Responding to pressure from the United States, NATO defense ministers have agreed “in principle” to take over more of the training and advising of Iraqi troops, so that the U.S. can begin to draw down its forces in Iraq. The announcement followed a meeting at NATO headquarters in which U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper called […]
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Wrongly Imprisoned African American Businessman Ignored by Obama Freed Under Trump’s First Step Act…
It’s a well-known and accepted fact that the inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system have been a scourge that has disproportionately damaged African American communities and families and impaired the ability of a fair percentage of Black Americans to thrive in America. On January 2, 2020, thanks to President Trump and his administration spearheading […]
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Air Force Pilot Sends Ring to Space in Epic Marriage Proposal…
When popping the big question, creativity is encouraged. So one airman recently used the opportunity to go a little bit over the top — of the world, that is. Capt. Stuart Shippee, of the 393rd Bomb Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, proposed to his girlfriend Marie Lisman by launching a weather balloon into […]
Virginia Senate Committee Kills House Legislation to Ban Assault Weapons…
Legislation to ban assault weapons under an expanded definition won’t advance out of the General Assembly this year, a win for gun rights advocates and a setback for Gov. Ralph Northam’s gun control agenda. Four Democrats joined Republicans to defeat the measure Monday in the Senate Judiciary Committee — a notable show of disunity in […]
Democrat Senator Held Secret Meeting in Munich with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif…
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut and other Democratic senators had a secret meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during the Munich Security Conference last week, according to a source briefed by the French delegation to the conference. Murphy’s office did not respond to repeated requests for comment by press time. Such a meeting […]
Sudan Reaches Settlement with Families of USS Cole Victims…
Sudan’s justice ministry said Thursday that a settlement was reached for the families of U.S. Navy sailors killed and injured in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. The agreement was reached last week. The country is making an effort to be taken off the U.S. terrorism list. The Al Qaeda attack killed […]
“That’s Classified!” See How Afghanistan War Lies Are Made…
The Afghan government classifies all metrics that would show its failure to reach goals, or stops collecting the information entirely, a government watchdog told a Senate subcommittee led by Sen. Rand Paul today. “Do any specific trends lead you to believe that Afghan security forces will one day be able to hold off the Taliban… […]
Just a Little Sloppy Record-Keeping? The Pentagon’s $35 Trillion ‘Accounting Black Hole’…
Over the past two weeks of coronavirus headlines and heightened global anxiety, along with impeachment coverage and after over the Super Bowl weekend Americans huddled in living rooms in blissful oblivion, a story which in more normal times would be front and center has gone largely unnoticed. To be sure, the Pentagon couldn’t be happier […]
Thousands Have Been Killed in Afghanistan ‘Reconstruction,’ Stunning Watchdog Report Reveals…
A first-of-its-kind report on the “human costs” of U.S. efforts toward reconstruction in Afghanistan reveals that thousands have been killed or wounded in the process of trying to stabilize the region. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) report, released Tuesday, notes that they have long been calculating the financial costs of reconstruction, but […]
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Senate Votes to Limit Trump’s Military Authority Against Iran…
The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution limiting President Donald Trump’s authority to attack Iran without congressional approval, delivering the president another bipartisan foreign-policy rebuke and flexing its constitutional power over military actions. The 55-45 vote came nearly six weeks after Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Qassem Soleimani, a top Iranian general who led […]
Trump Administration Signals Afghanistan Drawdown Is Close…
Multiple signs are currently pointing toward a U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan. What they’re saying: Defense Secretary Mark Esper said today that he’s comfortable with a smaller U.S. troop presence, national security adviser Robert O’Brien said he’s “cautiously optimistic” an announcement is forthcoming, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the Afghan president to fill him […]
Barr Announces Sweeping New Sanctions, ‘Significant Escalation,’ Against Left-Wing Sanctuary Cities…
Charging that so-called “sanctuary” cities that protect illegal immigrants are jeopardizing domestic security, Attorney General Bill Barr announced a slew of additional sanctions that he called a “significant escalation” against left-wing local and state governments that obstruct the “lawful functioning of our nation’s immigration system.” Speaking at the National Sheriff’s Association 2020 Winter Legislative…
President Trump and Vice President Pence Pays Tribute to Two Special Forces Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan…
President Donald Trump traveled Monday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to pay respects to two U.S. soldiers killed Saturday in Afghanistan when a soldier dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire with a machine gun. The Defense Department identified the dead American soldiers as Sgt. Javier Jaguar Gutierrez, 28; and Sgt. Antonio […]
He Never Thought ICE Would Come for Him. Sixteen Years and Four DUIs Later, They Did…
Emanuel was in disbelief when he saw federal immigration officers show up to his workplace. He never thought they would come for him. “I told this guy — ‘What’s going on?’ He told me nothing. He arrests me,” he says. Emanuel Mendoza-Morales, 42, was born and raised in Mexico, but for the past 17 years […]
Former Air Force Drone Operator Says U.S. Military is “Worse Than Nazis”…”I knew in my soul I had become a murderer”…
A former drone operator has claimed that the U.S. military is worse than the Nazis in a recent interview during which he revealed that his superiors told him “it’s just a dog” when he killed a child in Afghanistan. The drone operator turned whistleblower, Staff Sergeant Brandon Bryant, gave an exclusive interview with the Daily […]
A Powerful New Air Force Video Pays Tribute to Brig. Gen. Charles McGee and the Tuskegee Airmen…
A new video produced by the Air Force will have you standing to salute Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, a 100-year-old retired fighter pilot, who, along with his fellow Tuskegee Airmen, helped liberate Europe in World War II and bolster the cause of civil rights at home. President Donald Trump honored McGee in his State of […]
Former Navy Diver Kidnapped in Afghanistan…
An American contractor was captured by Taliban-aligned militants in Afghanistan last week, triggering a country-wide recovery effort, Newsweek has learned. Mark R. Frerichs of Lombard, Illinois, was kidnapped last Friday in Khost, a province located in the southeastern part of the country that borders the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, an underdeveloped region between Afghanistan and […]
U.S. Halts Secretive Drone Program with Turkey over Syrian Incursion…
The United States has halted a secretive military intelligence cooperation program with Turkey that for years helped Ankara target Kurdish PKK militants, four U.S. officials told Reuters. The U.S. decision to indefinitely suspend the program, which has not been previously reported, was made in response to Turkey’s cross-border military incursion into Syria in October, the […]
A Chinese National’s Sloppy Cover Story Exposed Smuggling of Sensitive U.S. Microchips…
US federal agents arrested a Chinese citizen attempting to obtain hundreds of radiation-hardened microchips typically used in satellites and ballistic missile systems as he tried to leave the United States last year, according to court documents obtained by Quartz. The bust, which had not been reported in the media until now, was the culmination of […]
Air Force Saw Record-Breaking Number of Suicides in 2019…
The U.S. Air Force says 137 airmen across the active duty, Guard and Reserve died by suicide in 2019, a 33% increase over the previous year. Officials confirmed the number last week after the latest statistics appeared on social media. Suicide is a difficult national problem without easily identifiable solutions that has the full attention […]
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