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
Less than two minutes prior to the CCTV footage that captured the death of a teenager, reportedly at the hands of the Israeli Defense Forces, a group of Palestinians was seen orchestrating an attempt to fake injuries, doing so in front
French President François Hollande and Russian President Vladimir Putin plan to discuss Ukraine on June 5 in Paris, one day before the Allies commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy. It will be the first time a Western leader
Coal miners in Donetsk came out in support of the pro-Russian forces in charge of “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DNR) at a rally led by self-proclaimed leader Denis Pushilin. Donetsk is in the Donbass region, which is the industrial area of
President Obama delivered a major policy speech Wednesday, claiming that fighting climate change was every bit as important to America’s national security as stopping terrorism or working to stop countries from obtaining nuclear weapons. The world, Obama insisted, needed to
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told Xinhua Tuesday that if Vietnam wants to prevent another “maritime accident” like the sinking of a ship near a Chinese oil rig in the South China Sea, it should “stop violating Chinese companies’
On Tuesday, The New York Times ran as its feature op-ed a story titled “The New Danger in Benghazi.“ Author Ethan Chorin wrote of a Libyan general by the name of Khalifa Haftar who is mounting an offensive against radical
Virginia State Senator Richard Black (R-Loudon County) sent a letter to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, thanking him for his “heroic” acts in fighting the Syrian opposition forces. The text of the letter, proudly displayed by Assad on his Facebook page,
President Barack Obama outlined a “new” foreign policy in an address to the graduating cadets at West Point. As with a previous address at West Point, in which Obama unwisely announced a deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan, effectively handing victory
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a special Knesset (parliament) session Wednesday to mark Israel’s Jerusalem Day. The Prime Minister took the occasion to remind the world that he intends to keep Jerusalem the unified capital of the Jewish state.
According to a former Iranian double-agent for the CIA who uses the pseudonym Reza Kahlili, Iran’s Supreme Leader said Sunday that the Islamic Republic intends on conquering the United States. Kahlili provided a Farsi to English translation of Ayatollah Khamenei’s
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) is slated to be the keynote speaker at an event honoring the notorious Ground Zero Mosque imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and his wife Daisy Khan. Rauf and Khan are respected, even revered, in the mainstream media,
In 2008, New York University (NYU) President John Sexton boasted that his project to open a campus in the UAE was “an opportunity to transform the university and, frankly, the world.” Now, working conditions have led to abuse and imprisonment
Former Ecuadorian President Jamil Mahuad is now a wanted man by Interpol, the nation’s Minister of the Interior announced this week. Mahuad, a former Harvard lecturer and current fellow there, is wanted for embezzlement after years of the socialist Ecuadorian
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Brasilia yesterday in an attempt to reach the World Cup stadium to protest the use of public funds to host the tournament. While the groups did not reach the stadium, a large group of indigenous
President Obama outlined his foreign policy on Wednesday during a speech at the graduation ceremony at West Point. Throughout his speech, Obama used “straw man” arguments, setting up “critics” or “skeptics” that existed to disagree with the president before being
Two wealthy Swiss seniors arrested for robbing from church collection boxes, told police that their crime spree was just for thrills, justice authorities said Wednesday. In a statement, prosecutors in the central region of Lucerne said that the married couple,
The holding company of collapsed virtual currency exchange MtGox is looking to sell the trademark to the word Bitcoin, The Wall Street Journal said Wednesday. The company hopes to raise at least 100 million yen, or about $1 million, for
The House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would restrict the National Security Agency’s ability to collect bulk information, heralded as a milestone of the post-Snowden era. With days to examine it, many critics now note that the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Vietnam accuses China of ramming and sinking its fishing boat Japan strengthens military alliances with Philippines and Vietnam Egypt extends presidential election for a day because of low turnout Vietnam accuses China of ramming
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said he did not send any Chechens to Ukraine to fight with the pro-Russian forces in the east. On his Instagram account, he claimed there are millions who live outside of his area and he cannot
On May 25, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) “sued Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his spokesman for libel for linking the group to Hamas.” Harper’s spokesman Jason McDonald reacted to the suit by saying, “We will not
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities scrambled to rescue the country’s presidential election from the embarrassment of low voter turnout, but few people trickled to the polls Wednesday even after the balloting was extended for a third day. A low turnout
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire believed set by an 81-year-old dementia patient blazed through a hospital ward for the elderly Wednesday and killed 21 people in southern South Korea, mostly from smoke inhalation, police and fire officials said.
(Reuters) – Two Americans suffered light injuries when a U.S. consulate vehicle came under attack in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat on Wednesday morning, the U.S. embassy said. The embassy statement gave scant details of the attack but an Afghan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday called National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden a fugitive and challenged him to “man up and come back to the United States.” Kerry was asked about Snowden in a nationally
