US television journalist Richard Engel has been freed after being kidnapped in Syria and held for five days, his employer, NBC News, said early Tuesday. Engel, 39, is one of the most high-profile American journalists to report from Syria, where
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Japan’s leadership shifts sharply right in a return to nationalism Assad bombs a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria Iran’s Ahmadinejad cancels visit to Turkey over Syria disagreements Reminder: Generational Dynamics World View available through
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Outrage grows that U.S. did not jail anyone at HSBC bank for money laundering President Obama gives tear-filled statement about Newtown school shooting U.S. will send 400 troops with Patriot systems to Turkey-Syria border
(AP) Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to TurkeyBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterINCIRLIK AIR BASE, TurkeyThe U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Darfur war may explode again soon into full-scale genocide History of the Darfur war Assad escalates Syria war again with Scud missiles Darfur war may explode again soon into full-scale genocide Darfur refugee camp
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Is Syria’s Assad likely to use his aging chemical weapons arsenal? Syria’s opposition increasingly frustrated by lack of American support Egypt’s president Morsi considers making concessions to opposition Is Syria’s Assad likely to use
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Four Egyptians killed in clash between pro- and anti-Morsi protesters U.S. says that Syria’s Assad is preparing to use chemical weapons Thousands of U.S. troops arrive near Syria on USS Eisenhower Four Egyptians killed
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Syria’s war turns against Bashar al-Assad United States prepares for military action in Syria against chemical weapons Nato approves Turkey’s request for Patriot missiles on Syrian border Vietnam lodges a new protest with China
Islamist Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan is planning to visit the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip next week, Turkey’s Today’s Zaman reports. According to Erdogan, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal invited him to visit. He’s always wanted to go, but in the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt’s stock market crashes 10% over government turmoil Riots and stock market may force Morsi to back down Rift between IMF and Eurozone leaders puts Greece’s bailout in limbo Russia warns that Turkey’s Patriot
CNN has the solution for the Middle Eastern turmoil that has flared anew over the last month or so between the terrorists of Hamas and Israel: Israel should drop that whole “they are terrorists” thing and recognize Hamas as a
As food pantries across the United States are overwhelmed by the newly poor and food stamp use is the highest it’s ever been, the Obama first family is enjoying a Thanksgiving meal with six different types of pie. Here is
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama pardoned two turkeys in an annual Thanksgiving rite on Wednesday, saying he wanted to offer the birds a second chance. Cobbler, the newly designated national turkey, and his alternate, Gobbler, received a reprieve. Obama
The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that went into effect on Wednesday evening–and which was promptly broken by Hamas–is an uncertain outcome for both sides. It is a clear victory, however, for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood government, which brokered the deal
Jay Leno: “President Obama today pardoned the White House turkey, and then the turkey forgave him for the bad economy. So it worked out nice. Thought that was nice.”
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Israel-Hamas agreement leaves many details unspecified Islamic Jihad confirms that the Gaza missiles were supplied by iran The winners: Mohamed Morsi, Khaled Meshaal; the losers: Mahmoud Abbas, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hamas celebrates Tel Aviv
People for the Ethic Treatment of Animals (PETA), which is famous for its shock tactics and its idiotic equation of animals to humans (most shamefully, in its “Holocaust On Your Plate” campaign), has now carried its message to the White
As part of a White House tradition dating back to 1963, President Barack Obama on Wednesday will choose the National Thanksgiving Turkey. Cobbler and Gobbler are the 2 birds in the running for a pardon.
NATO is considering sending Patriot anti-missile batteries to Turkey to use along its border with Syria. NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Turkey hasn’t asked for the defensive batteries, but if a request is made, NATO “will consider that as a matter
The ABC series “Last Resort” has its flaws, as all television dramas do. The show is remarkably mirroring – albeit in a very formulaic Hollywood way – the realities of our current political, military and foreign policy situations. Perhaps even
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has asked NATO to provide Patriot Missile batteries that would include the specialty troops necessary to operate them. His stated concern is defending Turkey from a Syrian chemical missile attack. As of right now, the
YNEt News: Turkish PM contiues verbal attack on Israel, accuses it of ‘occupying the Palestinian territory step by step.’ Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza. Erdogan said, “It is occupying the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: U.S. Navy warships head for eastern Mediterranean Israel reaches a crossroads in the Gaza conflict Turkey’s Erdogan lashes out at U.N. and Israel after being one-upped by Egypt’s Morsi Britain, with growing anti-European mood,
(AFP) Former Beatle Paul McCartney, a long-time vegetarian, has joined a campaign by animal rights group PETA to encourage Americans to celebrate a turkey-free Thanksgiving this week. The British rock legend, sporting a gray shirt with an “eat no turkey”
Today, the Jerusalem Post reports that Israel has agreed to postpone any ground invasion of the Hamas-held Gaza Strip until cease-fire efforts can proceed further. This is a ground shift in Israeli policy with regard to Hamas; Israel has long
