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
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Look up at the wall and you can see Yugoslavia’s late autocratic leader Josip Broz Tito drowning in red fiery waves of hell — along with Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, authors of the 1848 Communist
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department is warning airlines flying to Russia that terrorists may try to smuggle explosives on board hidden in toothpaste tubes. The threat is to airlines that have direct flights to Russia, including some that
Britain has been overtaken in military spending by a Saudi Arabia empowered by United States military aid, a new report has revealed. Military Balance 2014, produced by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) think-tank, has revealed that in 2013,
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power on Wednesday discussed “disturbing” trends in Russia with previously jailed members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, prompting Moscow’s U.N. envoy to ask if she was joining
The British government spends hundreds of millions of pounds a year effectively lobbying itself, a new report by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has revealed. The Sock Doctrine, published Wednesday by the IEA, reveals how the British government, at
Amidst deteriorating relations between the Obama administration and the Netanyahu government, the State Department has criticized Israel for approving the construction of over five hundred housing units in Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem that are across the pre-1967 lines, when East
United States intelligence has identified at least 50 American citizens fighting alongside Islamic extremists in Syria to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. According to the LA Times, officials are concerned that they may present a threat to America upon their return
The Hoover Institution at Stanford University has devoted its latest edition of Strategika, its online military history journal, to the question of drones. Drones have been important to our national security strategy since the late years of the Bush administration,
Gilles de Kerchove, the European Union’s counter-terrorism coordinator, has publicly stated that he wishes for the European super-state to be able to remove not just websites that promote illegal content, but also those which he calls “undesirable.” The statement from
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told CNN’s Jake Tapper that France had been placed “on notice” for its violations of sanctions against Iran, according to an interview to be broadcast Wednesday on The Lead with Jake Tapper. Kerry said:
Joe Daniels, President and CEO of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, has announced a $24 mandatory admission fee for the 9/11 Memorial. It’s a museum, not a movie. It’s a memorial, not a theme park. What do they charge at
The European Union has admitted to spending £65,000 ($105,000) on propaganda aimed at convincing Londoners over the importance of the European super-state, just months before European elections. The four-page spreads in the Evening Standard, as well as the Independent and
By now you are probably all aware of the Scarlett Johansson vs. Oxfam story that has seen a global ‘human rights’ organization effectively urge for the further impoverishment of 5,000 Palestinians. Oxfam, in distancing themselves from SodaStream’s work which brings
A UN committee has told the Catholic Church to get over its opposition to adolescents having sex and that it needs to change its teachings on abortion and homosexuality. These explosive directives came in an official report issued by the Committee
In October 2009, President Obama reversed the policies of both President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush by committing the United States to U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) negotiations. In the years that followed, the Senate made it clear to the
AMSTERDAM (AP) — On any given evening, thousands of tourists stroll down the narrow canal-side streets of Amsterdam’s famed Red Light District, gawking at ladies in lingerie who work behind windows, making a living selling sex for money. Now a
The Israeli and Palestinian media recently reported the bodies of dozens of Palestinians buried in Israel throughout the decades of anti-Israeli terrorism had been exhumed and transferred to the Palestinian Authority. The festive–if overloud–ritual that the Palestinian establishment carried out
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (UPI) —South and North Korea agreed Wednesday to allow family reunions this month — the first in nearly four years. The agreement could help ease tensions between the two countries since a cease-fire agreement in 1953 ended
Meet Mona Liza Abdo, a Christian Arab who volunteered to serve in the Israel Defense Force (IDF). My job as a commander in the IDF is to prevent terrorist attacks, smuggling operations and illegal entry into the country. I think
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pakistan ‘peace process’ collapses on first day Corruption in Europe matches corruption in Washington Pakistan ‘peace process’ collapses on first day Tuesday was to be a “historic day” for Pakistan, for this was the
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy said Tuesday it is investigating about 30 senior sailors linked to alleged cheating on tests meant to qualify them to train others to operate naval nuclear power reactors. Representing roughly one-fifth of the reactor training
PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 4 (UPI) —A space telescope has discovered a planet that spins wildly on its axis, resulting in rapid and erratic changes in seasons, NASA scientists say. The planet spotted by the Kepler telescope — designated Kepler-413b —
Nearly seven years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin successfully won the bid to host this week’s Winter Olympics in Sochi. For Putin, this is an opportunity to show off Russia as a leader on an international stage. For others, this
On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is “likely to file cloture” on a bill to repeal the military pension cuts contained in the 2013 budget deal. The repealing legislation “is authored by Veterans Affairs Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT).”
Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman distanced herself Wednesday from the White House’s claim that support for new Iran sanctions means opposition to diplomacy, or support for war. “I don’t believe…any member of the Senate, any member of the House
