The Iranian drone shot down by the Israeli Air Force early Saturday morning appears to have been a relatively new stealth model whose design was stolen from an American unmanned aerial vehicle that was captured by Iran in 2011, according to aviation analysts. On Saturday night, the Israel Defense Forces released photographs of the destroyed […]
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McConnell: GOP Immigration Plan ‘Best Chance’ at Passing Bill…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is throwing his support behind a GOP proposal that lines up with President Trump’s immigration framework, as the chamber turns to a battle over the controversial issue. “I support the president’s proposal and my colleagues’ legislation to implement it. The Secure and Succeed Act is fair, address both sides’ […]
U.S. Finally Admits “No Evidence” Assad Used Sarin Gas…
Secretary of Defense James Mattis stated on or about February 2nd, 2018 that the United States has “no evidence” that the Syrian government used the banned nerve agent Sarin against its own people in attacks in 2013 and 2017. The most recent accusation provoked a massive Tomahawk strike ordered by President Trump that was quite […]
This Isn’t Good: Russian Fighters Killed in Clash with U.S.-Led Coalition Forces in Syria…RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY CALLS THIS REPORT BY BLOOMBERG AND REUTERS FAKE NEWS…
With the calm of global capital markets shattered in the past two weeks, the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East has taken an understandable back seat to monetary matters. And yet, tensions involving Syria, Iran and Israel continue to escalate, most notably with this weekend’s outright attack by Israel on Syria, allegedly in retaliation […]
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U.S.-Led Coalition Airstrikes Mistakenly Kill 300 Kurdish Fighters in Eastern Syria…
The Turkish-language Daily Sabah reported that the warplanes pounded mistakenly a main positon of the YPG, killing a sum of 300 Kurds. The Daily further said that wrong peculiarities provided by the field sources were the cause behind the US careless air raid on the YPG. In the meantime, the Arabic-language al-Manar TV also confirmed […]
Jeff Sessions: FBI Needs ‘to have a fresh start’…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he believes the FBI has an opportunity to win the American people’s confidence back after two years of controversy that began with former FBI Director James Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email server right before the 2016 presidential election. Sessions sat down with the Washington Examiner in the Western […]
New York: More Than 100 Public Defenders Walk Out in Protest of Clients Detainment by ICE…
More than 100 public defenders — attorneys for people who can’t afford lawyers — walked out Thursday in protest of their clients getting detained by federal immigration officers. The civil disobedience happened at the courthouse in the Bronx, with the attorneys saying Immigration and Customs Enforcement has adopted new standard operating procedures under President Donald […]
Sen Kaine Demands Release of Secret Trump War Powers Memo…
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is demanding the release of a secret memo outlining President Donald Trump’s interpretation of his legal authority to wage war. Kaine, a member of the Armed Services and the Foreign Relations committees, sent a letter Thursday night to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson seeking a seven-page memo the administration has kept […]
U.S. Military Launches Broad Investigation of Seal Team 6 after Green Beret Killing in Mali…
A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION into the death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar, who was killed last June while deployed in Bamako, Mali, has prompted a broad internal military audit and investigation into SEAL Team 6, according to a military official and two others briefed on the case. Investigators suspect the two SEALs being investigated in […]
Trump Establishes National Vetting Center to Screen Immigrants, Others Seeking to Enter U.S….
President Trump on Tuesday ordered the establishment of a new National Vetting Center to focus on screening people who wish to come to the United States, like immigrants, refugees and other visitors. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the center would work to identify people “who present a threat to national security, border security, […]
Bombshell: DOD Admits $80 Million in M1 Abrams Tanks Ended up with Iran-Backed Militias…
The Lead Inspector General has released a report to the United States Congress on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation (OCO) to combat ISIS. The report covers the status of foreign operations from the period of Oct. 01, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2017. According to the bombshell audit, the Department of State (DoS) […]
Sad, Sad, Sad: Edwin Jackson, Indianapolis Colt Linebacker, Killed by Drunk Driving Illegal Immigrant Who Was Deported Twice…
The suspected drunk driver who killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson in a crash on the morning of the Super Bowl is a Guatemalan citizen who is in the U.S. illegally and has been deported twice, police revealed Monday. Indiana State Police identified the driver of an F-150 truck in the incident as Manuel Orrego-Savala, […]
“I refused to secretly spy” — An Iranian-American Turned Down the FBI and Wound Up with a Prison Sentence…
TO ALL APPEARANCES, Ahmad Sheikhzadeh led the life of a typical New York academic. A 62-year-old Columbia University Ph.D., he lived alone in a small West Village rental, practiced yoga, attended lectures with friends, and conducted research at New York University’s labyrinthine Bobst Library. On Fridays, he’d travel uptown to a building at the corner […]
U.S. Nuclear Posture Review: A Bigger Bang for the Buck?…
At the height of the Cold War, the United States and the then-Soviet Union possessed around 70,000 nuclear warheads between them — enough to destroy or poison every square centimeter of inhabited land on Earth several times over. Somewhat ironically, the concept of “mutually assured destruction” (MAD), whereby the full-scale use of nuclear weapons by […]
Massive Pentagon Agency Lost Track of Hundreds of Millions of Dollars…
One of the Pentagon’s largest agencies can’t account for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of spending, a leading accounting firm says in an internal audit obtained by POLITICO that arrives just as President Donald Trump is proposing a boost in the military budget. Ernst & Young found that the Defense Logistics Agency failed to […]
North Korean Defector Honored by Trump Describes Difference Between Democracy and Communism (VIDEO)…
North Korea defector Ji Seong-ho, who was honored by President Donald Trump at the State of the Union Tuesday, has a message for anyone considering a communist form of government, he told The Daily Caller in an exclusive interview. “I cannot find the exact words to describe it. Simply put, it is a horrible thing. […]
300 Illegal Immigrants Stopped at Texas Border…
Three hundred U.S.-bound Central Americans migrants, including dozens of children, were found over the weekend inside two trucks in Mexico without proper ventilation or enough food or water. Mexico’s National Institute of Migration, known as INM, informed that 198 migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador were found Saturday morning inside a truck as they […]
Mattis Fires Guantánamo War Court Overseer…
In a surprise move, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis on Monday fired the top official overseeing the trials of the five men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks and other alleged war criminals held at Guantánamo. It was not immediately known what caused Mattis to dismiss Harvey Rishikof, an attorney with experience in national security […]
Arizona Man Sold Armor Piercing Ammunition to Las Vegas Shooter…
Douglas Haig from Mesa, Az. is charged with conspiring to manufacture and sell ammunition that could pierce armor to Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, the Department of Justice announced Friday. Haig was released on bond, but faces up to 5 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 if convicted. Haig met with Paddock multiple […]
CIA Head Explains Meeting with Russian Spy Chief…
CIA Director Mike Pompeo is defending a meeting between U.S. and Russian intelligence officials after a top Democratic lawmaker seized on the talks. Pompeo sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) saying he suggested during a press conference earlier this week that “there was something untoward” about the meeting. “Let me assure […]
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