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World View: 'Explosive' Polio Outbreak in Somalia

World View: 'Explosive' Polio Outbreak in Somalia

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Concerns raised about a possible civil war in Egypt ‘Explosive’ outbreak of polio spreading in Somalia Concerns raised about a possible civil war in Egypt Dramatic videos were broadcast on Saturday of Egyptian security

Egypt Challenges Obama's Arab Spring Philosophy

Egypt Challenges Obama's Arab Spring Philosophy

(AP) Egypt challenges Obama’s Arab Spring philosophyBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONAs Arab Spring democracy uprisings spread across the Middle East, President Barack Obama’s response to the political unrest has been to voice support for people seeking representative governments but

Flood of Middle Eastern Refugees Headed to U.S.?

Flood of Middle Eastern Refugees Headed to U.S.?

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,

Washington Post website hacked

Washington Post website hacked

(AP) Washington Post website hackedNEW YORKThe Washington Post says its website has been hacked. The newspaper says in a note on its website that readers of some of its stories are being redirected to the website of the Syrian Electronic

World View: Hundreds of Casualties in Clashes in Egypt

World View: Hundreds of Casualties in Clashes in Egypt

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Hundreds of casualties in clashes in Egypt Egypt declares curfew and month-long state of emergency Mohamed ElBaradei resigns from Egypt’s government over violence Egypt’s chaos further muddles U.S. Mideast foreign policy North and South

Report: Iran, Hamas Trying to Sneak Syrian Arms into West Bank

Report: Iran, Hamas Trying to Sneak Syrian Arms into West Bank

While there’s obvious concern about radical Islamists smuggling weapons into Syria as part of the fight against dictator Bashar al-Assad, an intelligence analysis agency says Iran may be funneling dangerous arms in the opposite direction. A recent analysis from Stratfor cites the arrest

Political Injection at the Royal Albert Hall

Political Injection at the Royal Albert Hall

In the sentiment of Laura Ingraham’s famously penned “Shut up and Sing,” the injection of politics onto ill-prepared audiences who naively assume they will be entertained is both offensive and highly divisive. Music is music, and there is a largely misplaced

Danish Muslim Leader Apologizes to Muhammad Cartoonist

Danish Muslim Leader Apologizes to Muhammad Cartoonist

By JAN M. OLSEN and KARL RITTERAssociated PressCOPENHAGEN, DenmarkA Danish Muslim leader who seven years ago traveled the Muslim world fueling the uproar over newspaper caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad is back in the headlines in Denmark after doing an

Obama: No Olympics Boycott over Russia Gay Rights

Obama: No Olympics Boycott over Russia Gay Rights

On Friday, President Obama spoke about America’s increasingly broken relationship with Russia. With regard to the Olympics, Obama said, “I do not think it is appropriate to boycott the Olympics.” He said he was “offended” by anti-gay legislation in Russia as

Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin

Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin

Yeah, I’ll admit that I’m disappointed that Obama canceled the summit with me next month.  Oh well. Still, giving Snowden asylum is a big political winner for me at home, and that’s that. Yeah, I’m a dictator and everything, but

How American Leaks May Help Arm Israel's Enemies

How American Leaks May Help Arm Israel's Enemies

Israel has struck four targets in Syria this year, according to international media reports, hitting shipments of Iranian and Russian weapons that were – or were about to be – moved to Hizballah’s possession in Lebanon. The most recent reported attack

Biden: US 'Has a Stake' in Greek Recovery

Biden: US 'Has a Stake' in Greek Recovery

The United States has a stake in Greece’s economic recovery and wants the crisis-hit nation to stay in the eurozone, US Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview published Thursday. Samaras will hold talks with US President Barack Obama

Obama Confronts Russia on Snowden, Anti-Gay Law

Obama Confronts Russia on Snowden, Anti-Gay Law

US President Barack Obama has confronted Russia over its granting of asylum to fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden and its anti-gay measures, saying Moscow occasionally displays a “Cold War mentality.” During an appearance on a late-night comedy show Tuesday, Obama

Schumer's Description of Putin Might Match… Obama

Schumer's Description of Putin Might Match… Obama

Sunday, on CBS News’ Face the Nation, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) described Vladamir Putin in terms that are hilariously akin to Barack Obama. Schumer was answering host Bob Schieffer’s questions regarding Putin giving Edward Snowden when he said, I would urge