The American policy of eschewing one-on-one negotiations with the North Korean dictatorship was secretly ignored last year, as two missions in April and August were launched to convince Kim Jong Il‘s son and successor, Kim Jong Un, to move away
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syria’s opposition pulls out of talks after Scud missiles hit Aleppo Jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra gains in popularity and influence A new influx of heavy weapons reaches the rebels in southern Syria An Egyptian
Noteveryone is happy with UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision togive the British people an opportunity to leave the European Union (EU).If he is re-elected, Cameron has promised to hold an in-or-out votebefore the end of 2017. Yet with the
Two Italian publications, La Repubblica and Panorama, have reported that a confidential report given to Pope Benedict, part of which refers to a network of homosexual clerics working within the Vatican, led to the pontiff’s decision to resign the papacy.
Lawrence J. Korb, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, wrote an article at Foreign Policy magazine Wednesday that can best be described as a threat delivered by a Hagel apologist to Republican critics disguised as journalism. Aptly titled
A 21-year-old man came to his parents rescue after three gunmen forced their way into their Houston home. The family was baking a cake when someone knocked on their front door. The homeowner thought the man was a friend of
Wednesday I published a letter written by American tire CEO Maurice “The Grizz” Taylor to a French government official. Taylor’s letter, which was leaked to a newspaper, was a blunt assessment of the French work ethic. Among other things, he
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s end of January meeting reveal that Fed officials are split over how long to continue making $85 billion monthly bond purchases in an attempt to stimulate the U.S. economy. Some officials in the meeting warned the
According to Forbes rankings, Detroit is the most miserable city in the United States. Home to violent crimes, high unemployment, decreasing population and economic crises, Detroit beat out Miami (last years winner) along with Flint-MI, Chicago-IL, and Modesto-CA. The news
With Republicans sympathetic to Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel preparing to cave, Hagel’s confirmation to head the Pentagon seems all but assured. According to Reuters on Thursday afternoon, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has now stated that he will support Hagel’s nomination,
A new Quinnipiac University poll of New Jersey voters shows the state’s Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s approval ratings have crashed. Only 36 percent of New Jersey voters approve of Menendez’s performance, whereas 41 percent disapprove of it, according to a
(Reuters) – More than half of U.S. citizens believe that most or all of the country’s 11 million illegal immigrants should be deported, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday that highlights the difficulties facing lawmakers trying to reform
(Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker proposed a nearly $70 billion biennial budget on Wednesday that combines income tax cuts with increased spending on transportation infrastructure and private education. Walker, a first-term Republican facing re-election next year, said he would
President Barack Obama plans to nominate pro-hydraulic fracking Massacusetts Institute of Technology nuclear scientist Ernest Moniz as his next Secretary of Energy, a move that has sparked outrage among some environmentalists. “Appointing Mr. Moniz would be a nail in the
On Feb. 19, Boko Haram militants kidnapped a family of seven French citizens in the West African country of Cameroon. The militants intercepted the family’s car and forced them to drive to Nigeria at gunpoint. Once inside Nigeria, the vehicle was
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An ally of Vladimir Putin resigned from the Russian parliament on Wednesday to fight accusations that he failed to declare ownership of property in the United States and to protect the reputation of the president’s party. Vladimir
A pregnant Texas teen who is unmarried has won her court case allowing her to keep her child, rather than submit to an abortion as her parents preferred. The judge in the case brought by the daughter of Denise and
South African prosector Gerrie Nel charged South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius with premeditated murder on Tuesday in Pretoria central magistrates court, alleging the double below-the-knees amputee and Olympian put on his “legs” and shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through the
(Reuters) – The man who shot dead 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school wanted to kill more people than the 77 slain by a Norwegian man in a 2011 rampage, CBS News reported on Monday, citing
An Environmental Protection Agency-supported study reveals last summer’s Food and Drug Administration ban on sippy cups, baby bottles, and canned foods infused with the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) appears to have been an overreaction. According to the study, conducted by Doctor Justin Teeguarden,
Harvard College’s newspaper The Harvard Crimson appears to have confirmed suspicions that a prominent Democratic Party donor currently entangled in the scandal surrounding New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez never attended Harvard. In calling on Menendez to “step down” from
Gas prices are rising like a rocket, climbing for 32 days straight to a national average of $3.73 a gallon. In Los Angeles, some drivers are paying as high as $5.19 a gallon. “I pay 75 bucks like three times
(Reuters) – Thousands of protesters gathered on the Washington’s National Mall on Sunday calling on President Barack Obama to reject the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline proposal and honor his inaugural pledge to act on climate change. Organizers of the
(Reuters) – Syrians in “leadership positions” who may be responsible for war crimes have been identified, along with units accused of perpetrating them, United Nations investigators said on Monday. Both government forces and armed rebels are committing war crimes, including
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Protests boil across Pakistan after mass slaughter of Quetta Shias Investigating and prosecuting the perpetrators Terrorist car bombs target Shia areas of Baghdad, Iraq North Korea tells China that it’s preparing new nuclear tests
