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Kony 2012 Campaign Calls for International Intervention in Uganda

The Kony 2012 campaign is one of the latest causes that many Americans are supporting. A large number of Facebook subscribers are talking...

Raven Clabough March 13, 2012

Islamists Gain Power, Control Egyptian Parliament

James Heiser February 28, 2012

While Americans are being murdered in Afghanistan after the accidental burning of the Koran and an Iranian general is advocating the destruction of...

Egypt to Prosecute U.S.-funded Activists Despite Threats

Alex Newman February 23, 2012

The ruling military junta in Egypt is moving ahead with criminal prosecutions of dozens of foreigners, including more than 15 Americans, working for...

Libyan Militias Face Accusations of Ongoing War Crimes

Alex Newman February 16, 2012

As Libyans prepare to mark the one-year anniversary of the Western-backed uprising that ultimately toppled the regime of despot Muammar Gadhafi, human-rights monitors...

State Dept. Seeks “Special Fund” for Arab Spring

James Heiser February 14, 2012

While the purported reforms brought on by last year’s “Arab Spring” appeared to be floundering in Egypt, the Obama administration is preparing to...

Gadhafi’s Son Warns of Imminent Uprising in Libya

Alex Newman February 13, 2012

An armed uprising in Libya is imminent as people in the oil-rich North African nation continue to reject the new NATO-backed regime, one...

Egyptian Government May Prosecute Foreign Activists

James Heiser February 9, 2012

Egypt’s purportedly ‘transitional’ government — upheld throughout the past year as the example of the “Arab Spring” movement that was destined to bring...

Egypt’s Relations With U.S. Strained as Military, Islamists Reign

Alex Newman January 31, 2012

The relationship between the U.S. government and the Egyptian regime is coming under increasing pressure as authorities in Egypt shut down American tax-funded...

UN Report: NATO’s Libya War Armed al-Qaeda

Alex Newman January 30, 2012

The Western-backed overthrow of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi likely provided huge stocks of heavy weapons to terrorist groups and criminal organizations operating in...

Deadly Battles Still Rage in Libya as Rival Militias Clash

Alex Newman January 16, 2012

Gun fights south of Tripoli between rebel militias and forces still loyal to the late Libyan despot Moammar Gadhafi left several dead and...

Egypt’s Mubarak May Face Death in Killings of Protesters

Dave Bohon January 6, 2012

Another Middle Eastern despot may be facing a violent end for atrocities his accusers say he perpetrated against his own people. Egypt’s former...

Violent Muslim Terrorists Demand Christians Leave Northern Nigeria

James Heiser January 5, 2012

In the aftermath of a series of bombings on Christmas Day, Nigerians have reason to worry that Islamic terrorism will continue to increase...

Nigerian Terrorists Wage War Against Christians

James Heiser December 30, 2011

The prayers of faithful Christians in Nigeria were interrupted by bombs detonated by Islamic militants during worship services on Christmas Day — attacks...

Egypt’s Coptic Christians Brace for Life Under the Muslim Brotherhood

James Heiser December 8, 2011

As militant Islamists celebrate their decisive victory in the recent Egyptian election, Coptic Christians are bracing themselves for the next round of violence...

Egypt Islamists Win Big in Election, Sparking Fears

Alex Newman December 5, 2011

Egyptian voters delivered a powerful victory to Islamists and the long-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood in the first round of parliamentary elections, with hard-line Islamic...