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
Vladimir Putin is seeking to unite nations formerly attached to Russia through the Soviet Union with an economic partnership that would make them a challenge to the European Union. The AFP reports today that Putin’s plan for a “Eurasian Union”
In a series of tweets, Iraq War veteran J.R. Salzman, who lost an arm in the war, told a moving story Wednesday about a cab ride from the Dallas airport to his hotel in the taxi of a Kurdish refugee from
Russian security is on combat alert after the discovery of four cars, three rigged with bombs, and six dead bodies in the Stavropol region of Russia Thursday. The area is between Volgograd, the site of three bombings in the past
The thriving Afghan opium trade–which has grown dramatically during the ongoing U.S.-led occupation, reaching record highs–may turn Afghanistan into a criminal state if left unabated, experts warn. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 8, Nasir
As a Navy pilot who flew combat missions in Afghanistan (2002) and Iraq (2003) and now as a Member of Congress, I cannot react to the news of Al Qaeda in Iraq’s resurgence in Fallujah and Ramadi with anything but
On Dec. 17, the Turkish public watched the largest government corruption scandal in their history unfold before their eyes. Bribery schemes, gold-for-oil-trades, and shoe boxes stuffed with $4.5 million dominated news coverage. Within a week, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had fired
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Eurozone plummets into deflation Measles spread feared in Central African Republic Eurozone plummets into deflation Inflation versus deflation (Don Stott, Silver Bear Cafe) The eurozone consumer price index (CPI) inflation rate fell to 0.8%
The Associated Press reports that former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who was incapacitated by a series of strokes in the winter of 2005-6 and has been comatose ever since, is in a “grave” condition. The Sharon family has been
A leading foreign policy analyst has written that “post-American Afghanistan” is becoming a “flashpoint”–not just in the region, but in the world, as emerging powers jockey for position amidst declining U.S. influence. Robert D. Kaplan, chief geopolitical analyst for Stratfor, notes
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Easy on the cinnamon! That advice from Denmark’s food authority has rankled pastry chefs whose cinnamon rolls were found to violate the European Union’s spice rules. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration recently discovered that Danish
(AP) Dead cows stun beachgoers in Sweden, DenmarkCOPENHAGEN, DenmarkThe carcasses of almost a dozen cows have washed ashore in Denmark and Sweden, puzzling police in the Scandinavian countries. Since Dec. 29, eight dead cows have been found by people strolling
(AP) Israel: Ex-PM Sharon’s condition worsensJERUSALEMThe Israeli hospital treating Ariel Sharon says the former prime minister has deteriorated further and he is now in `grave’ condition. Sharon, who has been comatose since suffering a stroke eight years ago, suffered a
Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda bin Qumu, a former Gitmo detainee for more than five years who The Washington Post reports the Obama administration says was involved in the September 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, was once considered
Afghanistan on Thursday said it would release scores of suspected Taliban fighters from jail, despite US objections that the men are “dangerous individuals” who could return to the battlefield as NATO troops withdraw. A meeting chaired by Afghan President Hamid
(AP) Bombing kills 21 at Iraq army recruiting centerBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ADAM SCHRECKAssociated PressBAGHDADA suicide bomber blew himself up at a military recruiting center in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 21 people in an attack likely meant to
(AP) Forced abortion highlights abuses in China policyBy DIDI TANGAssociated PressBEIJINGWhen her mind is clear, Gong Qifeng can recall how she begged for mercy. Several people pinned her head, arms, knees and ankles to a hospital bed before driving a
(AP) Obama, Congress locked in Iran sanctions disputeBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration enters the year locked in a battle with Congress over whether to plow ahead with new economic sanctions against Iran or cautiously wait to see if last
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -An Argentine priest hitched a ride on Pope Francis’ popemobile during the pontiff’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday after the pope recognized him in the crowd. The pope thought he had heard a familiar
(AP) France OKs sales of medicine derived from cannabisPARISThe French drug safety agency has approved commercial sales of a medicine derived from cannabis for the first time in France. France’s Health Ministry said in a statement Wednesday that sales of
(AP) Director Zhang Yimou fined $1.2M for having 3 kidsBy DIDI TANGAssociated PressBEIJINGFamed film director Zhang Yimou must pay more than $1.2 million in fines for having three children in violation of China’s strict family planning rules, officials said Thursday.
(AP) Bangladesh opposition members go into hidingBy JULHAS ALAMAssociated PressDHAKA, BangladeshOpposition members in Bangladesh have gone into hiding as police carry out sweeping raids after the country’s violent national election, a news report and a rights group said Thursday. The
(AP) Pakistan’s Musharraf ordered to appear in courtISLAMABADA Pakistani court trying former president and army chief Pervez Musharraf for treason has ordered him to appear at a hearing next week despite his lawyers saying he was too sick to attend.
The family of American missionary Kenneth Bae, currently serving a labor camp sentence in North Korea, was “appalled” and “outraged” by basketball player Dennis Rodman’s insinuation that Bae deserved to be imprisoned on CNN yesterday. Sister Terri Chung spoke to
The Obama administration’s Afghanistan strategy will fail because the Afghan forces will not be able to maintain security and deal with a resurgence of the Taliban in the their county once the U.S.-NATO-led coalition leaves, according to an expert. Breitbart
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has banned unrelated men and women from talking to each other over the internet or on social media. This latest fatwa came about as an answer in his regular online Q&As with the public. As
