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 […]
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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 […]
DB Cooper Sleuth Claims Hijacker Was CIA Agent, FBI Is ‘Flat-Out Lying’ about Case…
The leader of the private investigative team who has spent years trying to crack the D.B. Cooper hijacking case claimed Thursday he believes the mysterious criminal was a CIA agent whose identity has been covered up by federal agents. Thomas Colbert, a documentary filmmaker who helped put together the 40-member team, told the Seattle PI […]
Spies for Hire (Oldie but Goodie)…
In July, Simone Margaritelli, an Italian security researcher, boarded a Boeing 777 in Rome headed for Dubai, a city now billing itself as a tech startup hub. He had a big job interview with a new, well-funded cybersecurity company called DarkMatter, whose self-described mission is to “safeguard the most complex organizations,” from government to the […]
On Immigration, Trump Goes for it ALL by Byron York…
Back in 2015, before the presidential primaries began, a voter asked candidate Donald Trump if he believed compromise should be part of politics. “Compromise is not a bad word to me,” Trump answered. “But if you are going to compromise, ask for about three times more than you want. You understand? So when you compromise, […]
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Top Russian Spies Met with Pompeo When They Traveled to U.S….
Top Russian spies reportedly met recently with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. The meeting occurred when Pompeo’s Russian counterparts visited the U.S., CNN reported, citing U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman. Russian media reported that Moscow’s sanctioned spy chief, Sergey Naryshkin, may have been one of the people Pompeo met with, CNN noted. Both Russia and […]
Syria – Neo-Conservatives Demand “Action” – Hope for a Larger War…
The U.S. polity and media now acknowledge what we reported on December 21. The U.S. announcement to build up a 30,000 strong PKK army in north-east Syria was a disaster. It prompted Turkey to initiate its attack on YPG/PKK Kurds in Afrin. It threatens do drive it out of NATO and into Russia’s open arms. […]
Navy Releases Five More Videos of ‘Unsafe’ Intercept by Russian Jet…
The U.S. Navy on Wednesday released five more videos of an “unsafe” intercept by a Russian military jet, after some questioned the original video over not showing the Russian plane as close as the Navy alleged. “These videos show the Russian Su-27 intercepting the EP-3 from a very close position, at the same altitude, and […]
Second Person of Interest Identified in Las Vegas Massacre…
While the FBI’s official report on the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas – the deadliest in American history – a judge on Tuesday unsealed 300 pages of search warrant records, including a document that appears to validate claims that shooter Steven Paddock may have had help planning his attack. That’s because the documents […]
Pentagon Slams Teacher Who Called Military Members ‘Lowest of our low’…
The Pentagon fired back Monday at a Southern California high school teacher who was recorded apparently ranting to students that members of the military were “dumb s—s” and “not intellectual people.” Pentagon spokeswoman Amber Smith said the remarks by Gregory Salcido, the El Rancho High teacher who’s also a Pico Rivera city councilman and former […]
Thousands of Furious Fans Sign NFL Petition after Veterans’ Super Bowl Snub…
Tens of thousands of furious football fans have signed a petition urging the National Football League to “reconsider” its despicable decision to bar a veterans group from placing an ad during the upcoming Super Bowl, saying the decision showed the NFL’s “blatant hypocrisy” against the armed forces. The American Family Association has gathered more than […]
Lessons From the Tet Offensive, 50 Years Later…
Fifty years ago on Tuesday, communist forces launched the assaults across South Vietnam known as the Tet Offensive. The offensive marked an inflection point in the Vietnam War. President Lyndon Johnson denied a request the following month from his military commander in Vietnam, William Westmoreland, for 206,000 more U.S. troops on top of the more […]
Hawaii’s False Missile Alert Sent by Worker Believing Attack Was Imminent…
The emergency worker who sent a false public safety alert on Jan. 13 warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack on Hawaii believed that a ballistic missile was truly bound for the state after mishearing a recorded message as part of an unscheduled drill, according to a preliminary investigation by federal officials. A combination of […]
Whoa: Russian Jet Comes Within 5 Feet of U.S. Navy Plane Over Black Sea…
A Russian fighter on Monday flew within 5 feet of a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea, marking another close encounter that American military officials contend increases the risk of midair collisions. A Russian SU-27 crossed directly into the flight path of a Navy EP-3 and forced the U.S. aircraft to fly through […]
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