National Security

Today is Veterans Day. This holiday is not always greeted with great flourish and display in these United States as it ought to be.  Yes, there are some car dealerships promoting Veterans Day sales, and you may notice that the

While the world’s attention is focused on the tensions surrounding the Iran nuclear talks, another drama is unfolding in Israel–one that may cause more immediate damage to U.S.-Israel relations than differences over the terms offered to Tehran in Geneva. Secretary

(AP) US, Europe resume talks on new trade pactBy JOHN-THOR DAHLBURGAssociated PressBRUSSELSThe United States and the European Union, which already enjoy the world’s biggest business relationship, resumed talks Monday on a deal to further grow two-way trade and investment. The

(AP) Kerry says Iran rejected nuclear dealBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterABU DHABI, United Arab EmiratesU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the major powers were unified on an Iran nuclear deal during weekend talks in Geneva but the

It’s a strange world when France shows more toughness in foreign policy than the United States, but apparently it was France, not the United States, which shut the door on an imminent deal between Iran and the West over Iran’s

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Massive Saudi Arabia migrant expulsion leads to violence Saudi Arabia’s plans for Syria intervention face many obstacles Special negotiating tactics from Israel’s chief negotiator, Tzipi Livni Massive Saudi Arabia migrant expulsion leads to violence

By JAMEY KEATENAssociated PressPARISWhen Iran appeared close to a preliminary deal with world powers over its nuclear program, France stepped up to say: Not so fast–a surprise move that exposed divisions among the United States and other Western negotiators who

In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 photo, Isra Almodallal, 23, the first woman to be appointed as a spokesperson for Hamas, the conservative Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, speaks during an interview at Hamas information ministry in Gaza

On Saturday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin compared the United States’ debt to slavery, warning Americans about the dangers of being “beholden” to China if the nation’s debt crisis is not resolved.  Speaking at an Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition

Appearing on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the prospective deal between Iran and the west that would result in weakening sanctions without any assurances of a cease to nuclear development. “A deal is

Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press, Secretary of State John Kerry denied that the Obama administration was prepared to make a rotten deal with the Iranians over the Iranian nuclear program. “This is serious business,” Kerry said, attempting to hail

From the New York Times: John Hawk, an Army sergeant in World War II who was awarded the Medal of Honor for a single-handed exploit that led to the capture of more than 500 German troops in northern France in 1944, died

By DAN SEWELLAssociated PressDAYTON, OhioKnown as the Doolittle Raiders, the 80 men who risked their lives on a World War II bombing mission on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor were toasted one last time by their surviving comrades

(AP) Syria activists say truce made in blockaded townBy DIAA HADIDAssociated PressBEIRUTGovernment officials and rebels reached a deal to ease a weeks long blockade on a rebel-held town near the Syrian capital on Sunday, allowing food to reach civilians there

(AP) Pakistani private schools ban Malala’s bookISLAMABADOfficials say they have banned teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai’s book from private schools across Pakistan, calling her a tool of the West. Malala attracted global attention last year when the Taliban shot her

Hundreds of angry protesters threw shoes at riot police Sunday as Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang party held a congress to call for unity as public discontent grows with the government. The demonstrators — some of them jobless after factory shutdowns and

(AP) Iran’s Rouhani says uranium enrichment `red line’By NASSER KARIMIAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIranian officials said Sunday the country made progress with world powers during “serious” talks over Tehran’s nuclear program, but insisted the nation cannot be pushed to give up uranium

A typhoon that battered and terrorized the residents of Phillippine’s Leyta Island may have caused up to 10,000 deaths. The islands central city of Tacloban was hit by storms whose surges were as high as trees and collapsed some buildings.

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Iran nuclear talks collapse after France complains of ‘con game’ The Top Ten Most Popular Conspiracy Theories Iran nuclear talks collapse after France complains of ‘con game’ Iran’s foreign minister Jawad Zarif and France’s

(AP) Philippine typhoon death toll could reach 10,000By JIM GOMEZAssociated PressTACLOBAN, PhilippinesThe death toll from one of the strongest storms on record that ravaged the central Philippine city of Tacloban could reach 10,000 people, officials said Sunday after the extent

On November 8, a Christian group sued President Obama’s U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through the VA’s Secretary Eric Shinseki for religious discrimination. The complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Conservative Baptist Association v. Shinseki,

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez should be able to resume some work after being given a provisional greenlight by doctors, a government spokesman said on Saturday. Fernandez was given the go-ahead after tests on Friday night, but

Iran’s Defence Minister Hossein Dehqan on Saturday inaugurated the production line of an anti-missile system dubbed the Sayyad-2 (Hunter 2), media reported. Television also broadcast footage of the system in operation. Dehqan did not specify the range of the system,