Intercepts between Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri and the leader of the group’s Yemen affiliate sparked Washington’s closure of US missions overseas and global travel alert, US media reports. The New York Times said in its online edition that the electronic
The massive jailbreaks in Iraq, Libya, and Pakistan are linked to the travel advisory sent out by the United States and United Kingdom. Interpol is asking countries to investigate any connections between the breaks. Two hundred and forty eight prisoners
(AFP) – Syria’s main opposition group called Saturday for the immediate release of an Italian Jesuit priest who went to negotiate with jihadists and who is feared to have been taken prisoner. The National Coalition said it “expresses its deep
(AFP) – The global police agency Interpol on Saturday said it suspected Al-Qaeda was involved in recent jailbreaks across nine countries, including Iraq, Libya and Pakistan. Interpol said in a statement that the jailbreaks “led to the escape of hundreds
(AP) Playboy, Penthouse get the ax at military storesBy DAVID CRARYAP National WriterNEW YORKPlayboy, Penthouse and other sex-themed magazines will no longer be sold at Army and Air Force exchanges _ a move described by the stores’ operators as a
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Level of stock market margin debt in 2013 exceeds 1999 and 2007 Taliban jailbreak is new humiliation for Pakistan Terrorist jailbreaks becoming increasingly common Mideast peace talks postponed for two weeks after two days
Bradley Manning was found not guilty of aiding the enemy by military judge Army Col. Denise Lind this afternoon. The “aiding and abetting” charge was the most serious of the charges against Manning. He was found guilty on 15 out
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
Military experts are warning members of Congress that the reemergence of Al Qaeda affiliates in Iraq and elsewhere are undoing U.S. gains and undercutting U.S. influence. Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer told Fox News, “We left Iraq on the edge of
(AP) Col. Bud Day, Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 88By JENNIFER KAY and MELISSA NELSON-GABRIELAssociated PressMIAMIRetired Col. George “Bud” Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5 1/2 years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen.
(AP) Syria says agreement reached on UN chemical probeBy BARBARA SURKAssociated PressBEIRUTTalks between the Syrian government and a U.N. delegation tasked with investigating chemical weapons allegations in the nation’s civil war have “resulted in an agreement on ways of moving
By DAVID DISHNEAU and PAULINE JELINEKAssociated PressFORT MEADE, Md.Army Pfc. Bradley Manning’s fate was in the hands of a military judge Friday after nearly two months of conflicting portrayals of the soldier: a traitor who gave WikiLeaks classified secrets for
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Over 500 al-Qaeda militants escape from Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison U.S. approves sending arms to opposition fighters in Syria IRS continues constructing massive Obamacare database Over 500 al-Qaeda militants escape from Iraq’s Abu Ghraib
(AP) Hundreds escape in deadly Iraq prison raidsBy SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADHundreds of Iraqi inmates escaped after insurgents armed with mortars and machines guns launched coordinated late-night assaults on two high-security prisons, sparking gun battles that left dozens of people dead,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Shinzo Abe wins landslide electoral victory in Japan Pakistan’s army becoming increasingly radicalized Kurds in Iraq’s army mutiny as level of violence increases Riots near Paris over France’s ban on Muslim face veils New
Wounded Veterans have been able to compete in wheelchair basketball in events like the Warrior Games this summer (photo from Marines vs. Navy/Coast Guard game), and now some with lower limb amputations may even be able to compete and win
The storm encircling the University of Denver over its decision to honor President George W. Bush intensified this week as several donors threatened to cut off funding if the university goes through with its plans. DU Officials chose the former
(AP) NEW YORKFormer CIA director David Petraeus is taking a big salary cut for his visiting professorship at the City University of New York’s honors college after being criticized for how much he was getting paid. Petraeus, a hero of the
Director Oliver Stone has a bone to pick with director Kathryn Bigelow. Stone isn’t showing a professional jealousy streak with Bigelow, who won an Oscar for directing 2008’s The Hurt Locker, but rather reinforcing his brand as an unrelenting critic
It is beyond doubt that Barack Obama would not have been a national political figure had it not been for his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. In a moment of profound national division over the war in
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com WHO emergency meetings discuss MERS virus pandemic threat Pakistan Taliban sends hundreds of fighters to Syria Islamic State of Iraq launches multiple attacks in Ramadan WHO emergency meetings discuss MERS virus pandemic threat The
Once seen as a popular uprising of the Syrian people, foreign jihadists now dominate rebel forces battling the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Foreign warriors associated with al Qaeda’s branch in Iraq and Lebanon assassinated Kamal Hamami, also known as Abu
ESPN Senior Writer Howard Bryant used a recent column to question and express concern over what he perceives as the now permanent and inextricable relationship between American sports and patriotism. In Bryant’s view, the “sports-military-patriotism alliance” post 9/11 has co-opted sports from
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Bosnia commemorates the 1995 Srebrenica massacre Egypt’s opposing factions plan rival demonstrations on Friday in Cairo Paranoid Russian agencies are seeking old-style typewriters Bosnia commemorates the 1995 Srebrenica massacre A Bosnian Muslim survivor of
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, posted an editorial/call to arms in The Guardian that once again promotes his view of America as the oppressor of the world while remaining noticeably silent on the draconian new threat to free speech
