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
(AP) ‘Topless’ protest falls flat on Brazil beachBy JENNY BARCHFIELDAssociated PressRIO DE JANEIROA much-hyped protest for the right to go topless on Rio de Janeiro’s beaches fell flat Saturday when only a handful of women bared their chests for the
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES “On the ninth of my planned 15 bomb runs, at 1,200 feet, an enemy antiaircraft shell exploded in the cockpit. Instinctively, I pulled back on the stick to gain altitude. Then I passed out. When
(AP) Israeli ministers demand end to US spyingBy DANIEL ESTRINAssociated PressJERUSALEMSenior Israeli officials on Sunday demanded an end to U.S. spying on Israel, following revelations that the National Security Agency intercepted emails from the offices of the country’s top former
FROM THE DAILY MAIL The tides of war turned irrevocably in favor of the Allied forces in July 1943 when 150,000 British and American soldiers swarmed the shores of Sicily at the start of World War II’s bloody Italian Campaign.
(AP) Rebels hold key oil capital in South SudanBy RODNEY MUHUMUZAAssociated PressKAMPALA, UgandaRenegade troops loyal to South Sudan’s former deputy president have taken the capital of a key oil-producing state as fighting between military factions spread across the nation Sunday,
(AP) Kiev anti-government protest draws 100,000KIEV, UkraineAbout 100,000 demonstrators are gathering in the center of the Ukrainian capital to demand the ouster of the president and government, as mass anti-government protests enter their second month. The rallies that have turned
(AP) Egypt activists get 3 years in prison for protestCAIROThree of Egypt’s most prominent secular activists from the 2011 revolution against Hosni Mubarak were convicted Sunday of holding a rally without authorization and attacking police officers, receiving a three-year prison
(AP) Official: Car bombing in Libya kills at least 6By ESAM MOHAMEDAssociated PressTRIPOLI, LibyaA security official in Libya says a car bombing on the outskirts of the eastern city of Benghazi has killed at least six people. The official says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been targeting relatives of his uncle and former advisor, Jang Song-thaek, who was executed recently. Hundreds of relatives have been imprisoned or executed. The Daily Telegraph reported that the victims who are alive
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China denounces Japan’s planned military expansion Another anti-polio worker shot in Pakistan North Korea threatens South with ‘merciless attack’ via fax machine China denounces Japan’s planned military expansion Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (BBC) China
Why did Hitler crave the missing panel in the famous Ghent Altarpiece? Maybe because the Nazi’s paranormal research group thought the masterpiece contained a map to the Holy Grail. On the night of 10 April 1934, one of the twelve
Major General Michael Carey, who oversaw three nuclear wings of the Air Force, was fired this weekend for behavior involving “hot women” that was “unbecoming of an officer and a gentlemen” while on a business trip in Moscow. According to
The private U.S. management consultancy firm hired by the Vatican to advise it on its media operations is the same firm that warned the White House of serious problems with the Obamacare rollout. As Breitbart News reported Friday, the Vatican
(AP) Korean War pilot who landed blind dies at 83LOS ANGELESKenneth Schechter, a Korean War pilot who landed his plane while blinded from a wound, has died. He was 83. Schechter died on Dec. 11 in Fairfield, Calif., his son,
Four U.S. soldiers were wounded on December 21 while trying to evacuate Americans from Bor, South Sudan. According to the Associated Press, the soldiers were wounded when their U.S. military aircraft came under attack. The aircraft took “heavy fire” as
From the Gatestone Institute: The majority of Muslims in Europe believe Islamic Sharia law should take precedence over the secular constitutions and laws of their European host countries, according to a new study, which warns that Islamic fundamentalism is widespread
(AP) Memorials mark Lockerbie attack anniversaryBy ERIC TUCKER and SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressARLINGTON, Va.Families of some of the 270 people who died in the bombing of an airliner over Scotland 25 years ago gathered Saturday for memorial services in the U.S.
LOUDI CITY, China, Dec. 21 (UPI) — Chinese authorities said the woman accused of delivering poisoned yogurt to an elementary school likely has a mental disorder. The woman was arrested Friday in Hunan Province after 19 students became ill and
Mexico, December 21 (QNA) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has signed a controversial law that allows foreign companies to drill for oil for the first time since the sector was nationalised in 1938. The legislation was passed by Congress
JERUSALEM, Dec. 21 (UPI) —Nelson Mandela received weapons training from Israel’s secret service, the Mossad, in the early 1960s, documents in Israeli archives show. Mandela was identified in the documents as David Mobsari, an alias, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported
SHANGHAI, Dec. 21 (UPI) — Packages soaked with a deadly toxic chemical prompted a public apology from a Chinese delivery company Saturday. Shanghai YTO Express said it took responsibility for the deliveries, which left one unwitting recipient dead and caused
Are fax machines still a viable means of communication? They are if you are part of the North Korean government and your intent is to threaten South Korea with an attack. According to CNN, “North Korea sent a fax to
(AP) Egypt refers ousted Morsi to third trialBy SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROEgyptian prosecutors on Saturday referred ousted President Mohammed Morsi to a third trial, on charges of organizing prison breaks during the 2011 uprising, spreading chaos in the country and
(AP) China lashes out at Japan’s new defense planBEIJINGChina’s military lashed out Saturday at Japan’s plans to boost defense spending, accusing Tokyo of raising regional tensions under the pretext of safeguarding national security. China “resolutely opposes” the five-year defense plan
(AP) Swedish Christmas goat engulfed in flames – againCOPENHAGEN, DenmarkVandals in Sweden have burned down for the 27th time a giant straw goat meant to symbolize Christmas spirit. The 13-meter (43-foot) high and 3.6-ton heavy straw goat was engulfed in
