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
Japan is expected to enact historic expansions to their constitutional ability to construct and keep an active military, a controversial topic for many in the region who recall with horror the crimes of the Japanese military in World War II.
Sunni Jihadists friendly to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) attacked a Shiite shrine in Samarra, Iraq, late Monday, killing six people, according to a television report from an Iraqi news channel. The report said that four mortars
I just realized that, with one or two exceptions, none of my left-liberal feminist compatriots of nearly fifty years have said a word to me about Hamas’s kidnapping-murder of three Israeli teenagers. Not a word in the 18 days they
The news over the weekend that the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) had declared as Caliph of the universal Muslim Ummah its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has shaken the Middle East (and the wider Muslim world). In classic
U.S. officials are calling the jihadist terror group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) an “extremely high” threat to the United States, as the group has significantly more international ambition than similar terror cells. The news comes as Sunnis
Two Chaldean nuns from Daughters of Mary Order, Sister Miskintah and Sister Utoor Joseph, as well as Assyrians Hala Salim, Sarah Khoshaba, and Aram Sabah are feared to be missing, according to Assyrian television channel Ishtar TV. The two Sisters
Jihadists terrorist group the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) have begun disseminating images of a parade organized in Raqqa, Syria, the “capital” of their new Caliphate spanning Iraq and northern Syria. Among the weapons they have captured appears
The jihadists terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)– now trying to rebrand as simply the “Islamic State“– have released a new map that outlines the territory they aspire to conquer within the next five years. That
From the New York Times: AMMAN, Jordan — As Syria’s civil war raged, a Kuwaiti Islamist, Ghanim al-Mteiri, funneled cash from wealthy donors in the Persian Gulf to Syria’s affiliate of Al Qaeda in hopes that it would overthrow the government and
HONG KONG (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents marched Tuesday through the streets of the former British colony to push for greater democracy in a rally fueled by anger over Beijing’s recent warning that it holds the
The ceasefire in east Ukraine is over, and President Petro Poroshenko said the government will attack the pro-Russian forces if necessary. As of 12:35 p.m. Kiev time, four civilians were killed and two Ukrainian journalists kidnapped. “Taking into account all
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s ruling party on Tuesday nominated Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to run in Turkey’s first directly elected presidential race in August, announcing his candidacy to thousands of cheering supporters. The move could keep Erdogan, who
(Reuters) – Nigerian troops have arrested a businessman suspected of being at the head of a Boko Haram intelligence network that helped plan the abduction of more than 200 school girls in the northeast, the military said on Tuesday. The
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A car bomb exploded Tuesday in a market in Maiduguri, the northeast Nigerian city that is the birthplace of Boko Haram Islamic extremists, reducing stalls, goods and vehicles to piles of trash. Dozens of people are
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 1 (UPI) — Israel launched nighttime airstrikes on Gaza after Monday’s discovery of the bodies of three missing Israeli teens. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retribution for their deaths, telling his cabinet, “Hamas is responsible and
Though the far-left has long believed that Israel pushed the U.S. into war in Iraq, the fact is that Israel has kept a safe (albeit supportive) distance from American policy there–until now. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explicitly endorsed Kurdish
Iranian and Russian foreign officials met in Moscow on Monday to discuss relations between the countries and how to expand their alliance. The main topics were Syria and Iraq. “Relations between Iran and Russia are on the good level. Despite
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was detained Tuesday and reportedly questioned by financial investigators in a corruption probe that could cloud his chances of a political comeback. The detention — a very unusual move for such a
The shocking murder of the three missing Israeli teens is a crime of unparalleled cruelty. In that they were killed for no other reason than being Jewish, it has holocaust dimensions to it. This was not about war, not about
(Reuters) – Afghan forces battled the Taliban in southern Helmand province on Monday for a second week, officials and residents said on Monday, seeking to reassert control over a strategic district just weeks after the departure of U.S. troops. The
Thousands of rabbis and well-wishers flooded Brooklyn Monday and Tuesday to observe the 20th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, leader of the Lubaivch Chabad movement of Hasidic Jews, which is ubiquitous on college campuses and far-flung
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com ISIS makes laughable ‘Caliphate’ claim Threats to Kingdom of Jordan may require US and Israeli troops Pentagon announces additional 300 troop deployment to Iraq What do we call ISIS now? Israel threatens revenge for
On the front page of Monday’s The New York Times, published just hours before the bodies of three missing Israeli teens were found murdered and partially buried in a field outside Hebron, a story by Jerusalem bureau chief Jodi Rudoren
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Nigeria’s Boko Haram attacks a Church, but flees from bees and snakes Bank of International Settlements warns of ‘euphoric markets’ and high debt Nigeria’s Boko Haram attacks a Church, but flees from bees and
State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki responded to the murder of three innocent Israeli teens with what some may interpret as complete tone deafness. She urged “continued security cooperation” between Israelis and Palestinians despite “the tragedy and the enormous pain on
