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
(Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers have agreed to suspend talks with Russia on visa issues because of Russia’s seizure of Crimea, a draft of a statement to be issued later on Monday said. Russia and the European Union have been discussing visa
Though Russia’s Vladimir Putin has violated Ukrainian sovereignty and the laws of war, though his government has lied brazenly to American officials and flouted the norms of the international community, President Barack Obama has reserved his ire for Israeli Prime
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A group of armed men, including two suicide attackers, stormed a court complex in the Pakistani capital on Monday in a rare terror attack in the heart of Islamabad that killed 11 people and wounded dozens. No
KERCH, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian troops controlled a ferry terminal on the easternmost tip of Ukraine’s Crimea region close to Russia on Monday, intensifying fears that Moscow will send even more troops into the strategic Black Sea region in its
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Monday in the second such launch in less than a week, amid ongoing annual military exercises between Seoul and Washington, South Korean officials said. The launches
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo bitcoin exchange that filed for bankruptcy protection blamed theft through hacking for its losses Monday, and said it was looking into a criminal complaint. In an announcement posted on the Mt. Gox exchange’s website, CEO
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Russia declares the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Strategic consequences of Russia’s conquest of Crimea North Korea fires short-range missiles into the sea Russia declares the Autonomous Republic of Crimea It appears that Russia has
A scholar at the American Enterprise Institute said that President Barack Obama and the State Department get “played” at the diplomatic table by their adversaries because the Obama administration does not understand that foreign policy is a zero-sum game. Appearing
Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post columnist and author of the forthcoming The Israeli Solution: A One-State Plan for Peace in the Middle East, reacted swiftly Sunday evening to President Barack Obama’s suggestion that he would warn Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday
On March 1st a group of attackers armed with knives stormed a Chinese train station, killing at least 29 and injuring more than 130 others before good guys with guns showed up to end the attack. According to NBC News,
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev took to his official Facebook page to warn Ukraine’s new leaders they will not last. He said that Russia will negotiate with the country but not with those who are responsible for overthrowing Viktor Yanukovich:
On CNN, Fareed Zakaria interviewed Princeton and NYU professor Stephen Cohen about his article in The Nation this week in which he argues that Vladamir Putin is not the “neo-imperialist thug” he is accused of being. Asked about Putin’s invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior administration official says Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev Tuesday to meet with government officials. Kerry’s trip comes as the U.S. and other Western nations weigh a response
Jeffrey Goldberg has released an interview he conducted with President Barack Obama last Thursday, during which the president outlined his message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he will meet on Monday. Obama will warn Netanyahu that he is
A senior Obama administration official said Russia has complete control of Crimea and that there are more than 6,000 airborne and naval forces in the peninsula. “Russian forces now have complete operational control of the Crimean peninsula, some 6,000-plus airborne
The North Atlantic Council, NATO’s key governing organization, met Sunday to discuss the NATO-Ukraine Commission and released its official statement on Ukraine. The North Atlantic Council condemns the Russian Federation’s military escalation in Crimea and expresses its grave concern regarding the
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) will switch tactics this week when it sends thousands of activists to lobby members of Congress, Breitbart News has learned. Instead of asking for a vote on the new Iran sanctions contained in
Rear Admiral Denys Berezovsky, head of Ukraine’s Navy, defected in Crimea. He was appointed on Saturday by Ukraine’s interim president Oleksandr Turchinov. Here is the translation, courtesy of BBC: I, Berezovsky Denys Valentynovych, pledge allegiance to the residents of the
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A militant car bomb prematurely exploded overnight in eastern Afghanistan, killing nine insurgents and four civilians, authorities said Sunday. The blast happened in Logar province, some 10 kilometers (six miles) north of the capital, Pul-e-Alam, said
The United Kingdom and France decided not to participate in preparatory talks regarding the G8 Summit in Sochi due to Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine. Speaking from RAF Northolt as he was about to board a plane to Kiev, [British foreign
Secretary of State John Kerry shared a series of deep thoughts on the path to peace between Russia and the Ukraine in concurrence with his Face the Nation appearance Sunday. Invasion is not the act of someone who is strong.
MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands are marching in a pro-invasion rally in downtown Moscow one day after Russia’s parliament gave President Vladimir Putin a green light to use military force in Ukraine. At least 10,000 people bearing Russian flags marched freely
WASHINGTON (AP) — Western powers are prepared “to go to the hilt” to isolate Russia for its military incursion into Ukraine, “an incredible act of aggression” that may lead to visa bans, asset freezes, trade and investment penalties, and a
Conservative talk radio host Mark Levin blasted the “eggheads” inside and outside of D.C. that mocked former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin when she warned in 2008 that Russia’s Vladimir Putin may invade Ukraine if Barack Obama were elected president. “She
Ukrainians in Independence Square in Kiev once protested against their own government, but now protest against Russian aggression. Andriy Parubiy, secretary of Security and Defense Council, told people they need all the help they can get and Ukrainians are ready
