The U.S. wars and military action in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan have cost American taxpayers $5.9 trillion since they began in 2001, according to a new study. That total is almost $2 trillion more than all federal government spending during the recently completed 2017-18 fiscal year. The report, from Watson Institute of International and […]
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Clapper Admits Gross Intelligence Failure on Iraq WMDs But Still Escapes Justice…
Former National Intelligence Director James Clapper’s key role in helping the Cheney/Bush administration “justify” war on Iraq with fraudulent intelligence was exposed on Tuesday at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington. His own words were quoted back to him from his memoir “Facts and Fears: Hard Truths From a Life in Intelligence.” Hard truths, indeed. Clapper […]
More Than 650 Illegal Immigrants Crossing Southern Border Detained in Arizona…
As thousands of troops deployed to the southern border await the arrival of a caravan of migrants heading towards the U.S., border patrol agents in Arizona have already been busy, detaining more than 650 illegal immigrants in just two days this week. Agents in the Yuma Sector said they detained 654 people – most reportedly […]
Parkland Massacre Cop Scot Peterson No-Shows at State Panel…
Scot Peterson, the disgraced school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who failed to act when a former student shot and killed 17 people and injured 17 more, did not show up at the state commission where he was subpoenaed to testify Thursday. Instead, Peterson is suing the commission created to investigate the […]
Secret CIA Document Shows Plan to Test Drugs on Prisoners…
One of the most important lessons of the CIA’s torture program is the way it corrupted virtually every individual and institution associated with it. Over the years, we have learned how lawyers twisted the law and psychologists betrayed their ethical obligations in order to enable the brutal and unlawful torture of prisoners. Now we’ve won […]
20,667 Drunken-Driving Convictions Tainted by Bad Breathalyzer Test in New Jersey…
More than 20,000 drunken-driving convictions in New Jersey could be in jeopardy after the state’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that breathalyzer tests used to win those judgments were inadmissible. The unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court stems from criminal charges brought more than two years ago against a State Police sergeant who was accused […]
DC Neo-Nazi Who Called Pittsburgh Murders a ‘Dry Run’ Arrested; Has Deep Ties to ‘Alt Right’…
Jeffrey Clark, the 30-year-old man federal agents arrested here Friday after he called the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting a “dry run” and his relatives worried he might try to launch a race war, wasn’t shy about being a neo-Nazi. In April 2017, when someone asked Clark at a White House rally organized by “alt-right” coiner Richard […]
President Trump Embraces Prison Sentencing Reforms as ‘Right Thing To Do’…
Shorter sentences for federal prison sentences may be on the horizon, with President Trump’s blessing. Trump endorsed new legislation Wednesday that would reduce some federal prison sentences, arguing it’s “the right thing to do” and that only “truly bad criminals” deserve harsh penalties. “Today’s announcement shows that true bipartisanship is possible, and maybe it will […]
OPINION: The End Game in Afghanistan Is Beginning…
China and Pakistan have plainly stated their plans for Afghanistan and South Asia. According to a press release from the November 12 conference held at Islamabad’s Pakistan-China Institute, “Pakistan-Afghanistan-China Trilateral Dialogue supports the CPEC [China-Pakistan Economic Corridor] as key to peace and regional cooperation.” Pakistani news outlets emphasized the point, one stating, “Pakistan and China […]
Migrants Determined to Cross U.S. Border as DOD Secures Ports of Entry…
Riding on nine buses, with a Honduran flag flying out of one of them, about 400 migrants arrived in Tijuana on Tuesday, after a month long journey from Central America. Ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border will be experiencing longer wait times starting today, as U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) prepare for the […]
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The New York Times’ Misleading Story on North Korean Missiles…
That is the ominous lede of a story by David Sanger and William Broad in The New York Times on Monday, November 12. Substituting tendentious hyperbole for sound reporting may convince editors to feature a story on page one, but it is a disservice to readers. The United States and North Korea have yet to […]
Trump Closed an Office That Tracked Ex-Gitmo Inmates. Now We Don’t Know Where Some Went…
The Trump administration closed a diplomatic office designed to keep track of released Guantánamo inmates and make sure they didn’t return to their insurgencies. And now the U.S. government has lost track of several of them, including one who has returned to a terrorist-held part of Syria, a McClatchy investigation has found. The Obama administration […]
Happy Birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps — A Daily Caller Salute to Heroes at Home and Abroad…
The U.S. Marine Corps turns 243 years old on Saturday, marking nearly two and and half centuries of protecting America at home and abroad. Marines have fought in every major war in U.S. history — in fact, the Marine Corps is older than the country itself and traces its roots to the Continental Marines of […]
Migrant Caravan Leaves Mexico City, with Eyes on March to U.S. Border…
The caravan of several thousand Central American migrants resumed their march Saturday toward the U.S. border, departing Mexico’s capital city on a trek north to where troops have been deployed by President Trump to stop them. The caravan, which now is made up of about 4,000 migrants, had been in Mexico City for the past […]
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Trump Administration Takes Action to Protect Overburdened Asylum System…
Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker is wasting no time settling into his new role. On Nov. 8, his second day on the job, Whitaker took much-needed action in a crucial area of national security, as revealed in an announcement that suddenly appeared on the Department of Justice’s official website. The announcement is about a […]
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U.S. to Stop Refueling Saudi Jets Bombing Yemen…
The decision is unlikely to have much of an impact on Saudi capabilities to carry out strikes in Yemen. The move comes as the US Congress has threatened to take action to end American involvement in the Yemen war. The United States will stop aerial refueling of Saudi aircraft bombing Yemen, Saudi Arabia said Saturday, […]
“He knew what he was doing”…California Bar Shooting Leaves 12 Dead, Including Sheriff’s Sergeant…
A former Marine — armed with a Glock 21 .45-caliber handgun with an illegal extended magazine — opened fire on a packed California country music bar Wednesday night, killing 12 people, including a veteran sheriff’s sergeant nearing retirement, officials said. Authorities believe Ian David Long eventually turned the gun on himself, but not before the […]
Syria: U.S. Calls on Russia to Allow Israeli Airstrikes on Iranian Targets…
What Happened: U.S. Syria Envoy James Jeffrey has called on Russia to continue to permit Israeli airstrikes against Iranian targets in Syria, The Jerusalem Post reported Nov. 7. Why It Matters: The development shows that the U.S. government intends to push back against Iranian forces in Syria despite concerns from the U.S. military over possible […]
NYC Synagogue Vandalism Suspect Is Former City Hall Anti-Hate Crime Intern…
The suspect in the vandalism of a New York synagogue was a Democratic activist and former City Hall intern who worked on anti-hate crime issues, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. He is a “queer” black man informally adopted by a Jewish couple, and The New York Times’ charity, the Neediest Cases, helped pay […]
OPERATION FAITHFUL PATRIOT…Troops Begin to Arrive at Border…
The first 100 active-duty troops have arrived at the U.S.-Mexican border to provide support for Border Patrol agents as a caravan of migrants slowly makes its way northward from Central America, a Defense Department official told Fox News on Thursday evening. The troops are doing initial assessments at the port of entry in McAllen, Texas. […]
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