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.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: China and Japan in naval standoff in East China Sea Military intervention in Mali comes a step closer Lebanon confirms that Hizbollah is fighting in Syria Iran’s Ahmadinejad blames disastrous fall of rial on
The French government used to reimburse approximately 75% of the costs of abortions for its citizens. Under a proposed 75% tax on the “super rich,” the government will cover 100% of the procedure’s costs. This change to full reimbursement was
News is breaking that the Obama administration is circumventing Congress and purchasing a prison facility in Illinois in which to house detainees once Gitmo is shut down. The facility, Thomson Prison, is being purchased for “at least $165 million” and
According to the Wall Street Journal, as the attack on the U.S. consulate was raging, Obama took a “wait and see” approach. Ninety minutes after news of the attack reached Washington, Obama, Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, JCS Chair General Martin
A Libyan militant who attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was freed from prison during the Arab Spring. Reports have emerged that the Arab Spring uprisings throughout the Middle East and North Africa led to the emptying of prisons, and as result,
Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgia Dream bloc party won Georgia’s parliamentary election on October 1, defeating the party of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The Georgia Dream bloc now holds 77 of the 150 seats in Georgia’s parliament, and Saakashvili has accepted the
The information we’re learning today about the Obama administration’s incompetence and dishonesty surrounding the terrorist attack in Libya that cost four American lives, is breathtaking. 1. Requests for increased security for our Libyan consulate were ignored. 2. The consulate had
It’s said it is better to be lucky than good. Up until recently President Barack Obama has been the luckiest man on earth when it comes to the war with al Qaeda. Obama and his administration have consistently underestimated the
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton advised a group of foreign ministers from Arab nations on Friday to “loosen regulations,” particularly on small businesses, to “make it easier to start or expand a small business,” because “too many people still can’t
Today, Reps. Issa and Chaffetz sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking why requests for more protection at the Benghazi embassy were denied. Rep. Issa is the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee and Rep. Chaffetz is
(Reuters) – France’s public prosecution service said on Tuesday it was shelving an investigation into allegations that disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a man once tipped to become president of France, had engaged in group rape. The prosecution service
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has landed itself in hot water in its home country after women and girls were airbrushed out of some of the pictures in its Saudi Arabian catalogue. A local version of Ikea’s yearly catalogue, published on
A photographer traveling with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN General Assembly last week stayed behind and has sought asylum in the United States, CNN reported. His lawyer, Paul O’Dwyer, told CNN Monday that Hassan Golkanbhan feared persecution over
* Three new souks in flames – activist * UNESCO deplores destruction of Old City * Air strikes kill 17 in north Syria * Prominent pro-Assad militiaman severely wounded By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Fires that gutted a
Ramallah, Oct. 2 (Petra) — Israeli police are on high alert at Al-Aqsa mosque after being raided by Jewish settlers early Tuesday. In a statement released Tuesday, Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage said that some 30 Jewish settlers broke
Bangladesh police said Tuesday they had arrested nearly 300 people after Muslim mobs attacked temples and houses in what Buddhist leaders described as the worst violence against the community since independence. A total of 162 people were arrested in Cox’s
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com American Express fined $112.5 million over massive consumer fraud Subprime mortgages are back in volume EU finance ministers appear ready to give in to Athens rioters Syria’s Foreign Minister gives farcical speech at the
The US State Department said Monday it would work with Congress to try to unblock some $450 million in economic aid for Egypt, after a lawmaker froze the funds. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland confirmed the US administration had asked
The Greek Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party has opened an office in New York City, where it is collecting donations and goods for Greeks being crushed by the financial unrest in their home country. The party, whose symbol is reminiscent of the swastika,
Unemployment continues to climb throughout the Eurozone, with figures at highs of 25.1 percent in Spain and 24.4 percent in Greece. But in Germany, where leaders have called for a more federal Europe, unemployment is approximately 5.5 percent. This news
Chinese hackers breached the White House Military Office (WHMO) computer system in early September. This system contains highly sensitive information on U.S. nuclear codes. This network not only contains nuclear commands, but also presidential travel details, communications, and other sensitive
“Absolutely Uncertain,” is a 19-minute documentary that follows Irina, a 23-year-old Jewish New Yorker who voted for President Barack Obama but may not do so again. Irina feels betrayed by Obama’s foreign policy toward Israel and the documentary has been
(AP) Syria: UN council members support ‘terrorism’UNITED NATIONSSyrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem accused some U.N. Security Council members Monday of supporting “terrorism” in the country in a speech clearly aimed at the U.S. and its allies who support the opposition.
It could be said that Americans are making far too big a deal out of the fact that the FBI reportedly hasn’t yet set foot at the scene of the so-called crime scene in Benghazi, Libya, where Ambassador Chris Stevens
Kabul, October 01 (QNA) – More than 70 people were killed or injured following a deadly suicide bomb blast in eastern Khost province of Afghanistan early Monday morning. The incident took place after a suicide bomber detonated explosives in a
