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
Rifts between clerical and elite circles in Iran have been intensifying over the past year. MEMRI has consistently reported on the power struggle characterizing the pragmatic camp featuring Hashemi Rafsanjani and President Hassan Rohani and the ideological camp consisting of the Supreme
President Obama will meet with Ukraine’s president-elect Petro Poroshenko on his trip to Europe next week. The men will meet in Poland when Obama speaks in Warsaw to celebrate Poland’s 25th anniversary break from communism. Obama will speak about the
On Friday, the government of Ukraine claimed that the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) it shot down on May 28th is a Russian-made spy drone. The Security Service of Ukraine said in a preliminary report that the UAV is a modified
East Ukraine is a mess, and now it is taking a toll on religions. Catholic Bishop Marian Buczek said Catholics are too scared to attend Mass in Donetsk and Luhansk. “Local Catholics are living in conditions of great danger —
WASHINGTON (AP) — The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed and is back in U.S. custody after nearly five years of captivity, U.S. officials said Saturday. The officials said the Taliban agreed to turn over Sgt.
Long lines at grocery stores and ration cards that prevent citizens from buying more than the allotted amount of basic needs, such as flour, milk, vegetable oil, and toilet paper, have become the norm in Venezuela. This week, however, the
And so now Malaysian men have joined the circus of barbarism against women that is very much upon us this season. Is such violence specific to Asia? Actually, no. For example, similar kinds of bestial rape-murders took place in Guatemala at
Ahead of gas talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the European Union, Europe’s Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said Ukraine must pay back its debt, but Russia needs to offer a fair price. “The price for the months of January, February, and
DUBLIN (AP) — A bomb detonated Friday in the lobby of a hotel in the Northern Ireland city of Londonderry, but police said a swift evacuation ensured that nobody was injured. The device detonated inside the Everglades, one of the
Malaysian police have arrested at least 13 people — many of who are related — over the alleged gang-rape of a 15-year-old girl, reports said Friday. The girl was raped on May 20 for hours by a group of men
On May 30 at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Japananese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe said Japan is stepping up the role it plays in regional security and will “support Southeast Asian countries” against a China threat. According to BBC News, Abe
Breitbart News had the exclusive opportunity to sit down with Lt. Col. Rudy Atallah, former head of African counterterrorism for the Pentagon to discuss Boko Haram and Islamist movements in Africa. Rudolph Atallah is the former Africa Counterterrorism Director for the
Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo has expressed frustrations at widespread protests that have occurred throughout his home country against its decision to host this year’s World Cup. The star, who played in multiple World Cup tournaments, stated that he supported legitimate
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia finally pulls its troops back from Ukrainian border Japan’s Shinzo Abe asserts Asian leadership against China The Chinese view of the ‘China Threat’ Nigeria blames Cameroon for failure to defeat Boko Haram Russia
A week that began with Memorial Day is ending with questions about whether Americans still deserve our freedom. It was almost refreshing to hear an angry Secretary of State John Kerry use undiplomatic words like “fugitive” to describe Edward Snowden,
As the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continues, it has already become “the most expensive” in aviation history, and “experts [predict] costs could reach hundreds of millions of pounds.” According to The Telegraph, this cost estimate comes after Australian
Russia claims over and over there are no Russian forces in east Ukraine to help the pro-Russian forces take over the region from the Kiev government. However, as The Kyiv Post points out, the evidence is mounting, and the Kremlin
Thailand’s junta chief on Friday ruled out elections for at least a year to have time for political “reforms”, defending the recent military coup in the face of rising international alarm. He said a first phase of around three months
Boko Haram gunmen on Friday killed a Nigerian Islamic monarch in their northeastern stronghold of Borno in an attack that also targeted two other Muslim royals who escaped unhurt, the state government said. The Emir of Gwoza, Idrissa Timta, was
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a 50-year-old terrorist group in South America, has been working hard from its safe haven in Havana to change its image as cold-blooded criminals. But while its rap videos indicate a thirst for
Eighty-nine-year old World War II Navy veteran Milton Rackham requested veterans’ benefits in 1974, but he didn’t receive them until 2014. Rackham says that every time he would ask the Veterans Administration (VA) about the delay they would tell him
LUXEMBOURG CITY, Luxembourg, May 30 (UPI) —After a European Union court ruling earlier this month declared that people have the “right to be forgotten” and “irrelevant” data should be erased on request, Google will allow Europeans to ask for their
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak got an earful from the Chinese government on the first day of his six-day diplomatic trip to the country. While Najib insisted the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 did not affect bilateral relations, Chinese
Just one day following Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei’s pledge to destroy America through “battle” and “jihad,” a top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander has reiterated his Ayatollah’s sentiments. According to Iranian state-controlled Fars News agency, IRGC Brigadier General Hossein
A citizen of Niger has been convicted of enslaving his fifth wife. The man crossed the line because Niger apparently only allows for four wives under the country’s interpretation of Islamic law. It took Niger until 2003 to officially declare
