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
By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROA strong explosion rocked a police headquarters in a Nile Delta city north of Cairo early Tuesday leaving at least five people dead and scores of others injured, according to state news agency and a security official.
Young people in Britain are confused about the story of Christ’s birth as told in the Bible. A recent poll found that one in 10 young people ages 18-24 believe “Father Christmas” was a “Biblical figure mentioned in Gospel accounts of Jesus Christ’s
Shoppers at a London Marks & Spencer store (M&S) were furious to learn that Muslims working the store’s checkout counters had been given special permission to avoid ringing up alcohol sales and pork purchases. According to the Daily Mail, shoppers
During an appearance on the December 21st airing of 60 Minutes, National Security Adviser Susan Rice defended her infamous September 16, 2012 Benghazi comments, saying she does not “have time to think about a false controversy.” As U.S. Ambassador to
The Netherlands, which has espoused the benefits of the welfare state since the 1960’s, is swinging the pendulum back from its dependence on the welfare system. Once called a “comprehensive egalitarian social model” by the Financial Times, the system that
A french soldier serving in the Central African Republic is under investigation for wearing a patch with a Nazi slogan on his uniform. The patch caught the attention of French Military Chiefs after pictures of the soldier wearing it were
An extensive read in the Washington Post this weekend details the extent to which the United States’s help saved Colombia from becoming a failed state in the hands of the left-wing paramilitary FARC. It gave the Colombian government the technology
Federal prosecutors used a relatively innocuous defense request last week to remind a federal judge that she has held up Sami Al-Arian’s criminal contempt case for more than three years. Al-Arian has been on house arrest since 2008 after being indicted and charged with
Dennis Rodman understands that Kim Jong-Un cannot meet with him every time he goes to North Korea. After all, Rodman told the AP, “he has another greater job to do for his country.” What Rodman doesn’t say–and tacitly endorses–is that
(AP) Iceland’s hidden elves delay road projectsBy JENNA GOTTLIEBAssociated PressREYKJAVIK, IcelandIn this land of fire and ice, where the fog-shrouded lava fields offer a spooky landscape in which anything might lurk, stories abound of the “hidden folk” — thousands of
(AP) Ho Ho Holy: 2 popes exchange Christmas greetingsVATICAN CITYPope Francis has visited his predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, to exchange Christmas greetings. Photos released by the Vatican newspaper show the two men, dressed in identical white robes save for
(AP) Rifle designer Mikhail Kalashnikov dead at 94MOSCOWMikhail Kalashnikov, whose work as a weapons designer for the Soviet Union is immortalized in the name of the world’s most popular firearm, has died at the age of 94. The AK-47 _
YAKUTSK, Russia, Dec. 23 (UPI) —A man dressed as Santa Claus was found dead in the Russian city of Yakutsk, investigators said Monday. The man had been at a business holiday party and threatened two fellow party-goers with a knife,
Critics contending that Barack Obama has caused the United States to lose influence around the globe are having a field day noting the consistent pattern of retreat. These critics note the many instances where the U.S. has weakened its position,
The shock purge and execution of the North Korean leader’s uncle stemmed from his attempts to take control of the country’s lucrative coal export business, South Korea’s spy chief told lawmakers Monday. Jang Song-Thaek, the once-powerful uncle and political regent
(AP) Military pension cuts now unsure; changes likelyBy PAULINE JELINEKAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Pentagon’s top civilian says it’s time to tame burgeoning military personnel costs, but he’s facing a test of wills with the nation’s powerful veterans groups, which want no cut
Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who was freed Monday in a Kremlin-backed amnesty, slammed Russia’s prison system and said that the whole country is built like a penal colony. She said she and released bandmate Maria Alyokhina will be working
(AP) 2 Pussy Riot members released from prisonBy ALEXANDER ROSLYAKOV and NATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressKRASNOYARSK, RussiaTwo jailed members of the Russian punk bank Pussy Riot were released Monday following an amnesty law that both described as a Kremlin public relations stunt
British retailer Marks & Spencer faced criticism on Monday after it emerged that it allows Muslim staff to refuse to sell customers pork and alcohol. More than 8,000 people have signed up to a Facebook page calling for a boycott
(AP) Pussy Riot member released from prisonBy NATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressMOSCOWA member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot was released from prison Monday, saying that the amnesty bill that gave her freedom was a Kremlin public relations stunt. Maria Alekhina
(AP) Rodman leaves NKorea without word if he met leaderBEIJINGFormer basketball star Dennis Rodman left North Korea on Monday without answering questions from the media on whether he had met with leader Kim Jong Un. The two struck up a
Al Qaeda, slowly realizing that its indiscriminate murder of civilians is counterproductive if the victims happen to be Muslims, apologized in a video for a hospital attack in Sanaa, Yemen that killed dozens of people on December 5. Qassim Al-Raimi,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China conducts flight test of DF-41 long-range nuclear-capable missile Al-Qaeda apologizes for terrorist attack on Yemen hospital Egypt’s junta targets secularists in addition to Muslim Brothers China conducts flight test of DF-41 long-range nuclear-capable
President Raúl Castro announced today that his government will pass laws in March targeted at attracting foreign investment in Cuba, the latest of several similar reforms aimed at opening up Cuba’s market without threatening the authoritative nature of the Castro
(AP) Report: CIA helped Colombia kill rebel leadersWASHINGTONA covert CIA program has helped Colombia’s government kill at least two dozen leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the rebel insurgency also known as FARC, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
