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.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is tracking Santa’s progress using an array of satellites, spy aircraft, and land-based surveillance units. Kids and parents alike can track his movements here.
On Sunday, 10,000 red-shirted protesters from the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) crowded into a major intersection in central Bangkok, according to Bangkok Post. Thailand’s red-shirt protests (Bangkok Post) They were commemorating the 91 protesters that were killed
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Our 111th congress, in its lame duck session, has given America a Christmas present in the way of repeal of the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” law. Signing the repeal into law, President Obama said he’s “never been prouder.” From my
We are far too accustomed to thinking that the Middle East is populated only by Muslims and a few Jews. There are Christians living there, too, often beleaguered and under attack. Here are three stories that remind us during this
The great social experimentation ground for America since WWII is the US Armed Forces. (The force that is charged with perhaps the Nation’s most important mission….to fight and win our wars.) And once again it is challenged to figure out
A coalition of Muslim groups in Great Britain has launched a campaign called “Xmas is evil” including press releases and posters. According to their press release: In early December 2010, Muslims in the United Kingdom decided to come together to
President Obama is now promising to focus on job creation and says that what he wants to do is create high-paying employment opportunities for Americans. But Obama has already proven to be a job creator–overseas. Because of his continued anti-oil
Picking up on a theme made by Frank Gaffney here at Big Peace, Mike McDaniel at Pajamas Media is asking why nobody in the mainstream media or the Obama administration seem to be concerned about Iran’s recent shipment of missiles
Latin America is increasingly turning into a geo-political and international challenge. On the one hand, Venezuela, under the leadership of Hugo Chavez, continues to support the Colombian narco-guerrilla group known as the FARC. The FARC protects the activities of drug
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction of Hassan Abu-Jihaad for providing material support to terrorists and leaking information about the deployment of the USS Constellation battle group to jihadists. Abu-Jihaad, a former signalman on the USS Benfold,
What during the Lame Duck Session did more to damage America’s national security: repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”? Ratification of the START Treaty? Or government spending that pushed American further into debt to foreign countries such as China?
The only thing notable about this story is that it’s being reported. And the only reason it’s being reported is because Ms. Azad is an actress in one of the most popular franchises in movie history. The facts are simple
A report from the UK explains how for just $2 you can download a “PatriotApp” here in the US, which allows you to report suspicious activity in your neighborhood. Sales have not been good, so the app is being offered
Gays can now serve openly in the military, but what the heck does that actually mean? Can they serve as Grand Marshal in the Gay Pride parade, and will there be one of those on base? Will we see a
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has discovered a plot to poison food in U.S. hotels and restaurants, CBS News reports. The plot, uncovered earlier this year, involved the simultaneous poisoning of food served in hotels and restaurants across the
Barney Frank agrees with a Pentagon assessment that with the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ there should be no distinctions between gay and straight service members, that indeed, they should be forced shower together. But at the same time
Abuk Ngor Anyuon and Akuc Kiir Deng If you think that enslaving blacks ended in the 19th century, you are dead wrong. Last week 603 black women and children were freed from the horrors of chattel slavery that to this
The National Journal reports on the vote: Members of both parties said the White House now has enough GOP support to ensure ratification. All 58 Democrats appear set to back the agreement. “The question is not if it passes, but
A Penn State student that has previously posted audio clips of songs praising Osama bin Laden has now published a tune in tribute to the Swedish suicide bomber, Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly. Emerson Begolly, who operates online under his nom de
Sen. John Kyl of Arizona says the Obama administration has not negotiated the START arms reduction treaty in good faith. He and other colleagues want to slow the effort down to study issues with the US-Russia arms pact.
With tactical nuclear weapons factored in, the New START treaty leaves the Russians with thousands more nuclear weapons than the United States. Russian tactical nukes are forward deployed and are used to intimidate our allies. The new treaty constrains our
Barclays Capital, the research arm of the investment bank, has just issued two reports on international oil industry. They forecast international oil Exploration and Production (E&P) in 2011 will increase 11%, to about $490 billion. The five major international oil
With all the reports in the news about how self-indulgent our youth have become, here’s the story of a young man (a U.S. citizen) who is leaving a comfortable life in Hawaii for a more vigorous life in the Israel
The Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James Amos, gave his honest assessment of what the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” would mean to the Marine Corps. Now that it’s passed, he has said that he will enforce the
