To Obama, the Geneva Convention applies to stateless terrorists–who are not parties to the convention, and are not lawful combatants–but not to U.S. sailors captured and detained by Iran at gunpoint
Moscow is calling upon the government of Bulgaria to prevent the vandalism of Soviet-era monuments, ITAR-Tass reports. Soviet monument turned into American superheroes (Credit: Ignat Ignev/Wikicommons) Bulgaria’s Russian diplomatic outpost sent a note to its host country demanding officials fix
In a statement delivered from his vacation site in Martha’s Vineyard, President Barack Obama reacted on Wednesday to the execution of American journalist James Foley by the terrorists of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL). While he
A 30-year-old woman who was working in Africa as a teacher, and has been showing similar symptoms to those that are characteristic of the fatal Ebola virus, is being tested and treated at the University of New Mexico Hospital for
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has “barred” all U.S. airlines from flying over Syria due to a “serious potential threat.” The FAA said Syrian airspace is be avoided and carriers should contact the FAA in the event that the airspace
Chinese troops have allegedly advanced into “disputed territory claimed by India” in recent days, but an Indian Army spokesman refuses to confirm that the incursion actually occurred. An Indian official speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP that Indian Border
A mysterious report in one of South Korea’s largest newspapers claims that the North Korean government fears that China will “betray” them, and as a result has moved a large number of tanks and other armored vehicles to the border
The Pentagon blasted the shoddy methodology of a new report by the nation’s largest food bank network that claims 25% of military members are forced to use food banks to feed their families. On Monday, NBC News ran the dramatic
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pakistan’s army called to quell massive anti-government protest 34 people killed in Central African Republic Pakistan’s army called to quell massive anti-government protest Pakistani opposition leaders Imran Khan and Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadriattempted to force prime
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group dedicated to following the developments on the ground in the Syrian Civil War, tells Reuters that the jihadist terror group, the Islamic State (IS), has expanded by “at least 6,300” jihadists in
Kasim Hafeez understands hate. Growing up with a father who believed “Hitler was a great man whose one mistake was that he did not kill enough Jews,” the British-born Muslim of Pakistani descent has experienced firsthand how an innocent child becomes an
A sad array of failed states, quasi-failed states, and successful tyrannies have boldly come out against the United States for law enforcement action taken to curb violent looters and rioters in Ferguson, Missouri. The list includes such iconic human rights
On August 18, German Chancellor Angela Merkel assured Baltic states that NATO would protect them against Russian aggression. Merkel said, “Article 5 of the NATO contract–the duty to provide mutual support–is not something which just exists on paper, but is
Why did the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas suddenly break down on Tuesday, even before its expiration? Why would Hamas, in the middle of negotiations and without pretense of provocation, fire rocket barrages against Israel? According to Israel National News,
(AFP) Moody’s downgraded the credit rating of four top South African banks Tuesday, after the government was forced to bailout a troubled lender. The ratings agency downgraded Standard Bank, Absa, FNB and Nedbank by one notch to Baa1, in a
(Reuters) – Afghanistan has given a New York Times reporter 24 hours to leave the country, accusing him of not cooperating with an investigation into his reporting, the Attorney General’s office said on Wednesday. Matthew Rosenberg, 40, was summoned for questioning on
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets and Israel responded with airstrikes on Wednesday after Egyptian efforts to mediate a lasting truce in the monthlong Gaza war collapsed in a hail of fire a day
TOKYO (AP) — Rain-sodden slopes collapsed in torrents of mud, rock and debris Wednesday in the outskirts of Hiroshima, killing at least 36 people and leaving seven missing, police said. Public broadcaster NHK showed rescue workers suspended by ropes from
A patient who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus has been put in isolation at a hospital in Sacramento, California, health group Kaiser Permanente announced Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be testing blood
American journalist James Wright Foley, believed to have been abducted in Syria in 2012, became the subject of a harrowing propaganda video released Tuesday in which Islamic State jihadists beheaded him to “send a message” to the United States. In
Five family members who fled their home in Mosul, Iraq for France held a press conference Saturday in which they reported on the atrocities committed by jihadists of the Islamic State on Christians. Catholic World News provided the report from
US intelligence was attempting Tuesday to authenticate a video purporting to show an Islamic State militant killing a US journalist, the White House said, adding that it would be “appalling” if genuine.
The small minority of Iraqi Yazidis – a religious minority of Kurdish ethnicity singled out by the terrorist group the Islamic State for extermination – is ready to move on from Iraq. After mass killings, starvation, enslavement, and a history of being the
A newly uploaded ISIS video directed to Americans says, “We will drown all of you in blood.” Reuters published the video, which was “uploaded [by ISIS] to a social media website on [August 18],” carrying the hashtag “#AmessagefromISIStoUS”. ISIS has
The Islamic State released a video of its jihadists beheading American journalist James Wright Foley in Syria. The video is almost five minutes long and includes threats against President Barack Obama and the United States. In the video, which was
