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This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * NATO vacates the Shamsi air base in Pakistan * Islamic Jihad challenges ‘moderate’ Hamas in Gaza * Israel to expel tens of thousands of illegal African immigrants * Huntsman: China’s Fifth Generation will

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced this week to 14 years in prison, but the real sentence is the one taxpayers will serve many years after. He mastered the art of pairing populist rhetoric with expensive new programs directed

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – Pakistani police say assailants have fired rockets at tankers carrying fuel for U.S-led troops in Afghanistan, setting at least 10 vehicles on fire. The attack Thursday was the first since Pakistan closed the border for trucks

Afghanistan’s president vowed Wednesday to confront the government in Islamabad over a devastating suicide bombing against a Shiite shrine in Kabul that he said originated on Pakistani soil.

TEHRAN, Iran–Iran’s armed forces shot down an unmanned U.S. spy plane that violated Iranian airspace along the country’s eastern border, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday. An unidentified military official quoted in the report warned of a strong and

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Europe recoils as Germany takes charge * Record turnout in Egypt’s elections * Pakistan changes rules of engagement versus U.S. forces Europe recoils as Germany takes charge Angela Merkel, giving her ‘one Europe’

A groundswell continues within the Dustoff community to have Red Crosses removed from MEDEVAC helicopters in Afghanistan. There is much behind the scenes work on this. We’ve also set up a private forum to exchange information and ideas. Numerous encouraging

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Iranian students voice outrage over Britain’s ‘hostile’ policies * Iran’s Revolutionary Guard behind the British Embassy attack * Pakistan announces boycott of international Afghanistan conference * European finance ministers fail again to solve

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Wall Street stocks surge 3% while governments are paralyzed * Munchau: The eurozone really has only days to avoid collapse * Moody’s: Euro crisis threatens all of Europe * OECD: Euro (and American)

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Egypt’s elections to go ahead despite violence * Four major party coalitions vie for seats in Egypt * Nationalist Imran Khan gets political boost from Pakistan air strike * Arab League approves ‘unprecedented’

More than half of Afghanistan will soon be under the control of local forces after President Hamid Karzai Sunday announced the second wave of a process which should see all NATO combat forces leave by 2014. Karzai’s office said that

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Arab League prepares package of sanctions against Syria * Israel to assist Kenya’s invasion into Somalia to attack Al-Shabaab * Egypt’s liberal parties show confusion as Muslim Brotherhood gathers strength * U.S. and

Pakistan has blocked vital supply routes for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan after coalition aircraft allegedly killed 24 Pakistani troops. The Obama administration has pledged a full investigation into the incident.

The already strained relations between the United States and Pakistan took a direct hit over the Thanksgiving weekend. A NATO air attack on military outposts in Northern Pakistan Saturday killed as many as 28 troops. From Reuters: Pakistan retaliated by

Pakistan said Saturday it would block NATO’s supply route into Afghanistan after an air raid near the Afghan border killed at least 26 Pakistani troops. It is the deadliest incident Islamabad has reported in the decade-long US-led war in Afghanistan.

Tuesday’s GOP presidential debate in Washington will focus on national security and foreign policy. Watch highlights: Candidates’ Introductions Ron Paul Calls Patriot Act ‘Unpatriotic’; Newt Fires back Santorum: Profile Muslims Cain Muffs Wolf’s Name: ‘Blitz’ Romney: We Need To Bring

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * In bitter defeat, Berlusconi resigns as Italy’s prime minister. * Arab League sort-of suspends Syria’s membership * Clashes escalate among Libya’s tribal militias near Tripoli * Niger grants asylum to Saadi Gaddafi *

Watch more highlights from Saturday’s GOP debate: Romney: Iran Will Get Nukes Under Obama, Not Under MeCain: Iran Uses Oil As A WeaponRomney Slams Obama On Election Year Afghan StrategyBachmann: Obama Stands With #OccupyWallStreet But Not With Israel Perry Vows

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Winston Churchill said that “history is written by the victors,” and that maxim is as correct today as it was in 1945. But in order to write history, one needs access to the facts–the accounts of eyewitnesses, or, at the

A continuation of the review of: Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws are Choking Freedom Worldwide Read Part I here. Harsh Reality The hopes of Muslim reformers put them sharply at odds both with present-day reality and age-old Islamic conventions.

Pale Riders’ Tents 03 November 2011 Few people realize that Task Force Spartan is in what is probably the toughest fighting in Afghanistan. Many of the Soldiers might not even realize it because they are so busy. Within Task Force

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Euro bailout deal unravels as Italy’s bond yields soar * Greece will hold a referendum on the euro bailout deal * Greece’s opposition parties accuse Papandreou of blackmail * Italy’s bond yields (interest

World politics is a peculiar game. It often leaves countries with strange bedfellows. That is exactly what is playing out between the US and Pakistan. As the US prepares to lighten its footprint in Afghanistan, it is turning to its

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Former cricketer Imran Khan promises hope and change for Pakistan * Second Gaza cease-fire broken within a day * China arrests over 12,000 suspects in internet drug trafficking sweep * Somali-American identified as

Remember: Pakistan already possesses nuclear warheads. From Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper: It flies: but where is it pointed? ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said it had successfully test-fired Friday a stealth cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The military said the “Hatf VII”

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Pakistan threatens to sue BBC over documentary on helping Taliban * Taliban essentially confirm support from high Pakistan officials * Pakistan: American drone attacks are war crimes * U.N. Security Council ends mandate

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Saif al-Islam Gaddafi reportedly will turn himself in to the ICC * More evidence that Pakistan’s ISI supports Taliban terrorists * Sharia law and ‘Islamic Democratic’ identity * Police and ‘occupy’ protesters clash

For well over two years now I and others, have been questioning the wisdom of conducting a Counter Insurgency effort in the center of an ideologically monolithic society. The problem with COIN is that it assumes a much flatter playing

Across a vast expanse of the Muslim world, from Tunisia to Pakistan, the forces of Islam are rising. Tunisian voters have given the Al Nahda (Muslim Brotherhood) party a dominant position in the national assembly that will write the country’s

Pakistan supports militants trying to overthrow is government. The United States helped to put him in power. But Afghan President Karzai says he would side with Pakistan over the United States. File under: lack of gratitude. From the Associated Press:

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * U.S. warns American citizens in Kenya of imminent terrorist threat * Analysis: India being ‘contained’ by growing Chinese footprint in Pakistan * Turkey’s incursion into northern Iraq kills 49 Kurdish rebels * Turkey’s

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Mission Accomplished! as Muammar Gaddafi is killed in Libya * Basque separatist group ETA announces end to campaign of violence * France and Germany announce another summit for next week * Greece passes

From the Associated Press: Afghans: we need big stuff, too KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan needs more advanced weapons, like fighter jets, to defend against foreign threats, while the current firepower is enough to deal with insurgents, the country’s defense minister

From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON – Three months ago, one of the CIA’s most experienced clandestine operatives started work inside the New York Police Department. His title is special assistant to the deputy commissioner of intelligence. On that much, everyone