ALEPPO, Syria, Dec. 16 (UPI) — Both sides accused each other of slaughter as an opposition group said Syrian troops bombed Aleppo and the government said Islamic rebels executed civilians. Syrian military officials said more than 80 civilians in Adra were
(AP) Activists: Syrian aircraft hit Aleppo, killing 15By BARBARA SURKAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian military aircraft targeted rebel-held districts in the northern city of Aleppo for the third straight day on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people, activists said. The government’ assault on
(AP) US: Snowden should return to US, face chargesWASHINGTONThe White House says a National Security Agency official who suggested the U.S. consider granting Edward Snowden amnesty was expressing his personal opinion. White House spokesman Jay Carney says President Barack Obama’s
According to the pro-regime Russian newspaper Izvestia, Russia has missiles with a range of hundreds of kilometers to the borders of Poland and Lithuania. The missiles were moved “some time” ago, according to Izvestia, and one of Izvestia‘s sources pegs
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syria’s air force drops ‘barrel bombs’ on Aleppo neighborhoods Lebanon soldier fires at Israeli vehicle across the border Syria’s air force drops ‘barrel bombs’ on Aleppo neighborhoods Neighborhood targeted by barrel bombs on Sunday
(AP) China’s moon rover leaves traces on lunar soilBy LOUISE WATTAssociated PressBEIJINGChina’s first moon rover has touched the lunar surface and left deep traces on its loose soil, state media reported Sunday, several hours after the country successfully carried out
(AP) China successfully soft-lands probe on the moonBy LOUISE WATTAssociated PressBEIJINGChina on Saturday successfully carried out the world’s first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades, the next stage in an ambitious space program
A National Security Agency official said in an interview released Friday that he would be open to cutting an amnesty deal with intelligence leaker Edward Snowden if he agreed to stop divulging secret documents. Rick Ledgett, who heads the NSA’s
Iran has already achieved a major coup in negotiations with the P5+1 (the U.S., France, Britain, Germany, Russia, and China) by winning the fact of, if not the right to, nuclear enrichment. Now it is out to eliminate all of
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia prepares for Chechen jihadists’ return from Syria Christian revenge attacks on Muslims increase in Central African Republic Greece begins to confiscate bank accounts of tax evaders Russia prepares for Chechen jihadists’ return from
Investigators in New York and politicians here in America’s capital were shocked to learn last week that 50 Russian diplomats had defrauded the U.S. out of some $1.5 million as part of a Medicaid scam. “Diplomacy should be about extending
(AP) Spurned by president, EU embraces Ukraine protestBy RAF CASERTAssociated PressBRUSSELSTwo weeks ago, the European Union’s foreign policy chief was at a summit in Lithuania, wooing Ukraine’s president with offers of preferential dealings with the world’s largest trade bloc. This
It is hard to believe Command Authority is the last novel that will come from Tom Clancy’s computer. What makes this realization even harder is the fact that this book represented an improvement over Threat Vector, the late author’s previous work, and that
Dubbed as the Dark Prophet, Time Magazine announced Edward Snowden as a runner up to their annual “Man of the Year” award. Snowden recently met with other well-known whistle-blowers in Russia, all of them ditching their technology to avoid potential
(AP) Ukraine police stand down after protest growsBy JIM HEINTZ and MARIA DANILOVAAssociated PressKIEV, UkrainePolice in Ukraine on Wednesday pulled back as protesters claimed victory after an overnight face-off in which authorities removed some barricades and tents and scuffled with
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Purge of Kim Jong-il’s uncle signals N. Korean ‘reign of terror’ Canada and Russia to compete for control of the North Pole Purge of Kim Jong-il’s uncle signals N. Korean ‘reign of terror’ Image
My friend and fellow monetary historian James Rickards has written an important new book, “The Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System.” Jim and I both worked together at Tangent Capital Partners in New York and
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Immigrant issues explode over street riots in Singapore U.S. to help France in Central African Republic military intervention Vladimir Putin ‘liquidates’ Russia’s Ria Novosti news agency Immigrant issues explode over street riots in Singapore
German President Joachim Gauck told Der Spiegel this week that he will not be attending the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in reaction to the nation’s oppression of political opposition. With talk of boycotts and protests surrounding the Games,
President Putin dissolved the state-run news agency RIA Novosti Monday in a move that was described as an attempt to tighten his control over the media. RIA Novosti will be disbanded but a new state run agency called Rossiya Segodnya will
When the Communist Party needed a propaganda arm, they founded a publication called Pravda. In the pre-revolutionary period, they moved the publication to St. Petersburg, Russia to begin firing away their pro-communist rantings. The paper became the voice of
On December 8th, protesters in Kiev toppled their city’s main statue of Vladimir Lenin and pummeled it “into chips” with sledgehammers. According to The New York Times, angry protesters pounded the statue “into chips… as a crowd chanted and cheered.”
(Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Iran next week to discuss issues including the interim deal reached by world powers and Tehran over its nuclear programme, Russian news agencies reported on Friday. After a decade-long standoff, Iran
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com France reverts to neo-colonialism, returns to Central African Republic Attacks on churches and mosques in Russia on the rise U.S. prosecutors charge 49 Russian diplomats with health care fraud France reverts to neo-colonialism, returns
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressNEW YORKU.S. claims that dozens of Russian diplomats and their spouses cheated to get health care aid meant for the poor drew a sharp rebuke Thursday from a top Russian official who blamed the
