The U.S. commandos careened between grief and anger as Alex Conrad’s flag-draped coffin was hoisted onto the cargo plane. Al-Shabaab militants allied with al Qaeda had killed Staff Sgt. Conrad at a rudimentary outpost that American Green Berets built with help of the Somali army. Now, just as Sgt. Conrad’s comrades were sending him on […]
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Bases, Bases, Everywhere … Except in the Pentagon’s Report…
Within hours of President Trump’s announcement of a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria, equipment at that base was already being inventoried for removal. And just like that, arguably the most important American garrison in Syria was (maybe) being struck from the Pentagon’s books — except, as it happens, al-Tanf was never actually on the […]
Trump’s New Missile Defense Strategy Eyes Leap to Space Age…
President Donald Trump will announce at the Pentagon on Jan. 17 an ambitious new missile defense strategy that will aim to develop space-based sensors to detect enemy missiles and Star-Wars style orbital weaponry to shoot them down. “Space, I think, is the key to the next step of missile defense,” a senior Trump administration official told […]
U.S. Extends Troop Deployment at Mexican Border as Migrant Caravan Leaves Honduras…
As a new migrant caravan leaves Honduras with the goal of crossing into the US over the southern border, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday that it would extend the military’s mission on the southern border, according to Reuters. The mission will be extended through at least Sept. 30, they said. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan […]
Two U.S. Troops, Two American Civilians Killed in Alleged Islamic State Attack in Syria…
Two U.S. service members, one Department of Defense civilian and one contractor were killed by an explosion while conducting a local engagement in the northern Syrian town of Manbij on Wednesday. Three other U.S. service members were injured in the blast, according to U.S. officials. Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led mission to defeat the Islamic […]
Photo Emerges That Might Exonerate USS Fitzgerald Defendant…
In a surprise move during a Tuesday hearing in a Washington Navy Yard courtroom, defense attorneys representing Lt. Natalie Combs held up a new piece of evidence that might exonerate her at her upcoming court-martial trial. It’s a photograph — a still image captured from digital footage recorded by an aft Vertical Launching System camera […]
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A Turkish ‘Security Zone’ in Northeast Syria Is a Bad Idea…
U.S. President Trump wants U.S. troops to leave northeast Syria. His National Security Advisor John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tried to sabotage that move. Trump came up with idea to hand northeast Syria to Turkey, but soon was told that Turkey would fight the Kurdish YPK/PKK who the U.S. armed and used […]
Trump Warns of New Migrant Caravan Leaving Honduras…
As the battle over President Trump’s border wall drags on for its fourth week, President Trump is warning about a new migrant caravan forming in Honduras and will soon be on it way to the Southern border. In his tweet, Trump mocked Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, warning that “a drone flying around […]
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How Misdemeanors Turn Innocent People Into Criminals…
Gail Atwater and her two young children were driving home from soccer practice in March 1997 when they realized that a rubber bat that was usually affixed to the window of their pickup truck was missing. It was a favorite toy of Atwater’s 3-year-old, Mac, so the trio turned around, retracing their route to see […]
OK, So Now Broward’s Sheriff Scott Israel Is Really, Really FIRED…
El Chapo Trial: Why His I.T. Guy Had a Nervous Breakdown…
Not long after his 21st birthday, Christian Rodriguez got the contract of a lifetime for his new info-tech company: The Colombian was hired as a cybersecurity consultant by Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo. While Mr. Rodriguez had little experience or formal education, he had been recommended by one of […]
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Ex-Guantanamo Base Commander Charged with Impeding Death Inquiry, Lying About Affair…
The former commander of Guantánamo Navy base is under arrest, accused of covering up an affair and fight he had with a base worker who soon afterward was found drowned in the bay, according to an indictment obtained by McClatchy. Navy Capt. John “J.R.” Nettleton was removed from his post on Jan. 21, 2015. Ten […]
How Operatives Used the Khashoggi Murder and the American Press for Political Ends…
Innocent visitors to Washington, D.C., must be baffled to see what appear to be street signs demarcating “Khashoggi Way” every several blocks or so. No such street or avenue can be found on Google Maps, and anyone asking where it is or where it leads is likely to be greeted with the smile reserved for […]
Holding Obama Accountable for Syria…
Like so much else in the last two years, the three-week political Sturm und Drang over American troops’ withdrawal from Syria says less about a fissuring present and more about a fractured past. Donald Trump’s now-modified withdrawal order (four months, not 30 days, unless he changes his mind again) was another sloppy policy move, but […]
A Clinton Memo That Killed Half a Million People…
A Hillary Clinton memo that Wikileaks made public in 2016 has not gotten the attention it deserves. It takes us back to 2012 and the early phase of the Syrian war. At that point, it was largely an internal affair, although Saudi arms shipments were playing a greater and greater role in bolstering rebel forces. […]
Trump to Democrats: Either Compromise or National Emergency on Border Security…
President Donald Trump is open to compromise on his demand for border security funding, but if attempts at negotiation fail, he will likely declare a national emergency and redirect other federal funding to border wall construction, the president said Jan. 10. “We’re either going to have a win, make a compromise, because I think a compromise […]
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In Air Force Milestone, First Female F-35 Test Pilot Completes Mission…
In a recent string of firsts for the male-dominated U.S. military, Maj. Rachael Winiecki became the first female F-35 pilot to complete a test mission at Edwards Air Base in California. Winiecki, of the 461st Flight Test Squadron, said while aviation is mostly male, the number of women conducting flight tests is on the rise […]
‘SECURITY CRISIS’…
President Trump called on Congress Tuesday night to fund his proposal for stronger border security and to end the government shutdown, saying there is a “growing humanitarian and security crisis” at the southern border. “This is a crisis of the heart and a crisis of the soul,” Mr. Trump told the nation in a prime-time […]
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Broward Sheriff Scott Israel Informs Staff He Is Suspended by Florida Gov Ron DeSantis…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was inaugurated today and moments later reports surface from the Miami Herald that corrupt Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is packing up his office and preparing to be suspended. Let us hope this is accurate….
Sisterhood of Spies: Women Now Hold the Top Positions at the CIA…
CIA Director Gina Haspel has appointed another woman to the top level of the agency, naming Cynthia “Didi” Rapp as deputy director for analysis, essentially the top analyst in the CIA. The appointment means that the top three directorates of the agency, for operations, analysis and science and technology are now all headed by women. […]
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