Tag: Syria

Professor Kori Schake at West Point has a devastating piece on President Obama’s declaration of “victory” in Iraq. As she points out, much of the heavy lifting was done by President Bush, not by Obama. And since he has become

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. It’s as if last week’s Euro Zone summit had never happened Lone gunman kills four people, wounds dozens in Liège, Belgium American troops said to be massing in Jordan on Syria’s border Iran threatens

Last Friday, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, did something revolutionary. He told the truth about the Palestinians. In an interview with The Jewish Channel, Gingrich said that the Palestinians are an

This Sunday morning, on CNN’s State of the Union, Candy Crowley attempted to “fact-check” Sen. Rick Santorum for his statement to the Republican Jewish Coalition on Dec. 7 that President Barack Obama had pursued a foreign policy of “appeasement.” Her

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Tens of thousands protest in Russia as anti-Putin civil unrest grows * Hamas, embarrassed by Syria’s violence, may be forced to move * Taliban claims to be talking peace with Pakistan government Except

Fire rages throughout the Middle East. Uprisings have occurred, leaders have been ousted, Syria’s Assad is struggling to remain in power, and Israel remains in a state of unease. The region has become ideologically war-torn, greatly exacerbated by xenophobic language

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Syria’s Bashar al-Assad gives psychopathic interview to Barbara Walters * Pressure builds on euro summit meeting on Thursday and Friday * Germanophobia spreads through Europe * Anti-Putin protests spread in Russia as Gorbachev

When the young Tunisian burned himself in protest against authoritarian oppression and lack of economic justice, triggering massive demonstrations in this small North African country, commentators hesitated to coin the movement as an Arab Spring. It took months and events

The Obama administration is sending Ambassador Robert Ford back to Syria, even as the regime continues to attack civilians and opposition groups. Ford had been recalled in October, prompting Syria to recall its ambassador to the U.S. He is now

Not since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War has the Middle East experienced such radical change. Dictators have fallen in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen; Syria is suffering civil war; and rebellion is cooking in

Over the last year we have seen our government sell out Hosni Mubarak, the key leader who has brought relative peace and stability in the region. Instead, we have jumped on board with the “Arab Spring” which has led to

Colum Lynch reported yesterday that the Obama administration is working to stop the UN Human Rights Council from referring Syria to the UN Security Council. That unusual posture is not, contrary to appearances, the latest example of the administration’s reluctance

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Last-ditch plan to save the euro begins to emerge * Manufacturing data shows unexpected slowdown in Asia and Europe * Voyager spacecraft detect new type of ultraviolet light * Russia delivers anti-ship missiles

Since 2001, the United States has focused on operations against Al Qaeda in the global war on terror. The Sunni terror network has been severely crippled. While numerous splinter cells exist globally and a threat remains, it is no longer

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * German neo-Nazis are apparently very well armed * US Fed makes dollars available to Europe as global panic is threatened * A desperation move and a humiliation for Europe * People’s Bank of

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Wall Street stocks surge 3% while governments are paralyzed * Munchau: The eurozone really has only days to avoid collapse * Moody’s: Euro crisis threatens all of Europe * OECD: Euro (and American)

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Egypt’s elections to go ahead despite violence * Four major party coalitions vie for seats in Egypt * Nationalist Imran Khan gets political boost from Pakistan air strike * Arab League approves ‘unprecedented’

The source of this op-ed is the left-wing Israeli newspaper Haaretz. But don’t let that fool you. The writer is one of the most distinguished and erudite politicians Israel has ever produced. Perhaps that’s why he left Israeli politics years

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Arab League prepares package of sanctions against Syria * Israel to assist Kenya’s invasion into Somalia to attack Al-Shabaab * Egypt’s liberal parties show confusion as Muslim Brotherhood gathers strength * U.S. and

Next month, America’s long campaign in Iraq will come to an end with the departure of the last US forces from the country. Amazingly, the approaching withdrawal date has fomented little discussion in the US. Few have weighed in on

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Once again, Turkey threatens Syria, but then says it won’t intervene * Vietnam increases South China Sea presence to confront China * Iceland rejects land sale to wealthy tycoon from China * Egypt’s

The Daily Caller, Zero Hedge, and Stratfor report that the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush has been sent to the Levant, near the Syrian coast. From Zero Hedge: Yesterday we reported that the Arab League (with European and US