National Security

On May 29, the prosecutor investigating the terrorist bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) in 1994 issued a “502-page indictment placing responsibility for the bombing” on Iran. Eighty-five people were killed in the attack. Prosecutor Alberto Nisman claims

Loose talk by senior members of the Obama administration may have condemned Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani doctor who assisted America’s hunt for Osama bin Laden, to 33-year term in prison on trumped-up charges. According to Fox News, an official 357-page

(AFP) – Four people have died after drinking home-made alcohol in southern Iran and 298 others were poisoned, the ISNA news agency quoted a local health official as saying on Friday. “Nine of the victims are in a coma and

MOSCOW, May 31 (UPI) — U.S. Rep. William Keating says Russia provided the United States with detailed information on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011. Keating, D-Mass., said Thursday the Russian intelligence service FSB provided the information, including

Don’t drink the bubble tea. At least that’s the rumor coming from the Taiwanese health authorities, who have confiscated more than 312 tons of food starch, the central ingredient in bubble tea, which was tainted with maleic acid, which can

“For those who still think 9/11 changed everything, a presidency spreading ambiguity about national purpose is unsettling.” – Daniel Henninger, “Obama’s Dangerous Confusion,” Wall Street Journal, May 30 – Charles Krauthammer, “Obama’s Dorothy Doctrine,” Washington Post, May 31 President Barack

(AP) Family: Michigan woman, 33, killed in Syria fightFLINT, Mich.The family of a 33-year-old Michigan woman says the FBI confirmed Thursday that she was killed in fighting in Syria. She was identified as Nicole Lynn Mansfield of Flint. Her cousin,

(AP) US woman facing drug charge released in MexicoBy CRISTINA SILVAAssociated PressNOGALES, MexicoAn Arizona woman held in a Mexico jail for a week on a drug-smuggling charge was freed after a court reviewed her case, including key security footage, and

Japan has suspended imports of some US wheat after genetically engineered crops were found on an Oregon farm, a government official said Friday. Tokyo’s move came as the European Union told its member states to test imports from the area,

(AP) Russia to sell at least 10 MiG fighters to SyriaMOSCOWA Russian arms manufacturer says it is signing a contract to deliver at least 10 fighter jets to Syria. Sergei Korotkov, general director of the MiG company that makes the

It had all the makings of a routine bust: an anonymous tipoff to the cops, a raid on a hideout, a triumphant Interior Ministry tweet. The loot? Roll after roll of toilet paper. The government said police had found 2,450

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Claim of S-300 missile delivery to Syria is denied Israel prepares to launch airstrikes at S-300s Confident Bashar al-Assad says that his side is winning Claim of S-300 missile delivery to Syria is denied

While Israel is concerned that the S-300 missile systems being supplied by Russia to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria could be used against them, officials see the possibility of the weapons falling into the hands of Hezbollah or other hostile

The Obama Administration and Pentagon officials continue to shrug off concerns over a new report by the Defense Science Board that revealed Chinese hackers have accessed over two dozen major U.S. weapons systems. “They [China] aren’t building an F-35 in

Arab and Chechen fighters are flowing into southern Afghanistan to fight against U.S. and Afghan forces making a final push against Taliban operatives in the area. According to The Hill, Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), backed up by the U.S.

(AP) – A U.S. citizen-turned-covert Iranian operative was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for plotting to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States by bombing a Washington restaurant. Manssor Arbabsiar, a former used car salesman from

Post “Arab Spring” Egypt continues exposing its true nature, including now legal persecution of Christians. Earlier this month, according to Fox News, Dimyana Abdel-Nour, a “pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions

Did Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction Minister Mohammad I. Shtayyeh ask Obama to use the IRS to target pro-Israeli groups? That is the question Rick Richman of Commentary magazine is asking. He believes it is possible because of things

While many countries–the U.S included–are still struggling to rebound from recent struggles in the housing market, China is trying to control the flow of outside investments into its housing infrastructure. As the New York Times put it: “So many speculators want to

Attacks in Iraq, including car bombs in Baghdad, killed eight people on Thursday, the latest in a surge of violence that has left 160 dead in a week and sparked fears of all-out sectarian conflict. The UN has called for

After President Obama announced his initiatives to “facilitate transparency and debate” on the issue of increased drone use overseas last week, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said he is “not in a position to confirm” recent reported drone activities. Multiple

A Chechen man shot dead by the FBI during questioning on his links to the Boston Marathon bombers was unarmed, The Washington Post reported. Ibragim Todashev, 27, was shot by the FBI in Florida a week ago after he apparently

The Tunisian government issued a two-year suspended sentence to 20 militants convicted of attacking the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia on September 14th of last year. According to the Associated Press, thousands of militants protested outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia

Fewer Europeans are planning to go away for a summer holiday as economic austerity bites, a new study shows, with levels of foreign vacation travel at their lowest for eight years. No more than 54 percent of Europeans are planning