CBS Sacramento reports that California’s $2 billion citrus crop is being threatened by a pest which has already destroyed much agriculture in the Southeast United States. Called the Asian citrus psyllid, it spreads a disease called “Citrus greening.” Rich Ferreira
SRINAGAR India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Pakistan on Tuesday of waging “proxy war” by sending militants to attack India and he used a trip to the disputed Kashmir region to stress that reconciliation between the nuclear-armed
On July 31, 2014, the Institute of Women’s Studies at Birzeit University put out “an urgent call” to condemn Israel, Israeli scholars, and the Israeli culture of “rape,” “misogyny,” “sexism,” “genocide,” and “ethnic cleansing.” That’s not all. The Institute
Far left MP George Galloway has declared the town of Bradford an “Israel free zone” on a video uploaded to YouTube today. Mr Galloway, who has represented the town since winning a by-election there is 2012, has said Bradford should boycott
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s civilian government is bracing for a wave of protests this month, days after the military took responsibility for securing the capital amid the threat of militant attacks and the spectre of a political showdown. Some Pakistanis
Texas Governor Rick Perry said a record number of illegal immigrants from Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan have been apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. On Sunday’s State of the Union on CNN, Perry said the “historic record highs” of individuals from
Everyone from liberal journalists to a member of the English cricket team is gunning for Israel at the moment. The Independent describes it as ‘rogue state’. The Guardian considers the Israeli ‘occupation’ of Gaza as a ‘shameful injustice’. Meanwhile, cricketer
We’re still trying to grapple with the newest, richest terror state in history seizing a fortune in cash, plus military equipment, from conquered Iraqi territory. Now we learn Europe has been pouring millions of ransom dollars into the hands of
A Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction report indicates the Pentagon has lost track of “203,888” of the “747,000 weapons and auxiliary equipment” sent to Afghanistan during the last decade. According to Roll Call, fear exists that “at least some
A Pakistani mob has killed a woman and two of her granddaughters after a member of their religious sect was accused of posting “blasphemous” material on Facebook. The dead, who include a seven-year-old girl and her baby sister, were Ahmadis,
Sobering new details have emerged about a recent Taliban assault on a sensitive US facility at the Kabul air base. Fighting erupted in the pre-dawn hours of July 17th, after heavily armed insurgents penetrated the airfield’s outer defenses to strike
PLAINFIELD, Ind. (AP) — His pilot’s license fresh in his hands, an Indiana teenager set out in June for the adventure of a lifetime: an around-the-world flight with his father designed to break a record and raise money to build
While Gazans, their Hamas leadership and pro-Palestinian supporters around the world condemn Israel’s Operation Protective Edge, now turning into a ground invasion, its time Muslims examined the Other Occupation: the inexorable advance of political Islamism over Islam. Increasingly, Islam has been usurped by
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Multiple simultaneous crises signal deteriorating geopolitics Will Russia get away with it again? Multiple simultaneous crises signal deteriorating geopolitics On Thursday, the deterioration of the world’s geopolitics took a giantstep forward with two major
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives near a busy market and a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing 89 people and wounding more than 40 in one of the deadliest attacks
Approval ratings for both President Obama and the United States have dropped significantly in Germany, America’s most important ally in Europe, because of revelations about the U.S. spying on the Berlin government and America’s use of Drone strikes in such
NARRARI Pakistan (Reuters) – Charities that the United Nations says are linked to militant groups are helping hungry Pakistanis fleeing a recent military offensive as the official number of those seeking aid reached nearly 900,000 on Monday. Bureaucratic mix-ups mean
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pakistan’s military attack on Taliban produces little besides chaos Israeli police hold six suspects in the murder of Palestinian teen Israeli airstrikes kill seven Gaza gunmen Pakistan’s military attack on Taliban produces little besides
Friday during former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s interview with The Guardian’s Phoebe Greenwood, Clinton was confronted by one of the misguided goals of the Obama administration. Greenwood asked, “You thought that it was absolutely necessary to restore America’s standing,
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City taxi driver was convicted Thursday of arranging two killings in Pakistan because he was dismayed that his daughter had left an arranged marriage. Mohammad Ajmal Choudhry was so humiliated that he arranged
Uyghur Muslims located in the northwest of China have been ordered to cease their observance of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month that necessitates taking part in fasting during the day. According to the Associated Press, statements about the ban have
Europe has finally come to its senses and taken a stand in favor of the Western Enlightenment enterprise. On July 1, 2014, the European Court of Human Rights upheld the 2010 French burqa ban, a religion-neutral piece of legislation
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was detained Tuesday and reportedly questioned by financial investigators in a corruption probe that could cloud his chances of a political comeback. The detention — a very unusual move for such a
A California man who reached out to Al-Qaeda in Pakistan in an attempt to help train terrorist fighters has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release. The man, identified as 25-year-old Sinh
A new kind of American tragedy is taking place in a Brooklyn Federal Courthouse. Both the defendant, standing trial for conspiracy to commit murder abroad in Pakistan, and the main witness against him, his daughter Amina, wept when they
The BBC has spent over half a million pounds of tax payers’ money asking 33,000 people 5,000 miles away from Britain what they think of climate change. The Mail on Sunday reports that the survey by BBC Media Action, which
Sen. Rand Paul called for an end to American foreign aid to Pakistan in the name of both persecuted young women and the many Christians forced to face the threat of violence and oppression in the country. Before the Senate
In an interview set to air on Tuesday night’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” former Vice President Dick Cheney predicted that there will be a terrorist attack on the United States homeland in the next decade. Cheney added that he thinks this
This article first appeared at the Gatestone Institute website Anti-radical Muslims must break their silence to oppose the revived for building a Tablighi Jamaat [TJ] mega-mosque in the West Ham neighbourhood of London. Mobilisation against the mega-mosque should include Muslims
1. Filthy, cheating foreigners are conforming satisfyingly to stereotype. The reason England are already out of the competition, claimed Wayne Rooney over the weekend, is that we are far too nice. If ever we wish to win again at the
(AFP) — A 21-year-old woman was raped and hanged from a tree in Pakistan, police said, in a case bearing a chilling resemblance to a spate of similar attacks that sparked outrage in neighboring India. The woman’s boyfriend of six
An increasing number of migrants are using sham marriages to gain entry to the UK. According to a report by the chief inspector of borders and immigration, non-European immigrants are getting around government controls by entering into sham marriages with
CITY OF LONDON, United Kingdom – Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has today referred to U.S. President Barack Obama’s approach to Islamic extremism as ‘disappointingly complacent’ in a speech to the Margaret Thatcher Liberty Conference in London. The high-profile
“We must be self-sufficient. Why can’t we send our defense equipment to other nations?” asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday as he attended the inaugural act of India’s largest warship, the INS Vikramaditya. The newly minted prime minister used the
Islamabad, June 17 (QNA) – The Pakistan Air Force aircraft pounded militant hideouts early Tuesday in parts of North Waziristan, killing more than 50 militants, sources said. The air strikes were conducted in Mir Ali and other areas of the
Over the weekend I was able to interview a soldier who is serving in Afghanistan about what he and fellow soldiers think about the Bergdahl deal. I agreed to not use his name so I’ll just refer to him as
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani army Sunday launched a long-awaited operation against foreign and local militants in a tribal region near the Afghan border, hours after jets pounded insurgent hideouts in the country’s northwest, the army said. The move effectively
Free Meriam Yahya Ibrahim Now. I demand that my government, and especially President Obama, take visible and immediate steps to open her cell door and bring her here. Her husband is an American citizen as are their two children. If
In response to ISIS Issues Rules for a New Islamic Caliphate: Meanwhile, on a different planet, the president told Tumblr users, Wednesday, that the world has never been less violent or more tolerant than it is right now. You guys are
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Sunday’s attack on Pakistan airport signals terror tactical shift President Obama considers military action in Iraq Foreign exchange price fixing will exceed libor scandal in criminality Sunday’s attack on Pakistan airport signals terror tactical
