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.
During Thursday’s regular press briefing White House Spokesman JayCarney was asked by ABC’s White House correspondent Jake Tapper aboutthe unattributed “Anglo-Saxon” comments which drew a negative responsefrom Vice President Biden. Carney referred that question to the campaignthen offered his positive
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is receiving support for her recent statements on the Muslim Brotherhood from an interesting source: Eric Allen Bell, a former supporter of an Islamic mosque who did a 180 degree turn after research convinced him that
(AP) Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPOBy The Associated PressFacebook’s stock fell 8.5 percent during the regular session Thursday, then dropped further in extended trading after the company reported quarterly earnings for the first time as a public company.
By KASIE HUNT and DAVID STRINGERAssociated PressLONDONRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney caused a stir in Britain on Thursday by questioning whether the country is prepared to host the Olympic Games without a hitch and scheduling a fundraiser with the former
Syrian troops and rebels sent reinforcements to the intensifying battle in the second city Aleppo, as the US said fresh defections from the regime showed President Bashar al-Assad’s “days are numbered”. Clashes raged Wednesday in Aleppo’s central Al-Jamaliya neighbourhood, near
(AP) 19 killed as Iraqi forces clash with militantsBy SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADMilitants downed an Iraqi army helicopter on Thursday in clashes that have killed at least 19 people including 11 policemen, a regional official said, in what appeared to be
(AP) Bomb kills 7 in market in northwest PakistanBy ANWARULLAH KHANAssociated PressKHAR, PakistanA bomb exploded in a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan close to the Afghan border on Thursday, killing at least seven people, a government official said. The blast
Coinciding perfectly with Obama’s warning not to use chemical weapons, Assad’s government appears to have shifted the location of their chemical weapons for the very purpose against which Obama warned. According to reports, “Assad has transferred some of [the] weapons
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Learning life’s lessons Turkey’s Erdogan meets with Hamas leader in surprise visit Syria’s chemical weapons threat causes world condemnation New virus has Iran’s nuclear plants playing AC/DC rock music China blames the U.S. for
The New York Times is reporting that Al Qaeda wants to link their “insurgency in Iraq with the revolution in Syria.” To this end, the terror group is infiltrating opposition forces, particularly the Free Syrian Army, thus bringing suicide bombings to the fore
President Barack Obama, speaking to the National Urban League on Wednesday evening, sounded a call for gun control–and revealed his apparent ignorance about the U.S. military in the process. Obama told the audience that “AK-47s belong in the hands of
By WILL WEISSERTAssociated PressAUSTIN, TexasEight people accused of buying and training racehorses to launder drug profits for the powerful Zetas cartel are scheduled to go on trial Oct. 22 in Texas. Austin-based federal Judge Sam Sparks set the date Wednesday
Beleaguered Spain sought French support in the face of its soaring borrowing costs Wednesday as Europe’s economic crisis deepened with a slump in German confidence and worsening British recession. After talks in Berlin Tuesday, Spanish Finance Minister Luis de Guindos
By ROBERT BARRAssociated PressLONDONAny hopes for recovery for Europe’s faltering economies suffered a series of blows Wednesday following the latest round of bad news from the debt-ridden region. Official figures showed Britain, which does not use the euro and has
(AP) GLASGOW, ScotlandLondon Olympic organizers have apologized to North Korea for displaying the South Korean flag at a women’s soccer match. Organizers say “today ahead of the women’s football match at Hampden Park, the South Korean flag was shown on a
By DEMETRIS NELLASAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceTriple jumper Voula Papachristou was kicked off Greece’s Olympic team Wednesday for her comments on Twitter mocking African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right political party. The Hellenic Olympic Committee said Papachristou is “placed outside
Jews around the world should have no doubt that the greatest threat to their existence comes from the left, and not the right. Another frightening example of this phenomenon reared its ugly head on July 20. Richard Falk, who was appointed in
The questions raised by Rep. Michele Bachmann and four of her congressional colleagues over the potential influence of Muslim Brotherhood operatives in Washington D.C. have been met with widespread scorn from the political chattering class and the establishment media. Sen.
Since first asking U.S. intelligence and security agencies to look into possible ties between Huma Abedin and the Muslim Brotherhood, the personal attacks on Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) have been relentless. First from Senator John McCain (R-AZ), and then from
By JULIE PACEAssociated PressSEATTLEIn a rare face-off on foreign policy, President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are swapping sharp criticism but exposing few clear policy differences on key national security matters. For Romney, who seeks to boost his
Following recent reports that Obama has changed his posture on Syria, news has broken that Obama is putting Assad on notice regarding the use of chemical weapons. Obama said Assad’s government will be “held accountable if they make the tragic
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syria’s envoy to Cyprus defects as regime continues assault on civilians In dramatic escalation, Syrian regime bombs civilians with Russian jets China establishes Sansha City in the South China Sea Taiwan ready for military
To date, Rep. Michele Bachmann has faced opposition from Senator John McCain, House Speaker John Boehner, Rep. Keith Ellison, and many others, because of her calls for an investigation into possible ties between Huma Abedin and the Muslim Brotherhood. And on
During the 2010 debate about gays in the military, LGBT activists kept insisting they only wanted lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender personnel to serve quietly in the military − no special treatment. On the list of promises that Congress should
Today, Mitt Romney spoke at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) National Convention in Reno, Nevada. For one of the first times in the campaign – certainly the first time since his brilliant and straightforward speech at the National Association
