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
When it comes to tracking the cost of Obama family vacations, there are two primary challenges. First, the Obamas are prolific jet-setters, so there are many details to track. Second, the Obama administration, clearly embarrassed by these lavish and frequent
The U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) just reported that United States “proven reserves” of crude oil in 2012 jumped by 15.4% to 29.2 billion barrels. This new official level is only about 13% of the declared reserves of Saudi Arabia.
The contempt that America’s enemies have for the United States these days is palpable. The most obvious current example is Vladimir Putin’s disdain for President Obama, whom he regards as little more than a speed-bump on the road to his
Pro-Russian forces continue to push their way through east Ukraine targeting more government buildings in Donetsk and Sloviansk. After these incidents, NATO announced they are going to add more troops in eastern Europe. Forces took over city hall in Donetsk
MUMBAI, April 15 (UPI) — In order to help clean up public defecation, Unicef India introduced a new mascot in the hope of persuading people not to go in public. Mr. Poo made his debut in a “Poo Party” music video
One year ago today, we were met with yet another solemn reminder: the ideologies that promote, recruit, and train militant Islamist jihadists are alive, well, and growing. When Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnev detonated the two bombs at last year’s Boston
Many, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have compared what Russia is currently doing with Crimea to what Hitler’s Germany did with the Sudetenland in 1938. Although Clinton has backed off her comparison, the juxtaposition of the two is
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com East Ukraine clashes become dangerous as Kiev strikes back Russia and Europe’s far right become political allies through anti-Americanism Mali separatists appeal to Russia for support on independence Israel claims secret talks with Saudi
National security should serve policy objectives. It should not be a victim of political correctness. Politics should be kept especially far away from the practice of intelligence. Today’s decision by the NYPD to close the unit that was mapping Muslim
The New York Police Department announced Tuesday, the first anniversary of theBoston Marathon jihad attack, that it was disbanding a special unit that had beendedicated to watching for jihad terror threats in Muslim communities. That’s good; afterall, who ever heard
(AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Ukraine was now on the verge of civil war after the Kiev government sent in the army against separatists in the east of the country, the Kremlin said Wednesday.
The West and Russia had different reactions to the Ukrainian anti-terrorist operation in east Ukraine on Tuesday. The Ukrainian army freed the airport in Kramatorsk from pro-Russian forces. The White House said they support the actions of the army. “The
The United Nations Human Rights Council found the ethnic Russians and Russian speakers in east Ukraine are stretching the truth when they claim mistreatment. The UN found a few attacks to be true, but otherwise found nothing of significance. “Although
In the scramble to find missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the Chinese government’s insistence on being the first to find evidence has led the international search effort to chase after unrelated debris, false positive radio signals, and other signs that
The purge within the Venezuelan government and military continues. President Nicolás Maduro, fresh off announcing a new international propaganda offensive, ordered the arrest of 30 soldiers of varying ranks for allegedly conspiring to stage a coup against the socialist government.
The large anti-terrorist operation Ukrainian interim President Oleksandr Turchynov promised on Sunday is now taking place in east Ukraine. Tanks were spotted in the east early Tuesday morning. Ukrainian soldiers marched into Kramatorsk, a town close to Sloviansk, where pro-Russian
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s acting president says army troops have restored control over a small airport in eastern Ukraine that had been occupied by pro-Russian militiamen. It was the first military action taken by the government after acting President
In March of 2014, I did what my left-wing foes always challenged me to do–I traveled to a Communist country to see “real existing socialism” for myself. My two weeks in Cuba, traveling the countryside and staying in working-class Cuban
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Heavy gunfire heard at airport in eastern Ukraine after troops move against pro-Russia militia.
Pro-Russian forces in east Ukraine are not giving up even though Ukraine tanks have been spotted. Interim President Oleksandr Turchynov told parliament the anti-terrorist operation he promised on Sunday started in north Donetsk. These forces took over 10 government buildings
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police charged a man on Tuesday for the murder of his 2-year-old son after he confessed to suffocating the child so he could leave the house to go back to playing games at an Internet
Five people died overnight in a stabbing rampage at a house party held to mark the end of university classes in the Canadian city of Calgary, local media said Tuesday. Police were reportedly called around 1:30 am to a home
A Ukrainian general leading a new push against pro-Kremlin militants in the separatist east warned on Tuesday that gunmen who do not lay down their arms would be “destroyed”.
President Obama talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone on Monday to discuss the deteriorating situation in Ukraine. Obama told Putin the US is ready to place more sanctions on Russia. “Russia continues to engage in provocative actions
IZYUM, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents dug in Tuesday across eastern Ukraine, fortifying positions around seized buildings and erecting new barricades even as Ukrainian troops and tanks set up outside one eastern city now controlled by armed men. In Kiev,
