This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Egypt’s ‘Second Revolution’ mass protest threatens next week’s election * Political parties call for ‘million man protest’ on Tuesday * Unrest may hasten Egypt’s currency crisis * The ‘last days of the euro’
Today, I have copied and pasted two news items, both dealing with the same costly U.S. intelligence failures in the Mideast. Read both. Each is a companion piece to the other. To my mind, they attest to the sophistication of
Is Turkey headed down the same Islamist path as Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya? Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN) explains to Frank why it would be tragic if Turkey were to be lost to Islamist rule, seeing as how some countries in
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Iran blames Israel’s Mossad for massive explosion on Saturday * Syria’s Assad sanctions mob attacks on embassies of Turkey and Qatar * Jordan’s King Abdullah says that Assad must step down * Furious
My first book, The Iranian Islamic Revolution, published way back in 1986, dealt with the historicity of the 1979 Khomeinist Revolution in Iran. In it, I exposed the Khomeinist regime’s long-term ambitions and revisionist account of events that led to
– The entire Internet “weighs the same as a strawberry.” – A Gaga Thanksgiving: bets on whether or not she wears the turkey as a costume? – So apparently this counts as a for-real editorial now days: Why do progressives
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Israel approves 2,300 new settlements as punishment for Palestinian Authority * Israel receives harsh international criticism for settlement approval * Israel’s Netanyahu says that the settlements are a ‘basic right’ * Syria claims
The United States assisted in ousting Qaddafi leaving the weapon rich nation a complete quagmire–just last week a secret chemical weapon storage facility was located. U.S. troop withdrawals in Iraq leave the nation prone to inevitable collapse. And now the
It’s part of a bigger trend, with US forces set to leave Iraq and Afghanistan. The new Kyrgyz President-elect Almazbek Atambayev now wants a US airbase shut by 2014. The base at Manas is a critical logistics hub for US
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has canceled a trip to London and Turkey for international conferences on cyber security and Afghanistan because of her mother’s illness.
Twenty years ago, Oliver Stone’s ‘JFK’ was released and was less a film than a Molotov cocktail thrown at the “establishment.” Stone called his film about the 20th century’s most infamous Presidential assassination “a history lesson” (a characterization he quickly
To the extent that foreign policy will figure in the 2012 Presidential election, conventional wisdom thinkers are likely correct in predicting some Democrat success in reversing the perception that theirs is the party of weakness. They already are touting the
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com A two-week-old and a mother and the grandmother were rescued two days after the devastating earthquake in Turkey.
Editor’s note: Clare Lopez is a former operations officer for the CIA, and former head of the Iran Policy Committee. Things have been going fairly well for Iran of late, at least with regard to the Americans. Even though an
A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 75 people and sparking panic as it collapsed buildings into piles of twisted steel and chunks of concrete. Desperate survivors dug Sunday into the rubble with their bare hands, trying
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * U.S. warns American citizens in Kenya of imminent terrorist threat * Analysis: India being ‘contained’ by growing Chinese footprint in Pakistan * Turkey’s incursion into northern Iraq kills 49 Kurdish rebels * Turkey’s
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck eastern Turkey Sunday, collapsing some buildings and causing a number of deaths according to officials. At least 50 people were injured.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Sheer desperation grows among Europeans * A sense of panic among politicians in Europe * Sarkozy: ‘Our destiny will be decided in the next 10 days’ * €440 billion will become €2 trillion
Cyprus, an island of roughly 1.3 million inhabitants near Turkey and Syria, finds itself on the cusp of momentous change, with great opportunities and dangers. It belatedly makes a grand debut on the world stage after domestic Greek-Turkish communal issues
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * 23 dead in clash between Coptic Christians and Egyptian security * Sarkozy/Merkel announce non-plan, as Dexia bank breaks up * European banks much worse off than reported * Belgium and France agree to
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Turkey prepares to invade Iraq, targeting PKK Kurds * Bad news for Dexia is good news for investors * Dexia’s problems make fools of European regulators * Pakistan raises concerns about Afghanistan-India strategic
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says that Israel is becoming more isolated in the Middle East. He said that Israel must restart negotiations with the Palestinians and improve relations with Egypt and Turkey.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Germany approves the expanded bailout fund * 10 reasons why the EFSF is not the Holy Grail * European financial inspectors audit Greece * Syrian regime supporters attack American ambassador * Terror plot
David Goldman writes the terrific Spengler column at the Asia Times, and he has a new book out that will completely change the view that many of us have of the Muslim world. In short: the Muslim world is dying.
The world is abuzz with the possibility of a U.N. vote to recognize a Palestinian state. Should this vote take place it would be a disgrace and a diplomatic debacle for Israel, the Palestinians, and the United States. Since its
