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
It has been four days since MH17 was downed in east Ukraine. Yesterday, Breitbart News reported twice that no one knew where the dead bodies were transported. According to journalists at the scene, the bodies are at Torez train station
On Meet The Press, Secretary of State John Kerry said evidence shows the pro-Russian forces in east Ukraine shot down Malaysia Airlines MH17 on Thursday. “Several weeks ago, about a 150-vehicle convoy, including armored personnel carriers, tanks, rocket launchers, artillery,
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the five car bombs in Baghdad that killed at least 27 people in mostly Shi’ite neighborhoods on Saturday. Three of the bombs occurred within ten minutes of each other and the attackers targeted Abu Dashir,
American citizens Max Steinberg and Sean Carmeli were killed Sunday along with 11 other IDF soldiers in the Gaza Strip. Although the details pertaining to their deaths are still uncertain, reports have arisen suggesting that seven soldiers in their elite
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Rebels have recovered the black boxes from downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and will hand them over to the International Civil Aviation Organization, a rebel leader said Sunday. Alexander Borodai also said the bodies recovered from
After days of speculation, the pro-Russian forces admitted the black boxes from Malaysia Flight MH17 are in Donetsk. Alexander Borodai, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic, said the boxes will stay there. “Some items, presumably the black
TEL AVIV, Israel–Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed his country on Sunday following the deaths of 13 IDF soldiers at the hands of Hamas terrorists. The soldiers, part of Israel’s elite Golani Brigade, were killed when a jihadi fired an
Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said twenty-seven more bodies were found at the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 scene; in total, 192 of the 298 victims have been recovered. Pro-Russian forces transported the victims in refrigerated cars to the Torez
Malaysia Airlines MH17 was allegedly shot down four days ago, and the site of its impact is still unprotected. Journalists went back to the site Sunday morning, and anyone is allowed to walk the area. Very few armed pro-Russian rebels
TEL AVIV, Israel–13 soldiers in the Israel Defense Force’s Golani Brigade, an elite infantry unit, were killed early Sunday after fighting with Hamas terrorists in Gaza, bringing the total number of IDF soldiers killed during Operation Protection Edge to 18.
On July 2, the FBI arrested 22-year-old Orange Country resident Adam Dandach on suspicion that he was traveling to Syria to joint the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). According CBS Los Angeles, Dandach told investigators was traveling to
On July 20, 1944 Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a high-ranking German officer who had secretly turned against the Third Reich’s increasingly nihilistic war, conducted a botched attempt to assassinate Adolph Hitler in the Fuhrer’s notorious East Prussian “Wolf’s lair” headquarters.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister on Sunday condemned the Islamic State extremist group’s actions targeting Christians in territory it controls, saying they reveal the threat the jihadists pose to the minority community’s “centuries-old heritage.” The comments from Nouri al-Maliki
It’s Sunday morning, and I’m reading the reports on the Malaysia Airline mass murder, and it’s beyond depressing. Imagine if it were a son or a daughter, a sister or a brother, a mom or a dad–rotting in that field. And
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said it widened its ground offensive early Sunday, sending more troops into Gaza after demolishing more than a dozen Hamas tunnels and intensifying tank fire on border areas. Loud explosions shook Gaza as
The Wall Street Journal drew attention Friday to the striking difference between statements by President Barack Obama and UN Ambassador Samantha Power on the downed Malaysia Airlines passenger jet in eastern Ukraine. While Obama stopped somewhat short of blaming Russia and
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Israel warns of ‘significantly widening’ the ground operation in Gaza Russia blows off US accusation of complicity in shooting down airliner Israel warns of ‘significantly widening’ the ground operation in Gaza On Friday, thousands
When U.S. troops invaded Iraq in 2003, there were at least 1.5 million Christians in Iraq. Over the last ten years, significantly in the last few months with the emergence of ISIS, that figure has dropped to about 400,000. In
Tel Aviv, Israel– Two IDF soldiers, Major Amotz Greenberg and Sgt. Adar Barsano, were killed after Hamas jihadis emerged from a tunnel in Israeli territory and fired on their patrol unit. Three IDF soldiers have been killed since the Israeli
News of Thursday’s fatal crash which took the lives of all passengers on board (nearly 300 people) Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 dominated the front pages of newspapers internationally. Evidence from Kiev, in the form of intercepted communications, suggests that the
Radical Islamists told Christians in Mosul, Iraq, to pay a protection tax or convert to Islam. If the people did neither they were threatened with death. The majority chose to flee the city. @HalaJaber Christians had till noon 2day 2either
Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed there must be an international investigation into the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy. “In the course of a frank, straightforward discussion, the ministers, having exchanged assessments and arguments,
Tel Aviv, Israel — The government of Qatar has reportedly drafted terms for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Qatar has long been known as a staunch supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Hamas charter clearly states that the terror
CAIRO (AP) — Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked a border guard post in Egypt’s western desert Saturday, killing at least 15 troops, security officials said. An Interior Ministry official and a military official said the gunmen targeted a checkpoint
The Russian government supposedly edited the Wikipedia entry for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and placed the blame on Ukraine. A Twitter bot called @RuGovEdits documents Wikipedia changes from Russian government IP addresses. ?????? ? ????????? ?????? ??????????? ????????? ? ???????????
