For a President who won the Nobel Peace prize only months into his presidency, times have truly changed. The foreign policy reset President Obama promised after President George W. Bush’s tenure did not materialize, and in fact, America’s standing in
At 18-years old, Latifa and her younger sister Lailuma, ethnic Uzbeks, became Afghanistan’s first female pilots in 1991. In an interview with The Daily Beast, Latifa recalled memories of her childhood and the air force. Latifa and Lailuma always wanted
An unknown gang has kidnapped a female Afghan member of parliament, officials said Wednesday, in the latest example of prominent women being targeted in the country. Fariba Ahmadi Kakar and her three children were taken at gunpoint on Saturday in
Presidente Barack Obama is willing to grant asylum for 9 “Dreamers,” 7 of which were living in Mexico when he gave the go ahead, but will not expedite the asylum request of the Afghani translator that worked along side U.S.
President Barack Obama rarely makes himself available to the mainstream media. They adore him anyway. At rare press conferences, such as the one scheduled for noon Friday at the White House, they lob softball questions or accept his evasive, meandering
President Barack Obama has continued slow-walking a visa application from an Afghan translator who helped a Medal of Honor recipient save American lives, the Washington Free Beacon reports. “Four years ago, an Afghan translator known as ‘Hafez’ [a pseudonym used
US President Barack Obama has confronted Russia over its granting of asylum to fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden and its anti-gay measures, saying Moscow occasionally displays a “Cold War mentality.” During an appearance on a late-night comedy show Tuesday, Obama
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. Senators McCain and Graham try to restore U.S. credibility in Egypt Yemenis fear they’re the target of an expected terrorist attack India accuses Pakistan of involvement in Kashmir attack U.S. Senators McCain and
Reporters in the State Department press pool on Tuesday asked Spokeswoman Jen Psaki to respond to critics that see the embassy closings and increased threat by Al Qaeda as a failure in Obama’s security policy. President Obama and the administration
FOX News: The Army psychiatrist behind the shooting rampage at Fort Hood nearly four years ago called himself a “mujahideen” in a short and unrepentant opening statement at his military trial, which will likely feature the bizarre spectacle of him
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Fears grow of a next-generation ‘underwear bomber’ AQAP may be planning attack for Wednesday Pakistan accused over terrorist attack on Indian Consulate in Afghanistan Fears grow of a next-generation ‘underwear bomber’ Underwear bomber Umar
The UN has awarded official accreditation to an NGO headed by the antisemitic former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. As its founder and President, Mohamad calls his personal project the “Perdana Global Peace Foundation.” Apparently, the title’s reference to the word “peace”
A bomb attack wounded 16 people on Sunday in an eastern Afghan city hit a day earlier by a deadly suicide blast targeting the Indian consulate, officials said. The remote-controlled device exploded in Jalalabad as a vehicle passed carrying state
Survivors of the Fort Hood massacre face being questioned this week by the US Army psychiatrist accused of committing the attack, the deadliest such incident on an American military base. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who has previously admitted killing 13
On August 1, First Lieutenant Clint Lorance was found guilty of two counts of second degree murder for ordering his men to fire upon three Afghan men as they approached his position on a motorcycle, killing two of them. According
For decades Russian athletes were not allowed to pray. During that time the US boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Russia because they had soldiers in Afghanistan. This week a gay activist complained the Russians are now allying with Christians against
If Army chaplain Emil Kapaun served in Afghanistan today rather than Korea six decades ago, President Obama would probably give the Catholic priest discharge papers instead of the Congressional Medal of Honor. In Obama’s Army, the Pentagon brass is ordained
A former US Army intelligence expert who investigated the fallout from the handover of classified files to WikiLeaks by Bradley Manning said no one named in the Afghan war logs had been killed. The testimony put a dent in the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Bank Of England helped Hitler loot Czechoslovakia’s gold Opposition to Greece’s bailout grows as 11 billion euro is revealed Egypt’s government demands end to pro-Morsi rallies Afghanistan headed for India vs Pakistan proxy war
In one of the more bizarre interpretations of justice to emerge in a terrorism trial in the West, Dutch courts have blocked the extradition of Dutch-Pakistani terrorism suspect Sabir Khan from the Netherlands to the United States, citing concerns about the
Bradley Manning, the US soldier who risks life in prison for leaking a massive trove of secret US government files to WikiLeaks, is expected to learn the verdict in his trial Tuesday. US military judge Denise Lind plans to issue
Without an official announcement or any publicity, the Obama administration released five members of the Taliban from Gitmo in order to open peace talks in Afghanistan. Ynetnews.com reports that “a top U.S. official said the prisoners were released under the
A Virginia woman has shut down a website for a charity operation meant to help American troops deployed in Afghanistan in response to what she describes as harassment and intimidation from U.S. military leadership. Breitbart News’s Liz Sheld reported in
Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan is weighing whether to enter the Senate race against Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) for 2014. However, Sullivan is also a Marine and has been deployed to Afghanistan, where he will remain through
(AP) IG: Problems in US justice program in AfghanistanWASHINGTONAn award made to an organization to promote the rule of law in Afghanistan does not appear to contain basic provisions that would allow the State Department to ensure proper oversight of
