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Israeli Airstrike Kills Militant Leader in Gaza

Israeli Airstrike Kills Militant Leader in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed a militant leader in the Gaza Strip Monday, just hours ahead of a seven-hour truce announced by Israel that was meant to open a “humanitarian window” for aid as Israeli

Jen Psaki Is 'Appalled'–and Appalling

Jen Psaki Is 'Appalled'–and Appalling

State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki declared Sunday that the United States was “appalled” by Israel’s apparent shelling of a UN-run school in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. You’ll remember Psaki–she’s the former Obama campaign spokesperson who lied in 2012 about

Israeli Soldier Thought Captured Is Declared Dead

Israeli Soldier Thought Captured Is Declared Dead

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday that an Israeli soldier it previously believed had been captured by Hamas fighters in a Gaza ambush had in fact been killed in battle that day. The soldier’s purported capture Friday had

The Days of Hamas Are Numbered

The Days of Hamas Are Numbered

On Saturday, Israel began to withdraw some of the soldiers it had previously deployed to areas of Gaza in which terror tunnels had been uncovered. Though widely interpreted as the beginning of a “unilateral ceasefire,” the move is more likely

With Yet Another Ceasefire Broken, It's Time to End Hamas

With Yet Another Ceasefire Broken, It's Time to End Hamas

CAIRO, Egypt– Yesterday Hamas violated a ceasefire brokered by Secretary Kerry and the UN 90 minutes after it began. A Hamas suicide bomber killed 2 Israeli soldiers and kidnapped IDF soldier Lt. Hadar Goldin, 23 years old.  Israel responded by escalating attacks against Hamas in Gaza, targeting

Holder cautions against use of data in sentencing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder cautioned against the use of data in sentencing criminal defendants, saying judges should base punishment on the facts of a crime rather than on statistical predictions of future behavior that can be unfair

Communist Vietnam May Join the U.S. Team

Communist Vietnam May Join the U.S. Team

Sixty prominent members of Vietnam’s Communist Party, including a former ambassador to Beijing, signed a letter on July 29 urging political and economic reforms that would divorce Vietnam from reliance on China, according to a July 30th report by the

World View: Opening Rafah Border Key Goal of Hamas

World View: Opening Rafah Border Key Goal of Hamas

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com The Gaza ceasefire: Things to watch for Questions about the Palestinian delegation to the ceasefire talks The Rafah crossing becomes a major issue in the Gaza war Report: Hamas planned massive attack through tunnels

Ukrainian Troops Suffer Heavy Loss in Ambush

Ukrainian Troops Suffer Heavy Loss in Ambush

DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said Friday that at least 10 government troops were killed in an ambush by pro-Russian separatists in an area near the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, but international inspectors nonetheless set off for

White House's 'Totally Indefensible' Attack on Israel

White House spokesman Josh Earnest called Israel’s attack earlier this week on a UN school that was sheltering Palestinian children “totally unacceptable and totally indefensible.” He did not mention that the Israeli military has said that it was being attacked

Jerry Brown Advocates More Shelters for Alien Youth

Jerry Brown Advocates More Shelters for Alien Youth

In a press conference from Mexico City, conducted with Los Angeles archbishop José Horacio Gómez and “several other religious leaders,” California Governor Jerry Brown expressed support for additional shelters to house illegal alien youth in the wake of the influx

Hamas Rocket Fire Prevents Aid from Reaching Gaza

Hamas Rocket Fire Prevents Aid from Reaching Gaza

JERUSALEM – 158 trucks carrying humanitarian aid and relief supplies were scheduled to enter into Gaza from southern Israel on Tuesday. However, due to Hamas rocket fire and the deteriorating security situation in Israel, just 43 trucks made it through Kerem

White House Ignores Texas While Studying Texas Border Problem

White House Ignores Texas While Studying Texas Border Problem

HOUSTON, Texas–The team of fact finders from the Department of Defense has come and gone from Texas and will now make their recommendations without having spoken with either Texas Governor Rick Perry or Texas Military Forces Commander, Major General John

World View: The Gaza War Becomes Existential for Both Sides

World View: The Gaza War Becomes Existential for Both Sides

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com The Gaza war becomes existential for both sides Russia replaces America’s influence in Central Asia The Gaza war becomes existential for both sides Israel received almost worldwide condemnation on Wednesday for airstrikes on a

White House: Obama Would Veto House Border Bill

White House: Obama Would Veto House Border Bill

If the House’s supplemental border bill were to make it to President Obama’s desk, Obama senior advisors would urge him to veto it.  In a statement of administration policy, the Office of Management and Budget said it “strongly opposes House

'Enough': Gabby Giffords Unfortunate Book Title

'Enough': Gabby Giffords Unfortunate Book Title

Thanks to a CNN op-ed, former Congresswoman and America’s number one gun-grabber Gabrielle Giffords is in the news again. Here’s Giffords’ opener: This month, just outside of Houston, a man police say had a history of abusing and threatening women