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Family of US Marine imprisoned in Iran presses regime as UN gathers

The family of a U.S. Marine imprisoned in Iran came Tuesday to New York, where world leaders are gathered for the UN General Assembly, to press his case and plead for him to be reunited with his dying father. Amir…

UN panel raps Iran over imprisonment of Christian pastor Saeed Abedini

Saeed Abedini has not seen his family in nearly three years, including young daughter Rebekka and son Jacob. (Fox News) A United Nations panel this week blasted Iran’s continued imprisonment of American citizen Saeed Abedini, who is serving an eight-year…

An open letter to Barack Obama: World War III is here

Dear Mr. President, It’s been quite a summer. The world is not a pretty place right now but I see you have had a chance to play golf. In fact you’ve played golf through the worst of it. Right after…

White House hit for equivocation on stopping ‘genocide’

Is preventing genocide in America’s core interest? Pressed by journalists, White House press secretary Josh Earnest walked a fine line on Thursday noting that “each of these instances” will be “evaluated on a case-by-case basis in terms of what the…

Iran gains prominence at UN despite human rights record

Despite their human rights records, the United Nations has elected the Islamic Republic of Iran, Cuba, Sudan and several other repressive regimes to influential committees charged with promoting human rights. Human rights activists see this as a major setback in…

Indonesian Muslim clerics issue fatwa protecting endangered animals

BANGKOK, Thailand – Indonesia’s highest Islamic clerical body is using its influence over the estimated 200 million Muslims in the country to try to save local wildlife, including the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger. The religious fatwa issued by the Indonesian…

Pakistan’s historic election could bring change to military ties with US

May 11, 2013: Pakistani women wait to register their names and cast their ballots at a polling station on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP) Pakistan’s historic election today could have immense consequences for the region and the so-called war…

Will Obama succeed in creating a United States of Islam in the Middle East?

Something very big is going on in the Middle East. This is not about an inflammatory film or a political assassination in Libya. Rather, recent events confirm that throughout the Muslim world, radical Islam is on the march. The radical…

Hit the ‘Reset’ Button, Mr. President

By Fred Gedrich and Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney (ret.) The International Olympic Committee’s rejection of Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games is a sober reminder of President Obama’s personal diplomacy limitations. His shocking defeat in Copenhagen will pale…