After a heated U.S.-Russia hockey match at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday, many Russian spectators have decided the cold war is back — and not just on the ice.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-18 01:55:392016-04-11 11:12:02Kremlin Party Youth Protest Disallowed Goal in US-Russia Match
The government of Cuba announced late Friday that it will no longer process visas for U.S. travel to Cuba.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-17 00:41:492016-04-11 11:12:08Cuba Shuts Down US Travel Visas
A U.S. soldier convicted of killing an al-Qaida operative in Iraq in a trial marked by the prosecution’s decision to withhold exculpatory evidence has been granted parole.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-16 00:41:162016-04-11 11:12:10Parole for Soldier Convicted of Killing Al-Qaida Operative
Less than a year after Secretary of State John Kerry expressed “great confidence” that U.S. interests would be protected regarding Afghan prisoners, President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that his government’s decisions on prisoner releases are “of no concern to the U.S., and should be of no concern to the U.S.”
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Government watchdog group Judicial Watch published a U.S. Navy map on Wednesday showing the locations of ships in the region surrounding Libya on the night of the deadly Benghazi Attack.
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The U.S. is leading the largest multinational military exercise in the Asia-Pacific region, and Chinese media are hailing Beijing’s first-time participation in the annual drill as proof that the communist nation’s “regional military impact” cannot be ignored.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-13 02:19:482016-04-11 11:12:19China Flexes Its Muscles In U.S.-Led Military Exercises
Belgium, one of the very few countries where euthanasia is legal, is expected to take the unprecedented step this week of abolishing age restrictions on who can ask to be put to death — extending the right to children for the first time.
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The two Iranian warships headed toward U.S. waters — one of which barely survived a 1988 run-in with an American fighter jet — are a pair of “rust buckets” Tehran is using to prove to its people it can project power around the globe, naval experts said.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-12 02:05:282016-04-11 11:12:22Sinking Feeling: Iranian Navy Sends Message with US-Bound ‘Rust Buckets’
Watchdog group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) on Tuesday called on the Obama Administration to reconsider its decision to lift sanctions on Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-12 02:01:262016-04-11 11:12:23Obama Admin Pressed for Lifting Sanctions on Iranian Broadcaster Involved in Human Rights Abuses
Iran’s military has successfully test-fired two new domestically made missiles, the defense minister said on Monday according to state television, ahead of talks with world powers to try to reach an agreement on curbing Tehran’s nuclear program.
The people of war-torn Sudan learned long ago to take cover when planes roared overhead, but the latest tactic being used on them — parachute bombs — is raining silent death down on innocent villagers, say alarmed activists.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-11 01:32:382016-04-11 11:12:28Silent Death from Above: Sudan Steps Up Use of Parachute Bombs on People
Russian investigators say a gunman opened fire in a cathedral on Sakhalin Island off the Pacific coast, killing a nun and a parishioner and wounding six others.
Iranian warships dispatched to the Atlantic Ocean will travel close to U.S. maritime borders for the first time, a senior Iranian naval commander said Saturday.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-09 02:07:312016-04-11 11:12:33Iran Says Warships Headed Close to US Borders for First Time
China has accused the United States of undermining peace and development in the Asia-Pacific after a senior U.S. official said concern was mounting over China’s claims in the South China Sea.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-09 02:05:522016-04-11 11:12:33China Decries U.S. Comments on South China Sea as ‘Not Constructive’
A 90-minute drive northwest of Islamabad is an Islamic seminary that is considered the ivory tower of terrorism, a jihadist factory that has produced prominent Taliban fighters and its leadership for decades.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-08 00:52:562016-04-11 11:12:38At Pakistan’s ‘Taliban U,’ Jihadists Major in Anti-Americanism
Children in Syria have been tortured, sexually abused and subjected to “indiscriminate” attacks by President Bashar Assad’s forces, and recruited for combat and terror operations by the rebels fighting to topple him during the country’s nearly 3-year-old conflict, a new United Nations report said.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-06 01:58:402016-04-11 11:12:44UN: ‘Unspeakable Suffering’ for Syria’s Children
The main settlers’ lobby has released a video ridiculing John Kerry’s Middle East peace efforts, undermining a plea from the White House for Israeli politicians to desist from personal attacks on the US secretary of state.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-05 02:40:192016-04-11 11:12:48Israeli Settlers Mock Kerry’s Peacemaking with Spoof Video
Persecution of Christians continues to worsen, fueled in part by the “Arab Spring,” which not only unleashed a wave of Islamist radicalism across the Arab world but also left Christians holding the blame for many of the uprisings that removed Arab leaders from power.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-04 01:46:022016-04-11 11:12:50Number of Christians Killed Through Persecution Increased by 75 Percent in 2013
Al Qaeda fighters in Syria may have sunk to a new low with a video that appears to show a four-year-old boy squeezing off rounds from an AK-47 as jihadists exhort him on with cries of “Alahu Akhbar.”
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Retired Army Sergeant Major Louis DiNatale was on his way to Vermont for vacation in his wife’s car when he took a wrong turn, ended up on a bridge to Canada, and was charged for possession of a firearm after Canadian customs agents found a small-caliber pistol in his wife’s console.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-04 01:15:452016-04-11 11:12:51Forgetting Gun Was in Glove Box Could Land Veteran in Canadian Prison for 3 Years
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday brushed off U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s warning that Israel faced a growing boycott threat if peace talks with the Palestinians fail, saying the campaign would not achieve its goal.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-03 00:55:062016-04-11 11:12:53US Secretary of State Threatens Israeli Boycott, Warns of ‘Deligitimization’ of Israel
Syrian military helicopters dropped barrels packed with explosives in the government’s latest air raids on rebel-held areas of the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, killing at least 23 people including a family trapped in a burning car, activists said.
No longer facing the imminent threat of a U.S. military strike, the Assad regime is dragging its feet on relinquishing its chemical weapons — leaving U.S. officials scrambling to pressure the Syrian government to honor the terms of last year’s deal.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-01 01:43:212016-04-11 11:13:00‘Dragging Their Feet’: US Struggling to Make Assad Turn Over Chemical Weapons On Time
Italy’s conviction of Amanda Knox for the murder of her British roommate when the two were exchange students together could spur a drawn-out fight over extradition in the United States, where supporters contend she is the victim of a faulty foreign justice system.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-01 01:27:492016-04-11 11:13:01Amanda Knox Conviction in Italy Could Spur Lengthy Extradition Fight
Kremlin Party Youth Protest Disallowed Goal in US-Russia Match
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Associated PressAfter a heated U.S.-Russia hockey match at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday, many Russian spectators have decided the cold war is back — and not just on the ice.
Cuba Shuts Down US Travel Visas
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Pete KasperowiczThe government of Cuba announced late Friday that it will no longer process visas for U.S. travel to Cuba.
Parole for Soldier Convicted of Killing Al-Qaida Operative
/6 Comments/in Featured, International /by Bob UnruhA U.S. soldier convicted of killing an al-Qaida operative in Iraq in a trial marked by the prosecution’s decision to withhold exculpatory evidence has been granted parole.
Karzai: Afghan Release of Dangerous Militants ‘of No Concern to U.S.’ (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Patrick GoodenoughLess than a year after Secretary of State John Kerry expressed “great confidence” that U.S. interests would be protected regarding Afghan prisoners, President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that his government’s decisions on prisoner releases are “of no concern to the U.S., and should be of no concern to the U.S.”
Report: New Navy Map Shows U.S. Had ‘Multitude of Forces’ in Region Surrounding Libya During Benghazi Attack
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jason HowertonGovernment watchdog group Judicial Watch published a U.S. Navy map on Wednesday showing the locations of ships in the region surrounding Libya on the night of the deadly Benghazi Attack.
China Flexes Its Muscles In U.S.-Led Military Exercises
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Richard S. EhrlichThe U.S. is leading the largest multinational military exercise in the Asia-Pacific region, and Chinese media are hailing Beijing’s first-time participation in the annual drill as proof that the communist nation’s “regional military impact” cannot be ignored.
Belgium Set to Extend Right-To-Die Law to Children
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Associated PressBelgium, one of the very few countries where euthanasia is legal, is expected to take the unprecedented step this week of abolishing age restrictions on who can ask to be put to death — extending the right to children for the first time.
Sinking Feeling: Iranian Navy Sends Message with US-Bound ‘Rust Buckets’
/6 Comments/in Featured, International /by Joshua Rhett MillerThe two Iranian warships headed toward U.S. waters — one of which barely survived a 1988 run-in with an American fighter jet — are a pair of “rust buckets” Tehran is using to prove to its people it can project power around the globe, naval experts said.
Obama Admin Pressed for Lifting Sanctions on Iranian Broadcaster Involved in Human Rights Abuses
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Joshua LevittWatchdog group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) on Tuesday called on the Obama Administration to reconsider its decision to lift sanctions on Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
Iran Test-Fires Long-Range Missile
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Parisa HafeziIran’s military has successfully test-fired two new domestically made missiles, the defense minister said on Monday according to state television, ahead of talks with world powers to try to reach an agreement on curbing Tehran’s nuclear program.
Silent Death from Above: Sudan Steps Up Use of Parachute Bombs on People
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Perry ChiaramonteThe people of war-torn Sudan learned long ago to take cover when planes roared overhead, but the latest tactic being used on them — parachute bombs — is raining silent death down on innocent villagers, say alarmed activists.
Cold War Echoes: Sochi Not Thawing US-Russian Relations
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Julian PecquetCold War – The Olympic Games, created to bring countries together around sports, appear to be having the opposite effect on U.S.-Russia relations.
Gunman Kills Nun, Parishioner, Wounds 6 in Russian Cathedral
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Associated PressRussian investigators say a gunman opened fire in a cathedral on Sakhalin Island off the Pacific coast, killing a nun and a parishioner and wounding six others.
Iran Says Warships Headed Close to US Borders for First Time
/8 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorIranian warships dispatched to the Atlantic Ocean will travel close to U.S. maritime borders for the first time, a senior Iranian naval commander said Saturday.
China Decries U.S. Comments on South China Sea as ‘Not Constructive’
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by ReutersChina has accused the United States of undermining peace and development in the Asia-Pacific after a senior U.S. official said concern was mounting over China’s claims in the South China Sea.
At Pakistan’s ‘Taliban U,’ Jihadists Major in Anti-Americanism
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Sib KaifeeA 90-minute drive northwest of Islamabad is an Islamic seminary that is considered the ivory tower of terrorism, a jihadist factory that has produced prominent Taliban fighters and its leadership for decades.
UN: ‘Unspeakable Suffering’ for Syria’s Children
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Barbara SurkChildren in Syria have been tortured, sexually abused and subjected to “indiscriminate” attacks by President Bashar Assad’s forces, and recruited for combat and terror operations by the rebels fighting to topple him during the country’s nearly 3-year-old conflict, a new United Nations report said.
Israeli Settlers Mock Kerry’s Peacemaking with Spoof Video
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Robert TaitThe main settlers’ lobby has released a video ridiculing John Kerry’s Middle East peace efforts, undermining a plea from the White House for Israeli politicians to desist from personal attacks on the US secretary of state.
Number of Christians Killed Through Persecution Increased by 75 Percent in 2013
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Ashe SchowPersecution of Christians continues to worsen, fueled in part by the “Arab Spring,” which not only unleashed a wave of Islamist radicalism across the Arab world but also left Christians holding the blame for many of the uprisings that removed Arab leaders from power.
Child Soldier: Shocking Video Surfaces of Purported 4-Year-Old Jihadist in Syria
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by FOX NewsAl Qaeda fighters in Syria may have sunk to a new low with a video that appears to show a four-year-old boy squeezing off rounds from an AK-47 as jihadists exhort him on with cries of “Alahu Akhbar.”
Forgetting Gun Was in Glove Box Could Land Veteran in Canadian Prison for 3 Years
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Awr HawkinsRetired Army Sergeant Major Louis DiNatale was on his way to Vermont for vacation in his wife’s car when he took a wrong turn, ended up on a bridge to Canada, and was charged for possession of a firearm after Canadian customs agents found a small-caliber pistol in his wife’s console.
US Secretary of State Threatens Israeli Boycott, Warns of ‘Deligitimization’ of Israel
/13 Comments/in Featured, International /by APIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday brushed off U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s warning that Israel faced a growing boycott threat if peace talks with the Palestinians fail, saying the campaign would not achieve its goal.
Activists: Syrian Forces Launch New Aleppo Strikes
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Diaa HadidSyrian military helicopters dropped barrels packed with explosives in the government’s latest air raids on rebel-held areas of the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, killing at least 23 people including a family trapped in a burning car, activists said.
‘Dragging Their Feet’: US Struggling to Make Assad Turn Over Chemical Weapons On Time
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Fox NewsNo longer facing the imminent threat of a U.S. military strike, the Assad regime is dragging its feet on relinquishing its chemical weapons — leaving U.S. officials scrambling to pressure the Syrian government to honor the terms of last year’s deal.
Amanda Knox Conviction in Italy Could Spur Lengthy Extradition Fight
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Jonathan KaminskyItaly’s conviction of Amanda Knox for the murder of her British roommate when the two were exchange students together could spur a drawn-out fight over extradition in the United States, where supporters contend she is the victim of a faulty foreign justice system.