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
As the violence escalates in the increasingly volatile Syrian civil war, Reuters is reporting that Russia is sending more ammunition to aid Bashar al Assad’s forces in combating rebels, including “armored vehicles, drones and guided bombs.” Prominent among global supporters of Assad,
Newly released records confirm a 2012 Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) report that the State Department cleared the way for a visiting delegation of Muslim Brotherhood officials to enter the country without undergoing routine inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.
(AP) Researchers may have found King Alfred’s pelvisBy RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONResearchers said Friday they may have discovered remains of King Alfred the Great, the 9th-century royal remembered for protecting England from the Vikings and educating a largely illiterate nation. The
(AP) Obama says foreign countries rely on NSA dataWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama says some of the foreign governments most loudly criticizing the National Security Agency’s spying programs are relying on the data themselves. Obama says a number of countries publicly criticizing
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Aftermath of Egypt’s referendum vote will affect U.S. aid International concern over Russia’s Sochi Olympics grows after Volgograd bombings Aftermath of Egypt’s referendum vote will affect U.S. aid As expected, Egypt’s new constitution has
By ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONAn eccentric German man who pretended to be an Iraqi army general and often boasted of his political and diplomatic connections was convicted Thursday of killing his 91-year-old socialite and journalist wife. A jury deliberated for about
Saturday bath night was 60 years ago for Amou Haji, who hails from Dejgah village in the southern Iranian province of Fars. Amou is the world record holder for the “longest time without taking a shower.” He managed to beat
Only days before Palestinians reportedly celebrated the death of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and launched rockets at civilians near his funeral, the United Nations (UN) announced its decision to step up efforts to increase global “solidarity” with the
The U.S. inspector general for spending in Afghanistan told the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control that Afghanistan’s opium “crisis” is a U.S. national security concern because it destabilizes the country’s economy and it nourishes insurgent groups like the Taliban.
Egypt’s military-backed government announced that 444 Muslim Brotherhood members were arrested over the two-day constitutional polling that began Jan. 14. According to various media reports, Egypt’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that 444 members of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested
Only Washington could create a sleazy charlatan like Bob Gates and pass him off as some bipartisan example of competence and honor. With his new memoir out justifiably sliming President Obama, Vice President Biden, and former Secretary of State Hillary
China, the largest foreign buyer of U.S. Treasury debt, increased its holdings by $12.2 billion in November. This represents almost a 1% increase in its total debt holdings to $1.32 trillion, a record level. The second largest foreign holder of
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Vietnam reverses policy and become openly anti-China China threatens military seizure of South China Sea island from Philippines China tests hypersonic speed missile vehicle Vietnam reverses policy and becomes openly anti-China Up until recently,
The Senate Intelligence Committee revealed that the State Department received “hundreds” of intelligence reports in the months before the Sept. 11, 2012 Benghazi attack warning that terrorist groups would strike U.S. facilities in Libya. The report, released on Wednesday, excoriated
President Barack Obama has named two Chicago cronies with no foreign policy experience to coveted ambassadorships. One, Colleen Bell, is a writer for The Bold and the Beautiful who married into “Chicago’s soap opera dynasty,” reports Carol Felsenthal of Chicago magazine. The other
(AP) Concern after Argentina’s president long silenceBUENOS AIRES, ArgentinaA puzzling silence has descended around Argentine President Cristina Fernandez. It’s been 37 days since she last spoke in public. And she hasn’t posted any message to Twitter since Dec. 13, when
Britain’s High Court ruled on Thursday that a group of Internet users can sue US tech giant Google over an alleged breach of privacy legislation. The California-based Internet giant had applied to have the case thrown out on the grounds
Egyptian citizens finished up five days of voting for a constitutional referendum in consulates across the U.S. on Sunday (New York City, Washington, D.C., Houston, Chicago and San Francisco). The full vote takes place in Egypt today and tomorrow. On
The government watchdog group that revealed that President Barack Obama failed to attend over half of his daily intelligence briefings (known officially as the Presidential Daily Brief, or PDB) released a devastating Benghazi timeline Wednesday. It reveals Obama’s schedule in
(AP) Boy dies from drinking meth at border crossingBy ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated PressSAN DIEGOA Mexican high school student died from drinking highly concentrated liquid methamphetamine at a San Diego border crossing in an attempt to persuade inspectors that it was only
(AFP) — A truck dumped a huge pile of manure outside France’s National Assembly on Thursday in a protest against the French political elite.The driver of the truck — which was marked with the slogan “Out with Hollande and the
The self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has released a manifesto claiming that the Koran forbids the use of violence to spread Islam. The document, published Tuesday by The Huffington Post and Britain’s Channel 4 News,
(AP) Environmentalists sue Navy over sonar useSAN DIEGOEnvironmental organizations have added the Navy to their lawsuit against the federal government that seeks more measures to protect whales and other marine mammals from the military’s sonar use. Earthjustice and other organizations
Hamas has historically engaged in concerted efforts to brainwash its youth to wage violent jihad. Roughly 13,000 high school students participated in a week-long training camp geared to enable the teenagers “to follow in the footsteps of the suicide martyrs.” This is
(AP) WASHINGTONThe Marine Corps says it is attempting to determine the authenticity of photos published by TMZ.com that the entertainment website says show Marines appearing to burn bodies of dead Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah in 2004. A Marine spokesman at the
