Iran State TV station FARS announced Saturday morning that four American dual-nationality prisoners were released from Iranian custody in a “prisoner swap” with the United States.
Half a world away in Australia, asylum and immigration are major election issues, and there appear to be some parallels between the complaints being made down under and the emerging asylum battle here in the United States. Elections in Australia
On Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs over possible military action against Syria. As he testified, members of the antiwar group Code Pink held up their hands, which had been painted red
On Tuesday morning, House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced their support for President Obama’s proposed military action in Syria. Their support came hours before Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel first testified
On Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State John Kerry said Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons because he did not fear the United States. Echoing what he had constantly said during the testimony, Kerry asked
On Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he did not believe President Barack Obama had the constitutional authority to use military force against Syria without congressional approval as the president has claimed. “I don’t
On September 2, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Representative Ed Royce (R-CA) announced a hearing on Syria to be held on September 4. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has been called as a witness. The purpose of the hearing is “to
On Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Congress would “probably” give President Barack Obama authorization to use force against Syria while questioning Secretary of State John Kerry before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “Make me proud today, Secretary Kerry,” Paul
Speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry claimed President Barack Obama did not want to take the country to war in Syria. “President Obama is not asking America to go to war,” Kerry
On Tuesday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she supported President Barack Obama’s decision to use military force against Syria and ask Congress for authorization. “Clinton supports the president’s effort to enlist the Congress in pursuing a strong
On Wednesday, President Obama, speaking Sweden, stated that even though he drew a “red line” on the use of Syrian chemical weapons in August 2012, he never drew a red line – it was the world’s “red line.” He stated:
On Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz distilled the current debate over possible military action in Syria to its essential dilemma. While Syrian President Bashar Assad is certainly a ruthless dictator, the forces aligned against him are dominated by jihadis and elements
Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), a Republican with libertarian leanings who has been a vocal critic of military intervention abroad, criticized Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Monday by re-tweeting McCain’s tweet from 2009 about Libya and former dictator Muammar Gaddafi. In that
(AP) Fort Hood shooter forcibly shaved in prisonFORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan.The Army psychiatrist sentenced to death for the Fort Hood shooting rampage has been forcibly shaved, an Army spokesman said Tuesday. Maj. Nidal Hasan began growing a beard in the years
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday rejected claims he has a poor personal relationship with President Barack Obama, praising his American counterpart as direct and “interesting” to work with. Putin described Obama as a “concrete, business-like” partner, during an interview
Afghan security forces have arrested eight policemen for accidentally killing six children when firing a rocket into a river to catch fish, officials said Wednesday. The incident took place last Friday in the Doshi district of the northern province of
(AP) Obama to meet with Japan’s Abe in RussiaBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressSTOCKHOLMThe White House says President Barack Obama will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (shin-zoh ah-bay) this week in Russia. The two leaders plan to meet Thursday on
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com New record: Two million Syrian refugees have fled to other countries U.S. Syria military strike gains momentum, despite confused signals Russia raises alarms over U.S.-Israel missile test Obama to meet with gay activists in
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 3 (UPI) — Western intelligence services have made much of Hezbollah’s military support for the embattled Damascus regime in Syria’s civil war, but there’s another, less well-known threat emerging there. That’s the growing force of Iraqi Shiite
(AP) NOVO-OGARYOVO, RussiaIn an interview with The Associated Press and Russia’s state Channel 1 television, President Vladimir Putin discussed a wide range of issues, including disputes over the Syrian civil war, his relations with President Barack Obama, NSA leaker Edward Snowden
(AP) Egypt’s Sinai emerges as new theater for jihadBy MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROAn Egyptian doctor once close to Osama bin Laden is bringing together multiple al-Qaida-inspired militant groups in Egypt’s Sinai to fight the country’s military, as the lawless peninsula emerges
By GILLIAN WONGAssociated PressBEIJINGChinese authorities suspect that the woman who gouged out a 6-year-old boy’s eyes was his aunt who later killed herself, state media said Wednesday, adding a surprising twist to a gruesome case with conflicting details. Police in
On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry said he had no idea what President Barack Obama would do if Congress rejects his request for authorization to use military force against Syria. “I can’t tell you what the president is going
As news of Secretary of State John Kerry’s “frequent visits” with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in 2009 continues to emerge, it is also worth noting that a Harvard group honored Assad’s wife in 2011. According to The New York Times, the
Speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry said it was “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the Assad regime in Syria used chemical weapons on Syrians. Kerry said in his “lust to hold onto
On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, both of whom are combat veterans, offered conflicting testimony about whether President Barack Obama’s potential use of military force against Syria would be defined as going to
