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
Last September, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras pledged he would eradicate neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn from the country. In an alarming turn since a series of crackdowns on the party, Golden Dawn’s candidates managed to break double digits in a
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev spoke to Bloomberg News about the situation between Ukraine and Russia. He claimed a second Cold War was approaching because of poor decisions made by the Obama administration. He did not say if Russia would
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. charges China’s People’s Liberation Army with cyber espionage China brags about it’s growing military power and influence China’s military can now destroy every U.S. satellite Massive floods in Balkans uncovering landmines from 1990s
On Monday, The United States pinned five Chinese military officers wanted for cyber espionage, onto the FBI’s most wanted list. China called upon newly minted US Ambassador to China Max Baucus on Tuesday, demanding an explanation for the accusations. The former Senator
The head of NASA, Charles Bolden, denied implications by Russian space program administrators that the nation could deny the United States access to the International Space Station and shut it down. No partner in the international venture is “indispensable,” Bolden
The CIA ended “the use of vaccine programs in its spying operations” as concerns “for the safety health workers” took center stage. According to BBC News, “the CIA used a fake vaccine program to try to find Osama bin Laden
The folks at Wikileaks are irate about the decision at The Intercept to redact the name of a country whose cell phone calls are being mass-monitored by the NSA, according to documents provided by Edward Snowden. That Glenn Greenwald believed there was
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s powerful military chief intervened Tuesday for the first time in the country’s latest political crisis, declaring martial law and dispatching gun-mounted jeeps into the heart of the capital with a vow to resolve the deepening conflict
In September, the Obama Administration and many Republicans were pushing for the U.S. to intervene in Syria. I said no. We did not have an articulable national security interest in that country, and it was also unclear if we had
Colombian law enforcement is charging the driver of a school bus that burned, killing 32 children on board, with aggravated manslaughter, and investigating the possibility that the driver left the bus’s engine running while refueling the vehicle as the children
A 31-year-old father of two, Mashudur Choudhury, has been “convicted of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts,” making him first person with connections to the conflict in Syria to be convicted on terrorism charges. Choudhury is from Portsmouth and
Legendary soccer player Pelé is going public with his frustrations with the way his country is preparing to host the 2014 World Cup, calling delays on constructing stadiums “unacceptable” and “an embarrassment” for Brazil, and decrying the “thieves” in politics
The Agence France-Presse reported Russian troops moved at least six miles away from Ukraine’s border after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops to return to their bases. “The commanders in the exercise areas are now clarifying the routes and movement
Iranian actress Leila Hatami was at the Cannes Film Festival in France when she kissed the president of the festival on the cheek. Kissing on the cheek, widely appreciated as a normal greeting custom in the civilized world, is not
Recent announcements by the Kremlin of a withdrawal of Russian forces from along the Ukrainian border are part of a misinformation campaign in preparation for the next phase of subversive operations in Eastern Europe. As the mainstream media has reported,
Russia is trying to rebuild its former empire and it looks like it’s succeeding in Crimea and Ukraine. Meanwhile, economists point out that the Chinese economy is larger than that of the United States, and Beijing intends to expand its
At a 60-person Democratic fundraiser Monday night, President Barack Obama told donors that debates over scandals such as Benghazi and Obamacare are pointless. “The debate we’re having now is about what, Benghazi? Obamacare? And it becomes this endless loop. It’s
On Sunday, anti-Islamist Libyan General Khalifa Haftar stormed Libya’s Parliament while it was in session. Haftar, who helped bring down the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi, brought his forces with him, who were armed to the teeth. The General reportedly
NBC News reports that on Monday, China suddenly reversed course and barred cooperation with the U.S. on cybersecurity. Only a month ago China had agreed to cooperate with the U.S., but when the U.S. Department of Justice charged five Chinese
The Justice Department and FBI announced Monday criminal charges against five officers of the Chinese military who the United States is alleging are hackers that have committed cyber crimes to steal the trade secrets of American companies including Westinghouse Electric
Thailand’s army on Tuesday declared martial law across the crisis-gripped kingdom to restore order following months of anti-government protests that have left 28 people dead and hundreds wounded. An announcement on military-run television said martial law had been invoked “to
ACCRA (Reuters) – Separatists in northern Mali have released around 30 civil servants held since Saturday after an attack on a regional governor’s office in Kidal, a spokeswoman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission MINUSMA told Reuters on Monday. Read the
Workers at New York University’s new Abu Dhabi campus, who are employees contracted by NYU, have faced brutally inhumane working and living conditions in the Islamic emirate, reported The New York Times on Sunday. The New York Times got together
Recently installed FBI Director James Comey tells The New York Times that his plans to refocus the bureau’s attention back toward prosecuting criminals and away from terrorism were made before he realized just how serious the terrorist threat facing the
The media are on a mission to protect Hillary no matter what the cost. And that means they’ll invalidate any attack on her as beyond the pale, over the top, and underhanded. Even if she or her husband have used
