A man crashed a car into a barricade near the entrance of the Israeli embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, injuring a police officer. Police arrested the 53-year-old at the scene, local media reported. An official at the Israeli embassy said the matter was under police investigation and declined further comment. A view of the scene […]
WaPo’s Tumulty: Russia Detained WSJ Reporter Because Putin Thinks Griner Swap ‘Really Worked out in Their Favor’
April 1, 2023 by
On Fridayâs âPBS NewsHour,â Washington Post columnist and Deputy Editorial Page Editor Karen Tumulty said that Russiaâs âappallingâ detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich earlier in the week took place because Vladimir Putin âmade a calculationâ that Russiaâs detention of Brittney Griner âreally worked out in their favor. They released her, and they got a really bad guy
Obama Separated Families and Detained Kids, Media Said Nothing
June 23, 2018 by
What are you called when youâre condemned for doing what others have long done? Right now, you may be called âPresident Donald Trump.â In a cynical attempt to find a winning midterm issue, the Democrats and their public-relations team (a.k.a., the U.S. media) have pilloried President Trump for âseparating familiesâ and detaining minors in âcamps.â […]
Trump Era Brings Home 14 Unjustly Detained Americans and Counting.
May 10, 2018 by
U.S. President Donald Trumpâs administration â less than a year and a half into its tenure â has helped secure the release of at least 14 Americans, including three children born in captivity to an American woman and her Canadian husband held by the Afghan Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network. Marking the latest in a […]
Donald Trump Announces Freedom for American Citizens Detained in North Korea.
May 9, 2018 by
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday morning that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was returning from North Korea after successfully negotiating the release of three American citizens. âI am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the air and on his way back from North Korea with the 3 wonderful gentlemen […]
Six Syrian Refugees Detained For Allegedly Planning Christmas Attack In Germany.
November 21, 2017 by
German police detained six Syrian nationals Tuesday who are suspected of planning an attack against a Christmas market in the city of Essen. The suspects were detained in three different cities after an operation involving around 500 police officers. The men, aged between 20 and 28, are believed to be Islamic State members. âThe accused […]
DHS says 75 percent of those detained in ICE raids last week were âcriminal aliensâ
February 14, 2017 by
The Department of Homeland Security released a report Monday saying U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a series of âtargeted enforcement operationsâ across the country last week. The immigration raids led to the arrest of more than 680 people in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, San Antonio and New York City. âThese operations targeted public safety […]
Stunning Report: Obama Administration Made Secret $400M Cash Payment to Iran as Detained Americans Were Released
August 3, 2016 by
The report states that the United States sent âwooden pallets stacked with euros, Swiss francs and other currenciesâ into Iran on an âunmarked cargo plane.â U.S. law forbids transactions with Iran with American currency. The U.S. and European officials who spoke to the Journal didnât specify exactly when the airlift of cash occurred, but the […]
Ransom? Obama White House Doled Out $400 Million To Iran…Just As They Released Four Detained Americans
August 3, 2016 by
UPDATE: Cortney wrote earlier this morning that the State Department denies this was a ransom payment. Of course….of course, they do. *** Letâs go back through time. Back to July of 2015, where CBS Newsâ Major Garrett asked President Obama about whether he was content about the four Americans that were still in Iranian custody, despite […]
EXCLUSIVE: James OâKeefe Detained By Yale University Police [VIDEO]
November 12, 2015 by
Video journalist James OâKeefe was detained by Yale University police â and banned âin perpetuityâ from Yaleâs campus â after attempting to speak with school president Peter Salovey and dean Jonathan Holloway. According to Project Veritas, OâKeefe and a second video journalist were waiting on campus to ask administrators about catching Jason Killheffer, Yaleâs director of academic […]