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When a Commander-in-Chief Stops Caring

When a Commander-in-Chief Stops Caring

Of late, the Obama Administration and hypocrisy have become synonymous. For a president who loves to pretend his policies and ideas are always in favor of middle-class workers, Obama can’t seem to help himself when it comes to attending fundraising

Dempsey Fears Putin Lighting a Fire He Can't Control

Dempsey Fears Putin Lighting a Fire He Can't Control

Friday, at the Aspen Security Forum, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey discussed his fear that the ongoing crisis in Ukraine could become an out-of-control fire forever changing relations beween Europe, the U.S., and Russia.

Ukraine Rebel Commander Acknowledges Fighters Had BUK Missile

Ukraine Rebel Commander Acknowledges Fighters Had BUK Missile

(Reuters) – A powerful Ukrainian rebel leader has confirmed that pro-Russian separatists had an anti-aircraft missile of the type Washington says was used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and it could have originated in Russia. In an interview with Reuters, Alexander

The EU's Tactics Over Ukraine Are Fatally Flawed

The EU's Tactics Over Ukraine Are Fatally Flawed

Whatever your position on the Ukraine crisis, it has exposed the utter impotence of the EU and the fatal flaw behind the concept of the European super-state. The sanctions that EU leaders have threatened to impose – when they can get

UK PM Says Europe Must Stand Up to Putin

UK PM Says Europe Must Stand Up to Putin

(Reuters) – The loss of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 must prove a catalyst for changing Russia’s approach and ending the conflict in Ukraine, Prime Minister David Cameron wrote on Friday in an opinion piece in the New York Daily News.

Report: Obama Fundraiser Admission Price Slashed 80%

Report: Obama Fundraiser Admission Price Slashed 80%

President Obama’s supporters were reportedly offered deep discounts for what the San Francisco Chronicle reported as a “fast cash-and-grab fundraising drive” which took place in California’s Bay Area on Wednesday.  A donor who attended one of two events at which the president spoke

EU Targets State-Owned Russia Banks in Sanctions Draft

EU Targets State-Owned Russia Banks in Sanctions Draft

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union would target state-owned Russian banks and their ability to finance Moscow’s faltering economy in its most serious sanctions so far over the Ukraine crisis under proposals considered by EU governments on Thursday, diplomats said.

France Defies U.S., Says It Will Deliver Warship To Russia

France Defies U.S., Says It Will Deliver Warship To Russia

On July 22 French President Francois Hollande defied Britain and the U.S., saying his country will “deliver a helicopter carrier to Russia” in October. His announcement came on the eve of discussions of “sanctions on Moscow over the downing of…[the

Tories Refuse To Hand Back £160k Russian Donation

Tories Refuse To Hand Back £160k Russian Donation

Conservatives are refusing to give back a £160k donation from a Russian oligarch with links to the Kremlin, according to the Sun. The money was paid by the wife of Vladimir Putin’s former deputy finance minister for a special tennis

Britain Still Exporting Arms to Russia

Britain Still Exporting Arms to Russia

Britain is still exporting arms and military equipment to Russia, according to a parliamentary report released Wednesday just hours after Prime Minister David Cameron rapped France for selling weapons to Moscow. Cameron has urged the EU to ban military sales

Airlines Scrap Israel Flights over Missile Fear

Airlines Scrap Israel Flights over Missile Fear

(AP) In a sign of increased caution about flying near combat zones, U.S. and European airlines halted flights to Israel Tuesday after a rocket landed near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport. Delta Air Lines and United Airlines suspended service between

World View: Gaza War Splits Arab States into Competing Alliances

World View: Gaza War Splits Arab States into Competing Alliances

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Ukraine’s pro-Russian separatists grudgingly give up ‘black boxes’ Gaza war splits Arab states into competing alliances Ukraine’s pro-Russian separatists grudgingly give up ‘black boxes’ Late Monday, the pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, underenormous international

Fighting Erupts in Ukraine as Crash Investigators Arrive

Fighting Erupts in Ukraine as Crash Investigators Arrive

(Reuters) – The remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine were making their way to the Netherlands on Tuesday as a senior Ukrainian separatist leader handed over the plane’s black boxes to Malaysian