CH-53 helicopter The IAF has begun to understand it must pay a certain price for two very important dividends: experience in challenging situations and building possible future alliances. The veteran NCO at Tel Nof air base in Israel displays parentlike pride when showing off the Israel Air Force’s Yasur helicopters with their upgraded capabilities, and sometimes even slips in a sly hint or two... 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a news conference in Tehran, June 28, 2010 In an interview aired on Iranian state television Tuesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran expects the United States to launch a military strike on “at least two countries” in the Middle East in the next three months. Ahmadinejad did not specify whether he thought Iran itself would be... 

Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira in court on January 20, 2010. The head rabbi of a prominent yeshiva in the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar was arrested Monday for writing a book that encourages the killing of non-Jews. Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira is the author of the book “The King’s Torah,” which deems as legal, according to “Jewish law,” the killing of non-Jews. Police began investigating... 

Emirati officials have declared BlackBerry smartphones a potential threat to national security because users’ data is stored overseas, where local laws don’t apply and where analysts say it could be harder for authorities to monitor. The move renews concerns about efforts by the United Arab Emirates to control the flow of information in the Gulf nation, which includes the business hub... 

Arizona’s tourism industry has a target on its back, but the widespread boycotts over the state’s immigration law might not be hitting the mark. Recent data compiled by a market research group show hotel bookings across the state — as well as in tourism hot spots Phoenix and Scottsdale — have been on the rise the past two months. The numbers could dispel warnings from local... 

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration law from taking effect, delivering a last-minute victory to President Obama and other opponents of the crackdown and a setback for Gov. Jan Brewer other supporters. A federal judge on Wednesday blocked some of the toughest provisions in the Arizona illegal immigration law, putting on hold the state’s... 

US Navy and South Korean ships sail in a 13-ship formation led by the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tuscon (SSN 770) on July 26. The US and South Korea are conducting the combined alliance maritime and air readiness exercise 'Invincible Spirit' in the seas east of the Korean peninsula from July 25-28. In response to North Korea’s sinking of a South Korean navy ship early in March,... 

Reports being prepared for Patriarch Kirill are apparently showing that the American based Global retail giant, and World’s largest corporation, Wal-Mart has begun ushering in what Russian Church scholars have long stated would be the “Mark of the Beast” age prophesized to come about prior to ending of our present modern day one. According to the ancient prophecies the “Mark of the Beast”... 

Watts for breakfast ... Wang Xianjun, 54, claims to have eaten 1500 light bulbs over his life after developing a liking for its crispness. Sichuan Province resident Wang Xianjun, 54, is known for being an “eccentric.” However, the word eccentric barely begins to describe this unusual man, as Wang is a self-declared lightbulb eater with a penchant for glass. Ever since Wang accidentally swallowed... 

Two foreign nationals were raped in two separate incidents in the Eastern Cape, police said on Sunday. A 15-year-old German girl was raped, allegedly by two armed men who broke into a chalet she was sharing with her 14-year-old brother at a bed and breakfast facility in Addo, said Captain Ernest Sigobe. “The men allegedly gained entry by breaking the back window at 06:00 yesterday (Saturday).” The... 

Goldman Sachs received a $12.9 billion payout from the government's bailout of AIG, which was at one time the world's largest insurance company. Goldman Sachs sent $4.3 billion in federal tax money to 32 entities, including many overseas banks, hedge funds and pensions, according to information made public Friday night. Goldman Sachs disclosed the list of companies to the Senate Finance Committee... 

Depending on which path the economy takes – the high growth of the mid-1990s, moderate growth or little growth – joblessness could stay high for up to 11 years, a new study for the Center for Economic Policy and Research says. The study’s results prompted Sen. Al Franken and Rep. Keith Ellison, both D-Minn., to demand again that Congress pass legislation to retain up to 900,000... 

Rabbi Avrum Friesel An admittedly un-kosher rabbi was sentenced this morning to 27 months in the slammer for an unholy fraud for which four fellow crooks walked free after getting their sentences commuted by then-Preisdent Clinton. Rabbi Avrum Friesel — who spent more than 11 years on the lam in Israel and Great Britain — said he was “deeply ashamed” for breaking American civil... 

WE THE PEOPLE, are the legitimate government of the United States of America. Only an uninformed person, an illiterate person, an ignorant person or a person committing Treason can argue against that. The President, Congressmen, and Governors and all elected people are just hired help. They are part-time employees of WE THE PEOPLE. Politicians are simply day laborers who come out on the corner every... 

61 percent of Americans "always or usually" live paycheck to paycheck, which was up from 49 percent in 2008 and 43 percent in 2007. The 22 statistics detailed here prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the middle class is being systematically wiped out of existence in America. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer at a staggering rate. Once upon a time, the United States...