Germany’s left-leaning Der Spiegel has a long report on the recent murders of Iran nuclear scientists. When asked about the killing of Darioush Rezaei on July 23, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said, “Israel is not responding.” Not what you
So, today is one of those full of history: In 1610, Henry Hudson discovered Hudson Bay; in 1869 in Japanese Samurai class was abolished; in 1934 Hitler became Furher of Germany; in 1937 Marijuana was made illegal; in 1939 Albert
Winston Churchill warned; “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last”. Churchill would understand the dynamics of the European and American sovereign debt crisis. Modern warfare is not about a blitzkrieg of panzers, dive-bombers,
To get inside the head of a madman and discern his thoughts is probably impossible. If Anders Behring is not insane, then he is probably one of those individuals who has an evil element to his character and suffers from
Judicial Watch took the lead in exposing former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) abuse of military aircraft. The massive amount of press coverage resulting from our investigation not only led to a great deal of embarrassment for Pelosi, but it
From the Daily Mail: Preparing for his future actions “I simulate various future scenarios relating to resistance efforts, confrontations with police, future interrogation scenarios, future court appearances, future media interviews etc.” Applying for firearms “In any case; I would rather
I loathe when American conservatives define themselves as “right wing” anything, even in jest — just as I loathe when the liberal press uses it as identification for American conservatives — because it is an inaccurate use of the term.
The Telegraph‘s Chief Political Commentator Peter Oborne says we are all missing the larger story in the bailouts of Greece, Spain, and Portugal. Germany may have to cough up money now, but they will be the big winners in all
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Germany continues to insist that Greece be allowed to default Greece 2 year bonds – 39.0% Germany’s panel of economy advisers is urging a default on Greece’s debt, with a “haircut” on existing bonds
Over the weekend, Der Spiegel quoted former German Chancellor as saying of the current Chancellor, Angela Merkel: “Die macht mir mein Europa kaputt!” — “She is destroying my Europe.” A highly emotional photo of Mitterand and Kohl at Verdun in
There’s no way Japan should have won the soccer World Cup in Women’s soccer in their match today against the USA in Germany. But they did. It was incredible. The American women were stronger, significantly taller (by 4″ on average)
U.S. counterterrorism officials have concluded that Osama bin Laden was aware of the 7/7 London bombings in 2005, but it was the last successful operation in which he played a prominent role, Reuters reports. While circumstantial information and government analysis
European Union officials continue to be in a panic, after the Greek “contagion” spread to Italy this week. After Greece, Ireland and Portugal were forced in the last year to beg for bailouts just to survive, it now appears that
The United Nations recently put together a report critical of social conditions in Germany. And who did the UN rely on for the report? Germany’s left-leaning Der Spiegel reports that they relied on an organization formed by ex-Stasi spies unhappy
We were viciously criticized as naïve in April for heralding “The Death of the American Social Welfare State“. Yet the failure this weekend of the supposedly $4 trillion deficit reduction “grand compromise”; with President Obama offering to cut $100 billion
Denmark began on Tuesday to station 50 new customs agents on the country’s borders with Germany and Sweden, to implement the new “permanent border control” law that the parliament had passed on Friday by a single vote (90 to 89).
From the Army Times: WEST POINT, N.Y. — President Obama on Tuesday appointed an openly gay former Army officer to the U.S. Military Academy’s Board of Visitors. Former Capt. Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton, a founding board member of OutServe, an
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Germany’s Constitutional Court to decide legality of bailouts Germany’s Constitutional Court Another potential problem for the EU’s plans to bail out Greece arose on Tuesday as Germany’s Constitutional Court began hearings on the legality
Standard & Poor’s rating service on Monday said that the bailout proposal by French banks (the so-called ‘French Model’) would prompt a “selective default” rating on Greek debt, according to Bloomberg, effectively sinking the plan. (We’re not talking about the
From the Associated Press: Nearly 40 years of continuous service comes to an end…congrats to Command Sgt. Major Jeff Mellinger FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A homemade wind chime with the word “Whining” under a red slash is made from metal
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Yingluck Shinawatra wins decisive victory in Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra (Bangkok Post) Yingluck Shinawatra led her Pheu Thai (“For Thais”) to a decisive victory in Sunday’s elections, making it all but certain that she will
Before and after President Barack Obama announced the new U.S. strategy on Afghanistan, I engaged in a variety of media panels and private discussions with commentators and analysts from Arab and Muslim-majority regions of the world. Some of the individuals
I believe that due to American Exceptionalism, the United States is on the verge of another dramatic period of economic growth. Our nation is far from perfect; but we learn from our mistakes, change dramatically, and move on. After three
There were two key proposals made on Tuesday, as the Greece debt crisis worsens every day, and EU officials remain paralyzed. Wen Jiabao and Angela Merkel on Tuesday (Xinhua) During a 5-day tour of Europe, China’s Premier Wen Jiaboa met
The analysts are holding their breath, waiting for Greece’s Parliament to vote on more austerity measures later this week. The austerity measures include higher taxes, lower benefits, sales of assets, and privatizations of public companies. According to one analyst I
