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.
Looks like the UN is in for some actual oversight by the US Congress. Imagine that! Democrats on Capitol Hill, for whom “accountability” was the watch-word for the Pentagon and our military, never seemed to watch too closely what was
On trial for his freedom and facing the possibility of a life sentence, Sergeant 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart refused to violate his Code of Conduct as a member of the Army’s elite Special Forces. At one point during his
Today, Clare Lopez— a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy, former employee of the CIA, Team B II member, and new Big Peace contributor— released both a video and essay in response to some criticism of the Team
Jews are flummoxed by rhetorical attacks. Are they paralyzed by a “virus?” Reports surfaced a few weeks back that Stuxnet, the virus mysteriously implanted in the computers running Iran’s nuclear sites, is still wreaking havoc, despite claims by Teheran that
The New York Times has an important piece about China’s push into Central Asia. With a booming economy, an expanding military, and a weakened United States, China is clearly on the move globally. They are making a concert effort to
That may seem like an absurd question, but it’s hard to come to any other conclusion when you consider what is happening to our energy industry on the Gulf Coast. As the Wall Street Journal reports today, the Obama Administration
Yesterday’s Washington Post‘s feature story, “Muslim orphans caught between Islam and the West“– about Muslim orphans who cannot find adoptive homes because of Islamic law– highlights once again the incompatibility of shariah with U.S. law and societal norms. The heart-wrenching
The year 2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the completion of the King James Bible, possibly the most influential English language book in history. Psalm 23, King James Version In his 2011 New Year message, the Archbishop of Canterbury said:
Iran claims to have shot down two US drones operating over their territory. Iran also claims that its missiles are within range of all major US military installations in the region. It’s one thing for President Ahmadinejad to spout crazy
Land borders: Afghanistan – 585 miles Armenia – 22 miles Azerbaijan-Nakhchivan exclave – 112 miles Azerbaijan – 270 miles Iraq – 911 miles Pakistan – 568 miles Turkmenistan – 620 miles Turkey – 312 miles 2010 population: 74.5 million Ethnic
At the Center for Security Policy’s Mightier Pen in New York City, two new media giants–Pajamas Media CEO Roger L. Simon and Andrew Breitbart–joined Frank Gaffney for a panel to discuss, “National Security Reporting Reinvented: Tomorrow’s New Reporters, Media &
Army Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart‘s life turned upside down Nov. 7, 2008, the day a German woman accused him, among other things, of raping and kidnapping her two and a half months earlier during a one-night stand that
In the first week of December, our Austrian correspondent Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff was part of a delegation from the European Counterjihad, including members of the “New Right” nationalist parties, who visited Israel. Her report is below. (Sarah, the guide [left], ESW
NOTE: David Littman is a hero. As a young man, Littman was at the center of a 1961 clandestine operation (codenamed “Mural”) to evacuate over 500 Jewish children from Morocco to Israel to escape Antisemitism in the Muslim world. From
U.S. Islamist groups like the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) have reacted hyperbolically to news that the incoming chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), plans to hold hearings on American Muslim radicalization. But Zuhdi Jasser,
Beginning on February 4, 2011 the Chinese New Year will take us from the Year of the Tiger to the Year of the Rabbit. Or so says Master Ming, writing in Pravda. That means peace, love, harmony, and global reconciliation
From a recent panel discussion including Andrew Breitbart, Roger L. Simon, and Frank Gaffney. [youtube FxY-V5UqyO4 nolink]
The New Year starts with Islamists in Egypt attempting to “cleanse the Middle East of Christians.” Asia News reports: Alexandria (AsiaNews / Agencies) – A car bomb exploded last night outside a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt, just before Mass
From all of us at Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, I hope you have a happy New Year in 2011! Secure Freedom Radio is signing out 2010 on some shockingly somber notes. Below you can hear Frank’s monologue on the
There is a fascinating piece in the South Korean media about the behavior patterns of North Korea’s Kim Jong Il. Apparently, Kim has a habit of visiting the “scene of a crime” just before he commits the dastardly act. Thus
Egyptian journalist ‘Ata Abd Al-Aal told an Egyptian religious channel that “the U.S. will be transformed into an Islamic Republic” due to the large number of converts each year. He also gave advice on how to raise the number of
It’s ironic and a bit sad that Glenn Greenwald, who first gained notoriety out here in 2006 for being exposed as a sock puppet and a liar, would be ranting about Wired’s handling of the story of PFC Bradley Manning’s
According to Andrew Breitbart, two of the bravest people in the world are Irshad Manji and M. Zuhdi Jasser, because they’re outspoken Muslims who are standing up to the standard pro-Islamist narrative adopted by much of the mainstream media. Breitbart
Sometimes the Washington Post prints a piece that you know warmed the cockles of of its editor’s cold hearts. They have to pretend to be impartial (I know, quit laughing), but they take themselves quite seriously. So they bring in
As I reported reported earlier, four “Swedes” and a “Dane” were arrested yesterday for planning a massive attack on the Jyllands-Posten building in Copenhagen as revenge for the Mohammed cartoons. They intended to make their operation a reprise of Mumbai,
