This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. promises ‘accountability’ for chemical weapons attack Military intervention in Syria raises many issues United Nations chemical weapons inspectors reach attack site Syria versus Iraq Mideast peace process meeting canceled after 3 Palestinians killed
Cornel West said that under President Barack Obama there has been an increase in what he called the “new Jim Crow” and claimed his presidency has thus been a failure. Appearing in a Monday interview on Al Jazeera America’s Talk
An online video of an Australian Islamic cleric calling for Hindus and Buddhists to be killed is under investigation by South Australian police. “The YouTube clip is an edited version of a longer sermon. Police will examine the entire content of the
On Sunday, 22 people–including five soldiers–were killed in Iraq. The soldiers were shot and the gunmen burned their bodies. One hundred eighty miles north of Baghdad in the town of Qaiyara militants attacked two taxis carrying the soldiers. One car
Thanks to violence in Syria between al-Qaeda supported rebels and Kurdish troops, 20,000 Syrian Kurds have fled to Iraqi Kurdistan. That’s just over the past six days. The tremendous flood of refugees has the United Nations puzzled, with Adrian Edwards,
In a shockingly short period of time, the American people have learned about four massive failures in our government’s ability to treat a red flag like a red flag and screen out troubled individuals before they are given extraordinary access
After the outcry following the not guilty verdict of George Zimmerman, most of the loudest voices among the so-called leaders of the black community remain silent on the subject of black-on-black crime. I tackle this issue today in the Atlanta
Al Jazeera America, which is financed by Qatar’s oil money, spent half as much time on climate change in its first couple hours of prograaming than all of its rival cable networks did in all of 2012. Quartz pointed out
The Washington Times reports on a protest march bound to get less media attention than one of those silly global-warming “rallies” nobody bothers to show up for: Hundreds of Coptic Christians took to downtown Nashville, Tenn.,streets this week to protest
Wikileaks source Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years and dishonorably discharged from the Army on August 21. According to France24.com, Manning “stood ashen-faced” as he was sentenced at “a U.S. court marshal facility… at Ft. Meade, Maryland.” Military judge Colonel
(AP) Manning faces sentencing for WikiLeaks disclosuresBy DAVID DISHNEAU and PAULINE JELINEKAssociated PressFORT MEADE, Md.More than three years after his arrest in Iraq, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is set to learn the price he’ll pay for leaking an unprecedented volume
Judge Col. Tara Osborn blocked evidence from Maj. Nidal Hasan’s trial that prosecutors said would explain his motive for opening fire at Fort Hood. Thirteen people were murdered and more than 30 were wounded in the November 2009 attack. Prosecutors
(AP) Syrian Kurds battle al-Qaida-linked rebel factionBEIRUTKurdish militias fought al-Qaida-linked rebel groups in northeastern Syria on Tuesday in heavy fighting that has helped fuel a mass exodus of civilians from the region into neighboring Iraq, activists said. The clashes between
Reuters: GENEVA – More than 20,000 Syrian refugees have entered northern Iraq since Thursday in one of the largest crossings in the more than two-year-old conflict and the influx is continuing, the United Nations said on Monday. Syrians began pouring
Yep, I’m feeling pretty good about things. I’m rich, I’m famous, and I get to travel the world, doing whatever I want. Now there’s one more thing I want: A first term in the White House for Hillary, and a
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
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Palestinian sports supremo Jibril Rajoub has threatened to call for Israel’s expulsion from FIFA after it initially denied officials entry to the West Bank for a youth tournament on security grounds. An Israeli
Middle Eastern and North African refugees are streaming into European Union countries fleeing widespread unrest, and many may soon try to come to America. When the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was established in 1951,
(AP) Officials: Car bombs kill 26 in Iraqi capitalBy SAMEER N. YACOUBAssociated PressBAGHDADA wave of car bombs in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday killed 26 people and wounded dozens, the latest attacks in a months-long surge in violence. Attacks have
On Tuesday, OFA, Obama’s advocacy arm, held a nationwide “Action Day” on climate change. The results, like most recent OFA events, were rather underwhelming. Mostly a handful of people gathered outside some congressional district offices and held signs. In DC,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Al-Qaeda takes credit for Iraq’s unraveling security chaos Siege of Egypt’s pro-Morsi supporters may begin on Monday Palestinians accuse Israel of sabotaging ‘peace process’ Darfur fighting spreads as Janjaweed militias spin out of control
In his press conference last Friday, when asked by ABC News’ Jonathan Karl to defend previous claims that Al Qaeda has been “decimated” and is “on the run,” President Barack Obama replied that while local affiliates were active, the U.S.
On the evening of July 21, al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia (AQM) attacked the infamous Baghdad Abu Ghraib’s prison with car bombs, mortars and heavy weapons. Guards inside the prison walls were armed only with pepper spray and clubs. According to Stratfor Global Intelligence,
On Wednesday, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s lawyer Harvey Berger filed a motion to move his sexual harassment case to Imperial County, which borders Mexico. They do not think Filner can receive a fair trial in San Diego County. The
(AP) Officials: Car bombs kill 31 people in IraqBy SAMEER N. YACOUBAssociated PressBAGHDADA wave of bombings, mainly targeting markets in and near Baghdad, killed 31 people on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a surge of violence that has gripped
