Tag: Iraq

Three years after his arrest in Iraq for allegedly causing America’s worst ever national security breach, US Army private Bradley Manning finally goes on trial Monday over his disclosures to WikiLeaks. Manning, who faces a possible 154-year jail sentence, has

In the Mail on Sunday, former British PM Tony Blair responded to the Woolwich attack on Drummer Lee Rigby by writing: “There is a problem within Islam…and we have to put it on the table and be honest about it.” As

“For those who still think 9/11 changed everything, a presidency spreading ambiguity about national purpose is unsettling.” – Daniel Henninger, “Obama’s Dangerous Confusion,” Wall Street Journal, May 30 – Charles Krauthammer, “Obama’s Dorothy Doctrine,” Washington Post, May 31 President Barack

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com EU lifts weapons embargo to Syria’s opposition militias New wave of bombings strikes Shias across Baghdad, Iraq Roadside bomb kills five policemen in northwest Pakistan EU lifts weapons embargo to Syria’s opposition militias Devastation

Two U.K. politicians have called out the BBC for interviewing an Islamic cleric who refuses to condemn Wednesday’s grisly terror attack where two men beheaded a British soldier. The Guardian is reporting that Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi and shadow defense secretary

(AP) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. A day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar

Memorial Day is one of our national holidays where the true meaning far too often gets lost in the shuffle. To those who have lost a family member or loved one defending America’s freedom, this weekend is much more than

At least nine cars were torched and two schools and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm’s immigrant-dominated suburbs early Friday for the fifth straight night, police and firefighters said. The riots, which have shattered Sweden’s

Fox News Latino is reporting that former U.S. Marine Armando Torres crossed the Brownsville, Texas bridge into Mexico to visit his father on May 14 and has not been heard from since. Torres was supposed to return on the morning

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Iran’s Supreme Leader tries to defeat the younger generation Charges of sorcery An ideological and generational assault Iran’s Supreme Leader tries to defeat the younger generation Iran’s eight approved candidates (BBC) In a stunning

WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) — A West Point Academy staff member faces charges after being accused of videotaping female cadets in their showers and locker rooms, Pentagon officials said. Sgt. 1st Class Michael McClendon allegedly planted cameras in the facilities

Iran’s June 14 presidential election steps up a gear on Tuesday when the Guardians Council releases the approved list of candidates who have passed muster under the vetting process. The unelected council, controlled by religious conservatives appointed by supreme leader

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Wave of terrorist violence in Iraq kills hundreds EU steps up investigation of oil price-fixing scandal Wave of terrorist violence in Iraq kills hundreds Car bombings in Iraq A dozen car bombings across Iraq

(AP) Car bombs in Baghdad, south Iraq kill at least 40By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADA wave of car bombings across Baghdad’s Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 40 people on Monday, striking at market places

Chastened by the experience of Afghanistan, where hundreds of Saudis fought before returning to sow terror at home, the kingdom is battling to avoid similar blowback from the conflict in Syria, analysts say. In recent months, Saudi officials have issued

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Obama and Turkey PM Erdogan hold bizarre press conference Nigeria’s president launches major war against Boko Haram terrorists Obama and Turkey PM Erdogan hold bizarre press conference Prime Minister Erdogan and President Obama on

As Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spent what he thought were his dying hours in a boat in which he was eventually captured, he wrote a note indicating the bombings “were retribution for American crimes against Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan.” According to

(AP) – The surge in oil production in the U.S. and Canada and shrinking oil consumption in the developed world is transforming the global oil market. The threat of chronic oil shortages is all but gone, U.S. dependence on Middle