A very great deal will be written about this piece by Josh Meyer for Politico in the coming days. It’s an article that deserves consideration and extensive analysis. Although there was much that we already knew before it was published, its central point – that the Obama administration actively blocked law enforcement efforts to take […]
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Obama’s Alternative Facts on the Iran Nuclear Deal by Eli Lake…
When the Obama administration sold its Iran nuclear deal to Congress in 2015, one of its primary arguments was that the agreement was narrow. It lifted only nuclear sanctions. America, President Barack Obama told us, would remain a vigilant foe of Iran’s regional predations through sanctions and other means. Thanks to stunning new reporting from […]
Trump Approves “U.S. Commercial Sale of Weapons” to Ukraine…
After years of covert American involvement in the Ukrainian proxy and civil war which has raged since 2014 – and which a leaked recording confirmed was precipitated by the US State Department – President Trump has decided to come off the fence regarding his prior reluctance to formally approve arms sales to the Kiev government. […]
Judge Declares Mistrial in Standoff Case After Gov’t Misconduct Discovered…
A federal judge declared a mistrial in the case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy after prosecutors willfully withheld evidence showing that government agents behaved illegally during a 2014 standoff. Judge Gloria Navarro dismissed jurors Wednesday nearly one month after a trial began against Bundy and his sons, Ammon and Ryan Bundy, both of whom were […]
REPORT: Fed Agency Committed ‘Militaristic’ Operation Against Nevada Rancher
An investigation into the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) handling of the 2014 Nevada standoff with rancher Cliven Bundy revealed “incredible bias,” widespread misconduct and likely illegal actions by the BLM. Prosecutors shared the report with the Bundys’ defense attorneys, prompting a petition to Judge Gloria Navarro for a mistrial, or for the case to […]
New Audit Finds $21 Trillion in Unauthorized Spending by Federal Government…
Earlier this year, a Michigan University economist, working with graduate students and a former governmental official, found $21 trillion in unauthorized spending in the departments of Defense and Housing and Urban Development for the years of 1198-2015. Now, the Department of Defense has announced it will conduct the first department-wide, independent audit in its history. […]
Declassified Docs: U.S., Germany, France, Britain Assured Gorbachev Against NATO Expansion…
U.S. Secretary of State James Baker’s famous “not one inch eastward” assurance about NATO expansion in his meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on February 9, 1990, was part of a cascade of assurances about Soviet security given by Western leaders to Gorbachev and other Soviet officials throughout the process of German unification in 1990 […]
The Secret Backstory of How Obama Let Hezbollah’s Billion-Dollar Criminal Enterprise Off the Hook…
In its determination to secure a nuclear deal with Iran, the Obama administration derailed an ambitious law enforcement campaign targeting drug trafficking by the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, even as it was funneling cocaine into the United States, according to a POLITICO investigation. The campaign, dubbed Project Cassandra, was launched in 2008 after the Drug […]
T-Rex Goes to U.N. to Confront North Korean Nuclear Weapons…
Today Secretary of State Rex Tillerson went to the United Nations to deliver a strong diplomatic message to the North Korean regime about their ongoing nuclear ambitions. President Trump and Secretary of State Tillerson are asking Chinese Chairman/President Xi Jinping to cut off the oil supply to the DPRK. If you have not watched the […]
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Has North Korea Accidentally Revealed a Picture of It’s First Atomic Bomb?…
North Korea appear to have inadvertently broadcast an image of former leader Kim Jong-il inspecting one of the country’s first ever atomic bombs. A 30-minute bulletin shown on state TV from December 12, at a conference in Pyongyang, showed a portrait in the background which appeared to be of Jong-il and the explosive device. The […]
REPORT: U.S. & Saudis Boosted Islamic State Arsenal by Sending EU-Made Advanced Arms to Syrian Rebels…
Advanced weapons in the arsenal of Islamic State terrorists in Syria were made in the EU and delivered by the US and Saudi Arabia, a new study says. The deliveries were intended to prop up ‘moderate’ rebel groups, but resulted in arming the jihadists. The investigation by the London-based Conflict Armament Research (CAR) concludes that […]
Trump Admin. Unveils Material Evidence of Iranian Missile in Yemen…
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Thursday revealed to the public for the first time recovered fragments of what she described as Iranian weapons supplied to Houthi militants in Yemen, declaring it proof of Tehran’s breech of U.N. rules. Haley, delivering a press conference from a hangar at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling […]
U.S. Fighter Jets ‘Head-Butt’ Russian Jets in Syria…
A pair of U.S. Air Force stealth fighter jets intercepted two Russian attack jets in Syria, an area off-limits to Russian jets based on a long-standing mutual agreement, a U.S. defense official told Fox News on Thursday. During the incident, both American F-22 jets fired flares after cutting across the front of the Russian jets, […]
How Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Contributed to Libya’s Slavery Crisis…
“The Obama administration bombed Libya into oblivion while using racist and terrorist rebel groups to do their dirty deeds on the ground.” Understandably, it is emotionally painful to witness so many African brothers and sisters being brutally beaten and sold into slavery within present-day Libya. This is yet another important moment for solidarity, Pan-Africanism, Internationalism […]
Fallout from Deadly Niger Ambush Worsens as Bombshell Reports Target AFRICOM…
The deadly ambush that killed four Army Special Forces personnel in Niger on Oct. 4, and the resulting rescue operation, were clouded by misinformation and poor planning, according to two extensive new reports. One report suggests that one of the American KIAs, Army Sgt. La David Johnson, remained alive in captivity for hours while DoD […]
Lavrov: North Korea Ready to Open Direct Talks with U.S….
North Korea is open to direct talks with the US over their nuclear standoff, according to the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, who said he passed that message to his counterpart, Rex Tillerson, when the two diplomats met in Vienna on Thursday. There was no immediate response from Tillerson but the official position of the […]
Pentagon’s Top Weapons Buyer to John McCain: ‘Excuse me, we hold people responsible’…
Ellen Lord, the Defense Department’s acquisition chief, said Wednesday that a shakeup of department personnel overseeing weapons purchasing programs is already in the works after facing tough questioning from Sen. John McCain about government waste. A review of staff in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and military services is looking at whether or […]
Dina Powell, Deputy Security Advisor, to Depart Trump White House…
Deputy national security adviser Dina Powell, a driving force behind the Trump administration’s Middle East policy, plans to leave the White House as part of an anticipated wave of departures following President Trump’s first year in office, according to four senior administration officials. Unlike some top White House officials who were fired or resigned amid […]
Gun Rights Activists Celebrate House Approval of Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill…
The House delivered a win for gun rights groups Wednesday with the passage of legislation that would force states to recognize concealed carry permits issued by other states and would strengthen the federal gun background check system. The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, backed by Republicans, was adopted in a 231-198 vote that mostly followed party […]
Opioid Busts Yield Enough Fentanyl to Kill Ohio’s ‘Entire Population’…
Authorities in Ohio recently seized enough of the synthetic painkiller fentanyl through two drug busts to wipe out the “entire population” of the state. Police initially discovered 4.5 pounds of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid roughly 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine, during an October raid in Columbus, Ohio, of an area drug ring. […]
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