Thousands of assault-style weapons and explosives shipped through the mail from South Florida to South America were seized this week in a law enforcement crackdown on arms traffickers who rake in millions on the black market while supplying criminal gangs, federal authorities said Friday. A portion of the 5,300 firearms and components was confiscated in […]
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Border Agents Detain ‘Hundreds’ of Migrants from Haiti, Africa, Americas Crossing into USA…
The Customs and Border Protection Agency released shocking footage of hundreds of migrants from Haiti and Central America walking into the USA Thursday; raising new questions over safety and security throughout the region. “#USBP Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended 2 large groups of over 100 in 2 days. Total of 3 large groups […]
James Fields Sentenced tot Life in Prison for Charlottesville Hate Crimes…
James Alex Fields Jr., convicted of murdering Heather Heyer, will spend the rest of his life in prison, nearly 23 months after he drove his car into a crowd of people protesting a white supremacist rally, killing Heyer and injuring dozens of others. Fields, 22, accepted a plea agreement in March and pleaded guilty to […]
$4.6B Emergency Border Funding Bill: Abandoning Liberal Democrats, House Clears Border Funding Measure…
A $4.6 billion emergency funding bill to alleviate a massive surge of illegal immigration cleared Congress after House Democratic leaders backed down on efforts to block any money for border security. The measure, which provides mostly humanitarian aid to migrants plus additional funds for the military and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, heads to President Trump’s […]
Is the Navy Investigating a SEAL for Telling the Truth?
Internal messages provided to Navy Times raise questions about how the military is handling the confession uttered by a Navy SEAL last week that he, not Special Warfare Operator Chief Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, killed a wounded Islamic State prisoner of war in 2017. At issue is whether military authorities will go after Special Warfare Operator […]
Barack’s ICE Chief: Cages Were Obama’s Idea…
Former President Barack Obama’s top immigration chief in charge of removing illegal immigrants said that the “cages” Democrats have accused President Trump of housing children in were the brainchild of the Obama administration. “I’ve been to that facility, where they talk about cages. That facility was built under President Obama under (Homeland Security) Secretary Jeh […]
Senate Passes Border Spending Package, Setting Up Fight with House…
Both the Senate and House have now passed legislation delivering billions of dollars to address the growing humanitarian crisis at the southern border. But lawmakers have no agreement on how to reconcile those bills before a recess set to start on Friday. The Senate passed a $4.6 billion emergency spending bill on Wednesday, one day […]
Two U.S. Servicemembers Killed in Afghanistan…
Two U.S. servicemembers were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to a statement from the U.S.-led NATO Resolute Support mission. No other details were available. Their names are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin are notified, the statement said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the deaths Wednesday, saying in a brief statement […]
U.S. Combat Ship Hits Freighter in Canada (VIDEO)…
As it got underway, an advanced U.S. Navy combat ship struck a berthed freighter in Montreal, leaving both ships damaged, but their crews uninjured. The Freedom-class littoral combat ship, slated to be commissioned as the U.S.S. Billings, hit the M/V Rosaire A. Desgagnés about 2:00 p.m., said Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Hillson, a Navy spokesperson. The […]
Captain George Livingstone: Falling Stars…
By Captain George Livingstone – Everyone at gCaptain loves a good sea story, good, bad or ugly. Here’s one for the history books. On a cold December in 1878, halfway between the cities of Greenock and Langbank on the river Clyde in Scotland, the first of nine iron-hulled, four masted ships slipped down the ways […]
U.S. Warship Shadowing High-End Russian Frigate Near Cuba…
A U.S. destroyer is off the coast of Havana, Cuba, shadowing a detachment of Russian naval ships that includes one of the country’s most advanced surface ships, USNI News has verified. As of Tuesday morning, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) was roughly 50 nautical miles north of Havana and about 72 miles […]
Iran Says Latest U.S. Sanctions Ends ‘Channel of Diplomacy Forever’…
A spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a tweet Tuesday that the new U.S. sanctions that target Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials permanently end any chance of diplomacy between countries. The comment was followed by Iranian President Rouhani, who mocked the White House and said it is “afflicted by mental […]
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How Boeing’s 737 MAX System Gained Power and Lost Safeguards…
Early in the development of the 737 MAX, engineers gathered at Boeing’s transonic wind tunnel in Seattle to test the jet’s aerodynamics using a scale model with a wingspan comparable to that of an eagle. The testing in 2012, with air flow approaching the speed of sound, allowed engineers to analyze how the airplane’s aerodynamics […]
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Senate to Vote on Measure to Block Trump Military Action in Iran…
The Senate will vote on a measure that would block President Trump from using military force against Iran without congressional authorization. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, announced Tuesday he’ll allow a vote on the measure as an amendment to the 2020 Defense Department spending authorization legislation. The measure is authored by Sen. […]
EXCELLENT READ: What Iran Is Really Up To by Michael Doran…
In April 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—known more commonly as the Iran nuclear deal—was still to be formalized, but Republicans preparing to run for president in the following year were already denouncing it. At a public forum in New York City, the Washington Post columnist David Ignatius asked Javad Zarif, the Iranian […]
Trump Slaps New Sanction on Iran’s Khamenei and Military Chiefs…
The United States imposed sanctions Monday on Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a string of military chiefs, tightening pressure on the country that President Donald Trump threatened with “obliteration” if it seeks war. Trump signed the punitive financial measures in the Oval Office, calling this a “strong and proportionate response to Iran’s increasingly […]
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More Arrests in Philadelphia Port MSC Gayane Cocaine Bust…
U.S. authorities have made four more arrests related to the record cocaine bust on an MSC containership at the Port of Philadelphia last week. The investigation into the more than 35,000 pounds of cocaine smuggled in shipping containers on board the MSC Gayane has now resulted in six total arrests, including the arrests of the […]
Explosion Rocks Philadelphia, Starts Major Fire at Oil Refinery…
A major explosion rocked Philadelphia on the morning of June 21, triggering a major fire at an oil refinery in the southern part of the city. The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management was asking people to shelter-in-place if they were near the refinery, due to “smoke and apparatus in the area.” The shelter-in-place zone was […]
PRESIDENT TRUMP ON WHY HE CANCELLED MILITARY STRIKES ON IRAN…
President Obama made a desperate and terrible deal with Iran – Gave them 150 Billion Dollars plus I.8 Billion Dollars in CASH! Iran was in big trouble and he bailed them out. Gave them a free path to Nuclear Weapons, and SOON. Instead of saying thank you, Iran yelled………Death to America. I terminated deal, which […]
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U.S. Navy Drone Shot Down by Iranian Missile Over Strait of Hormuz…
A U.S. Navy high-altitude drone was shot down Thursday by an Iranian surface-to-air missile over the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions in the region after last week’s attacks on two oil tankers, according to military officials. U.S. Central Command said in a statement the that a U.S. Navy Broad Area Maritime Surveillance ISR aircraft, […]
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