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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After Dropped Charges, FBI Re-Arrests Five ‘Extremist Muslim’ New Mexico Compound Suspects…
After a prosecutor’s error forced New Mexico Judge Emilio Chavez to dismiss charges against three of the five “extremist Muslim” suspects earlier this week, FBI officials on Friday confirmed that all five have been re-arrested on a whole set of new charges. The five suspects have been charged with violating federal firearms and conspiracy laws, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Judge Dismisses all Charges Against 3 Extremists From New Mexico Terror Training Compound…
The sketchy story of the jihadist training compound in New Mexico takes yet another weird turn today. A New Mexico judge dismissed all charges against three suspects tied to a compound where alleged Muslim extremists reportedly trained children to be school shooters…
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, […]
Mattis Rejects Plan to Privatize Military Effort in Afghanistan…
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Tuesday shot down recently recirculated plans to privatize combat efforts in Afghanistan. “When the Americans put their nation’s credibility on the line, privatizing it is probably not a wise idea,” Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon. The former head of U.S. Central Command did not mention by name Erik Prince, […]
Fifteen Years of Forever Wars by Chas Freeman…
Fifteen years ago on May 1, 2003, speaking in Kabul, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld declared that, in Afghanistan, “we clearly have moved from major combat activity to a period of stability and stabilization and reconstruction activities.” Later that same day, standing on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, President George W. […]
Trump Awards Posthumous Medal of Honor to Hero Airman…
President Trump on Wednesday awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor to Air Force Technical Sgt. John Chapman for courageous action on a snow-covered Afghan mountaintop, where he died fighting alone against al Qaeda militants. Chapman’s valiant action on March 4, 2002, on Takur Gar mountain is credited with helping to save more than 20 fellow […]
Nazi Death Camp Guard Arrested by ICE, Deported to Germany…
A man who authorities believe is the last known Nazi collaborator living in the U.S. has been arrested and deported to Germany. At the order of President Donald Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents removed 95-year-old Jakiw Palij from his Queens, New York, home on Monday. Justice Department officials say Palij served as an armed […]
Antifa Calls for the Formation of a ‘Red Army’ to ‘Annihilate’ Their Enemies…
The increasingly violent antifa group, Red Guards Austin, is now calling for the formation of a “Red Army”. In a recent blog post they published and shared from their Facebook account, this far-left extremist group said the following: “we encourage the formation of paramilitary organizations on two levels. The first being those who are mainly […]
Lawyer: Mollie Tibbett’s Accused Killer Is in Iowa Legally…
A court document filed Wednesday morning states that the man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts was working legally in Iowa. Cristhian Bahena Rivera was charged Tuesday in the July 18 disappearance of Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student whose abduction has captured national headlines. Law enforcement officials on Tuesday said he was an undocumented immigrant, […]
IG Finds the VA Wrongly Denies Benefits to Victims of Military Sexual Trauma…
The Department of Veterans Affairs wrongly denies benefits to thousands of veterans claiming they suffer from military sexual trauma, potentially causing stress and psychological harm, a government watchdog reported Tuesday. The VA denied 5,500 of 12,000 claims submitted in fiscal year 2017 by veterans who said they suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder related to a […]
Sept 11 Trial Judge Forbids Use of FBI Interrogations at Guantánamo…
The judge in the death-penalty trial of those accused of carrying out the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in the U.S. has ruled that prosecutors may not use key FBI interrogations conducted at the Guantánamo detention center soon after years of CIA black site abuse ended. Under the war court system, confessions must be voluntary. […]
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Botched CIA Communications System Helped Blow Cover of More Than 30 Chinese Agents Resulting in Their Death…
It was considered one of the CIA’s worst failures in decades: Over a two-year period starting in late 2010, Chinese authorities systematically dismantled the agency’s network of agents across the country, executing dozens of suspected U.S. spies. But since then, a question has loomed over the entire debacle. How were the Chinese able to roll […]
Weird and Sketchy Federal Behavior Surrounds New Mexico Terror Training Compound….
The story of the jihadist training compound in New Mexico takes yet another weird turn today, as federal authorities removed the partially buried trailer, bulldozed a portion of the compound in the process, and yet left key evidence including: ammunition, a bullet proof vest, birth certificates and notebooks, laying around. This happens on the same […]
Here’s How a Suspected ISIS Fighter Ended Up in the US As a Refugee…
The process for Iraqi national Omar Adbulsattar Ameen to enter the U.S. was simple: All the suspected Islamic State fighter had to do was lie on his United Nations applications for refugee status and during interviews with U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) officials, according to the Department of Justice. Ameen, who was arrested in […]
Authorities: Remains at New Mexico Compound Are Missing 3-Year-Old Georgia Boy…
New Mexico forensic investigators announced Thursday that a highly decomposed body found at a desert compound in New Mexico has been identified as a missing Georgia boy whose father is accused of kidnapping him and performing purification rituals on the severely disabled child. Authorities believe the boy, Abdul-ghani died in February, when he was 3 […]
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