The United States was expected to send a first group of 20 Central American asylum seekers back to Mexico through the border city of Tijuana on January 25, as part of President Donald Trump’s hardening of longstanding immigration policy. Under a policy dubbed the Migrant Protection Protocols, announced on December 20, the United States will […]
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The Illegal CIA Operation That Brought Us 9/11 by Robert Scheer…
Was it conspiracy or idiocy that led to the failure of U.S. intelligence agencies to detect and prevent the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon headquarters? That’s one of the questions at the heart of “The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark: The CIA, NSA, and the Crimes of the War on Terror,” […]
Trump Administration Sanctions Venezuela’s State-Run Oil Company…
The Trump administration on Monday announced sanctions against Venezuela’s state-run oil monopoly, PDVSA, in a move to kill the main source of revenue for the regime of Nicolas Maduro, and empower opposition leader Juan Guaido. The sanctions divert the proceeds of U.S. purchases of Venezuelan oil to a blocked account, preventing the regime of Maduro […]
5 Police Officers Injured in Shooting…
Five police officers were struck by gunfire in Houston on Monday, police said. The condition of the officers was not immediately available. The officers were shot at a home in the southeast portion of the city, Fox 26 reported. The suspect in the shooting, according to Houston mayor Sylvester Turner, is “down.” “HPD responding to […]
Cemetery Invites Public to Funeral for Veteran Who Died Alone — Boy, Did They Show Up…
The Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery was unable to locate any family members to attend services for a Vietnam Air Force veteran named Joseph Walker — so staff members charged with organizing his funeral made a public plea for attendance. “We do not leave veterans behind,” they said. Local reporters helped to raise awareness — and […]
North Korea’s Kim Praises Trump as Both Raise Outlook for Talks…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday and said he expects nuclear negotiations to advance “step-by-step,” state media said, a sign the regime anticipates sanctions relief as the two leaders plan a second meeting next month. Trump said on Twitter Thursday morning that he expects “another good meeting soon” and […]
China, Russia Building Super-EMP Bombs for ‘Blackout Warfare’…
Several nations, including China and Russia, are building powerful nuclear bombs designed to produce super-electromagnetic pulse (EMP) waves capable of devastating all electronics—from computers to electric grids—for hundreds of miles, according to a newly-released congressional study. A report by the now-defunct Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from EMP Attack, for the […]
Watch as Over 100 Migrants Illegally Scale U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Before CBP Arrests Them…
More than 100 Central American migrants were caught on camera illegally scaling the US-Mexico border wall in Arizona, just one week after 376 migrants tunneled through to the US near the same location. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents “apprehended a group of 110+ Central Americans who illegally scaled the wall with the assistance of a […]
Secretary of State Pompeo Discusses Current World Events: Diminishing Globalism -vs- Rising Nationalism…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo goes one-on-one with Martha MacCallum to discuss his message to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and Trump’s approach to NATO. This is a really strong interview. Secretary Pompeo brilliantly outlines the value of the nation state, and the principle that when a coalition is formed all members within […]
Court-Martial of USS Fitzgerald Commander No Longer Valid…
The court-martial of Cmdr. Bryce Benson, who was the commanding officer of the USS Fitzgerald when it was involved in a deadly 2017 collision, has taken a new turn. A military judge has disqualified Navy Adm. Frank Caldwell from serving as the convening authority in Benson’s case, effectively pausing the legal action against him and […]
Should Women Be Required to Register for the Draft? Commission Likely to Recommend Big Changes…
Three years ago, Congress created a commission to help it answer a pair of questions: Is the Selective Service System, which requires 18-year-old men to register for a potential military draft, working? If so, should it be expanded to include women? The panel, more than halfway through its work, is asking even bigger questions. Should […]
Iraqi Scientist Spearheaded Chemical War Machine for ISIS…
Islamic State terrorists recruited an Iraqi scientist to spearhead their chemical weapons program after capturing the city of Mosul in 2014. Moreover, ISIS continues to seek weapons of mass destruction despite the organization’s depleted war capabilities and numbers, according to an exclusive interview by The Washington Post’s Joby Warrick. Warrick interviewed Suleiman al-Afari, an Iraqi […]
The Border Crisis Is Not Manufactured, Some Children Are Rented to Bypass Laws…
President Trump touted his plan to end the government shutdown Saturday to no avail, as Democrats continue begin their week by battling against a border wall. Trump described the humanitarian crisis for women and children being trafficked and said he would extend provisional status for DACA and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for those qualified for three […]
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President Trump and Secretary Pompeo Pay Tribute to Fallen Americans from Syrian Bombing…
Earlier today President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to Dover Air Force Base to participate in a solemn tribute to fallen Americans. President Trump saluted the casket carrying civilian contractor Scott A. Wirtz of St. Louis, Missouri, as his body was carried from a C-17 military aircraft into a waiting van. […]
It Happened Again: DEA Agent in Colombia Stole Millions, Hosted Yacht Parties with Hookers…
Instead of fighting cartel criminals in Colombia, one US narcotics agent has been implicated in a multi million dollar money laundering scheme involving them. Jose Irizarry, a once heralded DEA agent, is now accused of conspiring with an informant to launder more than $7 million in drug money, sometimes using an underground network called the black […]
Green Beret, Navy Linguist, SEAL-Turned-DIA Civilian Among Americans Killed in ISIS-Claimed Bombing in Syria…
The ISIS-claimed bombing of a restaurant in Syria on Wednesday killed an Army Green Beret with four children, a former Navy SEAL working for the Pentagon’s intelligence agency and a Navy linguist, the Pentagon announced Friday. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan R. Farmer, 37, of Boynton Beach, Fla.; Navy Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. […]
America’s Other Endless War: Battling al-Shabaab in Somalia…
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 […]
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 […]
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