National Security

It wasn’t enough that Barack Obama was so narcissistic that the official White House Website actually inserted his name into the biographies of former presidents. That was to ensure that all Americans would be aware of the Chosen One’s spiritual

A new poll from the Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University asked Israeli Jews whether they thought Obama or Romney “assigns more importance to defending Israel’s national interests.” The results were stunning: 40 percent liked Romney; just 19 percent liked Obama.

(AP) Pussy Riot found guilty for stunt against PutinBy NATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressMOSCOWA Russian judge found three members of the provocative punk band Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism on Friday, in one of the most closely watched cases in recent Russian

Israel is a “cancerous tumour” that will soon be finished off, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday told demonstrators holding an annual protest against the existence of the Jewish state. The diatribe took place amid heightened tensions between Israel and

(AP) Another Afghan police attack kills 2 US troopsBy KAY JOHNSON and AMIR SHAHAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanA newly recruited Afghan village policeman opened fire on his American allies on Friday, killing two U.S. service members minutes after they handed him his

(AP) Iraq officials: Over 90 dead in Thursday’s attacksBy ADAM SCHRECKAssociated PressBAGHDADIraqi officials said Friday that a blistering string of attacks across the country the previous day ultimately killed at least 93 people, as the extent of the violence grew

Four-star Army General William Ward is currently under investigation and facing possible demotion for misusing government funds and property. Chiefly, he stands accused of “allowing family members and other unauthorized people to fly on government planes.”  He is also being

Saudi daily Al-Watan is reporting that Maher Assad, brother of Syrian dictator Bashir Assad has lost both legs and is fighting for his life after being injured in an opposition bombing of Syrian National Security Headquarters. Maher has not been

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Angela Merkel praises Canada for not ‘living on borrowed money’ Greece postpones request for extension of austerity requirements Spain’s debt spiral accelerates at high speed In ironic twist, Assad’s planes kill ally’s kidnap victims

Court proceedings against accused Ft. Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan were halted by an order issued Wednesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.  The order came as Col. Gregory Gross, the judge presiding over Hasan’s court-martial,

(AP) Black Hawk crash kills 7 Americans, 4 AfghansBy HEIDI VOGTAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanA U.S. military helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven Americans and four Afghans in one of

Perhaps you noticed that, when Osama bin Laden was killed by SEAL Team Six in May 2011, individual members of that team did not make the talk show circuit, they were not honored in parades, nor did they visit the

KABUL (Reuters) – Eleven people have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, including three U.S. soldiers and four other foreign troops, the NATO-led coalition force in the country said on Thursday.

Ecuador’s decision to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange puts Britain in uncharted diplomatic and legal waters, as it insisted Thursday it would go ahead with extraditing him to Sweden. When Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino announced to applause

(AP) AP NewsAlertQUITO, Ecuador Ecuador said Thursday that it was granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a decision that thrilled supporters but will do little to defuse the standoff at the Latin American nation’s London embassy, where the Australian

In December 2011, Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai pled guilty to conspiracy and tax violations concerning an illegal transfer of “at least $3.5 million from the government of Pakistan to fund [Fai’s] lobbying efforts in America.” This plea comes after Fai

(AP) Experts see little chance UK will seize AssangeBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONIt is an inviolable diplomatic principle: British law and the British police cannot reach inside the embassy of a foreign country. But Ecuador says British officials have threatened to

(AP) Wave of attacks in northern, central Iraq kill 22SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADA wave of insurgent attacks killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens in central and northern Iraq on Thursday, the latest series of persistent strikes aimed at undermining

(AP) 20 Shiites shot, killed in Pakistan, official saysRIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanA Pakistani official says gunmen forced 20 Shiites off buses in northern Pakistan and killed them. The police official said the incident happened Thursday in the Naran Valley. The

(AP) Ecuador decision on Assange asylum dueBy GONZALO SOLANOAssociated PressQUITO, EcuadorIn the two months since Julian Assange ducked into Ecuador’s London embassy to seek political asylum, President Rafael Correa has been consistently deferential to Britain while insisting on his right

(AP) Israeli military: Blasts heard in southern cityJERUSALEMThe Israeli military says explosions have been heard in the southern city of Eilat, and it’s suspected that rockets were fired from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The military said soldiers searched the area for

As we go about our daily business, free from terrorist attacks and warfare in our homeland, it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day and forget one every important thing: we are at war. We have troops spread throughout

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Sectarian tensions grow as Shias in Lebanon kidnap Sunni Syrians Sunni Arab countries urge their citizens to leave Lebanon Reporters witness Assad regime bombing of women and children Anniversary of Japanese surrender triggers heightened

According to AP reports, Iran is heavily involved in the conflict between Syria and the opposition forces at this moment. Specifically, they are “building and training a militia to fight against opposition forces.” Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the

(AP) UN panel concludes war crimes perpetrated in SyriaBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVASyrian President Bashar Assad’s forces and pro-government shabiha fighters have perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity on Syrian civilians, a U.N. expert panel concluded Wednesday in a report