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
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition on June 16th by Argentina to stop a group of its sovereign bondholders from foreclosing on Argentine assets in the U.S. The decision effectively ends five years of legal battles in U.S. courts.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Serbia will continue construction of the South Stream pipeline in July as Norwegian gas company Statoil told the European Union it will help with gas supplies. Russia cut off gas to Ukraine on Monday,
The world is on fire. Libya is in chaos. Baghdad is about to fall to a new and toxic strain of Islamism. Syria is in civil war. Israeli teenagers have been kidnapped by terrorists. Russia is expanding, taking over Crimea,
First, some facts on the ground. Then, a brief Talmudic discussion of how civilized peoples are supposed to deal with someone who is “coming to kill you.” Here’s what Israel just did: Last night, the IDF went door to door in
The United States has announced the arrival of about 100 troops in Iraq, en route to protect the U.S. embassy in the capital, Baghdad. The arrival follows President Obama’s announcement that America will deploy up to 275 troops to Iraq
Mixed reports Tuesday revealed that between 44 and 52 prisoners were killed along with two policemen during an apparent attempted jail-break at a police station in Baquba, 37 miles from Baghdad. According to Shia policemen stationed at the small jail,
The Chinese government has expanded its territorial claims in the South China Sea by building islands on reefs that both Vietnam and the Philippines claim are theirs, according to new reports. The islands, on the South Johnson Reef and the
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top prosecutor on Monday ordered the release of an Al-Jazeera journalist who has been on hunger strike for more than four months to protest his prolonged detention without charges or trial. A statement from the prosecutor’s
Mexican drug cartels, such as the Zetas and the Gulf Cartel, are supplementing their incomes by selling stolen gasoline. At $0.40 a liter, gasoline is cheaper for residents of Tamaulipas than a can of Coca-Cola if they buy from the
The United States may not have made a complete decision on its role in the growing Iraqi civil war yet, but neighboring countries have already enlisted their militaries. Iran is offering “everything we need,” according to one Iraqi official, while
On June 16 Spain’s interior ministry said they had arrested eight persons, including a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, “for allegedly recruiting militants to fight for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria” (ISIS). The recruited militants had “already been sent
Last week, former Secretary of State and presumed Democratic 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton writes that her handling of the Benghazi crisis of September 11, 2012 actually provides more impetus for a White House run. Clinton told ABC News’ Diane
On Tuesday, Ukraine’s border service said 30 Ukrainian soldiers were injured in a battle with pro-Russians near the Russia-Ukraine border, a day after President Petro Poroshenko ordered troops to retake the border. From Reuters: It [border service] said separatist fighters
Breitbart News had the opportunity to speak with Bill Roggio, managing editor of The Long War Journal, about terrorist group ISIS’s advances through Iraq, Iran’s involvement, and what the US should do about it. Breitbart News: Was the ISIS blitzkrieg
Gunmen took control Tuesday of Al-Qaim, the Iraqi side of a border crossing with Syria, after security forces withdrew, police and army officers said. The gunmen were loyal to the rebel Free Syrian Army and Al-Qaeda’s Syrian franchise Al-Nusra Front,
At least 10 people have been killed in a new overnight attack near Kenya’s coast, police said on Tuesday, with Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels claiming responsibility. Police said gunmen, apparently part of the same group that massacred close to 50
The United States is prepared to work with the Iranian regime to defend the Iraqi government against the Sunni terrorists who are trying to take over the country, Secretary of State John Kerry said earlier this week. Though the Obama
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Kenya suffers worst terrorist attack since Westgate Mall attack Syrian warplanes strike inside Iraq U.S. sending 275 troops back into Iraq to protect embassy Kenya suffers worst terrorist attack since Westgate Mall attack The
Palestinians have taken to the streets of Gaza City to celebrate the Hamas kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers on Thursday night south of Jerusalem. The abductions have galvanized Israelis as few events have in recent years, resulting in unprecedented manhunts
On the same day that Palestinians and many of their leaders were shown on televisions celebrating the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers, the pension board of the United Methodist Church USA voted to divest its holdings in a security company
(AFP) About 275 US military personnel are being deployed to Iraq to help American personnel and protect the embassy in Baghdad, President Barack Obama said Monday in a letter to Congressional leaders. The force, which began deploying on Sunday, has
Somali jihadist group al-Shabaab attacked a coastal town in Kenya, killing 48 people through a series of shootings and fires. The group claimed responsibility and asserted that it would target World Cup viewings and highly populated places in Kenya, warning
The crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood continues in Egypt under newly-minted president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. On Sunday, two retail outlets owned by high-ranking members of the now illegal political party were seized and shut down, as per a court decree.
A member of President Obama’s Homeland Security Advisory Council known for controversial Twitter posts that seem to support the Muslim Brotherhood wrote Friday that it is “inevitable that ‘Caliphate’ returns.” Mohamed Elibiary has been controversial since he was first appointed to the taskforce in 2010.
JERUSALEM (AP) — The family of an Israeli-American teen believed to have been abducted in the West Bank says it has received an outpouring of support from friends and family back in the U.S. Naftali Fraenkel is believed to have
