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
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops participating in military exercises near Ukraine’s border to return to their bases as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was on his way to Kiev.
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Litterbugs are no longer welcome on the roof of the world. As Nepal welcomes this year’s trekking season on Mount Everest, it is introducing new rules and oversight this week in hopes of taking more control
GENEVA (AP) — European automakers cast a wary eye toward Russia on the first day of the Geneva Auto Show on Tuesday, poised for a quick strategy rethink as the threat of sanctions hangs over the country because of its
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media say government forces are advancing in battle and tightening their grip on the last rebel stronghold near the border with Lebanon. The SANA news agency said on Tuesday that troops have made significant gains
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com More on the ‘Autonomous State of Crimea’ West discusses sanctions, as Russia prepares for war in Ukraine Israel’s Netanyahu rebukes Obama over Mideast peace process Is the United States really no different than Russia?
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s fugitive president requested Russian soldiers in the strategic Crimea region “to establish legitimacy, peace, law and order,” Russia’s U.N. ambassador said Monday, contradicting the president’s own comments last week, while Ukraine’s ambassador said 16,000 troops
After declaring that a Washington Post editorial that said President Barack Obama’s foreign policy was based on “fantasy” was the “understatement of the year,” former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that Obama’s weakness has created a leadership vacuum in the world that
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was mocked in 2008 for warning that Russia’a Vladimir Putin may invade Ukraine if Barack Obama were elected President, and the former GOP vice presidential nominee on Monday said that President Barack Obama’s weakness has
The Russian stock market sufferedan 11% loss overnight in reaction to a run on bank deposits fed byrumors the European Union and the United States would apply Cold War-typesanctions to punish Russia’s invasion of Crimea. The price collapse was worst
The United States is stopping all trade and investment talks and military engagements with Russia due to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal reports on the U.S. economic response: “Due to recent events in Ukraine, we have suspended upcoming
Secretary of State John Kerry defended the Obama administration’s policy on Iran before an audience of thousands of pro-Israel activists at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference on Monday evening. While acknowledging skepticism about Iran’s intentions, he
As Russian President Vladimir Putin deploys his military forces to Ukraine, the Obama administration continues to wonder just what the benighted dictator is thinking. Understanding that the best strategy for countering military action is undoubtedly faculty lounge-style condescension, the Obama
Russia’s United Nations Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Ukraine’s deposed president Viktor Yanukovych did ask Russia to send troops into his country. Quoting from Yanukovych’s letter of which he offered to make photocopies available, Churkin said: ‘Ukraine is on the brink
President Obama addressed the situation between Ukraine and Russia before his meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sanctions against Russia are on the table. “There are two paths that Russia can take at this point,” he said. “Actions on
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has revamped a long-ago abandoned project to connect Russia to the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea by constructing a bridge, shortly after Russian military occupied the territory. According to Reuters, a bridge from the Russian region
Poland has summoned the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to meet on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in the Ukraine, where Russia has invaded and effectively taken over the Crimea. According to a statement by NATO
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood firm against pressure from President Barack Obama in his opening remarks at their White House meeting today. According to reports from the briefing room, Netanyahu said: “Israel has been doing its part in the
Ukraine’s Economy Minister Pavlo Sheremeta said the government is prepared to work on the Association Agreement with the European Union. “The government has cancelled the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of November 21, 2013, and is resuming work on
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet told Ukrainian forces in Crimea they must surrender by 3 a.m. GMT or there will be military action against them. The BBC said they received confirmation of the ultimatum from Ukraine’s defense ministry. Interim President Oleksandr
Global markets are falling fast in light of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine. Russia’s Micex index fell $58.4 billion on Monday. That is more than the $51 billion Russia spent on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. “The threat
For the first time in 39 years, Venezuelans were banned from watching the Academy Awards, thanks to “far-right extremists lobbying Hollywood.” That according to President Nicolás Maduro’s press secretary, Delcy Rodríguez, who spoke while Maduro issued more arrests against nonviolent
Pro-Russia protesters took over the first floor of a government building in Donetsk in east Ukraine. The building is one of many in east Ukraine that have a Russian flag on top. A Reuters reporter in a press center on
New York Times editorialwriter Joe Nocera had a field day onFebruary 28th raging against “TheBitcoin Blasphemy,” which he claimed is libertarian “sacrilege” since it is “unconnectedto any currency or any government.” Itis enlightening that the leftist thought police at the Times
Bitcoin believers were shaken to their digital souls when Mt. Gox, the world’s largest exchange, defaulted on $470 million worth of deposits and closed. The virtual currency was supposed to provide a safer, more private, and less costly alternative to
Russia tightened their control on Crimea when they seized a ferry terminal early Monday morning in Kerch. It is only 12 miles by boat to Russia. The soldiers at the terminal refused to identify themselves on Monday, but they
