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.
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) criticized the Pentagon for telling the public about a policy change on women in combat without telling Congress about it first. In particular, Inhofe “blasted” what he saw as a tactic of leaking the news to
(AP) – Former CIA officer John Kiriakou (keer-ee-AH’-koo) has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for leaking a covert officer’s name to a reporter. Kiriakou was sentenced Friday in federal court in Alexandria. The 48-year-old Arlington resident
(AP) – BAGHDAD Iraqi troops killed five protesters on Friday when they opened fire at demonstrators angry at the troops for preventing them from attending an anti-government rally west of Baghdad, officials said. Police officials said the soldiers started shooting
(AP) Economist: Euro crisis could erupt again this yearBy DAVID MCHUGHAP Business WriterDAVOS, SwitzerlandIs the euro crisis over? A leading U.S. economist says not by a long shot. Even as the head of the European Central Bank talked Friday of
Huge crowds were expected to demonstrate in Egypt on Friday for the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak and brought in an Islamist government, at a time of political tensions and economic woes. The secular-leaning opposition called
Australia on Friday joined three European nations in urging its citizens to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi due to a “specific, imminent threat to Westerners” linked to French action in Mali. The advice followed similar warnings from governments in
Russia’s parliament was expected Friday to give initial backing to a bill banning homosexual “propaganda” among minors that could lead to gays being fined for demonstrating or kissing in public. The highly contentious measure is based on a law passed
Senator John Kerry, on track to become the next US secretary of state, is to visit Jerusalem and Ramallah in February to examine ways of reviving the peace process, an Israeli daily reported on Friday. Quoting senior Israeli officials, the
Twitter suspended the account of Somalia’s Al Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents Friday, days after they posted photographs of a French commando they killed and threatened to execute Kenyan hostages. A message from Twitter on the English-language @HSMPress account read that it
The Obama administration is fighting efforts to release details of Osama Bin Laden’s burial on the grounds that releasing said details might offend terrorists around the world. In July 2012, Judicial Watch filed a suit under the Freedom of Information Act
Senator John Kerry, who has the same narcissistic belief in himself as his boss in the white House, is now claiming that he has his own secret sauce that will make a peace solution between Israel and the Palestinians palatable
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com North Korea threatens U.S. with nuclear missile attack North Korea ready to conduct nuclear test within several days China calls for restraint by all parties Britain, Germany, Netherlands say: ‘Leave Benghazi immediately’ North Korea
With the backing of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced a seismic shift in U.S. military policy–women can now serve in front-line combat roles. With this change, women could start filling combat positions as soon as later this year.
Burger King has ditched an Irish supplier of beef that is at the centre of a food scare after horse meat was discovered in beefburgers sold in Britain and Ireland, where it is deemed to be a taboo. The US
Judicial Watch has released it’s own report on the Benghazi attack of September 11, 2012, bolstered by the “expertise and insight” of retired Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent Raymond Fournier. The report’s opening salvo sets the tone by describing the
(AP) AMMAN, JordanAbout three dozen Islamists and other government critics who ran as independents have won seats in Jordan’s newly empowered parliament despite a boycott by the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, according to initial results released Thursday. The government has touted the
The United States stated its objection today to the Palestinians’ attempt to claim status as a state at the United Nations. Before the Palestinians’ address to the U.N.–their first since their status was upgraded from observer status to non-voting member
BEIJING (Reuters) – Japanese authorities have detained a Chinese boat for fishing in Japanese waters, China’s Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, even as the two countries moved to defuse tensions that flared last year over disputed islands. The boat,
The President’s ill-starred and abysmal choices for his second-term national security team aren’t much more of a surprise than the rhetoric he used in his acceptance speech earlier this week. They won’t do much more for the reputation, standing, and
By MICHAEL TARMAssociated PressCHICAGOA small-time American drug dealer-turned-terrorist plotter who helped plan the brutal 2008 attack on Mumbai, India, learns Thursday whether his wide-ranging cooperation with U.S. investigators will earn him any leniency as he faces sentencing in federal court.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised Wednesday that the United States would use the Internet and social media in its fight against Al-Qaeda and other extremist Islamist groups. The outgoing top diplomat said the US State Department had “started two
Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi told seven U.S. senators last week that the American Media is run by Jews and he is a victim of their control. The seven senators, John McCain (R-AZ), Chris Coons (D-DE), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Lindsey Graham
By ANGELA CHARLTONAssociated PressDAVOS, SwitzerlandBritish Prime Minister David Cameron wants nothing to do with a United States of Europe, an idea that’s gaining currency as the countries that use the euro struggle to fix their debt crisis. A day after
When Sec. of State Hillary Clinton appeared before a Congressional panel for questions regarding Benghazi on Jan. 23, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) questioned why Marine guards had not been posted to the consulate, while Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) accused her
In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama spoke of “peace in our time” as a foreign policy goal. The next steps toward pursuing that lofty–if ill-starred–ambition will unfold at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, where Sen. John Kerry
