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.
Israel’s defense minister, Ehud Barak, said on Thursday that if Iran is allowed to go nuclear, Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia would go nuclear even faster. Barak was quoted at a reception celebrating Israel’s Independence Day, at which senior security
Yesterday, a US District Judge refused to release death photos of Osamabin Laden. Conservative watchdog organization Judicial Watch hadfiled a Freedom of Information Act request for the photos, but Judge JamesBoasberg denied their request, saying: A picture may be worth a
Today’s Jewish Advocate in Boston printed a letter to the editor from one Paul Sassieni. Mr. Sassieni attended an event with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston. That event included three organizations, one of which was the far-left,
GAZA (Reuters) – Islamic leaders in the Gaza Strip called on Friday for militants to kidnap Israelis and use them as bargaining chips to secure the freedom of thousands of Palestinians prisoners held in Israeli jails. Human rights groups say
Iran is busy acquiring the technical know-how to launch a potentially crippling cyber-attack on the United States and its allies, experts told a congressional hearing on Thursday, urging the US to step up its defensive measures. Patrick Meehan, Republican chairman
By DIAA HADIDAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael’s military chief said Thursday that other countries have readied their armed forces for a potential strike against Iran’s nuclear sites to keep Tehran from acquiring atomic weapons. Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz did not specify which nations
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe House, despite White House objections, has passed a cybersecurity bill aimed at helping stop electronic attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure and companies. The vote was 248-168 on Thursday. The measure would encourage companies and government to
Chinese oil giants Sinopec and Petrochina said they were hit by heavy refining losses in the first quarter, despite strong energy demand and higher oil prices. Sinopec, Asia’s largest refiner, said net profit tumbled 35 percent year-on-year to 13.41 billion
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Analysts claim that North Korea’s new missiles are fake How close is Iran to making a nuclear strike on Israel? Chances of a preemptive nuclear strike by Iran on Israel Azerbaijan clarifies its relationship
Two groups on the left’s most hated list are Israelis and Christians. Yet when sympathy for one of these groups can paint an even worse picture of the other, members of the left, like Bob Simon of “60 Minutes,” will
Brazil will boost its military presence in the Amazon region to protect its huge natural resources from any external threat, Defense Minister Celso Amorim told the Senate Thursday. “The commitment to the defense of the Amazon is fundamental. Navy, Air
A high-powered Wall St. CEO and early, influential Obama supporter, Donald F. Donahue of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), may be using his significant clout on behalf of the Obama administration and a questionable Iranian-linked strategic partner to stand in the way
Philippine government websites are under heavy attack from hackers, apparently from China, amid a tense territorial dispute between the two countries in the South China Sea, officials said Thursday. While some Philippine hackers have reportedly launched retaliatory attacks, the government
The problem with the recent 60 Minutes smear of Israel’s treatment of Christians is not just that it is inaccurate, one-sided, and malicious–but that CBS effectively denies the sovereignty of Israel itself, while affirming a classic anti-Jewish libel. Jennifer Rubin
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Adel Imam, the Arab world’s most famous comic actor, had a conviction and three-month prison sentence for insulting Islam in his films and plays overturned on appeal, a state newspaper reported on Thursday. Imam, 71, has
Egypt’s electoral committee announced on Thursday the list of 13 candidates for next month’s first post-uprising presidential poll after a tumultuous run-up that saw three disqualified. Ahmed Shafiq, the premier appointed by president Hosni Mubarak just before his overthrow last
You can listen to Rep. West’s interview with Frank, and all of our guests, at Secure Freedom Radio. On this episode, we welcome Congressman Allen West, Representative of Florida’s 22nd District. Congressman West provides his thoughts on the infiltration of
Today, Time magazine got hold of a memo written by then-CIA head Leon Panetta after he received orders from Barack Obama’s team to greenlight the bin Laden mission. Here’s the text, which summarized the situation: Received phone call from Tom
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. New report examines terrorism and religious extremism in Pakistan The Gen-X connection with Pakistan’s extremism France calls for military action in Syria New report examines terrorism and religious extremism in Pakistan A new report
PARIS (Reuters) – Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who has emerged as a kingmaker in France’s presidential race, sought to wrest concessions from President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday by challenging him not to bar her party’s way in parliamentary elections.
President Shimon Peres on Thursday distanced himself from the Israeli premier’s comparison between the Holocaust and the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear programme. In a speech last week to mark the Nazi Holocaust, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “People who
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — President Obama, citing the United States’ national security interests, Wednesday waived restrictions on funding for the Palestinian Authority. In a memorandum sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Obama cited his authority under section 7040(b)
Powerful Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr arrived in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region on Thursday in what his spokesman said was a bid to resolve a crisis between the region and Baghdad. Sadr arrived at Arbil airport on a private plane
Syrian troops pushed a campaign to crush anti-regime opponents Thursday, activists said as France held out the threat of military action to halt the bloodshed that has persisted despite a ceasefire. Two weeks into the truce, at least two people
Argentina’s Senate early Thursday approved the government’s move to nationalize YPF, a subsidiary of Spain’s Repsol, despite adamant US, EU and Spanish objections. Sixty-three lawmakers voted in favor of the takeover, with just three voting against it and four abstaining,
