National Security

(AP) Obama: Nuclear deal blocks Iran’s path to bombBy JOHN HEILPRIN and JAMEY KEATENAssociated PressGENEVAIran struck a historic deal Sunday with the United States and five other world powers, agreeing to a temporary freeze of its nuclear program in the

(AP) Thai anti-government protesters stage major rallyBANGKOKTens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators have taken to the streets of Thailand’s capital to protest what they say is ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s influence on the current government. Rally leader and former

(AP) Israeli leader calls Iran deal ‘historic mistake’By JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael’s prime minister harshly condemned the international community’s nuclear deal with Iran on Sunday, calling it a “historic mistake” and saying he was not bound by the agreement. Speaking to

(AP) Secret US-Iran talks set stage for nuke dealBy BRADLEY KLAPPER, MATTHEW LEE and JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe United States and Iran secretly engaged in a series of high-level, face-to-face talks over the past year, in a high-stakes diplomatic gamble by

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt expels Turkey’s ambassador, Turkey retaliates Russia’s Putin scores a victory over the EU in Ukraine Ukraine commemorates the 80th anniversary of Stalin’s Holodomor famine In new escalation, China demands to control air space

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says President Obama is “outmatched” by Iran and is only willing to accept the current nuclear agreement because he is politically desperate.  According to Bloomberg.com, Alwaleed said, “There’s no confidence in the Obama administration

A recent survey by Texas-based First Command Financial Services shows that fewer middle-class military families can afford their traditional Thanksgiving celebration this year.  Published by USA Today and MilitaryTimes.com, the survey consisted of “62 percent of commissioned and non-commissioned officers

The deal reached early Sunday morning in Geneva between Iran and the P+5 nations (U.S., France, Britain, China, Russia, plus Germany) on Iran’s nuclear program may not stop its progress toward a nuclear weapon, but it will likely postpone military

Despite President Obama’s announcement on Saturday night that he had achieved a “first step” in preventing the nuclear armament of Iran, both Iran and Israel acknowledged that Obama’s negotiated agreement was, in fact, a huge win for the Iranian regime.

Speaking from the White House on Saturday night to announce a late-night deal between Iran and the United States, European Union, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China, President Obama triumphantly stated that the negotiated agreement was the “first step” toward

In a negotiated deal that apparently allows Iran off the hook with regard to nuclear development and goes soft on verification protocols with regard to nuclear disarmament, the United States, along with France, Germany, China, Russia, Great Britain, and the

Even for a pope, following the money can lead to some very unsafe places. In an interview with CNN last week, Italian anti-Mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri warned that Pope Francis’ efforts to reform the scandal-plagued Institute for the Works of

Pope Francis expressed new concern Thursday for the situation faced by “Christians who suffer in a particularly severe way the consequences of tensions and conflicts in many parts of the Middle East.” “Syria, Iraq, Egypt and other areas of the

Authorities in northwest Pakistan have charged the doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden with murder and fraud, officials and a defence lawyer said Saturday. Afridi’s lawyer Samiullah Afridi confirmed the charges. Naseeb Gula, from the northwestern tribal

Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Geneva on November 23rd to join talks that appear to have Iran ready to make a deal on its nuclear program.  According to The Wall Street Journal, “Iran and world

(AP) Hard bargaining in Geneva on Iran nuclear dealBy JOHN HEILPRIN and JAMEY KEATENAssociated PressGENEVAU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and five foreign ministers joined Iran nuclear talks Saturday, cautioning there were no guarantees their participation would be enough to

The Chinese Defense Ministry on Saturday issued a map of an East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone that includes a chain of disputed islands also claimed by Japan, triggering a protest from Tokyo. The United States also expressed concern

(AP) UN climate talks on ‘brink of collapse’By KARL RITTERAssociated PressWARSAW, PolandU.N. climate talks were deadlocked Saturday as the U.S. and China clashed over what role the Chinese and other fast-growing economies should play in a new pact to fight

(AP) Clock ticks on authority for Guantanamo detentionBy LARA JAKESAP National Security WriterGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, CubaA persistent knock came from inside the heavy, locked cell door. A young U.S. Army guard strode over and leaned in to hear the

(AP) Merkel’s party, Greens eye German state allianceBERLINChancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the environmentalist Greens will try to form a government together in one of Germany’s most prosperous regions _ a move that could expand the traditional foes’ future options

(AP) Pakistani drone protesters block NATO supply routeBy RIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanThousands of people protesting U.S. drone strikes blocked a road in northwest Pakistan on Saturday used to truck NATO troop supplies and equipment in and out of Afghanistan, the

China has announced that after 34 years of restricting population growth through its one-child policy, the nation will now allow families to have two children if one of the parents is an only child.   The policy “initially produced a population

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Afghanistan security agreement may be close to collapse JFK: We shall pay any price, bear any burden for the success of liberty Afghanistan security agreement may be close to collapse Afghanistan’s president Hamid Karzai

With Israel and the U.N. warning the U.S. that Iran cannot be trusted outside of an agreement “to halt uranium enrichment,” Obama and “his national security team counter than the risk is worth taking.” In addition to going against Israel

Fifty years ago, the nation stood in stunned silence as they learned that the President had been killed in Dallas, Texas. The shooter, Lee Harvey Oswald, was a Communist. Over the years hundreds-of-thousands of stories have been thrown against the