Tag: Syria

Robert Spencer, Director of Jihad Watch, participated Saturday in Breitbart News’ wide-ranging “Uninvited” panel on the final day of the annual CPAC. Covering issues from crony capitalism, global jihad and the global persecution of Christians, the “Uninvited” panel was the

Baghdad is “looking the other way” as Iran sends military equipment through Iraqi airspace to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime amid the ongoing conflict in Syria, a US official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, called on

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Cyprus banks remain closed as bailout crisis continues Russia calls the Cyprus bailout ‘Armed robbery by Brussels’ The Cyprus bailout and the ‘Kick the Can Theory’ For the first time, a major Chinese company

(AFP) – Tensions flared in Beirut overnight after three Sunni clerics were attacked in two separate incidents in majority Shiite areas of the Lebanese capital, sparking angry demonstrations. “Sheikhs Mazen Hariri and Ahmad Fakhran of Dar al-Fatwa were attacked (Sunday

Some politically correct colleges in America and Western Europe observe something they call “Israel Apartheid Week.” It’s another opportunity to libel Israel for building a defensive perimeter to keep out Arab suicide bombers. These misguided young people who libel the

(AP) – A high-ranking general in the Syrian army says he has defected with the help of rebel fighters. Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ezz al-Din Khalouf said in an interview Saturday with Al-Arabiya TV that he had left the regime and

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: JPMorgan execs forced to admit investor fraud in ‘Whale Trades’ London traders versus New York management Misconduct skyrockets in published scientific papers U.S. will deploy missile interceptors on West Coast EU split on whether

(AFP) – France has joined Britain in voicing its willingness to supply weapons to Syria’s rebels if it cannot convince its European partners to lift an arms embargo as the conflict enters its third year. “Our goal is to convince

The Roman Catholic Church has its first Pope Francis, who has taken his name from one of the most recognized and beloved of Catholic saints, Francis of Assisi. Statues of Saint Francis, in hooded robe with beard and the crown

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Britain may supply weapons to anti-government rebels in Syria American businesses debate cyber counter-attack on China Administration says cyber defense impacted by sequestration Venezuela to investigate America’s ‘cancer poisoning’ of Chávez Britain may supply

With Washington facing the risk of more Al Qaeda splinter groups pouring into Syria from Iraq, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is increasing “support to elite Iraqi antiterrorism groups.”  The goal is to shut down Iraqi-based groups who have “strong ties”

(AP) – New clashes erupted Tuesday in an intensifying battle for control over Aleppo’s international airport and nearby military bases in Syria’s north, activists said. Rebels have tried for weeks to capture Aleppo’s international airport and nearby air bases as

The papal conclave that will select the next pope will begin on Tuesday. The procession of cardinals into the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel will start at 4:30 pm. By 5:30 pm, the doors of the chapel will be closed, and all

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Kenyatta is declared Kenya’s controversial presidential election winner Kenyatta’s criminal charges provide dilemma for Obama administration Violence continues in Egypt’s canal city, Port Said Egypt’s army on high alert in Sinai Report: Hizbullah has

(AP) – Syrian rebels on Saturday freed 21 U.N. peacekeepers after holding them hostage for four days, ending a sudden entanglement with the world body that earned those trying to oust President Bashar Assad a flood of negative publicity. The

(AFP) – King Abdullah II of Jordan said on Saturday that he hoped the visit of US President Barack Obama to Israel and the West Bank later this month will offer a momentum to the Mideast peace process. “We are

Missile defense approaches its 30th anniversary with both great accomplishments behind it and great challenges before it.  President Reagan’s vision of a defense sufficient to blunt the use of ballistic missiles and their nuclear warheads as instruments of coercion, blackmail, and

Syrian rebels said they seized some 20 UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights between Syria and Israel as rebels took total control of the key northern city of Raqa. UN deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey told reporters the UN Disengagement

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China’s Wen Jiabao warns of corruption and widespread environmental destruction China announces big increase in domestic security budget Syrian refugees top 1 million, flooding into neighboring countries Arab League opens the door to arming

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday after a two-year struggle with cancer. We look back upon his life by reflecting upon the company he kept and their kind words about his legacy. Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his dear friend

The U.N. Human Rights Council observed a moment of silence for deceased Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on March 6. Led by the Cuban Ambassador Anayansi Rodriguez Camejo, who also declared three days of mourning for the dead despot, the tribute stated:

Secretary of State John Kerry revealed today that the U.S. is training Syrian rebel forces in the fight to dislodge dictator Bashar al-Assad. It is the right intervention, but at the wrong time, and reveals much that is wrong with

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with