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.
On Tuesday, after being caught playing online poker on his iPhone during a Senate Syria hearing, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) fired back via Twitter: Ben Shapiro is Editor-At-Large of Breitbart News and author of the New York Times bestseller “Bullies:
On Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who is on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, compared Syria to Afghanistan, hours after President Barack Obama said Syria was not like Iraq or Afghanistan. Rubio argued that what happens in Syria is in
Speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State John Kerry said the debate about whether to use military force against Syria was not about President Barack Obama’s “red line.” Instead, Kerry said it was about the “world’s red
Testifying before the Senate foreign affairs committee on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry refused to rule out putting boots on the ground in Syria: “In the event Syria imploded, for instance, or in the event there was a threat
Threats and posturing seem to be filling the void as the world waits for Congress to decide whether to authorize an American military strike in retaliation for Syria’s use of chemical weapons. An unnamed Syrian military source, described as a
Saying he strongly supports President Barack Obama’s decision to seek congressional authorization for the use of force in Syria, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said inaction in Syria would embolden Iran, North Korea, and the Assad regime in Syria while
AFP is reporting that “officers and members of” Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah group have been ordered to “man their positions” in anticipation of a U.S. strike on Syria. According to AFP, known Hezbollah fighters “have disappeared from local villages in the last
A new poll from Washington Post/NBC shows broad public opposition to any US military intervention in Syria. Support for an attack on Syria if it used chemical weapons has fallen precipitously since early Summer. As Congress debates whether to authorize
Speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry said Iran was hoping the United State would not respond with military force in Syria so they can have a “permission slip” to pursue, and potentially
Testifying on Tuesday afternoon at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about evidence regarding Syria’s use of chemical weapons, Secretary of State John Kerry urged his former colleagues to “Just think about it. In logical terms. Common sense.” Those are terms
In an incredible display of bipartisan blindness, leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties have now declared their support for President Obama’s proposal for action against Syria. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) stated on Tuesday, “I’m going to support the
Emerging Tuesday from a meeting at the White House, Speaker John Boehner said he would support Obama’s request for Congressional approval of military action in Syria. “The use of these weapons has to be responded to and only the United
(AP) London skyscraper accused of melting carLONDONSome love it, others hate it. London’s newest skyscraper has divided opinion, but now it’s really heating things up — literally. Developers of the unfinished “Walkie-Talkie” building — so called because of its shape
(AP) French leader to await US Congress vote on SyriaPARISFrench President Francois Hollande says he’s waiting for a decision from the U.S. Congress on possible military action in Syria and insists France won’t strike against Bashar Assad’s regime alone.The French
In 2006, the talking points from London and Washington insisted: we had won the war in Afghanistan, and Iraq was not in civil war. To say otherwise was apostasy. In 2006, British Defense Secretary John Reid was famously quoted on
KALUMBURU, Australia, Sept. 2 (UPI) — An Australian man said a New Zealand kayaker spent two weeks stranded on an island off the Western Australia coast as a result of being stalked by a crocodile. Don MacLeod of Kalumburu said
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com France promises a military response to Syria’s chemical weapons attack President Obama continues full-scale Syria sales campaign China fears destabilization of Afghanistan, as NATO pulls out Drone strikes decreasing sharply in Pakistan Never smile
Six soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland who had travelled to the United States on a rugby tour that included a friendly match against a New York police team have been charged with assault after they allegedly punched an off-duty police officer to
On Tuesday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) suggested that Fox News host Brian Kilmeade was Islamaphobic because he said that Syrian opposition groups shouting “Allahu Akhbar! Allahu Akhbar!” as rockets hit government offices demonstrated Islamist influence among the opposition. “I have
President Obama’s vacillation on Syria–first delaying military action and then booting the decision to Congress–poses grave threats to U.S. prosperity. Imminent military action, especially in the Middle East, instigates fears of shortages and panic in oil markets. Two years ago,
How do I put this politely? You Americans are dumb. Today, Russia and America are fighting each other over fighting the Muslim radicals. Instead, we should be uniting to crush these violent Islamists, once and for all. You Americans want
(AP) Russian reports: 2 missiles fired in MediterraneanBy NATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressMOSCOWRussian state-owned news agencies say Russian radar systems have detected two “ballistic objects” fired from the central Mediterranean toward the eastern part of the sea. RIA Novosti and ITAR-Tass on
(AP) MEXICO CITYAuthorities in Mexico City say 30 police horses have stampeded down one of the capital’s busiest avenues, injuring one person and damaging 11 cars. A police department statement says the hurt person had minor injuries, but a few other
A new kind of skin-eating fungus has been killing fire salamanders in the Netherlands at an alarming rate, European researchers said Monday. The boldly colored yellow and black salamanders have dwindled rapidly since 2010, with just four percent of their
A panel of judges recommended the legal dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood Monday, the same day a police station in Cairo was bombed and the Muslim Brotherhood joined efforts to organize a “million-person march” on Tuesday. As Reuters reports, Egypt’s military-backed
