A Defense Intelligence Agency official was arrested Oct. 9 and charged with leaking classified intelligence information to two journalists, including a reporter he was dating, the Justice Department said. Henry Kyle Frese, 30, was arrested by the FBI when he arrived at work at a DIA facility in Virginia. He was charged with willfully disclosing […]
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Pentagon Deploys Thousands More Troops, Weapons to Saudi Arabia…
The Department of Defense said Friday it is sending additional forces and equipment to Saudi Arabia, including fighter airplanes and air-defense weapons. The move comes in the aftermath of the attack on Saudi oil facilities in September, which many officials have blamed on Iran. Defense Secretary Mark Esper told “Saudi Crown Prince and Minister of […]
No U.S. Forces Harmed by Explosion in Syria…
An explosion near U.S. special operations forces located in Syria has not resulted in any casualties for American forces, but details remain scant on what happened. If the explosions were caused by Turkish forces invading Syria, it would be the first case of them firing upon its NATO ally. In a statement released in Turkish, […]
Meet America’s Newest Military Giant: Amazon…
The Pentagon’s controversial $10bn JEDI cloud computing deal is one of the most lucrative defense contracts ever. Amazon’s in pole position to win—and its move into the military has been a long time coming. Stephen E. Arnold, a specialist in intelligence and law enforcement software, has used a series of online videos to trace the […]
Sex, Leaks, Lies, and Spies: Trump Takes Down Intelligence Community Leakers…
Amidst a battle between the President of the United States and the Intelligence Community that has sparked formal impeachment proceedings against the president by Democrats in Congress, federal law enforcement officials have formally charged one intelligence community official with leaking highly classified information to the media. This comes in the wake of a top-ranking congressional […]
18-Year Old U.S. Soldiers Now Entering Afghanistan 18 Years After War Began…
This week America’s longest war in Afghanistan turned eighteen, and so did its youngest solder. To mark the occasion, ABC News profiled the US occupation’s newest American member: “Pvt. Hunter Nines is about to join a war nearly as old as he is,” the report said. Reflecting on his first impending deployment with the Army […]
Defense Intelligence Agency Worker Arrested on Charges of Leaking Top Secret Information to Reporters…
A counter-terrorism analyst for the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency was arrested Wednesday on federal charges that he leaked top secret and other classified information — including details of a foreign country’s weapons systems — to two reporters in 2018 and this year. The worker, Henry Kyle Frese, 30, held top-secret clearance at the DIA, where […]
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U.S. Puts Visa Restrictions on Chinese Officials Over Abuses of Muslims in Xinjiang…
The Trump administration put visa restrictions on Chinese officials Tuesday amid ongoing abuses of Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the measures target officials “who are believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, the detention and abuse of Uighurs, Kazakhs, or other members of Muslim minority groups” in […]
FBI Names Samuel Little as the Most Prolific Serial Killer in U.S. History…
The FBI has confirmed that 79-year-old Samuel Little is the most prolific serial killer in American history. Little, for his part, has confessed to 93 murders, but the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program has confirmed that he was matched in at least 50 of those cases. “Little says he strangled his 93 victims between 1970 […]
WAT?!!?: Syria Fuss Over Moving Fewer Than 25 U.S. Troops…
The change in U.S. policy in Syria that triggered a media storm on Monday involves the redeployment of fewer than 25 troops from the Turkish border to elsewhere in Syria, a State Department official was quoted as saying. The Times of Israel reported: “The United States has pulled back a “very small number” of troops […]
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NRA & San Francisco: City Backs Down in Face of Lawsuit…
Remember last month when San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring the National Rifle Association a domestic terrorist organization and ordered city employees to “take every reasonable step to limit” business interactions with the NRA and its supporters? The one that our David French labeled “a retaliatory public attack on constitutionally protected speech”? […]
59-Years Later Remains of Korean War POW Arrive in Ohio for Burial…
The remains of an Ohio soldier who died while a prisoner of war during the Korean War have arrived home for burial. U.S. Army Sgt. Vernon R. Judd’s remains were flown Sunday from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency laboratory in Hawaii to Cleveland. North Korea turned over remains including those of the 22-year-old member of […]
Boeing ‘Whistleblower’ Says Company Focused on Profit over Safety of Doomed 737 Max…
The New York Times has published a bombshell report about a new complaint filed against Boeing by a senior engineer, alleging the aircraft maker concentrated on prioritizing profits over the safety of the 737 Max airliner. The Times learned about the new development from a source who requested anonymity, said the Boeing engineer filed the […]
Pentagon Sending ‘Defensive’ Troops and Missiles to Saudi Arabia After Iranian Oil Attack…
The Pentagon is sending additional troops and missiles to Saudi Arabia in response to Iran’s attack on Saudi oil facilities last weekend. “The president has approved the deployment of U.S. forces, which are primarily defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defense,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in a surprise briefing Friday […]
North Korea, U.S. to Hold Working Level Talks at Weekend…
North Korea and the United States have agreed to hold working-level talks on Oct. 5, North Korea’s state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday, a development that would break months of stalemate since a failed summit in February. Talks aimed at dismantling North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs have been stalled in a holding pattern […]
Veterans Scammed the Military Out of Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Prescription Scandal…
Five veterans have been indicted by the Justice Department for participating in one of the largest scams to target the military’s Tricare health system. The veterans, along with dozens of co-conspirators across the nation, raked in hundreds of millions of dollars by selling treatments to patients enrolled in the Tricare system, prosecutors have charged. The […]
‘Heroes’ to Murderers: How U.S. Soldiers Fought for Ukrainian Neo-Nazis, Then Killed Florida Couple to Fund Venezuelan Killing Spree…
Two former US soldiers, once hailed as “heroes” for fighting alongside Ukrainian neo-Nazi paramilitaries, have been charged with double murder and robbery in the US, allegedly committed to fund a “freedom-fighting” Venezuela tour. Craig Lang and Alex Zwiefelhofer, both former enlisted soldiers, have been charged with a double homicide, according to documents released by the […]
After Searching for Over a Year, ICE Captures Violent Rapist Released by Sanctuary Santa Clara County…
How far will fugitive counties like Santa Clara, California, take their disobedience against immigration law? They are willing to ignore ICE detainers even for convicted rapists. On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement captured a violent criminal and convicted rapist who remained a fugitive for roughly a year and a half. This in itself demonstrates the […]
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U.S. Invokes State Secrets Privilege to Block American Journalist’s Challenge to Alleged Spot on Drone ‘Kill List’…
A U.S. judge Tuesday dismissed an American journalist’s lawsuit challenging his alleged placement on a “kill list” by U.S. authorities in Syria, after the Trump administration invoked the “state secrets” privilege to withhold sensitive national security information. U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer of Washington, D.C., last year had opened the way for Bilal Abdul […]
Department of Homeland Security Announces End to ‘Catch and Release’…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ending the policy known as “catch and release” next week, as announced by Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Monday, Sept. 23, at a Council on Foreign Relations event in Washington. “What we’re doing with Central American families now that’s ending the catch and release process is that […]