Dennis Rodman will be disappointed to learn that the US is set to ban all citizens from traveling to North Korea, according to two agencies that operate tours there. Koryo Tours and Young Pioneer Tours said the ban would be announced on 27 July to come into effect 30 days later, the BBC reported. “After […]
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Sanctuary City Standoff Looms as ICE Director Vows Surge…
The acting ICE director is vowing to use new resources to target undocumented immigrants in sanctuary cities – a move likely to hit resistance from mayors and local law enforcement who previously have refused to cooperate with federal authorities. ICE Director Thomas Homan told The Washington Examiner he thinks sanctuary cities like New York and […]
Hundreds of Russian Forces Deployed in Southern Syria…
Syria’s ARA news quoted local sources as saying that 400 Russian military police forces have reached the driving training center near the village of al-Mothabin and the town of al-Sanamin in Northern Dara’a which are controlled by the Syrian army. The sources also said that the Syrian soldiers have set up a temporary military base […]
U.S. Sanctions More Iranians, But Nuclear Deal Stands…
The Trump administration slapped 18 Iranian individuals and groups with sanctions Tuesday for aiding the country’s non-nuclear weapons programs, in a bid to show that President Donald Trump is staying tough on Iran despite his moves to let the nuclear deal stay in place for now. The latest attempt to clamp down on Iran’s military […]
Murder of Green Berets in Jordan Exposed Secretive CIA Syria Program Details…
“The Jordanian government had a strong incentive to gloss over the murders of the three Green Berets. Likewise, the CIA was scared of potential blowback and the exposing of their covert program,” says investigative journalist Jack Murphy, himself an Army special forces veteran. A premeditated green-on-blue attack in Jordan outside of King Faisal Air Base […]
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Jordanian Soldier Convicted in Killing of Three American Troops…
The defendant was sentenced Monday to life in prison with hard labor. He had pleaded “not guilty,” saying he opened fire because he feared the base was coming under attack. The three U.S. Army Green Berets were killed Nov. 4, as their convoy waited at the base gate. Jordan initially said the Americans triggered the […]
Trump Admin to Hit Iran With New Sanctions as Tehran Threatens Attacks on U.S. Bases…
The Trump administration is expected to ratchet up pressure on Iran with a slew of new sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic’s illicit ballistic missile program and regional support for terrorism as the landmark Iranian nuclear deal hits its two-year anniversary, according to senior U.S. officials who deemed Iran in violation of the agreement’s “spirit.” News […]
Special Presidential Envoy McGurk Briefs on Global Coalition to Defeat Islamic State Meeting (VIDEO)…
This has been a yearlong campaign in Mosul; it kind of culminated just over the last few days. I was in Iraq last week working on some of this, and very, very strong response from our coalition to support the Government of Iraq…Full Transcript – https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/07/272601.htm
Rebel Factions in Southern Syria Reject Ceasefire Deal…
On Thursday, the largest coalition of Islamist groups in southern Syria said they refused to participate in a US-Russian brokered cessation of hostilities stretching across Quneitra, Daraa and western Sweida. After releasing a long statement on the matter, the ‘Death over Humiliation’ operations room that was formed in February to unite Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) […]
DHS John Kelly to Dems: Accept Immigration Compromise or Watch DACA Die…
That is huge news for immigration reformers because a legal wipeout of the 2012 “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” amnesty for younger illegal aliens would pressure Democrats to accept pro-American immigration reforms. The reforms could include mandatory use of the E-verify system to block company hiring of illegals, a reduction to the annual inflow of […]
CONFIRMED: U.S. and France Abandon Regime Change in Syria…
The hints and signals that have been flickering on and off from Washington and Paris since the change of governments in the US and France that the regime change attempt in Syria is being officially abandoned has now received formal confirmation. This has come in a joint news conference by Presidents Trump and Macron following […]
“When Will We Ever Learn?” Asks Ray McGovern…
Here is what Mosul, which used to be one of Iraq’s most populous cities, looks like now, after “coalition” forces destroyed the city in order to save it. Looking back, bombs, rockets and napalm obliterated much of the South Vietnamese town of Ben Tre — killing hundreds of civilians who lived there, on February 7, […]
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The Fiery KC-130 Crash Is Just The Latest Tragedy In The Marine Corps’ Worsening Aviation Mishap Crisis…
On July 10, a KC-130 ferrying Marine Corps personnel and equipment from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina to Naval Air Facility El Centro in California exploded in mid-air over Mississippi, killing the 15 Marines — including six Marines from Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command — and one Navy corpsman on […]
Islamic State Claims Baghdadi Was Killed…
Militants from the Islamic State (IS, terror group, outlawed in Russia) have said the organization’s leader Abu Bakr al-Bahgdadi is dead, the Al Sumaria TV channel reported on Tuesday citing a source in Iraq’s Nineveh province. According to the source, IS gunmen issued a brief statement announcing that their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead […]
The Syrian Test of the Trump-Putin Accord by Ray McGovern…
The immediate prospect for significant improvement in U.S.-Russia relations now depends on something tangible: Will the forces that sabotaged previous ceasefire agreements in Syria succeed in doing so again, all the better to keep alive the “regime change” dreams of the neoconservatives and liberal interventionists? Or will President Trump succeed where President Obama failed by […]
U.S.-Led Coalition Says Iraqi Forces Have Retaken ALL of Mosul from Islamic State…
The U.S.-led coalition has congratulated Iraqi forces on retaking Mosul from the Islamic State after Iraq’s prime minister declared victory in the northern city. U.S. Central Command said that “while there are still areas of the Old City of Mosul that must be back-cleared of explosive devices and possible ISIS fighters in hiding,” Iraqi forces […]
Former U.S. Soldier Blasts Canada for Massive Payout to Ex-Gitmo Detainee Who Blinded Him…
A retired U.S. Special Forces soldier accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of treason after the government of Canada issued an approximately $8 million settlement to the former al Qaeda militant who blinded him and killed another American commando during a firefight in Afghanistan in 2002, Fox News reports. “I don’t see this as anything […]
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‘Self-Restraint’ Only Thing Preventing War Between U.S. and North Korea, General Says…
After North Korea demonstrated for the first time its ability to build a nuclear-capable missile capable of striking the US, U.S. and South Korean forces responded with a show of force by firing deep-strike, precision missiles into the sea. After the dueling shows of military force by rival nations, Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the commander […]
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Pentagon: North Korean Missile New Type, Launched from New Location…
The missile launched by North Korea on July 4 was a new type that “we have not seen before,” and launched from a location different from previous missile tests, the Pentagon said. The missile was fired from a mobile launcher and had a reentry vehicle, Reuters reported, quoting US Department of Defense spokesman, Captain Jeff […]
Missile Launched by North Korea Was Intermediate Range, NOT ICBM…
The Russian Defense Ministry has stated that North Korea launched an intermediate range missile on Tuesday morning. The missile flew around 535 kilometers, reaching an altitude of 510 kilometers, and fell into the Sea of Japan, according to military data. The missile test carried out by Pyongyang on Tuesday morning did not pose a threat […]