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
Iran is sending its first flotilla of warships to the Atlantic Ocean, consisting of a helicopter carrier and a destroyer, and passing through the Mediterranean, the Times of Israel Reports. Rear Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Moussavi declared that the mission will
South Africa’s Department of Arts and Culture has written to the sculptors of that country’s official statue of former President Nelson Mandela, demanding that they remove a small rabbit that they moulded in Mandela’s ear. The sculptors, Andre Prinsloo and Ruhan
The Taliban, wearing coalition uniforms, attacked a military base with suicide bombs and small arms fire, killing one U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan. All nine Taliban militants involved in the assault were killed during the attack on a U.S.-NATO base
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Fears of terrorism at Sochi Russian Olympics soar U.S. military puts warships into Black Sea in case of Sochi terrorism New Nato headquarters building in big financial trouble Fears of terrorism at Sochi Russian
The Afghanistan president-led National Security Council (NSC) accused “foreign intelligence services” of being responsible for the attack on a Kabul restaurant frequented by foreigners that left 21 people dead, including three Americans. According to AFP, a Jan. 19 statement from
More than 80 percent of the top 50 most violent cities in the world are located in Latin America, according to the Citizen Council for Public, Security, Justice, and Peace, a Mexican think-tank that tracks worldwide crime statistics. The most
SEATTLE (AP) — The family of an American missionary held more than a year in North Korea was heartbroken and encouraged by a brief news conference in which Kenneth Bae, wearing a gray cap and inmate’s uniform with the number
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is increasing its development of nuclear energy to combat the effects of climate change. “As a viable source of abundant and clean electricity, nuclear energy is a critical part of the solution to the global
A U.S. Army soldier died in southern Afghanistan last Friday from a non-combat related injury. According to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the incident is under investigation. On the day of the incident, the U.S./NATO-led International Security Assistance Force
On Monday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon withdrew his invitation for Iran to join peace talks over Syria, stating he was “deeply disappointed” by Iran’s refusal to accept the Geneva 2012 roadmap, which would require Iran to withdraw “troops and militias”
A U.S. soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan on Monday following a suicide car bomb attack by terrorists. The U.S./NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reported today that one of its service members “died following a coordinated suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive
Arab members of the Israeli legislature, the Knesset, heckled Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper several times during his address on Monday, the Jerusalem Post reports. Harper, whose conservative government is widely acknowledged as the most pro-Israel in the western world,
TUNBRIDGE WELLS, England, Jan. 20 (UPI) — A 19-year-old British man who came down with a case of the hiccups in November said he has since hiccuped more than one million times with no sign of stopping. Chris McKernan, 19,
You could “count on one hand” the number of combat veterans in Congress that served in Iraq or Afghanistan, Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), a former Navy pilot and combat Veteran in Iraq, told Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K.
The jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has banned music and smoking in Syria’s Raqa, days after taking control of the northern city following battles with rebel groups. ISIL said it had decided to “ban the sale of
Three Americans were among the 13 foreigners murdered in the Taliban attack on a restaurant in Kabul that killed a total of 21 people. Afghan authorities called it the deadliest single Taliban attack against expatriate civilians in the course of
The Obama administration is expected to insist that the United Nations rescind its invitation to Iran to join talks over Syria’s future, the Wall Street Journal reports. Washington wants Iran to accept that dictator Bashar al-Assad will be replaced by a transitional
United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron wants to stop providing benefits to immigrants who do not speak English. He wants to cut the country’s welfare expenditures. The Prime Minister reportedly wants to stop printing welfare literature in foreign languages and
Three young unemployed men were arrested in connection to the rape of a 51-year old Danish female tourist in India on January 14. They allegedly raped her for three hours. Police say the tourist was raped at knifepoint Tuesday near
The interim, six-month nuclear deal with Iran officially takes effect today, Jan. 20. Though the deal was called an “historic mistake” by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Barack Obama believes it marks an opportunity for a new era
(AP) – Trust in elected leaders has fallen sharply, a global survey revealed Monday, citing the protracted budget battle in Washington that nearly saw the U.S. default on its debts and Europe’s stuttering response to its debt crisis as key reasons
As Egyptians went to the polls this week to vote on a constitutional referendum, Western media organizations were busy interviewing Western analysts about Western concerns for Egypt’s future. In stark contrast to that grim analysis provided by people who don’t
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry plans to release his “framework” for an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement in the next several days. The details, yet to be confirmed, have been criticized by both sides, but now Kerry’s effort faces a direct
There were at least two people killed in confrontations between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police across Egypt the day before the official results of the referendum on the new constitution were announced. Reuters reported that violence broke out on Friday
ROME (AP) Claudio Abbado, a star in the great generation of Italian conductors who was revered by musicians in the world’s leading orchestras for developing a strong rapport with them while still allowing them their independence, died Monday. He was
