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After Arab Spring, Fears of Islamist Tyranny Grow in Egypt

With long-time strongman Hosni Mubarak out of power, Egypt appears to be descending into a fresh brand of totalitarianism led by its newly...

Alex Newman August 15, 2012

Religous Strife in Nigeria Grows Worse

Bruce Walker August 9, 2012

Jonathan Goodluck was elected president of Nigeria last year in an election by a strong majority of the Nigerian people. This was the...

Sudan’s Mass-murdering Tyrant May Join UN “Human Rights” Council

Alex Newman August 9, 2012

Opponents and liberty-minded activists are up in arms over the fact that the genocidal mass-murderer ruling over Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, is set to...

South Africa Facing White Genocide, Total Communist Takeover

Alex Newman August 4, 2012

While most of the world refuses to acknowledge what is happening in largely communist-controlled South Africa, the non-profit group Genocide Watch declared last...

New York Times Sees “Golden Lining” in Zimbabwe’s Brutal Marxist Rule

Bruce Walker July 31, 2012

Lydia Polgreen of the New York Times recently suggested that the long and bloody rule of Zimbabwe's Marxist boss Robert Mugabe may...

U.S. Drones Spotted Over Somalia; Pres. Obama Issues Executive Order

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 27, 2012

Drones believed to belong to the United States have been spotted flying over Somalia in violation of a UN arms embargo. President Obama...

Clinton Fends off Shoes, Tomatoes & Charges of Collusion with Muslim Brotherhood

Thomas R. Eddlem July 17, 2012

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's motorcade faced a barrage of tomatoes, shoes, and protesters in her visit to Cairo, Egypt July 16. Some...

State Department Won’t Call Terrorists “Terrorists”

James Heiser July 12, 2012

If the definition of the word “terrorist” has seemed somewhat flexible to many Americans in recent years, that state of befuddlement is shared...

Despite Violence, UN & Obama Hail Libya Election

Alex Newman July 10, 2012

Despite violence that left at least several dead, numerous gun battles, allegations of voter fraud, dozens of polling places unable to operate, mass...

Egyptian President Calls for Terrorist’s Release

James Heiser July 2, 2012

Newly-elected Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi shocked the Obama administration with a call for the release of the release of Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, the terrorist associated...

Court: Egyptian Military May Not Make Arrests

James Heiser June 28, 2012

With the ascension of the Muslim Brotherhood to power and relinquishing of power by the military, Egypt's military will no longer be able...

Islamist Wins Presidency of Egypt

James Heiser June 25, 2012

After 16 months of conspiracy theories directed against the Egyptian military predicting that the "democratic process" would be subverted to keep allies of...

Egyptian Election Chaos Feeds on Lack of Trust

James Heiser June 21, 2012

With both candidates in the Egyptian presidential election claiming victory, while the commission overseeing the elections delays releasing the results, Egypt faces the...