The State Department has long cautioned Americans about visiting North Korea, but on Tuesday it went a big step further, issuing a blanket warning against all American travel to the country. This was the first such State Department warning since North Korea began allowing American tourists in 1995, immediately raising the question: why?
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-21 03:13:272016-04-11 11:13:52U.S. Korean War Veteran Arrested in North Korea (+video)
The United States and Afghanistan reached a draft agreement on Wednesday laying out the terms under which U.S. troops may stay beyond 2014, one day before Afghan elders are to debate the issue.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-21 02:39:132016-04-11 11:13:54Afghanistan, U.S. Reach Draft Security Agreement
While many Americans have been led to believe the war in Afghanistan will soon be over, a draft of a key U.S.-Afghan security deal obtained by NBC News shows the United States is prepared to maintain military outposts in Afghanistan for many years to come, and pay to support hundreds of thousands of Afghan security forces.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-20 02:53:072016-04-11 11:13:57Endless Afghanistan? US-Afghan Agreement Would Keep Troops in Place and Funds Flowing, Perhaps Indefinitely
A Colombian baby came back from the dead more than 10 hours after being sent to the morgue.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-19 00:42:042016-04-11 11:14:03Newborn Baby in Colombia ‘Comes Back from the Dead’ More than 10 Hours after Being Sent to Morgue
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised French President Francois Hollande’s “courageous stance” against Iran on Sunday, an indirect jab at President Obama’s push for diplomatic talks.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-18 01:56:352016-04-11 11:14:06Netanyahu Jabs Obama on Iran (+video)
Visiting French President Francois Hollande vowed to maintain his country’s tough stance in upcoming nuclear talks with Iran this week, earning praise from his Israeli hosts Sunday as he began a three-day visit to the Jewish state.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-18 01:47:172016-04-11 11:14:06French President In Joint Press Conf with Israeli PM Netanyahu Vows Tough Iran Stance
In the view of America’s spy services, the next potential threat from Russia may not come from a nefarious cyberweapon or secrets gleaned from the files of Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor now in Moscow.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-17 03:04:482016-04-11 11:14:11Pentagon and CIA Fighting State Dept. Plan to Allow Russian Space Agency to Build GPS Stations on U.S. Soil
While the Obama Administration appears to be growing ever-more-limp domestically, the president is still making a vigorous international push that has the potential to shift economic power dynamics, rewrite intellectual property laws, establish new labor and environmental regulations, and reduce the authority of Congress. And, the White House hopes to have all this sorted out by the end of this year.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-17 02:53:452016-04-11 11:14:12Trans-Pacific Partnership: Obama’s Dangerous International Deal Surrendering U.S. Sovereignty
A little-known group called the Herndon Alliance has been the driving force in branding Obamacare to the public.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-15 01:15:262016-04-11 11:14:20Hugo Chavez-Linked Group Crafted ‘You Can Keep Your Plan’
The United Nations elected China, Cuba, Russia, and Saudi Arabia to seats on its Human Rights Council Tuesday, all countries that have been widely condemned by international groups for gross human rights violations.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-14 02:26:132016-04-11 11:14:23United Nations Elects Human Rights Violators to Human Rights Council
Desperately needed aid fails to arrive as the victims of Haiyan face another night without shelter.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-13 03:07:122016-04-11 11:14:26Typhoon Haiyan: 600,000 Believed Homeless; Desperate Survivors Wait in the Open for Aid as Rains Return
As many as 80 people were publicly executed in North Korea earlier this month, some for offenses as minor as watching South Korean movies or possessing a Bible.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-13 03:01:052016-04-11 11:14:27North Korea Publicly Executes 80, Some for Watching South Korean Videos or Owning Bibles
The United States has paid more than $150 million to companies in Afghanistan that are accused of helping to finance terrorist attacks on American soldiers and facilities, according to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-12 02:27:422016-04-11 11:14:33Soldiers Killed by Terrorists Backed by US Cash
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Sunday directed the U.S. Pacific Command to support American humanitarian relief efforts in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-11 02:25:222016-04-11 11:14:34Hagel Sends US Troops Into Philippines to Help with Post-Typhoon Humanitarian Efforts
Paris legislator Meyer Habib, a friend of Netanyahu, called his FM in Geneva to warn of likely response should accord be signed, Israeli TV reports.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-11 02:03:552016-04-11 11:14:35French MP: If Sanctions on Iran are Loosened, Israel Will Attack (+video)
Thousands of people are feared dead in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan swept through on Friday.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-10 01:35:242016-04-11 11:14:38Thousands Feared Dead in Philippines Typhoon
As right-wing populists surge across Europe, rattling established political parties with their hostility toward immigration, austerity and the European Union, Mikkel Dencker of the Danish People’s Party has found yet another cause to stir public anger: pork meatballs missing from kindergartens.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-10 01:09:032016-04-11 11:14:39Right Wing’s Surge in Europe Has the Establishment Rattled
Negotiations among world powers to temporarily curb Iran’s nuclear program ended with no deal Saturday after France objected that proposals did not go far enough.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-10 01:08:462016-04-11 11:14:39Iran Nuclear Talks End with No Agreement after France Balks at Deal
Long before a nuclear deal was in reach, the U.S. was quietly lifting some of the financial pressure on Iran, a Daily Beast investigation reveals. How the sanctions were softened.
Fear of anti-Semitic attacks or insults is at a higher level in France than other European countries, including Hungary, a poll of European Jews has found.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-09 02:20:372016-04-11 11:14:42Anti-Semitism is on the Rise, Finds Survey of European Jewish People
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s reputation as a moderate has convinced U.S. leaders to begin nuclear negotiations by easing sanctions on the rogue regime, even as Rouhani has permitted the increasing abuse of American pastor Saeed Abedini.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-09 01:51:482016-04-11 11:14:43President Obama, John Kerry Negotiate with Iran as Abuse of Jailed American Pastor Increases
Warheads stand ready for delivery if and when Iran goes nuclear, report says; Riyadh has the missiles needed to launch them.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-11-08 01:25:512016-04-11 11:14:45Saudi Arabia Said to Have Bought Nukes from Pakistan
U.S. Korean War Veteran Arrested in North Korea (+video)
/7 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorThe State Department has long cautioned Americans about visiting North Korea, but on Tuesday it went a big step further, issuing a blanket warning against all American travel to the country. This was the first such State Department warning since North Korea began allowing American tourists in 1995, immediately raising the question: why?
Afghanistan, U.S. Reach Draft Security Agreement
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Hamid Shalizi and Arshad MohammedThe United States and Afghanistan reached a draft agreement on Wednesday laying out the terms under which U.S. troops may stay beyond 2014, one day before Afghan elders are to debate the issue.
Endless Afghanistan? US-Afghan Agreement Would Keep Troops in Place and Funds Flowing, Perhaps Indefinitely
/5 Comments/in Featured, International /by Richard EngelWhile many Americans have been led to believe the war in Afghanistan will soon be over, a draft of a key U.S.-Afghan security deal obtained by NBC News shows the United States is prepared to maintain military outposts in Afghanistan for many years to come, and pay to support hundreds of thousands of Afghan security forces.
Newborn Baby in Colombia ‘Comes Back from the Dead’ More than 10 Hours after Being Sent to Morgue
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Lee MoranA Colombian baby came back from the dead more than 10 hours after being sent to the morgue.
Netanyahu Jabs Obama on Iran (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Julian PecquetIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised French President Francois Hollande’s “courageous stance” against Iran on Sunday, an indirect jab at President Obama’s push for diplomatic talks.
French President In Joint Press Conf with Israeli PM Netanyahu Vows Tough Iran Stance
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Associated PressVisiting French President Francois Hollande vowed to maintain his country’s tough stance in upcoming nuclear talks with Iran this week, earning praise from his Israeli hosts Sunday as he began a three-day visit to the Jewish state.
Pentagon and CIA Fighting State Dept. Plan to Allow Russian Space Agency to Build GPS Stations on U.S. Soil
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Michael S. Schmidt and Eric SchmittIn the view of America’s spy services, the next potential threat from Russia may not come from a nefarious cyberweapon or secrets gleaned from the files of Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor now in Moscow.
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Obama’s Dangerous International Deal Surrendering U.S. Sovereignty
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Zenon EvansWhile the Obama Administration appears to be growing ever-more-limp domestically, the president is still making a vigorous international push that has the potential to shift economic power dynamics, rewrite intellectual property laws, establish new labor and environmental regulations, and reduce the authority of Congress. And, the White House hopes to have all this sorted out by the end of this year.
China Loosens Its One-Child Policy (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Hannah BeechThe shift may be too late to offset the damage already done to China’s economy and society.
Hugo Chavez-Linked Group Crafted ‘You Can Keep Your Plan’
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Aaron KleinA little-known group called the Herndon Alliance has been the driving force in branding Obamacare to the public.
Kerry Warns Fresh Iran Sanctions Could Scuttle Nuclear Talks
/7 Comments/in Featured, International /by BBCSecretary of State John Kerry has told US lawmakers any new sanctions against Iran would risk ruining talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
United Nations Elects Human Rights Violators to Human Rights Council
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Daniel WiserThe United Nations elected China, Cuba, Russia, and Saudi Arabia to seats on its Human Rights Council Tuesday, all countries that have been widely condemned by international groups for gross human rights violations.
Typhoon Haiyan: 600,000 Believed Homeless; Desperate Survivors Wait in the Open for Aid as Rains Return
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by David EimerDesperately needed aid fails to arrive as the victims of Haiyan face another night without shelter.
North Korea Publicly Executes 80, Some for Watching South Korean Videos or Owning Bibles
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Fox NewsAs many as 80 people were publicly executed in North Korea earlier this month, some for offenses as minor as watching South Korean movies or possessing a Bible.
Soldiers Killed by Terrorists Backed by US Cash
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Brian Ross, Rhonda Schwartz and Megan ChuchmachThe United States has paid more than $150 million to companies in Afghanistan that are accused of helping to finance terrorist attacks on American soldiers and facilities, according to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Hagel Sends US Troops Into Philippines to Help with Post-Typhoon Humanitarian Efforts
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jennifer GriffinSecretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Sunday directed the U.S. Pacific Command to support American humanitarian relief efforts in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.
French MP: If Sanctions on Iran are Loosened, Israel Will Attack (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by News EditorParis legislator Meyer Habib, a friend of Netanyahu, called his FM in Geneva to warn of likely response should accord be signed, Israeli TV reports.
Thousands Feared Dead in Philippines Typhoon
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Fox NewsThousands of people are feared dead in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan swept through on Friday.
Right Wing’s Surge in Europe Has the Establishment Rattled
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Andrew HigginsAs right-wing populists surge across Europe, rattling established political parties with their hostility toward immigration, austerity and the European Union, Mikkel Dencker of the Danish People’s Party has found yet another cause to stir public anger: pork meatballs missing from kindergartens.
Iran Nuclear Talks End with No Agreement after France Balks at Deal
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Fox NewsNegotiations among world powers to temporarily curb Iran’s nuclear program ended with no deal Saturday after France objected that proposals did not go far enough.
Obama’s Secret Iran Détente
/4 Comments/in Featured, International /by Eli LakeLong before a nuclear deal was in reach, the U.S. was quietly lifting some of the financial pressure on Iran, a Daily Beast investigation reveals. How the sanctions were softened.
Anti-Semitism is on the Rise, Finds Survey of European Jewish People
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Bruno WaterfieldFear of anti-Semitic attacks or insults is at a higher level in France than other European countries, including Hungary, a poll of European Jews has found.
President Obama, John Kerry Negotiate with Iran as Abuse of Jailed American Pastor Increases
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Joel GehrkeIranian President Hassan Rouhani’s reputation as a moderate has convinced U.S. leaders to begin nuclear negotiations by easing sanctions on the rogue regime, even as Rouhani has permitted the increasing abuse of American pastor Saeed Abedini.
Saudi Arabia Said to Have Bought Nukes from Pakistan
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Stuart WinerWarheads stand ready for delivery if and when Iran goes nuclear, report says; Riyadh has the missiles needed to launch them.
Women Dressed as Bombed Twin Towers, Win Halloween Costume Contest
/8 Comments/in Featured, International /by News agenciesTheir outfits included models of the two hijacked planes crashing into the New York skyscrapers and tiny model people falling to their deaths.