Thursday evening in Dubai, the 3rd Dubai International Peace Convention began,under the leadership of the Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, HisHighness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. According to WAM, the Emirates News Agency, “the three-day
Former Army Sergeant Kyle J. White will receive the Medal of Honor during a White House ceremony on May 13th, making him “the seventh living recipient of the nation’s highest military honor.” According to Fox News, White is receiving the
There’s a good looking woman lying on Bondi Beach, so Bruce treats her to his best smooth-talking chat-up line. “G’day Sheila. Wanna f***?” “No thanks, mate,” says Sheila. “No worries,” says Bruce. “Would you mind just lying there while I
A 14-year-old girl “pretending to be a member of Al Qaeda” was arrested after sending a tweet in which she threatened American Airlines. According to CNBC, the teen sent the tweet under the username “Sarah@Demetriax_.” It said, “[H]ello my name is
Brad Pitt’s next assignment will bring him into the complex world of Afghanistan, adapting a book written by the journalist whose work cost a key U.S. general his job. Animal Kingdom helmer David Michôd will write and direct The Operators, which will be developed
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syrian army defector explains why Assad regime uses chlorine chemical weapons Russia and U.S. trade accusations as Ukraine issues ultimatum Abdullah Abdullah leads in Afghanistan vote count Syrian army defector explains why Assad regime
Conservative Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has said that she will not change her opinions “because some right-wing blog might have something to say about it”. Baroness Warsi, who is Minister for Faith and Communities, was interviewed for the Independent about her often
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com New poison gas attack reported in Syria The Afghanistan elections and the Afghan-Pakistan Taliban alliance The presidential runoff in Afghanistan New poison gas attack reported in Syria Reports from both the Syrian government and
The Ministry of Defence has been accused of paranoia for trying to ban a book that exposes intelligence blunders in the war in Afghanistan. The Daily Mail reports that Captain Dr Mike Martin from the Territorial Army spent six years
Under the Obama Administration, at least 22 veterans commit suicide every day. Active duty suicides in the military jumped by 30% since 2008, with one soldier, sailor, or marine expected to commit suicide in the next 25 hours. Ex-military suicides also
Posted with permission from Brigadier General John E. Michel, USAF – Commanding General, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan; Commander, 438 Air Expeditionary Wing I do not at all understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we
As details emerge about the events of the heinous Fort Hood shooting on April 2, 2014, some of the heroic actions of the victims of that day have come to light as they risked their own lives to defend others.
The British House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has expressed its “disappointment” that the Obama administration continually refuses to support the rights of the British Falkland Islanders to self-determination. The report about Britain and America’s ‘special relationship’ was generally upbeat
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan. Anja Niedringhaus, 48, an internationally
A marksman with Britain’s Coldstream Guards killed six Taliban fighters with a single bullet after hitting one man’s explosive vest, setting it off and killing five other insurgents. During one of the last missions by British troops in Afghanistan, the
Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan overwhelmingly consider President George W. Bush a better commander in chief than President Barack Obama, according to a survey conducted by the Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation. In the survey, full
UK hate preacher Anjem Choudary has claimed via his Twitter page, that the tragic Washington, Oso mudslide that occurred on March 22nd was the work of Allah (God). Choudary – who is known for his incendiary and extremist rhetoric, as
A federal jury in New York found senior al-Qaida member Sulaiman Abu Ghayth guilty on terrorism-related charges Wednesday, including conspiracy to kill Americans. In video statements and speeches released after the Sept. 11 attacks, Abu Ghayth promised similar attacks against U.S. and
Despite recent calls for greater oversight of Drone use 55 percent of British people support the use of the technology, with just 23 percent opposing them. If it was guaranteed that no innocent civilians were killed that level of support
The left never liked “national security.” Being a hawk, or strong on national security issues, was tantamount to being one of Nixon’s Watergate plumbers. If you loved our military, that meant you probably approved of burning Vietnamese villages. And if
Sgt. Stephen Jackel is military veteran who lost both of his legs in Afghanistan, but when he recently took his 14-year-old daughter to Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, he did not get a hero’s welcome. As reported by
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg appeared today at London’s Old Bailey court, charged with providing terrorist training and funding terrorism in Syria. The 45-year-old from Birmingham was arrested on February 25th and pleaded not guilty to the charges before
On March 12, International Security Assistance Force Commander Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford said a 2014 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan would be counted as a “victory” by the Taliban and would “inspire” Al Qaeda. Dunford said these things while testifying before
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Swedish journalist was shot to death while he was talking to a translator Tuesday on a street in Kabul, according to officials and witnesses. Nils Horner, 51, who also had British citizenship, had worked for
When bloggers at Think Progress became too critical of President Obama’s Afghanistan war policy their bosses at the Center for American Progress heard about it from the White House. Shortly thereafter, Think Progress writers were “berated” by supervisors for “creating
