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The latest example of Turks visiting Nazi death camps and making Nazi salutes transpired at the infamous Auschwitz death camp.  Two tourists from Turkey took pictures of each other while they were making the Nazi salute in front of the

As the military budget continues to be whittled down post-sequester implementation, eyes are turning to cuts in military pensions as a possible means of compliance.  According to Politico, House and Senate negotiators are considering this option as they look for

Executions in Iran have skyrocketed since “centrist” President Hassan Rouhani came to power in June. According to UPI, “there were 190 executions carried out during the first half of 2013” while Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was president.  However, there have already been

Businessman and real estate mogul Donald Trump told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that he thinks the Iranian government should release imprisoned Christian Pastor Saeed Abedini from custody immediately. When Breitbart News asked Trump what he would

Secretary of State John Kerry appeared before the House Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday to defend the recent nuclear deal with Iran and to oppose new sanctions. He fielded questions from members of both parties about the terms of the

US President Barack Obama may have moved the masses attending Nelson Mandela’s memorial service with his stirring eulogy on Tuesday, but it was his grinning “selfie” with the Danish and British premiers that set social networks abuzz. In a candid

The handshake between President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro is being described as a spontaneous gesture. However, the State Department has a large bureaucracy devoted to diplomatic protocol that would surely have kept Obama from greeting Castro if

(AP) South African president booed at Mandela memorialBy CHRISTOPHER TORCHIAAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGAt Nelson Mandela’s memorial, the crowd applauded dignitaries and even cheered the last apartheid-era president. But spectators booed South African leader Jacob Zuma, embarrassing him on an international stage and

US President Barack Obama shook hands at Nelson Mandela’s memorial Tuesday with Raul Castro, leader of long-time Cold War foe Cuba, in what Havana called a gesture of hope. Obama offered the handshake before taking the stage to speak at

President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban leader Raúl Castro at the memorial for the late President Nelson Mandela in Soweto, Johannesburg on Tuesday morning. Raúl Castro has served as president since his brother, Fidel, was incapacitated by ill health.

President Barack Obama delivered a eulogy to South Africa’s late President Nelson Mandela at First National Bank Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg on Tuesday, before a large crowd that had gathered in the rain for a memorial together with dozens of

(AP) Radical preacher goes on trial in JordanBy JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanA radical al-Qaida-linked preacher deported from Britain pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges at the start of his trial in one of two terror cases on Tuesday before a

(AP) World leaders, South Africans honor MandelaBy JON GAMBRELL and ALAN CLENDENNINGAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGWorld leaders and joyous, singing South Africans gathered Tuesday to honor Nelson Mandela at a Soweto soccer stadium that was half full, amid cold, driving rain. The crowds

A petition sent to the United Nations by 500 of the world’s most prominent writers calls on the governments of the world to clamp down on mass surveillance. Signed by such luminaries as Tom Stoppard, Martin Amis, Arundhati Roy, Margaret

(AP) 2 French soldiers die in Central African RepublicPARISTwo French soldiers were killed in combat in Central African Republic’s capital, President Francois Hollande’s office announced Tuesday, the first French casualties since he ordered a stepped-up military presence in the restive

(AP) US calls for release of Nobel laureate Liu XiaoboBEIJINGFive years after his detention, the United States is calling for the release of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo and an end to his wife’s undeclared house arrest. Washington

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Immigrant issues explode over street riots in Singapore U.S. to help France in Central African Republic military intervention Vladimir Putin ‘liquidates’ Russia’s Ria Novosti news agency Immigrant issues explode over street riots in Singapore

Though both Pope Francis and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, among other Christian faith leaders, have offered high praise to former South African president Nelson Mandela upon his recent death, pro-life leaders are urging caution since Mandela also had a role in

German President Joachim Gauck told Der Spiegel this week that he will not be attending the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in reaction to the nation’s oppression of political opposition. With talk of boycotts and protests surrounding the Games,

Kevin Kolbye, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Dallas, served as the on-scene commander for the Benghazi investigation but has not yet testified before Congress about what he knows. Republican Congressman Frank Wolf wants

Robert Mugabe, the man who has ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist for decades, delayed wishing condolences on the occasion of President Nelson Mandela’s passing in South Africa last week. State-run media in Zimbabwe reported that Mugabe had been consumed

The greatest moral failure of our time is a refusal to hate evil. Hatred of evil implies both the right to make judgments as well as a belief in moral absolutes, both of which are anathema to liberalism and modern sensibilities. 

Almost three quarters of the 2,153 U.S. military fatalities in the 12-year-old Afghanistan war have taken place since Obama was first inaugurated, according to an Associated Press (AP) tally. Using the AP’s Afghanistan casualties database, Breitbart News calculated that between

In the days leading up to the controversial deal between the Obama administration and Iran, The Washington Post found that 64% supported the deal and only 30% opposed. Immediately after the deal was made, Reuters found that Americans backed the

A World War II veteran traveling to a Pearl Harbor ceremony on a December 4th United Airlines flight was kicked off the flight to “accommodate” more fuel for the trip. 90-year old Ewalt “Walt” Shatz was scheduled for a non-stop