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
Tel Aviv, Israel — Monday morning, Israel detected and destroyed a Hamas drone flying over the skies of Ashdod, a city within close distance to the Gaza border. Israel utilized a Patriot Surface-to-Air (SAM) missile battery to shoot down the
Obama’s Pentagon is cutting thousands of officers from the military, citing the demands of sequestration. Those being “laid off” include a number of officers on active duty, with “some receiving pink slips while on the battlefield.” According to Fox News, “Roughly
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a group of rock-throwing vandals who disturbed a rally by Argentines celebrating their team’s gutsy performance in a 1-0 loss to Germany in the World
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities have charged a Chinese businessman with hacking into the computer systems of U.S. companies with large defense contracts, including Boeing, to steal data on military projects, including some of the latest fighter jets, officials
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai is celebrating her 17th birthday in Nigeria with promises to work for the release of some 219 schoolgirls who have been held by Islamic extremists for three months. “My birthday wish
(Reuters) – Heavy fighting broke out between rival militias vying for control of Libya’s main airport on Sunday, killing at least seven people and forcing a halt of all flights in the worst fighting in the capital for six months.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s deadlocked parliament failed Sunday to overcome the deep divisions hampering the formation of a new government, making no progress on choosing new leaders who could help hold the nation together and confront the Sunni militant blitz
(AFP) Afghanistan’s feuding presidential rivals agreed Saturday to a full audit of every single vote cast in the disputed runoff election, US Secretary of State John Kerry said after two days of frantic negotiations.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Nigeria’s Boko Haram takes credit for Lagos explosion Why the U.S. can’t offer effective help to Nigeria Terrorist attacks in Egypt’s Sinai raise fears of ISIS links Nigeria’s Boko Haram takes credit for Lagos
Daily Mail: Gunmen Slaughter 25 Women Branded as Prostitutes in Baghdad After Storming Apartment Building At least 29 people, including 20 women, have been shot dead in Iraq in an apparent attack on a brothel. Gunmen wearing camouflage burst into two
Just this week, on the same day, the New York Times and the Washington Post simultaneously decided to take sides in the current war in the Middle East. Unfortunately, they chose the Islamists. On Thursday, as rockets were landing on
With the controversial, six-month “interim” nuclear deal between Iran and the group of Western powers known as the P5+1 formally expiring a week from Sunday, western diplomats, including US Secretary of State John Kerry, are gathering in Vienna for what
Municipal bond mutual fund investors are panicking this weekend after the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Legislature passed a new law allowing public agencies to default on their debt. Although part of the United States, Puerto Rico in the 1990s
Clashes erupted in Paris on Sunday as thousands of people protested against Israel and in support of residents in the Gaza Strip, where a six-day conflict has left 168 Palestinians dead. Several thousand demonstrators walked calmly through the streets of
Members of the small Christian community caught between the Israel-Gaza border are seeking refuge in bomb shelters as the Hamas-ruled Gaza strip has already experienced at least 1,000 Israeli air strikes intended for Palestinian rockets and rocket launchers. National Catholic
Tel Aviv, Israel — At approximately 11:00 p.m. local time Sunday, Israel’s Golan Heights was struck by a mortal shell from Syria, causing a large fire. Israel quickly retaliated, firing three missiles into where the Syrian strike originated. “The Israel
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is to ask the United Nations to put the state of Palestine under “international protection” in light of the worsening violence in the Gaza Strip, the PLO said Sunday. “President Abbas will present a letter to
China on Sunday urged world powers and Iran “to show flexibility” in talks over the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme, after officials from both sides said big gaps remained in negotiating positions. “We urge all parties to show flexibility and political
Breitbart News proved numerous images used by pro-Palestinians on Twitter are from Syria or years ago in Gaza. There are people who are still using the pictures, but others moved on with other pictures to use in order to smear
Laurie Garrett, writing in Foreign Policy, identifies a dark side to recent advancements in synthetic biology. Massive laboratories, containing bio-engineered superviruses and the worst of the worst human pathogens, are going nearly free of regulation and, as a result, are
The European Union previously threatened very harsh sanctions against Russia if the violence in east Ukraine did not die down. Now, the EU has decided to target eleven Ukrainian separatists with travel bans and asset freezes, and the men on
Maryinka, a suburb of Donetsk was attacked Saturday, and at least four people died. Kiev said the pro-Russians are responsible, while the rebels point at the government. Over 19 soldiers died Friday, and President Petro Poroshenko vowed to make the
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro may be facing a mutiny within his own party. After chiding longtime Chavista politicians for expressing a lack of confidence in his leadership, Maduro is now facing mass protests by Marxist groups within the country who
A Ukraine shell landed on a Russian border town of Donetsk in the Rostov region and killed one person. Moscow told Kiev there will be “irreversible consequences” for the action. “At about 09:02 from Ukraine into the territory of the
The BBC is reporting Ukraine forces are storming Luhansk and Sabivka in the east. Pro-Russian leader Igor Strelkov said helicopters are landing inside Luhansk. “Heavy fighting is under way on the outskirts of Luhansk,” Strelkov said. “The enemy has thrown
