A panel of judges on Thursday unanimously struck down the death penalty in Washington state, ruling that it violates the state constitution. The ruling makes Washington the latest state to do away with capital punishment, leaving 30 states in the United States that maintain the measure. The court ordered that the eight people currently on […]
Defense & Security
Latest News
123 Missing Children Found in Michigan During Sex Trafficking Operation…
Over 100 children were found safe during a one-day sweep by multiple Michigan law enforcement agencies, the US Marshals Service said Wednesday. The agency said Operation MISafeKid recovered 123 missing children Sept. 26 throughout Wayne County in a sweep aimed to identify and recover missing children and locate victims of sex trafficking. The operation had […]
Chinese Spy Lured to Belgium by FBI, Extradited to U.S. to Face Trial…
In a clandestine operation that marks a ramping up of American actions against economic espionage ordered by Beijing, FBI agents lured a Chinese spy to Belgium before spiriting him to the U.S. Yanjun Xu, a senior officer with the Ministry of State Security, or MSS, now faces up to 25 years in jail. He was […]
U.S. Student Detained in Israel Over Support of Palestinian-Led Boycott…
An American student has been detained at an Israeli airport for more than a week due to her past support for a boycott against the country. Lara Alqasem arrived at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport on Oct. 2, but was blocked from entering the country, The Washington Post reported Monday. The 22-year-old, who is from […]
Syria Sitrep – The Turkish-Russian Agreement Holds – S-300 Air Defense Arrives…
The situation in Syria is relatively calm. The government (red) has consolidated the areas it retook during the year. The Syrian army received new air defense (see below) and other materials and is busy integrating it. Some Syrian army units are currently moving east to Al Bukamal on the border with Iraq. Others have been […]
Omidyar’s Intercept Teams Up with War-Propaganda Firm Bellingcat…
The Intercept, along with its parent company First Look Media, recently hosted a workshop for pro-war, Google-funded organization Bellingcat in New York. The workshop, which cost $2,500 per person to attend and lasted five days, aimed to instruct participants in how to perform investigations using “open source” tools — with Bellingcat’s past, controversial investigations for […]
Top Civilian Leader Says the Army Needs a Complete Makeover…
The Army is at a crossroads. It can either radically change the way it recruits and trains soldiers, develops and buys new weapons, and adapts its doctrine and tactics to modern warfare, or risk being as irrelevant as horse-mounted cavalry. That was the message Army Secretary Mark Esper, the service’s civilian leader, delivered Monday to […]
Unhappy 17th Birthday, Afghanistan War…
Seventeen years ago today, the U.S. and Britain went to war to remove the Taliban from power in Afghanistan. It was morally and politically justified by the Taliban’s failure to surrender al Qaeda terrorists responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks. The Western alliance drove the Islamic totalitarians from power swiftly, within weeks. Yet, we’re still […]
U.S. Allocates $38 Billion Military Aid Package to Israel to Boost “Security”…
The deal for the aid was signed in 2016 during the Obama administration and will provide $38 billion in US military financing between 2019 and 2028. “As we enter the new fiscal year, the 10-year period of the $38 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the United States and Israel in 2016 begins,” State […]
U.S. General Considered Nuclear Response in Vietnam War, Cables Show…
In one of the darkest moments of the Vietnam War, the top American military commander in Saigon activated a plan in 1968 to move nuclear weapons to South Vietnam until he was overruled by President Lyndon B. Johnson, according to recently declassified documents cited in a new history of wartime presidential decisions. The documents reveal […]
The CIA Forgot About a Bunch of Classified Documents Stashed in Rockefeller’s Barn…
In late 1989, the Rockefeller family faced an unusual dilemma: they wanted to give a barn away. For most people with their money and resources, this would be a relatively minor headache, but for the Rockefellers, the problem was a bit more complicated – inside the barn was a vault, which contained locked file cabinets […]
Feds Seek 4-Year Plus Sentence for FBI Agent in Leak Case…
Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of more than four years in prison for a former FBI agent who admitted disclosing classified terrorist-profiling guidelines to the media, but the agent’s defense lawyers argue he should get no prison time at all. Ex-agent Terry Albury is set to be sentenced in Minneapolis later this month after […]
What Happened in North Carolina: The State’s Role in U.S. Post-9/11 Rendition and Torture…
The North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture (NCCIT) released its 83-page final report this week on the state’s role in U.S. post-9/11 rendition and torture. Drawing on public hearings, extensive data, and investigation over 18 months, the citizen-led inquiry has assembled a detailed dossier connecting state infrastructural support for rendition flights to the fate […]
This Russian Double Agent Is a Lot Less Dead Than He Seemed…
At 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 9, 2016, a 64-year-old master spy and known scourge of the Kremlin ambled into a Walmart in Florida and acquired a recreational fishing license. For the right to fish along the saltwater shoreline, Alexander Poteyev disclosed his real name and date of birth, as well as a phone number, email, […]
Obama-Era Mistreatment of Veteran Entrepreneurs Gaining Attention in Washington…
The Trump administration and members of Congress are taking notice of how the previous administration mistreated veteran entrepreneurs. Helping veterans is not simple, but the American people have long supported the men and women who return home after military service. Many need immediate assistance recovering from life-changing injuries. Many more need reasonable support of career […]
U.S. Terminates 1955 Treaty with Iran After UN Court Ruling…
In response to a U.N. court order that the U.S. lift sanctions on Iran, the Trump administration said Wednesday it was terminating a decades-old treaty affirming friendly relations between the two countries. The largely symbolic gesture highlights deteriorating relations between Washington and Tehran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said withdrawing from the 1955 Treaty of […]
Former CEO of Gun Rights Group Pleads Guilty to Gun Trafficking…
A former CEO of a gun rights organization in Southern California pleaded guilty this week to felony gun trafficking, prosecutors said. According to court documents, San Diego resident Chad Clay Kipper, 34, lied about being an Arizona resident when he purchased 14 guns in that state in 2016. Prosecutors said Kipper brought the guns back […]
Two Envelopes Containing Ricin Addressed to James Mattis and Navy Chief John Richardson Are Intercepted at the Pentagon…
Two envelopes addressed Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson have tested positive for ricin after being intercepted at the Pentagon, according to officials. The two envelopes triggered alarms during screening at a mail facility which is not inside the main building but is nearby, defense officials said. They have […]
Rising Tensions with China: Jim Mattis Cancels Visit and U.S. Warship Has ‘Unsafe’ Encounter at Sea…
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has canceled a planned visit to China this month, a sign of the rising tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade and China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea. The word from the Pentagon comes one day after a U.S. warship had an “unsafe” encounter with a Chinese destroyer […]
Orlando Paramedics Didn’t Go in to Save Victims of the Pulse Shooting. Here’s Why…
“I need the hospital! Please, why does someone not want to help?” The man’s screams inside the Pulse nightclub pierced the chaos in the minutes after the shooting stopped on June 12, 2016. With the shooter barricaded in a bathroom and victims piled on top of one another, Orlando police commanders began asking the Fire […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 139
- 140
- 141
- 142
- 143
- …
- 207
- Next Page »