One of Osama bin Laden’s sons-in-law was captured by U.S. authorities in Jordan and could make a court appearance in New York before the end of the week. He has been charged with conspiring to kill Americans. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was a son-in-law and spokesman to the late al-Qaida leader and appeared in several videos [...]
Holiday Super Foods for the Holidays…and Beyond
December 14, 2012 | Posted by
Every holiday season the media focuses on the large amount of calories people will be eating and how bad it is for them. But I look at holiday eating differently. In fact, there are many traditional foods this time of year that pack a nutritional punch. Although the richness in how these items are prepared [...]
Caroline Wozniacki defeats Samantha Stosur for Kremlin Cup
October 21, 2012 | Posted by
Danish superstar Caroline Wozniacki won the Kremlin Cup Sunday after defeating Samantha Stosur of Australia in three sets for her 20th career title. Coming into Sunday’s match both women played for more than two hours and three sets in their semifinals wins on Saturday. Sunday was no different as third seeded Wozniacki, skated past top [...]
Who Blinked First in Cuban Missile Crisis? Secret Kennedy Tapes Reveal the Rest of the Story
October 13, 2012 | Posted by
The world never came closer to incineration during the Cold War than over the 13 days of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. That was the moment, half a century ago this week, when Russia and America squared up to each other with the threat of nuclear weapons. When the tense stand-off ended with the [...]
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy Lose Opening Matches In Turkey
October 9, 2012 | Posted by
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy both lost their opening-round matches in eight-man, match play field in the World Golf Finals in Turkey. The hope was that they would breeze through the field and meet in the ultimate head-to-head encounter for the $1.3 million first-place money. They will meet, but it will be on Wednesday with [...]
Turkey Sends Bombs into Syria to Avenge Killing of Turkish Woman and Children
October 4, 2012 | Posted by
Syria’s conflict with Turkey has intensified as Turkey continues firing at targets inside Syria in retaliation for Syria killing two Turkish women and three children on Wednesday by sending shells across the border into Turkey. While Turkey’s leadership says it is not interested in a war with its conflict-torn neighbor, leaders in Damascus want to [...]
Syria Shoots Down Turkish Jet, Escalating Tensions
June 23, 2012 | Posted by
Syria has escalated an already tense relationship with Turkey, its neighbor to the east, by shooting down an Turkish F-4 fighter jet that ventured into its airspace. Turkey president Abdullah Gul acknowledged that the American-made Turkish jet may have ventured into Syrian air space, but he said it would have been nothing unusual and wouldn’t [...]
Covert CIA Officers Aiding Rebels in Syria
June 21, 2012 | Posted by
Though the Obama administration continues to deny that it is providing arms to Syrian rebels, intelligence officials in the region, as well as here in America, maintain that there is indeed an American presence along the borders. A small number of CIA officers are working in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which of Syria’s rebel [...]
