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
(Reuters) – China on Wednesday dismissed as a “farce” and a “smear” a vote by a United States panel of lawmakers to rename a Washington road in front of its embassy after imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. Republican Frank Wolf
A United States military official said Friday that armed American drones have been flying over Iraq over the past day to assist in the US’s continuing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance efforts. Until Thursday, the United States had only been flying
NEW YORK, June 27 (UPI) — Hillary Clinton’s new book Hard Choices won’t be available in Chinese bookstores, with Chinese publishers declining to buy translation rights. Released in May, the memoir about Clinton’s experiences as U.S. Secretary of State includes
The Iraqi military, fleeing major cities in the nation last week under assault by the terrorist jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), has begun to attempt a recovery of the city of Tikrit, one of the first
For Chinese political dissidents fortunate enough to have a high profile, the Chinese government has manufactured a new way to keep them from causing communist officials any trouble: sending them off to vacations during key events dissidents would protest. The
The alliance between feminists and population controllers has always been uneasy. While feminists have supported a global right to abortion as a matter of human rights, population controllers support such a right as a means to reduce numbers, sometimes coercively.
A Saudi national and his partner are suspected of carrying out a suicide bombing in a Hezbollah-dominated area in Beirut’s southern suburbs, according to Lebanon’s Daily Star. Both the bomber and his partner in crime were members of the Islamic
Pro-Russian forces in east Ukraine released four of the eight members of the Organization for the Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) captured over a month ago. The separatists also agreed to hold more peace talks as President Petro Poroshenko
The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continues with no signs of where the plane could have possibly crashed or landed. A new clue has surfaced in the search this week, however: Australian officials say they believe the plane was
Jihadis from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) conducted mass killings in Tikrit, Iraq, executing at least 160 Iraqi men after seizing the city on June 11, 2014. Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) current estimates state that between 160
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has spent much of its time after gaining ground in Iraq promoting a softer, almost philanthropic image of their jihadist cause on the internet. Meanwhile, in Syria, video surfaces of the jihadists
They have adopted the Internet’s love of cats, used small children in propaganda, and sold kitschy t-shirts. And now the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), the jihadist terror group attempting a full takeover of Iraq, is calling on Lionel
Sergei Glazyev, a senior advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, told the BBC that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is a Nazi and his endorsement of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement is illegitimate. “Europe is trying to push Ukraine to sign this
Martin Indyk, the chief US negotiator between the Israelis and Palestinians, resigned Friday after the collapse of peace talks. Secretary of State John Kerry, announcing the resignation in a statement through a spokeswoman, said Indyk would return to his position
Two Twitter accounts posted nonstop ISIS threats to the US and propaganda posters on Thursday. The people behind @Tweeetingdoc and @ansaar999 asked followers to retweet the horrific photos to the White House, press secretary, and a few prominent journalists, such as CNN’s Jake
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in Brussels on Friday morning. Georgia and Moldova also signed similar agreements. “Today is a historic day for Ukraine,” Poroshenko said before the meeting. “All we need is peace.” This association
Day #14 is ending and the three Israeli teenage students are still missing. One is also an American citizen. Earlier today, Israel named the Hamas operatives whom they believe are behind this heinous act. They are two men who
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah led several thousand demonstrators through Kabul on Friday, upping the stakes in his protest against alleged election fraud that has triggered a political crisis. Abdullah has vowed to reject the election result, saying he was
TEHRAN, June 23 (UPI) — Iranian officials have reportedly arrested two World Cup fans who recorded a YouTube video of themselves singing and dancing to a song by London-based band Ajam, “Gole Iran,” in tribute to the country’s soccer team.
A new document released this week in Rome puts a wet blanket on the hopes of many Church progressives. The working document in preparation for the global Synod of Bishops reasserts core Church teachings on controversial issues the left had
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — After more than a decade of helping fight Islamic militants, the United States is disbanding an anti-terror contingent of hundreds of elite American troops in the southern Philippines where armed groups such as Abu Sayyaf have
NEW DELHI, June 27 (UPI) — A gas pipeline exploded early Friday in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, killing at least 14 people and injuring 10 others. BC Tripathi, chairman of the Gas Authority of India Limited, told
HONOLULU, June 26 (UPI) — Ships of the Chinese Navy arrive in Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor to participate, for the first time, in a biennial international naval exercise. The Chinese fleet, which included a destroyer, frigate, supply ship, hospital ship and
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Syrian regime warplanes bomb ISIS on Iraq border, becoming our ally Saudi Arabia’s armed forces on high alert as ISIS approaches Four questions ISIS uses to tell Sunni from Shia Thousands of Ukrainians flee
BAGHDAD, June 26 (UPI) —Additional U.S. forces have arrived in Baghdad, bringing the total number of American service members in Iraq to 500, Pentagon officials said Thursday. Pentagon spokesman Col. Steven Warren said, of the 500 American military personnel in
