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
SANAA (Reuters) – An Iranian embassy official who was kidnapped in Sanaa in July was found beheaded in central Yemen on Saturday, an official of the local administration said. But Iran’s Student News Agency (ISNA) quoted an Iranian embassy official
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in New Delhi Saturday to push for closer commercial and strategic ties with India, as Tokyo seeks to offset Beijing’s growing regional might. Since coming to power in 2012 Abe has trotted the globe,
CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida’s leader says that Egypt’s majority Muslims should not fight their Christian compatriots, even though the head of their church supported a military coup that deposed the Islamist president. In an audio message posted on militant websites
January 23rd marked one year since then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Capitol Hill testimony about the events that transpired in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012. A year after her testimony, Americans are still waiting for basic answers about what
An Afghan school considered unsafe and unusable for students five years after foreign contractors began to build it will continue to absorb U.S. taxpayer funds, according to a government audit. Although the facility was deemed unsafe after one Iraqi and
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Terrorist bombings in Egypt may affect Saturday’s revolutionary celebrations That ‘1929 feeling’ may be back on Wall Street ‘Geneva II’ Syria peace conference is more political play-acting Terrorist bombings in Egypt may affect Saturday’s
Taiwan stepped up security measures Saturday after a driver rammed a huge truck through a bullet-proof screen and into the main gate of the presidential office, apparently intentionally, officials said. A man identified only by his family name Chang drove
Following three days and nights of clashes leading up to the January 22nd effective date of new Ukrainian anti-protest laws, Ukraine opposition leaders are meeting with President Viktor Yanukovych to demand “snap-elections” and “the annulment of anti-protest laws.” Yanukovych stirred
As the IAEA reports that Iran has stopped enriching uranium to the twenty percent level required to produce a nuclear weapon in order to meet its obligations under the recently signed accord, the Obama administration fights tooth and nail to
An Internal Revenue Service audit recommends stripping a New York-based charity of its tax-exempt status after it served as a conduit for donations for a convoy that delivered cash and goods to Hamas officials in Gaza. The investigation was prompted
Unfortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up Judicial Watch’s challenge to the Obama administration’s keeping the post-mortem images of Osama bin Laden and his burial at sea secret. This is a decision that not only undermines the public’s
Judicial Watch’s Corruption Chronicles blogger Irene Garcia, formerly with the Los Angeles Times, recently wrote on the latest Benghazi developments: It’s no coincidence that, days after prominent conservatives–including Judicial Watch–and family members of Benghazi victims demanded action and accountability, House leaders released classified
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) is on a taxpayer-funded trip to Davos to attend the World Economic Forum, where the global superclass regularly meets to discuss multinational issues that are important to them–like immigration reform. Cantor told the Huffington
The protests in Ukraine are spreading to other major cities. The capitol of Kiev has been home to major protests for two months after President Viktor Yanukovych rejected a trade deal with the European Union in favor of one with
An Italian adventurer will be packing his bags and moving to an iceberg in Greenland so he can reverse global warming. He plans on living there for eight to twelve months, which is the length of time he expects that
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Cyprus military base will house Russian aircraft, naval ships China increases military force in South China Sea Conflicts arise between Arab and Chechnya jihadists in Syria Belgium mayor’s underpants stolen from Brussels’ Museum of
RANGSIT, Thailand, Jan. 23 (UPI) —A group of Thai protesters tried to use candles to create a peace sign from the small flames, but instead created the logo of German auto maker Mercedes-Benz. An estimated 1,000 supporters of the anti-violence,
VATICAN CITY (AP) — French President Francois Hollande met Friday with Pope Francis amid tensions in his private life over a gossip magazine’s report about an alleged affair with an actress. Vatican Television covered Hollande’s arrival Friday live, showing the
From Fox News: This week millions of Egyptians, Muslims and Christians, secularists and religious believers, young and old, have come out to cast a vote in the referendum of the century: either yes to new moderate constitution, relatively democratic, or
WASHINGTON (AP)–The second-ranking U.S. military commander in Afghanistan is predicting more violence like the assault last week on a Kabul restaurant that was the deadliest single attack against foreign civilians in the nearly 13-year war. Speaking to reporters at the
WASHINGTON (AP)–Citing a string of setbacks in the nuclear missile force, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel summoned senior military leaders to discuss serious personnel problems and other missteps that “threaten to jeopardize” public trust. In a memo Thursday to top Pentagon
The second-ranking U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said on January 23 that Afghan forces overmatched the insurgency during the last fighting season, adding that the Taliban is on the “edge of strategic defeat.” However, speaking live from Afghanistan, U.S. Army
George Tsunis, a businessman and lawyer from Long Island, NY, donated $50,000 to John McCain’s campaign for president in 2008. In 2012, he switched sides, and bundled nearly $1 million in donations for the Obama campaign. So, naturally, like other
On January 14, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted, “Our relationship [with] the world is based on [the] Iranian nation’s interests. In Geneva agreement world powers surrendered to [the] Iranian nation’s will.” While the tweet has since been deleted, the point
Citing an unnamed Obama administration official, Israel Radio reported Thursday that President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry blame the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for encouraging American Jews to criticize the White House for its
