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
BERLIN, June 26 (UPI) —The German government has canceled its Internet contract with the U.S. telecommunications company Verizon over data security fears. There is concern in Germany that U.S. firms provide data to authorities, and anger over allegations that conversations
PUERTO TRIUNFO, Colombia, June 26 (UPI) —Infamous drug lord Pablor Escobar built a zoo for his son in the 1980s. Roaming the acreage of his ranch, Hacienda Napoles, in Colombia’s Puerto Triunfo — 200 miles northwest of the capital, Bogotá
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has turned to Russia, hoping to solicit its help to turn the tide away from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) jihadists’ rapid advances through Iraq. While the Obama administration has been debating
Supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have launched a viral propaganda campaign on Twitter threatening to attack the United States and its interests if America acts militarily against the group in Iraq. These threats have been
President Obama told George Stephanopoulos in an interview with ABC that the United States has crafted its foreign policy around the ongoing World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil. “We had elements – which I won’t detail – of our foreign
As the armies of terrorists aligned with the radical ISIS militants sweep across Iraq, fears are being raised that they might totally destroy the ruins of the ancient city that appeared in the movie The Exorcist. The Hatra complex, Iraq’s archaeological
From Reuters: Online backers of the Sunni Islamist militants who seized swaths of Iraq this month have said that any U.S. air strikes on the fighters will lead to attacks on Americans. … A Twitter account with 21,000 followers naming
WASHINGTON (AP) — When John Maguire was a CIA officer in Beirut in the late 1980s during that country’s bloody civil war, he spent weeks living in safe houses far from the U.S. Embassy, dodging militants who wanted to kidnap
One archbishop and twenty priests are alleged to be the only people remaining in the northern Iraqi town of Qaraqosh. Two days ago, fighting broke out between Kurdish peshmerga and ISIS fighters in this Christian town of 50,000. All inhabitants
(AFP) US President Barack Obama called on Congress Thursday to approve $500 million to train and equip vetted Syrian rebels battling the forces of strongman President Bashar al-Assad. Following strong hints by Obama in recent weeks, the White House said
The Islamic State of Syria and Sham (ISIS) and their Sunni tribal allies reached the strategic Mahmudiyah district southwest of Baghdad in large numbers on June 26th. Kurdish officials said that militants had seized the towns of Iskandariyah and Mahmudiyah.
The jihadist terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) organized a parade to celebrate its advances in Iraq this week. The parade, down the streets of the large city of Mosul, showcased the stolen American-made military equipment ISIS
The oppression of young students protesting against President Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime in Venezuela has led some to begin a campaign to sew their mouths closed, hoping to attract international attention and force the government to free the more than
Nigerian pop star Adokiye Kyrian has offered the terrorist Islamist group Boko Haram her virginity in exchange for the freedom of more than 200 girls abducted by the group from the town of Chibok this year. The singer has been
Eccentric Chinese millionaire Chen Guangbiao hosted a lavish luncheon for New York’s homeless this week during which he sang, gave a speech, and declared himself the “world’s greatest philanthropist.” Unfortunately, many homeless who were told they would receive money in addition
Much has been made of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham’s (ISIS) ability to use the internet to promote their cause. Unlike jihadist predecessors, ISIS has used everything from comedy internet memes to pictures of small children allegedly supporting
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Although the generation that experienced and fought through World War I has passed, it is important to keep the memory of the war alive. The War to End All Wars set off the “terrible twentieth” century as Winston Churchill called
Printing or selling Adolf Hitler’s infamous Mein Kampf is currently illegal in Germany. However, the current precedent may change when the copyright law for the 90-year-old book’s publication is set to expire next year. The book’s rights to publication are
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she is ready for tough sanctions against Russia, which would include gas and energy sectors. This is a major jump for her since Germany receives 36% of its natural gas from Russia’s state company Gazprom.
CAIRO (AP) — A prominent Libyan activist who had become an international face of her strife-torn country’s efforts to build a democracy was assassinated by gunmen who stormed her home in the restive eastern city of Benghazi, police said Thursday.
One of the 140 Kurdish schoolboys taken in a mass kidnapping last month by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) spoke with CNN Wednesday about what his day-to-day life in captivity entailed. They forced the 15-year-old
At least two African Union (AU) peacekeepers were killed in Somalia “following an attack on a military base by [the] Islamist group Al-Shabab.” AU has “a 22,000 strong force in Somalia to help the weak government fight Al-Shabab.” According to
Victims of Iranian-sponsored terror attacks are using a new legal tactic to win justice, and fight back: seizing Iranian domain names through U.S. courts. The sixty victims, who are collectively owed $1.2 billion in damages by terror-sponsoring countries, filed a
On Wednesday, Islamist fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) made a push towards the Haditha Dam, the second-largest dam in Iraq. Iraqi officials worried that if ISIS successfully overtook the dam, major geopolitical repercussions would ensue,
