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.
Today, Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood – a party formerly headed by current President Mohammed Morsi – announced that Egypt would get involved if Israel continued to kill terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
It is being reported that former CIA Director David Petraeus will testify before the House and Senate Intelligence Committees after all. Whereas he was originally scheduled to testify in person on Thursday, it now appears he will testify off-site on
Israel has announced that an early morning strike targeted and killed Hamas’s senior military leader, Ahmed Jabari. Palestinian officials claim six people in total have been killed by the Israeli airstrikes. The Israeli airstrikes were a response to rocket fire
Fox News has the exclusive–former CIA chief David Petraeus will testify about Benghazi on Capitol Hill: Former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to testify before the House and Senate intelligence committees, Fox News has learned. Prior to his abrupt
Did General Petraeus have to resign? He opened himself as head of the CIA to blackmail, which is a major security breach. So the argument goes. But surely once he admitted the affair, he presumably couldn’t be blackmailed any more.
(AP) China’s Hu clears way for Xi to take party helmBy GILLIAN WONGAssociated PressBEIJINGPresident Hu Jintao stepped aside as ruling party leader Wednesday to clear the way for Vice President Xi Jinping to take China’s helm as part of only
(AP) Strikes, protests hit much of European UnionBy RAF CASERTAssociated PressBRUSSELSWith rampant unemployment spreading misery in southern Europe and companies shutting factories across the continent, workers around the European Union sought to unite in a string of strikes and demonstrations
(AP) European markets underperform as strikes hitBy TOBY STERLINGAP Business WriterAMSTERDAMWorld stock markets were mixed Wednesday, with European indexes down as strikes swept across much of the continent while Asian shares rose as China neared the climax of a once-a-decade
(AP) Pakistan frees Taliban prisoners for peace processBy MUNIR AHMEDAssociated PressISLAMABADPakistan freed several Taliban prisoners at the request of the Afghan government Wednesday, a move meant to facilitate the process of striking a peace deal with the militant group in
As the scandal between David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell continues to unfold, we need to remember one thing — Petraeus may be one of the few people who actually knows what happened in Benghazi. Not only was he CIA Director
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Raucous EU-IMF confrontation lightens mood around Greece’s bailout disaster France becomes first European country to recognize Syria’s opposition government The Dalai Lama, in Japan, criticizes China over Tibet Raucous EU-IMF confrontation lightens mood around
Israel was considering a ground assault into Gaza on Monday in response to Palestinian rocket strikes before both sides agreed to a tentative cease-fire Tuesday morning. On Saturday, Palestinians in Gaza fired an anti-tank missile at an Israel Defense Force Jeep,
The U.S. was elected to a second term on the U.N.’s Human Rights Council on Monday. Venezuela also secured a position on the council, which means Obama administration officials will now be working side by side on Human Rights’ issues
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, who resides in Lebanon, said Monday that the growing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza was a test for the “Arab Spring nations.” Nasrallah said Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia would have to decide if
The kind and friendly Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood – a group that President Obama has made clear he is eager to work with – has now condemned Israel for taking military action against terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Saturday, terrorists in
Reasonable people might suggest that it is outrageous that CIA chief David Petraeus and the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General John Allen, would take the time–mere days after the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, and
In 2008, Obama pledged that disabled veterans applying for benefits would receive confirmation as to whether they qualified for those benefits within 125 days. Obama said keeping such a timeline was part of “a sacred trust with out veterans.” Fast
(AP) Radical cleric Abu Qatada released from jailBy DAVID STRINGERAssociated PressLONDONA radical Islamist cleric described by prosecutors as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe was freed from prison Tuesday after a court ruled he cannot be deported from Britain to
Reports indicate that Senator John Kerry (D-MA) is being considered as a replacement for Sec. of Defense Leon Panetta during Obama’s second term. Kerry is famous not only for the 1971 Senate testimony in which he threw his fellow Vietnam
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com As rockets pour in from Gaza, Israel debates launching a new war A new Gaza war would be far more dangerous than the 2008 war Israel fires tank shells, makes ‘direct hits’ on targets
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterPERTH, AustraliaIn a new twist to the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal, the Pentagon said Tuesday that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is under investigation for alleged “inappropriate communications” with a
Weeks after the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi entered office as Egyptian President, calls began to rise for the destruction of those “symbols of paganism” — the Egyptian Pyramids. That was in late June and early July, but following last week’s U.S.
(AP) APNewsBreak: Images show NKorea missile activityBy MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated PressWASHINGTONA U.S. institute says North Korea has been testing rocket engines in a sign it continues to develop long-range ballistic missiles. The analysis is based on satellite images taken as recently
Israel struck back against Syrian forces violating its border for the second time in two days. Israel first responded Sunday, when the Syrian conflict spilled into Israeli territory. On Monday, Syrian forces fired a shell into the Golan Heights; Israeli tanks
The United States of America just re-elected the most radical president in its history after four years in which he expanded the power of the state, spent lavishly on redistributive programs, and adopted a policy of “leading from behind” in
