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
BEIRUT (AP) — The military chief of Syria’s main Western-backed rebel group warned Saturday that the country risked a “humanitarian disaster” if allies do not send more aid to help his moderate forces halt the advance of Islamic militants. Extremist
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting in eastern Ukraine left at least nine Ukrainian soldiers dead Friday, as government troops pressed their offensive against pro-Russian insurgents using heavy artillery and combat jets and prospects of a truce appeared dim. Ukrainian President
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Activists demand restoration of the Kingdom of Hawaii East Ukraine fighting gets bloodier as new peace talks are scheduled Mormons provide a free survival manual Activists demand restoration of the Kingdom of Hawaii Activists
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed to the Jerusalem Post early Friday morning that its social networking account was hacked Thursday night and that false tweets were implanted on the site. One tweet read: “Possible nuclear leak in the region after 2
According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.N., always on the lookout to chastise or punish Western nations for protecting themselves, is criticizing Australia for its tough laws regarding immigration into its own country. The criticism centers on 150 ethnic
Speaking to The Atlantic‘s Jeffrey Goldberg, Martin Indyk, the former U.S. envoy to the Israel-Palestinian peace process, claims there were many reasons the talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaderships failed, not least of which was the fact that Palestinian Authority
German lawmakers on July 3rd approved the introduction of the country’s first national minimum wage of $11.75 per hour. For the last decade, Germany’s greater “labor flexibility” allowed its economy to flourish, while most of the other European Union members’
The former UK Labor Party Prime Minister Tony Blair has agreed to advise the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, on matters concerning economic reform. Blair’s new task is supported by a program financed by the United Arab Emirates which
Bolivian President Evo Morales has begun a campaign to eliminate the indigenous Bolivian tradition of using urine to cure coughs and other mild diseases, admitting in a public statement that he had often used urine to cure himself in his
The current issue of Foreign Affairs (July/August 2014) contains an article about the 1960-1961 crisis in the Congo. Its key point is as follows: The root of the CIA’s intervention in Congo was an overhyped analysis of the communist threat.
Nine Syrian rebel and jihadist groups fighting against President Bashar al-Assad have issued a collective statement against the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), with some leaders affiliated with al-Qaeda calling the declaration of an Islamic Caliphate
A chemical engineer in northern Nigeria, recently released from a mental hospital to which he was interned after declaring himself an atheist, warns that serious death threats have come his way, making it impossible to live a normal life. Mubarak
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A veteran who collapsed in an Albuquerque Veteran Affairs hospital cafeteria — 500 yards from the emergency room — died after waiting around 20 minutes for an ambulance, officials confirmed Thursday. It took between 15 and
China’s one-child policy, instituted in 1979, has made it the most gender-imbalanced country in the world, with 117.78 boys for every 100 girls. Since the Chinese culture traditionally favors males, massive numbers of female babies have been aborted. While the
Perhaps more than any other jihadist terror group in the world, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS–or, as they now refer to themselves, the Islamic State), boasts a great variety of nationalities in its ranks and a significant
A local Japanese legislator has become an Internet darling after an overwrought, sob-filled apology to his constituents over potential corruption was posted online. Forty-year-old Prefectural Assemblyman Ryutaro Nonomura, who represents the southwestern prefect of Hyogo, was accused of spending more
(Reuters) – A Texas man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempting to provide “material support to terrorists” in Somalia by recruiting people to join in fighting, U.S. prosecutors said. Rahatul Ashikim Khan, 23, who faces up to 15 years in
BAGHDAD (AP) — More than 40 Indian nurses who were trapped by in territory captured by Islamic militants who have overrun much of Iraq in recent weeks are safe and will fly home this week, an Indian official said Friday.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, July 3 (UPI) — Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, infamous for his strongman tactics, called on white farmers to turn over their land to black farmers. Speaking at a rally with Zanu-PF supporters in Mashonaland West province on Wednesday,
The recent landslide election of India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not only raised the expectations of Indians anxious to ignite an economic boom on the subcontinent, but also the hopes of anxious neighbors looking to Deli to provide
Kurdish representatives seemed unwilling to move back to the “pre-June 9” Iraqi governing structure that entails taking orders from Baghdad. A Kurdish representative said after a meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington Wednesday, “we are not ready
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Israel masses troops on Gaza border and violence escalates in Jerusalem China reaffirms plans to annex India’s Arunachal Pradesh province China’s Xi Jinping visits S. Korea and disparages N. Korea Israel masses troops on
While the jihadist terror group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham is regarded one of the most media-savvy jihadist organizations to ever exist, its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is a recluse that rarely poses for the group’s many propaganda videos.
The jihadist terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) claims to represent the interests of Sunni Muslims in Iraq, Syria, and the greater Middle East. One Sunni Mufti boldly debunked that claim on Lebanese television station Al Mayadeen,
Terrorists bombed a cafe in Lebanon this week, reportedly for being open during the month of Ramadan, a Muslim holiday in which observers are expected to fast during daylight hours. Some residents explain that the cafe remains open as a
