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Tens of thousands of Pakistanis are expected to protest Friday as global Muslim anger mounts over a US-made anti-Islam film and cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in a French magazine. Huge crowds attempted to storm Islamabad’s diplomatic enclave Thursday, and

Last week, the Obama administration slammed Mitt Romney repeatedly for daring to criticize what Romney called the administration’s “disgraceful” response to the Islamist takeover of the US embassy in Cairo. Romney stated that evening that the Cairo embassy’s September 11

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com France closes embassies after magazine publishes Mohammed satire Blasphemy laws in the UK and Ireland Blasphemy laws in Pakistan Identity Group Expansion France closes embassies after magazine publishes Mohammed satire The publisher of Charlie

From the Facebook page for the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan: President Obama and Secretary Clinton remark on the video circulating on the Internet. President Obama’s statement is from Washington, DC on September 12 and Secretary Clinton’s remarks are from Morocco

Several hundred lawyers in the Pakistan capital of Islamabad have broken through a gate into an area which houses the US Embassy and other foreign missions. The protests are among many others across the globe, which were sparked by an

In her daily press briefing on Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland admitted that she provided false information Friday about the State Department’s hiring of private security firms for the American mission in Benghazi attacked on September 11th: QUESTION: You also

By MAAMOUN YOUSSEFAssociated PressCAIROAl-Qaida’s branch in North Africa on Tuesday called for attacks on U.S. diplomats and an escalation of protests against an anti-Islam video that was produced in the United States and triggered a wave of demonstrations and riots

In February 2008, military leaders reacted to Senator Obama’s presidential campaign, warning that he did not understand the threat of radical Islam or the larger picture of national security. In fact, they asserted that if Obama were to win the

By AYA BATRAWY and LEE KEATHAssociated PressCAIROA morgue official says an Egyptian protester has been killed in clashes with police near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. The official says the 20 year old died from wounds suffered Friday from rubber

(AP) Militants attack peacekeeper base in Egypt’s SinaiBy AYA BATRAWY and LEE KEATHAssociated PressCAIROA senior official with the international peacekeeping force in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula says suspected Islamic militants stormed their base near the Gaza-Israel border, wounding four officers. The

(AP) Hundreds of angry Afghans protest anti-Islam filmBy AMIR SHAHAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanHundreds of Afghans _ some shouting “Death to America” _ burned the U.S. flag and an effigy of President Barack Obama on Friday during a protest against an anti-Islam

(AP) Sudan: Protesters try to climb US Embassy wallBy AYA BATRAWY and LEE KEATHAssociated PressCAIROWitnesses say Sudanese police have opened fire on protesters trying to climb the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum. The witnesses say several thousands of

Pakistani soldiers hold back Muslim protesters shouting anti-US slogans as they attempt to reach the US embassy during a demonstration against the anti-Islam film in Islamabad. Hundreds of Pakistani Islamists have held protest rallies to denounce the anti-Islam film calling

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Four protesters killed in clashes at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen Has the fuse been lit? The role of blasphemy in jihadist movements Egypt facing ‘million man protest’ after Friday prayers Stocks surge again

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has released a video coinciding with the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, confirming for the first time the death of his deputy, US monitors said. The 42-minute video is Zawahiri’s first release in three months,

Reports indicate the terrorist group behind untold numbers of American military deaths over the last decade and beyond, is comfortable with a second term for Obama and ready to completely sever ties with Al-Qaeda. Four senior Taliban officials say they

By AMIR SHAH and DEB RIECHMANNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanA teenage suicide bomber blew himself up outside NATO headquarters in the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing six civilians in a strike that targeted the heart of the U.S.-led military operation in the

By DEB RIECHMANN and AMIR SHAHAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAfghan authorities have detained or removed hundreds of soldiers in an investigation into rising insider attacks against international service personnel who are their supposed partners in the fight against Taliban insurgents and other

By NIRMALA GEORGEAssociated PressNEW DELHIThe defense ministers of India and China agreed Tuesday to resume joint military exercises frozen two years ago, signaling a thaw between the Asian giants even as regional relations are tense over the disputed South China

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Bizarre blasphemy charge against Pakistan girl takes new bizarre twist The Gen-X connection with Pakistan’s blasphemy laws Mali Islamist terrorists claim to have killed an Algerian diplomat Two bombs explode in Damascus, Syria, in

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Obama administration decision on Haqqani network will affect Pakistan relations Debate of effectiveness of terror designation of Haqqani network The Haqqani Network and the Pashtuns Obama administration decision on Haqqani network will affect Pakistan

(AP) US drone strike kills 5 militants in PakistanBy ZARAR KHANAssociated PressISLAMABADU.S. drones fired a barrage of missiles at a vehicle and a house in a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least five suspected militants, Pakistani

A two-day Non-Aligned Movement summit opened in Tehran on Thursday, gathering the heads of state or government and senior officials from 120 nations in an event Iran hailed as proof it was not internationally isolated. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali

The Hamas premier in Gaza has not been invited to this week’s summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, Iran said on Sunday, heading off a threatened boycott by the Palestinian president. Hamas said on Saturday that Haniya would take

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Nato airstrike kills Pakistan Taliban leader in Afghanistan Pakistan prepares to eject Afghanistan refugees Pakistani immigrants protest in Syntagma square in Athens, Greece Corrections to yesterday’s World View (corrected online): Warren E. Pollock interviews

Two air strikes in eastern Afghanistan killed a dozen insurgents, including a top Taliban commander, NATO and Afghan officials said Saturday. The police chief of Kunar’s Shigal district, where the attacks took place, said most of the militants were from

Left-wing, British columnist Owen Jones was not a fan of George W. Bush. While this is no surprise for as screaming a left-winger, what is a surprise is that he has decided that President Obama is no improvement over the

In December 2011, Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai pled guilty to conspiracy and tax violations concerning an illegal transfer of “at least $3.5 million from the government of Pakistan to fund [Fai’s] lobbying efforts in America.” This plea comes after Fai

(AP) 20 Shiites shot, killed in Pakistan, official saysRIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanA Pakistani official says gunmen forced 20 Shiites off buses in northern Pakistan and killed them. The police official said the incident happened Thursday in the Naran Valley. The

When “The Dark Knight” came out in 2008, I saw in its dialogue and cinematography a reflection of the fears and concerns of America.  The depth of our vulnerability was exemplified in the movie through the drama of the hostages

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China blames loss of Olympics gold on colonialism Countries panic-buying food as world food prices surge 5th anniversary of first bailout Egypt-Israel agreement remains intact, amid military buildup in Sinai Pakistan’s Imran Khan threatened

In an effort to keep Afghan peace talks from the going the way of Israeli/Palestinian peace talks, the Obama administrations has decided to negotiate with Taliban allies in Pakistan. Moreover, they’ve told those Taliban allies that if they will release

In another impressive display of federal oversight, New York’s top banking regulator threatened to strip U.K. bank Standard Chartered  PLC of its license to do business in the state, alleging that the bank illegally handled at least $250 billion in

In another impressive display of federal oversight, New York’s top banking regulator threatened to strip U.K. bank Standard Chartered  PLC of its license to do business in the state, alleging that the bank illegally handled at least $250 billion in

Come November, director Michael Moore and actress Susan Sarandon will pull the lever for President Barack Obama – again. No surprises there. What is interesting is their enthusiasm gap between then … and now. Call it Hope and Change meets

XINJIANG, China, Aug. 2 (UPI) — The Chinese Communist party has stepped up efforts to prevent Muslims in Xinjiang from fasting and visiting mosques during Ramadan. A statement from officials in the Zonglang Township in Xinjiang’s Kashgar district said “the