National Security

(AP) Mexico could return old ruling party to powerE. EDUARDO CASTILLOAssociated PressMEXICO CITYA single party dominated Mexico for most of the past century, and its loss 12 years ago proved to many that the country was finally a democracy. The

TOKYO (Reuters) – Kansai Electric Power Co on Sunday restarted the 1,180-megawatt No. 3 unit at its Ohi atomic plant, the utility said, Japan’s first nuclear reactor to come back online since the Fukushima crisis, despite public safety concerns.

(AP) Syrian opposition says 800 killed in past weekBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyria’s main opposition group said nearly 800 people have been killed in violence across the country in the past week which saw some of the bloodiest violence in the

(AP) Bombs kill 4 in Iraq as violence grinds onBy BUSHRA JUHIAssociated PressBAGHDADBombers killed four people in two Iraqi cities, officials said Sunday, as al-Qaida’s affiliate ramped up attacks six months after the last American troops withdrew. Three coordinated bomb

As I wrote on June 19, the Eurozone is a wreck, and Greece, which has since announced it will leave the EU on January 1, 2013, can’t even afford to pay attention. Spain is in trouble, Italy is swimming in

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Germany and Angela Merkel cave in to Italy and Spain Germany’s Parliament approves the growth/fiscal pact China blocks Bloomberg web site over story on Xi Jinping’s vast wealth Top London banker Geraint Anderson describes

(AP) FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.Military officials at Fort Bragg have confirmed that a soldier shot and killed his superior officer before shooting and wounding himself. Fort Bragg officials have not released the identities of the officer or the shooter, or a motive for

While President Barack Obama is celebrating the survival of his so-called “Affordable Care Act,” he is busy making health care less affordable for the nation’s military families. As the Washington Free Beacon reports, the President is threatening to veto a defense

Although we often think of the innocent victims that fall prey to political and social instability in the Middle East, Hamas is proving it’s not just the good guys who have to watch out. In fact, members of the Damascus-based

CAIRO (Reuters) – Muslim Brotherhood supporters flocked to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday to hear Mohamed Mursi speak on the eve of his inauguration as Egypt’s first Islamist, civilian president.

Crew and passengers travelling on a plane that had just taken off from a restive city in China’s far-western Xinjiang region on Friday thwarted a hijack attempt by six people, authorities said. The plane returned safely to the airport and

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will press Russia on Friday in a bid to save a crucial weekend meeting on the Syria crisis that has been threatened by objections from Moscow. Clinton will meet her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov

(AP) Activists: Dozens killed in Syria shellingBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTGovernment troops rained tank and artillery shells down on a rebellious suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus Friday, killing at least 43 people over two days, opposition groups and activists

(AP) Greek Parliament electing speakersATHENS, GreeceGreece’s new lawmakers were voting for a Parliament speaker and deputy speakers Friday, in what could be the first showdown with an extremist right-wing party recently elected into office for the first time. Golden Dawn

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Tensions escalate as Turkey’s army masses on the border with Syria Barclays Bank and the cockroach problem UK Finance Minister speaks to House of Commons about Barclays Euro crisis summit splits along north/south lines

Feng Jianmei, the 23-year-old Chinese woman who was forced to abort her 7-month-old baby nearly two weeks ago, has yet to be allowed to the leave the hospital where the abortion took place. Moreover, in what appears to be a

The United States on Thursday exempted China and Singapore from sanctions over purchases of oil from Iran, hours before restrictions would have entered into force against their banks. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement that China and

The summit that began this morning in Brussels for the 27 members of the European Union is the 19th since the Greek crisis began two and a half years ago. While the meeting is for the entire EU, the focus

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated PressMEXICO CITYFour days before Mexico’s presidential election, much of the nation’s attention is focused on a man who appears certain to lose. That man is Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the fiery, feisty leftist who shut down the

Mohammed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, just won a presidential election in Egypt described by the White House as a “milestone in Egypt’s transition to democracy.” And while no one has brought forth direct ties between Obama and the

By MANSUR MIROVALEVAssociated PressMOSCOWRussia on Thursday said it would not endorse a call for Syrian President Bashar Assad to give up power and criticized as inappropriate claims that it had agreed to plans by international envoy Kofi Annan for a

A bomb exploded outside the Palace of Justice in central Damascus on Thursday, state television reported, without giving any immediate word on any casualties. It described the attack as a “terrorist bombing” and said that it struck in the parking

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Merkel and Hollande meet ahead of the new ‘save the euro’ summit Barclays Bank fined $453 million for manipulating markets Barclay CEO Bob Diamond will give up his bonus. Boohoo! Russia may be changing

The federal budget situation has never been more dire; either Washington does its job, or the defense budget is slashed.  The defense budget has already seen nearly $500 billion in cuts, and will see another $500 billion lost if the