(Reuters) – Pakistani militants, who have escalated attacks in recent weeks, killed at least 41 people in two separate incidents, officials said on Sunday, challenging assertions that military offensives have broken the back of hardline Islamist groups. The United States
The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released its annual Global Gender Gap Report. Faculty from Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley collaborated on the project which ranks Cuba, Nicaragua, and the Philippines ahead of the United States as
The five-year anniversary of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination will bring much more to Pakistan than remembrances and vigils for the slain reformer. Her only son will use the anniversary to enter politics himself and carry on his mother’s mission. Bilawal Bhutto
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Benazir Bhutto’s son launches political career in midst of Pakistan’s political chaos Pakistan has a new ‘hope and change’ candidate, Maulana Tahirul Qadri Benazir Bhutto’s son launches political career in midst of Pakistan’s political
(Reuters) – The 24-year-old only son of assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is due to launch his political career on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of his mother’s death. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is among hundreds of high-ranking Pakistani officials,
(AP) Afghan bomber attacks near major US baseBy AMIR SHAHThe Associated PressKABUL, AfghanistanA vehicle driven by a suicide bomber exploded at the gate of a major U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing the attacker and three Afghans,
A surge of violence in northwest Pakistan culminating in the assassination of a senior provincial minister has raised fears of a renewed Taliban campaign that could threaten national elections, analysts say. The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the adjacent Federally-Administered
(AP) Afghan policewoman kills US adviser in KabulBy DENIS D. GRAYAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAn Afghan policewoman shot and killed an American adviser outside the police headquarters in Kabul on Monday, the latest in a rising tide of insider attacks by Afghans
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Domestic violence revealed in ancient Egypt ‘Chained CPI’ proposal enters the farcical Fiscal Cliff negotiations Russia sends warships to Mediterranean for evacuations from Syria Hugo Chavez battles respiratory infection, following cancer surgery Taliban terrorist
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTON The movie “Zero Dark Thirty” suggests the CIA’s harsh interrogation techniques led the U.S. to Osama bin Laden. Sen. John McCain watched the movie Monday night and says it left him sick – because it’s wrong.
Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead five female Pakistani polio vaccination workers on Tuesday, police said, highlighting resistance to the country’s immunisation campaign. Four were killed in three different incidents in the sprawling port city and the fifth in the northwestern
A source within a Scout Cavalry Platoon with boots on the ground in Afghanistan not only corroborated a recent Pentagon report blaming Pakistan for deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan but told Breitbart News it understates the trouble caused by Pakistan’s porous
Despite an easing of tensions with the United States, Pakistan is persistently undermining security in Afghanistan by permitting safe havens for insurgents, a Pentagon report said. In a biannual war assessment mandated by Congress, the Defense Department said that the
The new film “Zero Dark Thirty” shows U.S. interrogators using a variety of methods, from sleep deprivation to waterboarding, to get vital information out of terrorist detainees. And it worked, according to the film, which illustrates the hunt for Osama
(AP) Pakistan: US drone kills senior al-Qaida leaderBy RASOOL DAWARAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanPakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed a senior al-Qaida leader near the Afghan border. The three officials say Sheikh Khalid bin Abdel Rehman al-Hussainan, also
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Egypt’s president Morsi refuses any compromise on constitution Brotherhood offices torched, hundreds of casualties, as violence continues in Egypt Geithner, representing Obama, refuses any compromise in fiscal cliff negotiations Rate of decline in Russia’s
The UN General Assembly approved a resolution on Monday by a vote of 174-6 that would require Israel to open its nuclear program to inspection “without further delay.” The only countries voting against it were the U.S., Canada, Marshall Islands,
(AP) Iran claims capture of another US droneBy ALI AKBAR DAREINIAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIran’s state TV said Tuesday that the country’s Revolutionary Guard has captured a U.S. drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf. The report quoted the
A suicide bomber on Tuesday rammed his explosive-laden car into a checkpoint outside a police station in northwestern Pakistan, wounding six people, police said. The attack took place at a police station outside the restive town of Bannu bordering the
By JEFF BARNARDAssociated PressGRANTS PASS, Ore.David Oliver Relin, co-author of the best-selling book “Three Cups of Tea,” said in legal filings about a year before his recent suicide that his career suffered from allegations of lies in the story of
(AFP) The prestigious New York Film Critics Circle gave “Zero Dark Thirty,” Kathryn Bigelow’s thriller about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, a new shove in the direction of Oscar glory Monday. The director of the Oscar-winning “The Hurt Locker”
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com High police support for Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party Failure of America’s global anti-nuclear policies Israel withholds tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority High police support for Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party The Golden
By JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONThe war on terror is not an endless conflict and the U.S. is approaching a “tipping point” after which the military fight against al-Qaida will be replaced by a law enforcement and intelligence operation, the Pentagon’s top
CNN has the solution for the Middle Eastern turmoil that has flared anew over the last month or so between the terrorists of Hamas and Israel: Israel should drop that whole “they are terrorists” thing and recognize Hamas as a
There is a Hebrew word I am fond of which, translated in English, literally means “it would be enough for us.” So you could say hearing eight days plus of the Arab point of view courtesy of CNN and BBC,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt’s Morsi ‘appoints himself Pharaoh’ usurping all state powers Full text of Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement For Gaza, ‘Opening the crossings’ remains a problem As Greece’s economy unravels, suicides and attacks on immigrants soar Pakistan
A Taliban suicide bomber has killed 23 people in a Shiite Muslim procession near Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. The AP reports the suicide bomber attempted to enter the procession yet detonated himself early when security forces attempted to stop him. The
Since 2009, the world has watched the decline of Greece under the weight of its overwhelming debt. Since then, the country has seen fallout such as dysfunctional government, a deluge of illegal immigrants, and sharp budget cuts to its health
After the all the laughter the Taliban has had at Obama’s expense over the past four years, reports indicate they are now getting a kick out of General David Petraeus’ affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. It was only days
Below is an excerpt from ABC News Senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper’s just-released, “The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor,” one of those harrowing, inspiring war stories so fantastic, it can only be true. Early one morning in October of
(AP) Pakistan frees Taliban prisoners for peace processBy MUNIR AHMEDAssociated PressISLAMABADPakistan freed several Taliban prisoners at the request of the Afghan government Wednesday, a move meant to facilitate the process of striking a peace deal with the militant group in
Director Oliver Stone is glad Mitt Romney didn’t emerge victorious on Election Day. But the Oscar-winning director is hardly on board with Team Obama. Stone details his concerns with the president’s first term in the new book, “The Untold History
Malala, the teenager being treated in Britain for gunshot wounds inflicted by the Taliban in Pakistan, on Friday thanked her global supporters, one month on from the brutal attack. Her father added: “I am awfully thankful to all the peace-loving
(AP) AP sources: Navy SEALs punished for secrets breachBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterWASHINGTONSeven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to get Osama bin Laden, have been punished for disclosing classified information,
(Reuters) – The roars celebrating the re-election of U.S. President Barack Obama on television give Mohammad Rehman Khan a searing headache, as years of grief and anger come rushing back. The 28-year-old Pakistani accuses the president of robbing him of
Medal of Honor: Warfighter delivers a harrowing and unflinching story of American Special Forces soldiers racing to thwart a new terrorist threat while providing a deep and balanced multi-player suite for online players. Warfighter, developed by Danger Close Games and
The Obama campaign accepted two online donations from “Osama bin Laden” made from a Pakistani Internet Protocol (IP) address using a disposable credit card and a phony address. Staff members at World Net Daily say they made the fake donations
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pakistan’s Imran Khan detained by US immigration during fund-raising trip Burma acknowledges a genocidal scorched-earth policy against Muslim Rohingyas Former Carter aide calls activist press a ‘fundamental threat to democracy’ Silvio Berlusconi threatens to
The family of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, have visited her in hospital after arriving in Britain, a spokeswoman said Friday. The 15-year-old’s mother, father and two brothers arrived in the city
Last night’s episode of the Military Channel’s “Black OPS” program featured a rundown of Operation Neptune Spear, the mission that killed Osama bin Laden. This was a pretty straightforward account of the May 1st, 2011 mission by SEAL Team 6
