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Separated Parents Would Get Another Chance at Asylum Under Settlement Proposal…

Migrant parents who failed an asylum screening after being separated from their children at the border would get another chance to seek refuge under a proposed settlement agreement filed Wednesday evening. The proposed agreement — issued jointly by plaintiffs in three related lawsuits and the Trump administration — outlines a plan to address the asylum […]

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The Taliban’s Fight for Hearts and Minds…

In many ways, Charkh seems like a typical rural Afghan district. With little development or industry to speak of, its population of 48,000 ekes out a living mostly from farming. Poverty is common; those who can find better jobs elsewhere leave and send money back to support their families. But a closer look at Charkh […]

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Kerry Meeting with Iran to Salvage Nuke Deal with Rogue Diplomacy…

Former Secretary of State John Kerry disclosed that he has been conducting rogue diplomacy with top Iranian officials to salvage the landmark nuclear deal and push the Islamic Republic to negotiate its contested missile program, according to recent remarks. Kerry, in an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt to promote his new book, said that […]

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The U.S. Has Spent $1.5 Trillion on War Since September 11 Attacks…

The collective wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have cost U.S. taxpayers more than $1.5 trillion since Sept. 11, 2001, according to a Defense Department report. The current U.S. military operations, designated Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan, Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria and Iraq, and Operation Noble Eagle for homeland security missions in the U.S. […]

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Fixed War Court Overseer Says He Was Exploring Plea Deals in 9/11, USS Cole Cases…

The overseer of the Guantánamo war court who was fired without explanation told the 9/11 trial judge in an affidavit obtained by the Miami Herald that he was considering plea deals in the terror case and took a number of other actions. At issue is whether Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis’ surprise Feb. 5 firing […]

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Syria – Mattis Lacks State Department’s Intelligence … On Al-Qaeda’s Chemical Capabilities…

The U.S. Secretary of Defense seems to lack the intelligence the Un and the U.S. Department of State obviously have. U.S.’s Mattis says ‘zero intelligence’ that rebels in Syria’s Idlib have chemical weapons capability: “There was “zero intelligence” of chemical weapons capabilities possessed by groups opposing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the province of Idlib, […]

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Afghan War Has Grown More Expensive Than The Marshall Plan…

The United States has spent well over $840 billion fighting the Taliban insurgency while also paying for relief and reconstruction in a seventeen-year long war that has become more expensive, in current dollars, than the Marshall Plan, which was the reconstruction effort to rebuild Europe after World War II. A weekend report in the The […]

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Government Admits Sex Allegation Against Maria Butina Was a Mistake…

Federal prosecutors acknowledged in a court filing submitted late Friday that they were “mistaken” in accusing alleged Russian agent Maria Butina of offering “sex in exchange for a position within a special interest organization.” The sex allegation was made in a July 18 court filing submitted by U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu. Liu leveled the […]

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Former ICE General Counsel Heads to Prison for Identity Theft…

A former top legal adviser to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau was sentenced to 48 months in prison for wire fraud and identity theft affecting aliens, the Justice Department announced on Thursday. Raphael Sanchez, 44, of the ICE Office of Principal Legal Advisor based in the Pacific Northwest, had pleaded guilty in February to […]

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Kim Jong Un Sets Denuclearization of North Korea by End of Trump’s First Term…

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has given his first time line for denuclearization, aiming for the end of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term, Seoul officials said on Thursday, prompting thanks from Trump who said they would “get it done together”. Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet in Pyongyang on Sept. 18-20 […]

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U.S., India Seal Military Communications Pact, Plan More Exercises…

India and the United States signed an accord on secure military communications that both sides hailed as a breakthrough on Thursday, possibly opening the way for sales of sensitive U.S. military equipment to India. The pact was signed after U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Indian Foreign Minister Sushma […]

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U.S. Peace Plan for Middle East Ready…

The White House-prepared peace plan to settle Israeli-Palestinian conflicts was ready, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley told reporters here at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday. “I have read the plan. It is thoroughly done,” Haley said at a briefing in her role as this month’s president of the Security Council, adding that Jared Kushner and Jason […]

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Syria – UN, U.S. Try To Delay Idlib’s Liberation…

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura and his Special Advisor, Jan Egeland, held a press conference (vid) today. They appealed to the Russian President Putin and President Erdogan of Turkey to find a solution for Idleb province that would avoid the upcoming Syrian army attack on the province ruled by al-Qaeda. […]

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Judge Rejects Texas Request to Block DACA…

A federal judge in Texas on Friday denied the state’s request to invalidate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, saying the state had waited too long to file the suit and the results of ending the program now could harm the public. The judge, however, did predict that a challenge to DACA will […]

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Declassified Interrogation Reports Show How Much Iran Shaped Iraq War…

Recently declassified U.S. interrogation reports shed new light on one of Iraq’s most prominent Shiite political figures and Iran’s role in training and arming Iraqi militias that attacked U.S. troops during the Iraq war. The interrogations of Qais al-Khazali, the leader of a major Shiite militia group that is trying to carve out a political […]

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In Rare Meeting, Russia Delivers Intel to U.S. Officials Showing “Planned Chemical Provocation” in Syria…

Russia says that its diplomats in Washington formally reached out to US officials and have briefed them on an impending plan by al-Qaeda insurgents in Idlib to stage a false flag chemical attack in order to provoke a Western military attack on Damascus. This week Moscow has claimed to be in possession of firm intelligence […]

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VIPS Tells the Media Support for Brennan is Not Unanimous…

As former members of the intelligence community, we feel compelled to add our voice to the public debate surrounding President Trump’s revocation of former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance. This action is being falsely portrayed as an assault on Mr. Brennan’s right to free speech. We note that some of our former colleagues, a […]

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Here’s Why Mattis Won’t Cancel Upcoming Maneuvers With South Korean Forces…

Just days after a planned high-level summit between the U.S. and North Korea was called off, the Pentagon’s top official said Tuesday that no decision has been made to cancel major joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea planned for 2019. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis told reporters that there are “no plans, […]

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