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 Australian reports today that the Obama Administration objected, not to the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, not on grounds that he should be held in a Scottish prison but only that he should not be held
The North Koreans are threatening a ‘sacred war’ and ‘physical response’ to the joint U.S.-South Korean naval exercises taking place in the Sea of Japan between Japan and Korea, and soon in the Yellow Sea between China and Korea. The
So WikiLeaks is at it again, oh joy. They have released tens of thousands of classified reports from the war in Afghanistan. Yep you heard right, tens of thousands of classified documents. Now are these important examples of illegal activity,
(This is lesson #2 in our study of the Obama Kakistocracy – And for those who do not remember the definition; Kakistocracy – noun, government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in
As reported last week, Geert Wilders has announced the formation of the International Freedom Alliance, which will be launched in several countries during the next few months. One of the stops on his itinerary will be in Berlin on October
[youtube RnOPZ_CyfKg nolink] It has always been somewhat counter-intuitive that a less aggressive strategy and tactics will succeed in Afghanistan. There has been considerable complaining about the tighter rules of engagement (ROE) put in place by Gen. McChrystal and mostly
So reports The Australian: “THE US government secretly advised Scottish ministers it would be “far preferable” to free the Lockerbie bomber than jail him in Libya. Correspondence obtained by The Sunday Times reveals the Obama administration considered compassionate release more
Thus writes Big Peace contributor Dr. James Carafano of the Heritage Foundation: “For those who wish to lead, defense cannot be ignored or even relegated to a second-tier status. Yes, excessive federal spending and a metastasizing deficit are critical issues,
By now, a growing number of Americans have heard about the 13-story, $100 million megamosque planned for the immediate proximity of Ground Zero, thanks in part to recent appeals by Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, the Southern Baptists’ Richard Land and
Defense Department officials should learn a lesson from the uproar that ensued when gay activists “outed” and denounced the official survey of troops on the issue of homosexuals in the military. Jumping the gun on congressional action to repeal the
Daisy Khan, wife of the Ground Zero Mosque Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, had an interview with Sally Quinn over at the “On Faith” Forum at the Washington Post online. Khan is also the Executive Director of the American Society for
Editor’s note: We are asking a group of leading thinkers, “What does the current strategic balance look like?” Here is a response from Dr. Herb London, President of the Hudson Institute , a world-renown think tank. As I see it,
UPDATE 3: Well, not so fast: Fog in Loredo UPDATE 2: Never happened reports Laredo paper. UPDATE: Examiner is now confirming. From blog (we have not be able to independently confirm): “The bloodbath continues along our southern border and now
Ah, the lefties think they smell blood in the water and the long knives have come out. Not only are they attacking Andrew Breitbart, they’re going after past stories on the BIG sites, most notably my piece on the capture
Dear Mr. Drezner, Thanks for responding. And I’m glad to see that your tone has changed. Of course it’s legitimate to ask questions about supporting evidence for stories we post on Big Peace. But to call Big Peace “unadulterated horses***t”?
There are hundreds of financial indicators which give a forecast of the international economies. One Index which is often not followed, but is important is the BALTIC DRY INDEX (BDI). The BDI tracks dry bulk cargo international shipping prices. It
[youtube zEGXylIGMA0 nolink] Last week I caught up with Congressional candidate Lt. Col. Allen West (US Army, Ret.) before he gave the Sunday Sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Boca Raton, Florida. Meeting Allen in a small park built as
Considering “the war over the war” among Republicans sparked by Michael Steele, the Hudson Institute’s Ann Marlowe argues we’re due for a belated “reckoning” on controversial if prevailing counterinsurgency policy.Writing at the Daily Beast, Marlowe, who recently completed her sixth
Vandalism, larceny, rape, and low-level violence are routine in the “culturally enriched” suburbs of major European cities. Most of these crimes gain little attention the news media, if they are covered at all. The conditions have simply become normal: Muslim
Eurasia Review is reporting: “The US Department of Defense is planning to build a Special Operations complex just 56 kilometers from the Uzbek-Afghan border. Up to $100 million is being earmarked for the sprawling facility, which will be constructed over
For those who understand Islamic history, the attempt to build a mosque on the gravesite of the victims of the 9/11 attacks is an attempt to claim victory in war. Columnist and author of Death of the Grown-Up Diana West
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Liberty is taking root in Iraq. While this young democracy has yet to form a new government since the March 7th election–over nineteen weeks and counting–the media attention on the current impasse and possible dire consequences it may yield ignores
