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Pentagon Considers Combatant Command Consolidation Plan

The Pentagon says it is considering sequester-induced overhauls that could mean shuttering two combatant commands, eight service-supporting commands, and the elimination of some 5,000 uniformed and civilian personnel. With defense spending facing roughly $500 billion in cuts over the next

Pentagon Considers Combatant Command Consolidation Plan

U.S. Reopens 18 Embassies in Middle East, Africa

The United States is re-opening 18 of its embassies in the Middle East and Africa on August 11. These facilities were closed a week ago in response to terror threats from the Al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen (AQAP). The State

U.S. Reopens 18 Embassies in Middle East, Africa

Post-Benghazi, Obama Plays It Safe with Embassies

(AP) Post-Benghazi, Obama plays it safe with embassiesBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama seems determined to make sure he doesn’t have another Benghazi. Pilloried by Republicans in Congress for its handling of last year’s attack, his administration is responding with

Post-Benghazi, Obama Plays It Safe with Embassies

US to Reopen 18 Diplomatic Missions After Threat

(AP) US to reopen 18 diplomatic missions after threatBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONEighteen of the 19 U.S. embassies and consulates that were closed in the Middle East and Africa because of a terrorist threat will reopen Sunday, the State Department

US to Reopen 18 Diplomatic Missions After Threat

Al Qaeda Is Now Running at Americans

On the evening of July 21, al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia (AQM) attacked the infamous Baghdad Abu Ghraib’s prison with car bombs, mortars and heavy weapons.  Guards inside the prison walls were armed only with pepper spray and clubs. According to Stratfor Global Intelligence,

Al Qaeda Is Now Running at Americans

US Orders Diplomats out of Pakistan Consulate

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe State Department on Thursday warned Americans not to travel to Pakistan and ordered nonessential government personnel to leave the U.S. Consulate in Lahore because of a specific threat to that diplomatic mission. In a travel warning,

Pakistani Businessman Faces Death Threats over Giant Moustache

(AFP) – Pakistani businessman Malik Amir Mohammad Khan Afridi has been kidnapped, threatened with death, forcibly displaced and lives apart from his family: all because of his enormous moustache. Impeccably trimmed to 30 inches (76 centimetres), Afridi spends 30 minutes

Pakistani Businessman Faces Death Threats over Giant Moustache

Imam in Britain Slams Muslims for Misogyny

In a piece written for The Daily Mail, Dr. Taj Hargey, chairman of Oxford’s Muslim Educational Centre, blasts  the Muslim community of Great Britain for fostering a misogynistic attitude among its young men that leads to the kind of pedophilia

Imam in Britain Slams Muslims for Misogyny

World View: Fears Grow of a Next-Generation 'Underwear Bomber'

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Fears grow of a next-generation ‘underwear bomber’ AQAP may be planning attack for Wednesday Pakistan accused over terrorist attack on Indian Consulate in Afghanistan Fears grow of a next-generation ‘underwear bomber’ Underwear bomber Umar

World View: Fears Grow of a Next-Generation 'Underwear Bomber'

Can We Say Goodbye to a Pakistani Spy?

Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai is more than half way through serving a two year prison sentence after pleading guilty to felony charges relating to his lobbying work done secretly for the Pakistani government. But his upcoming release shouldn’t be the end

Can We Say Goodbye to a Pakistani Spy?

Bomb Wounds 16 in Eastern Afghan City

A bomb attack wounded 16 people on Sunday in an eastern Afghan city hit a day earlier by a deadly suicide blast targeting the Indian consulate, officials said. The remote-controlled device exploded in Jalalabad as a vehicle passed carrying state

Bomb Wounds 16 in Eastern Afghan City

Interpol Suspects Al-Qaeda in Recent Mideast Jailbreaks

(AFP) – The global police agency Interpol on Saturday said it suspected Al-Qaeda was involved in recent jailbreaks across nine countries, including Iraq, Libya and Pakistan. Interpol said in a statement that the jailbreaks “led to the escape of hundreds

Interpol Suspects Al-Qaeda in Recent Mideast Jailbreaks

Morsi Backers Plan Fresh Rallies, Defying Egypt's Police

Supporters of Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi urged fresh rallies on Friday, raising fears of renewed violence as police prepared to disperse them amid international appeals for restraint. The call came as US Secretary of State John Kerry said the

Morsi Backers Plan Fresh Rallies, Defying Egypt's Police

US, Pakistan to Resume High-level Negotiations

(AP) US, Pakistan to resume high-level negotiationsBy DEB RIECHMANNAssociated PressISLAMABADU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Pakistani counterpart, Sartaj Aziz, say the two countries will resume high-level negotiations over security issues. Kerry also says he invited Pakistan’s newly elected

US, Pakistan to Resume High-level Negotiations

World View: Egypt's Government Demands End to Pro-Morsi Rallies

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Bank Of England helped Hitler loot Czechoslovakia’s gold Opposition to Greece’s bailout grows as 11 billion euro is revealed Egypt’s government demands end to pro-Morsi rallies Afghanistan headed for India vs Pakistan proxy war

World View: Egypt's Government Demands End to Pro-Morsi Rallies

US Considering Speeding up Afghan Pullout: Report

The United States is seriously considering speeding up the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan because of frustration with President Hamid Karzai, the New York Times reported. And a so called ‘zero option’ — having no US troops in Afghanistan

US Considering Speeding up Afghan Pullout: Report

US Drone Strike Kills 17 in Pakistan

A US drone attack struck a compound of the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt, killing at least 17 militants, Pakistani officials said. Security officials told AFP that Afghan and Pakistani militants were among the dead at the

US Drone Strike Kills 17 in Pakistan

World View: Millions Fill Egypt's Streets with Mostly Peaceful Protests

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Millions fill Egypt’s streets with mostly peaceful protests Pakistan terrorists continue Shia Hazara extermination plan Pakistan terrorists kill dozens in Peshawar Burma Buddhists protest Time’s portrayal of ‘Buddhist Terror’ Millions fill Egypt’s streets with

World View: Millions Fill Egypt's Streets with Mostly Peaceful Protests

Pakistani Christian Accused of Blasphemy Flees to Canada

(AP) OTTAWAA Christian girl who was accused of burning Islam’s holy book in a case that focused international attention on Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws is now in Canada with her family after spending months in hiding, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said.