National Security

By KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated PressNEW YORKA blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the United State on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations. Chen Guangcheng had been hurriedly

This week Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced the United States will provide $70 million dollars to Israel for the Iron Dome missile defense system. The Iron Dome is a mobile air defense system designed to intercept short-range rockets and

On April 19, I had a post focused on the fact that the Obama administration was working to transfer convicted terrorist Omar Khadr from Guantanamo Bay to Canada, where he would quickly be set free. This story came on the

Three of the individuals arrested in the Wednesday apartment raid of an Occupy Chicago member were charged last night with conspiracy to commit terrorism. The suspects, Brian Church, 20, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Jared Chase, 24, of Keene, N.H.; and

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, suddenly turns on Assad Al-Qaeda’s influence grows in Syria Sunni Salafists target Sufi shrines and monuments for destruction Sunni versus Shia tensions grow in Mideast and Asia Aleppo, Syria’s largest

NATO weekend is officially here. Busloads of Occupiers, anarchists, communists, and other radicals have been arriving for the past few days in Chicago.  Events and “actions” began on Monday this week–with eight arrests that morning at the Obama campaign headquarters–and

Today’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. France’s power couple: François Hollande and Valérie Trierweiler Azerbaijan conducts high-powered military exercises in the Caspian Sea China imposes a 2 1/2 month fishing ban in the South China Sea Vietnam’s fishermen defy China’s fishing

The European Union has been asked to intervene in order to stop the Palestinian Authority from executing a man who sold the Bait HaMachpela (House of the Patriarchs) to Jewish families in Hebron. The chairman of the EU Committee for

Treating terrorism like a crime instead of an act of war is not a good idea, and the public knows it. Thus, when Attorney General Eric Holder wanted to treat it like crime and try KSM in New York, the

(AP) US envoy to Israel: US ready to strike Iran JERUSALEM Washington’s envoy to Israel says the U.S. has plans in place to attack Tehran if necessary to prevent it from becoming an atomic military power. In remarks before the

In another sign that the financial crisis in Europe is worsening, Bankia, Spain’s fourth biggest bank, which was formed in 2010 through a merger of seven regional savings institutions, is suffering from a recent run on the bank of l

The youngest B-52 bomber rolled off the assembly line 50 years ago. Remarkably, it’s still flying. Like many of the aircraft still used by the U.S. Air Force, the B-52 is a telltale example of America’s geriatric aviation force. At

Reuters reports that Iran continues to violate United Nations sanctions by shipping arms to Syria, as that nation’s government crushes its opposition with Iranian and Russian assistance: Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a

The Commanding Officer of U.S. Naval Station Great Lakes, just north of Chicago, has ordered all uniformed military personnel to stay out of downtown Chicago from May 18 to 22 during the NATO Summit. Given threats of violent protest at

(AP) Court official to be appointed Greek interim PMBy ELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece appointed a senior judge Wednesday as prime minister of a caretaker government that will lead the country to repeat elections next month. The move comes as Greece

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sounded the alarm Wednesday after his country’s sovereign risk premium hit a euro era record, and also warned against a Greek exit from the 17-nation eurozone. Uncertainties over Greece prompted investors to pour their money

On May 5, 2012, the five terrorists accused of plotting and executing the attacks of 9/11 were arraigned at Guantanamo Bay. Judicial Watch’s Senior Investigator Lisette Garcia was on the ground to observe the proceedings. Of course, everyone knows the

(AP) UN team in Syria evacuated from tense townBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTA team of international observers was evacuated from a tense town in northern Syria on Wednesday, one day after a roadside bomb hit their convoy and left them stranded

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday hailed radical reforms enacted in debt-burdened Italy by Prime Minister Mario Monti, who urged “courageous and ambitious” European efforts to boost growth. “The progress is really a model when considering progress across Europe,” IMF

(AP) Assad says Syrians support his reform effortsBEIRUTSyrian President Bashar Assad has told a Russian state news channel that his country supports his reform agenda. He says recent parliamentary elections in the country show that Syrians “up to this time

(AP) Rajoy warns Spain faces lock-out from marketsBy CIARAN GILESAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s prime minister warned Wednesday that the country faced the danger of being locked out of international markets as investors continued to fret about the future of the euro and

As deposit holders withdrew nearly $1 billion from Greek banks on Monday, concerns mounted across Europe and around the world that Greece might withdraw from the Euro and return to its previous currency, the drachma (pictured above). While Greek officials

(AP) China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolationsBy GILLIAN WONG and ISOLDA MORILLOAssociated PressBEIJINGChina has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in its most elaborate attempt so far to shape

The head of the European Commission said Wednesday there was “no way” of changing the terms of a 130-billion-euro bailout agreed with Greece, as Athens prepares to return to the polls. As official news in Athens pegged June 17 as

(AP) Israeli group wins terror suit against Syria, Iran By IAN DEITCH Associated Press JERUSALEM An Israeli advocacy group won a $323 million judgment in a U.S. court against Iran and Syria for supporting Palestinian militants that killed an American