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
Just prior to his desertion and subsequent capture by Taliban forces, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl emailed his parents about the shame he felt over being associated with America, “the most conceited country in the world.” Mediaite.com published excerpts from the emails
The Facebook page “Bowe Bergdahl is NOT a Hero” is linked to a White House petition demanding Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl be punished for “being AWOL” and for “desertion during Operation Enduring Freedom.” According to the petition: Army member Bowe
The Cuban regime is not opening up to the Western world, nor does it appear much more amenable to respecting universally accepted notions of human rights. According to a new study by the Cuban Commission of Human Rights and National
President Obama told Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski and the press the U..S will increase its military presence in Eastern Europe due to the Ukraine and Russia crisis. The plan will cost around $1 billion if Congress approves the funding. “Today,
At around 3:50 pm on Saturday, May 24, a man dressed in a blue sweater and baseball cap walked casually into the Jewish Museum in Brussels, Belgium. Pulling a Kalashnikov rifle from a black bag, he shot and killed four
Anti-coup protesters in Thailand have adopted a three-fingered salute from the book The Hunger Games as a symbol against what they argue is an oppressive and illegitimate military regime. In response to this form of silent protest, officials have warned that
As news of Obama’s swap of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl continues to percolate, the enormity of this action is most clearly grasped by understanding that the Gitmo prisoners were the “top five Taliban commanders” held
Now that President Barack Obama has traded five high-level terrorists for an American soldier who reportedly deserted his troops five years ago, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said it was time for Obama to bring back the U.S. Marine who
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin believes President Barack Obama timed the release of Bowe Bergdahl to distract from his administration’s Veterans Administration wait-list scandal in which at least 40 veterans reportedly died after they were put on secret waiting lists.
The most powerful officer in the U.S. military, General Martin E. Dempsey, Chair of the Joint Chiefs, has not ruled out the possibility of a court-martial of Sgt. Bergdahl for desertion. Using the platform of his Facebook page, General Dempsey
Greg Gutfeld says he cannot figure out President Obama’s Bergdahl trade. On Fox News Channel’s The Five on Monday, co-host Gutfeld said, “It sounds like a Common Core math problem – five high risk terrorists for one mysterious hostage.” Watch
ISTANBUL, June 2 (Reuters) – Turkey’s peace talks with Kurdish rebels are advancing despite recent unrest in the southeast, representatives of both sides said, and could boost Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s hopes of becoming president. Erdogan is widely expected to
PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande certainly won’t go hungry this Thursday night. He’s dining twice — first with U.S. President Barack Obama, then with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It will be a digestive and logistical challenge, but the
(Reuters) -A U.S.-led international operation disrupted a crime ring that infected hundreds of thousands of PCs around the globe with malicious software used for stealing banking credentials and extorting computer owners, the Justice Department said on Monday. Authorities in nearly
A Libyan warplane targeting “an Islamist militia” in Benghazi fired “three rockets at a neighboring university engineering…[facility]” instead. According to Reuters, “the attack was part of a campaign by irregular forces loyal to former army general Khalifa Haftar to purge the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Spain’s King abdicates as Catalonia moves to secession referendum Hamas leader resigns as Palestine unity government is announced Polio continues to flare in Nigeria and Pakistan Spain’s King abdicates as Catalonia moves to secession
BERN, Switzerland, June 2 (UPI) — U.S. Ambassador Suzi LeVine, who became the nation’s representative to Switzerland and Liechtenstein on Monday, took the oath of office on an electronic copy of the Constitution. LeVine, who sworn in by Vice President
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 2 (UPI) — A NATO soldier was among at least six people killed in separate attacks on Monday in Afghanistan. The soldier, who was not identified, was killed during an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan. He was
Moscow’s aggression toward Ukraine is forcing countries around Russia to reconsider security options. Sweden and Finland are toying with the idea of joining NATO, but Russia issued a stern warning during Finland’s National Defense Courses Association. “Military cooperation between Russia
Appearing Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union, US National Security Advisor Susan Rice heralded the release of five terrorist masterminds for the return of an army private whose desertion caused the death of at least six US servicemen killed
From Defining Ideas: Narendra Modi won an overwhelming victory in the Indian election. He avoided or minimized contentious issues, like Hindu nationalism. The Republicans can learn a lot by following a similar strategy on religion. Modi’s campaign emphasized growth, a
On June 21, 2013, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney unequivocally assured reporters at that day’s White House Press Briefing that President Obama “would not make any decisions about transfer of any detainees without consulting Congress and without doing so
According to Iran’s state-run Fars news agency, the Russian-made Bushehr nuclear power plant is back online. Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, told state media, “The power plant which had been turned off for two and a half
The UK’s Daily Mail interviewed the parents of fallen soldier Second Lt. Darryn Andrews, who claim their son was killed in action while on a mission to rescue Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban captivity. They also claim that the Obama administration
Seven people died from oxygen deprivation after hunting for the equivalent of 75 cents. The seven individuals had lost 3,000 Cambodian riel (US 75 cents), which apparently fell down a well, according to the Associated Press. On Saturday in a
