This weekend, Der Spiegel released an interview with Edward Snowden that took place before he fled Hawaii for Hong Kong. Asked whether the NSA collaborates with Israel, Snowden said: “Yes, all the time. The NSA has a large section for
Fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden said the US National Security Agency operates broad secret spying partnerships with other Western governments now complaining about its programmes, in an interview published Sunday. Snowden said in comments made before his exposure of US
(AP) Jordan charges radical Muslim clericBy JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanA Jordanian military prosecutor says he has charged a radical Muslim preacher with conspiring to carry out al-Qaida-linked attacks on Americans, Israelis and other Westerners in this key U.S. ally. Abu
(AP) No. 1 Djokovic, No. 2 Murray building Slam rivalryBy HOWARD FENDRICHAP Tennis WriterLONDONNovak Djokovic and Andy Murray are building their own Grand Slam rivalry, one that perhaps someday will merit mention alongside Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal, or Djokovic
(AP) Furloughs begin for Defense Department civiliansBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONMore than 650,000 civilian Defense Department workers will begin taking the first of their 11 unpaid days off next week, but the cut in salary they will see in the
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on Wednesday to hold high-level meetings between U.S. and German security officials in the coming days to discuss revelations that the NSA bugged “the offices of the European Union and various embassies
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt’s Morsi gives angry, desperate speech to save his job Egypt’s deposed president Hosni Mubarak says Morsi should resign Afghan Taliban scores another big terror attack in Kabul Greece and Portugal compete for this
With France and Germany outraged to find that the Obama administration has allegedly bugged 38 foreign embassies to snoop on our allies, Secretary of State John Kerry claimed there is nothing unusual about spying on allies in that fashion. Said
The New York Times is reporting that leaker Edward Snowden and his planned release of classified information are helping potential terrorists evade detection. The disclosure comes from an article about how Snowden used his status as System Administration for National
This weekend we saw another leak from Edward Snowden, this time regarding the United States spying on the European Union’s mission in New York and it’s embassy in Washington DC. One document lists 38 embassies and missions, describing them as
(AP) Eurozone unemployment at record high in MayBRUSSELSUnemployment across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro hit another all-time high in May following revisions to the previous months’ data, official figures showed Monday. Eurostat, the EU’s statistics office,
Merkel: ‘Anyone with a Heart’ Wants to Help Syria Rebels She reiterated that at a G8 summit in Northern Ireland this month, “I made it unmistakably clear that Germany for legal reasons sends no weapons into civil war zones, including
European Union ministers agreed Tuesday to reopen Turkey’s accession talks despite reticence from Germany and others over Ankara’s tough crackdown on protests. Ireland, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said EU ministers had finally agreed to resume membership talks
In response to But Did He Favor “A Balanced Approach”???!?!!!: Yes, he did. From the transcript [emphasis mine]: And given these changes, last month, I spoke about America’s efforts against terrorism. And I drew inspiration from one of our founding
(AP) G-8 summit turns focus to clampdown on tax-dodgingBy SHAWN POGATCHNIKAssociated PressENNISKILLEN, Northern IrelandLeaders from eight of the world’s wealthiest countries spent the final hours of their summit Tuesday focusing how to make sure that multinational companies can no longer
Last Thursday, the Boston Globe published a critical article about Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez’s business career that was immediately picked up and repeated by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. But the central claim of the charge–that Advent International, the company that
The United Nations has long been a cesspool of hostility towards the United States, Israel, and freedom more generally. It is dominated by those who promote and protect our enemies’ interests, while undermining ours. Worse yet, we pay much of
(AFP) – The White House on Friday sought to cool German fears over a secret US Internet surveillance program, which threatens to detract from President Barack Obama’s visit to Berlin next week. Obama will speak directly to German Chancellor Angela
(AP) AP IMPACT: Commander in SS-led unit living in USBy DAVID RISING, RANDY HERSCHAFT and MONIKA SCISLOWSKAAssociated PressBERLINA top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to
A week ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to Germany, leaders are so outraged over the news of internet spying that at least one is comparing it to East German Stasi tactics. According to Reuters, Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger said
The German government of Angela Merkel has approved of a plan to put special labels on products made by Jews in the Israeli land of Judea and Samaria. Germany joins 13 other EU members in adopting this practice. The desire
Countries around the world are blazing past the United States in job creation. That was the New York Times’ conclusion after analyzing the latest round of figures from Friday’s Labor Department report. As of March 2013, U.S. employment was down
(AP) Evans’ late goal lifts US over Jamaica 2-1By The Associated PressBrad Evans scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, giving the U.S. a thrilling 2-1 win over Jamaica at Kingston on Friday night that solidified the Americans’
The Labor Department announced the economy added 175,000 jobs in May, but that is hardly the 360,000 thousand jobs needed each month to bring unemployment down to 6 percent over the next three years. The jobless rate rose to 7.6
(AP) World stocks fall ahead of US jobs reportBy PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business WriterBANGKOKWorld stock markets fell Friday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a key U.S. jobs report later in the day. Investors were also registering disappointment with
After a long legal battle, the British goverment has apologized and agreed to pay £19.9 million (about $30 million) to thousands of Kenyans who were totured between 1951 and 1962 in the Mau Mau uprising. One of the people tortured
This weekend, the American Freedom Alliance will be hosting an international conference in Los Angeles addressing the fate of Europe. Titled “Europe’s Last Stand? Debt, Demography and the Abandonment of National Sovereignty,” the conference will feature Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders, economic thought
Safely re-elected last November, President Obama waited barely a month (December 4, 2012) before suspending once again the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995. That law required the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the permanent and undivided
The popular uprising against Erdogan’s government seems genuine and growing. Armored police — often called “Robocops” — have killed three and knocked the eyes out of six people so far with rubber bullets. And they’re liberal with use of tear
By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROAn Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced 43 non-profit workers, including the son of the U.S. secretary of transportation and 15 other Americans, to prison in a case against foreign-funded pro-democracy groups. The ruling and heavy jail time
(AP) US beats 2nd-string Germany 4-3 in exhibitionWASHINGTONClint Dempsey scored twice in a five-minute span of the second half and moved into second place on the U.S. career scoring list, helping the Americans edge a second-string Germany team 4-3 in
Muslims rioted in Sweden for a week, burning cars and attacking police. This is just the latest in an unremitting Islamic campaign, a continent-wide jihad initiative leaving death and destruction in its wake. It is a glimpse into the present
In an interview with Breitbart News, William Estrada, Director of Federal Relations of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), said that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has taken the lead in the Senate to draft a letter to Attorney General
(AP) Eurozone unemployment heading for 20 millionBy PAN PYLASAssociated PressLONDONUnemployment across the 17 EU countries that use the euro is on course to hit 20 million this year, according to figures showing the jobless rate hit another record high _
Fewer Europeans are planning to go away for a summer holiday as economic austerity bites, a new study shows, with levels of foreign vacation travel at their lowest for eight years. No more than 54 percent of Europeans are planning
The world’s oldest complete Torah scroll has been found in a university archive in Bologna, according to an Italian professor who said Wednesday the text could be from the 12th century. The precious lambskin scroll had been classified by the
(AP) World markets mixed after Japan market dipBy TOBY STERLINGAP Business WriterAMSTERDAMWith U.S. markets closed, world stocks ended Monday mostly higher _ with Japan the notable exception as the Nikkei sold off sharply for the second time in a week.
French Open favorite and the King of Clay Rafael Nadal survived a scare from Germany’s Daniel Brands to advance to the second round. He won 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-3. Nadal started off well before Brands started to shake him
(AP) BERLINGermany’s chancellor says she will use her country’s economic clout to hinder the European Union from imposing punitive tariffs on some Chinese products to avoid a trade war. Angela Merkel told visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday that she
(AP) Markets roiled by Nikkei’s 7.3 percent slideBy PAN PYLAS and PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business WritersLONDONFinancial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than
