This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. and Afghanistan agree on post-2014 security pact China relents and sends ‘Peace Ark’ hospital ship to Philippines Was Tuesday’s suicide bombing in Beirut Lebanon self-inflicted? U.S. and Afghanistan agree on post-2014 security pact
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Lebanon bombing sharply escalates sectarian Mideast conflict Japan’s anti-China diplomacy given boost by Typhoon Haiyan Lebanon bombing sharply escalates sectarian Mideast conflict Bomb site outside of Iranian embassy in Lebanon on Tuesday (AFP) Twin
(AP) US ambassador to China to step down early in 2014By LOUISE WATTAssociated PressBEIJINGU.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, who oversaw the handling of potential crises over the flight to U.S. diplomatic missions by a persecuted legal activist and high-profile
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Philippine typhoon disaster draws clear lines between US and China Saudi Arabia denies reports of cooperation with Israel over Iran Tensions grow along India’s border with Myanmar Philippine typhoon disaster draws clear lines between
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: China’s end of one-child policy doesn’t dent Vietnamese wife trade The Hijab becomes a national problem for Russia Does the Koran require a woman to wear a hijab? Cholera epidemic spreads from Haiti to
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pakistan mobilizes army to quell sectarian violence in three cities Britain’s David Cameron threatens Sri Lanka with a war crimes investigation. Generational analysis of the Sri Lanka civil war Pakistan mobilizes army to quell
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com USS George Washington brings first significant aid to the Philippines China snubs Philippines on humanitarian aid, then backs down France and Eurozone economy falter, while Greece approaches new bailout crisis USS George Washington brings
The New York Times reports that JP Morgan hired the sons and daughters of high level Chinese officials in order to buy access and to generally curry favor in the land of the Red Dragon. I just can’t believe it. There’s shadiness
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin compared America’s increasing federal debt to slavery, which made her critics, like they did when she correctly said Obamacare would have “death panels,” become apoplectic. But as Palin said on CNN’s The Lead on Tuesday, she compared the
In 2009, Andrew F. Krepinevich, president of the prestigious Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, wrote a sobering book, “Seven Deadly Scenarios.” A chapter titled, “Pandemic,” describes the horrific impact of an influenza pandemic on an unprepared United States, and
(AP) Ohio delays inmate’s execution over organ donationBy JULIE CARR SMYTHAssociated PressCOLUMBUS, OhioOhio’s governor delayed the execution of a condemned child killer to consider the inmate’s unprecedented organ donation request, acknowledging that it’s “uncharted territory” but expressing hope that the
Editor’s note: these are the prepared remarks of former Sen. Kyl at his address to the Pumpkin Papers Irregulars on October 31, 2013. Good evening, everyone. Let me start by thanking the Pumpkin Papers Irregulars for allowing me the
With the U.S. stock market flat from 2000 to 2007, emerging-markets were all the rage for investors, led by the China stock exchange’s 330% rise. But when the Great Recession hit, U.S. stocks fell 50% versus the highly speculative emerging-markets
While the Federal food safety regulators are denying Democrats’ claims that they are preparing to let raw chicken parts be imported from China. Senator Chuck Schumer is not convinced because of a USDA report to Congress indicated that imports could
(AP) US, Europe resume talks on new trade pactBy JOHN-THOR DAHLBURGAssociated PressBRUSSELSThe United States and the European Union, which already enjoy the world’s biggest business relationship, resumed talks Monday on a deal to further grow two-way trade and investment. The
On Saturday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin compared the United States’ debt to slavery, warning Americans about the dangers of being “beholden” to China if the nation’s debt crisis is not resolved. Speaking at an Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition
By DAN SEWELLAssociated PressDAYTON, OhioKnown as the Doolittle Raiders, the 80 men who risked their lives on a World War II bombing mission on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor were toasted one last time by their surviving comrades
Hundreds of angry protesters threw shoes at riot police Sunday as Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang party held a congress to call for unity as public discontent grows with the government. The demonstrators — some of them jobless after factory shutdowns and
Golfer Brandt Snedeker injured his leg in China this week while jumping off a Segway and has had to withdraw from the Australian PGA tournament. Snedeker reportedly “injured the leg when he lost his balance and jumped off a Segway
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China implements ‘Skynet’ surveillance program to control protests United States and Israel lose their votes in UNESCO Foreign ministers rush to Geneva to complete Iran nuclear deal China implements ‘Skynet’ surveillance program to control
Government mismanagement and currency controls set by late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez are being blamed for a collapse of the country’s health care system. According to the Associated Press, with the Venezuelan government controlling the dollars needed to purchase medical
Guns are important, and having one within reach when an intruder enters your home could spell the difference between life and death–not just for the father or the mother, but for the whole family. Yet some parents who understand the
BLAGOVESHCHENSK, Russia, Nov. 6 (UPI) — Russian border control officials said they found almost half a ton of bear paws and Siberian musk deer organs being smuggled to China. The materials were found in a garage in the border city
Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sprinter and world’s fastest man who won three gold medals in the 2012 Olympics, said he ate 1,000 Chicken McNuggets during the 2012 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. “At first I ate a box of 20
On Sunday, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote that America’s democracy was coming up short when compared with countries like China and Singapore. He wrote: Over the years, I’ve seen an America that was respected, hated, feared and loved.
