This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Taliban chief Mullah Omar calls prisoner swap a ‘big victory’ Many Afghans express anger at the release of the Taliban prisoners Abbas: Palestinian unity government will ‘renounce violence’ against Israel Please resend e-mail messages
Soldiers who served with Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the American soldier in Afghanistan released in exchange for five Taliban members held in Guantanamo Bay, regard him as a deserter — and some want to put him on trial. The Taliban held Bergdahl
WASHINGTON (AP) — Al-Qaida has decentralized, yet it’s unclear whether the terrorist network is weaker and less likely to launch a Sept. 11-style attack against the United States, as President Barack Obama says, or remains potent despite the deaths of
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years a captive from the Afghanistan war, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is back in American hands, freed for five Guantanamo terrorism detainees in a swap stirring sharp debate in Washington over whether the U.S. should have negotiated
The parents of released prisoner of war U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, Bob and Jani Bergdahl held a press conference to thank the U.S. government and “the biker dudes and dudettes” for all their hard work and help in freeing
In 2010, The Taliban claimed U.S. soldier Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl had converted to Islam and had taught them bomb-making techniques. Bergdahl had also changed his name to Abdullah, the Taliban claimed, though the mainstream media largely ignored the story, seeing it as
In response to American Soldier Held Captive By Taliban Since 2009 Freed in Swap: This whole deal is bristling with red flags. Let’s start off with the title of your post: Sgt. Bergdahl was not held captive by the Taliban.
In a statement released by the White House, Saturday, the president announced the release of U.S. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who had been held captive in Afghanistan for nearly five years. Bergdahl was released in exchange for five Guantanamo prisoners, authorities said. “On
WASHINGTON (AP) — The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed and is back in U.S. custody after nearly five years of captivity, U.S. officials said Saturday. The officials said the Taliban agreed to turn over Sgt.
A week that began with Memorial Day is ending with questions about whether Americans still deserve our freedom. It was almost refreshing to hear an angry Secretary of State John Kerry use undiplomatic words like “fugitive” to describe Edward Snowden,
Just one day following Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei’s pledge to destroy America through “battle” and “jihad,” a top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander has reiterated his Ayatollah’s sentiments. According to Iranian state-controlled Fars News agency, IRGC Brigadier General Hossein
In the last 24 hours, both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden referred to a coming new world order with regard to the United States and its role abroad. Wednesday while giving the commencement speech at the Air
On Wednesday’s “The Kelly File,’ former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA), the 2012 Republican nominee for president, weighed in on the Veterans Administration hospitals scandal, adding his recommendations for fixing problem. Transcript as follows: KELLY: Joining us now, Gov. Mitt Romney,
From the vantage point of the just-about-to-graduate cadets at West Point, it must be very cool to have the Commander-in-Chief be your commencement speaker. Perhaps the ‘wow-factor’ is diminished when the speech is one that underlines why America isn’t important
We have all suffered the glaring omissions, false moral equivalencies, and unfair and unbalanced reporting in the formerly distinguished mainstream media venues. This media has absolutely refused to write about Islamic Jihad-terrorism in a truthful way. The politically correct fearfulness
In response to White House Investigating Outing of CIA Station Chief: Wow, the Obama Administration is investigating itself again! I can hardly wait to learn the outcome from this hard-hitting piece of detective work, doubtless to be released sometime after
(Reuters) – Two Americans suffered light injuries when a U.S. consulate vehicle came under attack in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat on Wednesday morning, the U.S. embassy said. The embassy statement gave scant details of the attack but an Afghan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday the United States is setting up a $5 billion “terrorism partnership fund” to help other countries push back against radical extremists. Appearing on a host of network morning-show interviews, Kerry
Tuesday on CNN’s “Crossfire,” Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol slammed President Barack Obama’s announcement on troop withdrawals in Afghanistan calling it “sickening” and “unbelievably irresponsible” to give the dates of troop reductions. Kristol became agitated when Peter Beinart, a contributing
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) on Tuesday said he was pleased that Obama met the military’s request to keep some forces in Afghanistan beyond 2014; however, he went on to say, “holding this mission to an arbitrary egg-timer
On Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted to President Barack Obama’s announcement earlier in the day of his plans Tuesday to withdraw all combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2016.
On Sunday, President Barack Obama traveled to Afghanistan to do a photo op with the troops amid fallout from the burgeoning Veterans Administration scandal. Announcing his visit, the White House promptly released a list of guests, including the name of
Tuesday from the White House’s Rose Garden, President Barack Obama addressed what he suggested were war-weary Americans Obama detailed the plan in which the U.S. military will reduce troops in Afghanistan after 2014 to just under 10,000 and then continue
It’s a mistake to set an “arbitrary date” for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsay Graham (R-SC), and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) said Tuesday. Reacting to President Obama’s announcement that the administration plans to reduce the
The White House press office canceled the daily briefing with reporters Tuesday, dodging tough questions after the press office mistakenly revealed the identity of the top CIA official in Afghanistan. The official was named in a list of participants of
