have been killed, and more than 1,000 have been arrested, according to the Interior Minister quoted
The BBC reports: The BBC’s Will Ross says early turnout has not been as heavy as on the first day of the week-long vote, but voters seem just as determined. But there is tension in the disputed oil-rich border region
There is a powerful oped in Israel’s Ynet news that puts things in proper perspective. The Jewish people have a historic homeland in Israel. They were there in any organized fashion before the Islamists ever showed up. Be sure to
Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? –Isaiah 66: 8 The vote for South Sudan’s Referendum on Secession goes on for seven days, but in the minds and hearts of
Russia’s Pravda comes out with their view that the fault in the tragic shooting in Arizona lies with….Sarah Palin and the Tea Party. An excerpt: “And what happened today is a further example of this animosity which seemed to slide
Editor’s Note: Francis Bok is a Dinka tribesman from Sudan, who was a slave for ten years and is now an abolitionist living in the United States. He wrote this article for Bigpeace as history is made in Sudan with
He appears to be wrong to the same degree that 5th generation stealth fighters are not defensive. Secretary Gates, who in July 2009, predicted that, “nearly 1,100 [combat aircraft in the U.S. Air Force] will be the most advanced fifth-generation
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Don’t ever let a horrible slaughter at a supermarket go to waste. A rescue helicopter lifts off as first responders evacuate victims from a “Congress on Your Corner” event in Tucson, Arizona, where U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) among others
Emerson Begolly the man arrested by the FBI after a Big Peace story has a My Space page with four photos. It is clear that three of the photos are Begolly and the fourth as seen below appears to be
I am posting (below) a letter from the Danish Free Press Society, the parent organization of the International Free Press Society, of which I am vice president. It is of urgent importance. It tells of the terrible turn of events
These photos just received from Larco Lomayatdit, Juba, South Sudan, Thursday, January 8 to his readers (H/T Faith McDonnell Director, Religious Liberty Programs and Church Alliance for a New Sudan, The Institute on Religion and Democracy): Dear all Greetings from
On Sunday December 19, the self-proclaimed “Israeli human rights” group B’Tselem disseminated a shocking story to the local and international media. B’Tselem claimed that the previous day Palestinian shepherd Samir Bani Fadel was peacefully herding his sheep when he was
Editor’s note: be sure to check out Reza Kahlili’s fascinating new book on his life as a member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards while working for the CIA. How did you go from being a member of the elite Republican Guards
Today has been a HORRIBLE day. We’ve seen an obviously unstable and deranged individual, Jared Loughner, shoot and kill innocents; we’ve seen a US Congresswoman declared dead, then not-dead, and we vets have been accused of being the shooter by
From the UK’s Telegraph: If you want an example of the official “conspiracy of silence” that has allegedly allowed hundreds of vulnerable white girls in some towns to be abused by Asian men, the case of Ajmal Mohammed, a 43-year-old
Jared Lee Loughner’s strange YouTube videos, including what he calls his final message. [youtube nHoaZaLbqB4 nolink] [youtube 7uRjwPWaxiY nolink]
This report was sent from Larco Lomayatdit, Juba, South Sudan, Thursday, January 8 to his readers (H/T Faith McDonnell Director, Religious Liberty Programs and Church Alliance for a New Sudan, The Institute on Religion and Democracy): Dear all, Greetings in
UPDATE: Initial reports said that the Congresswoman had died. TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing at
District Judge James Jones, ruling in the Western District of Virginia, Big Stone Gap Division ruled that the SVA is constitutional. In a concise ruling, he found: Preventing individuals from wearing honors they did not earn furthers a substantial government
Newsweek magazine hailed Cuba among “The Best Countries in the World,” quality-of -life-wise. “Cuba outdoes its fellow middle-income countries in quality of life,” explains the 1993 “National Magazine Award for General Excellence” winner who recently fetched one dollar on the
