A Pentagon shuttle departed for Guantánamo Sunday morning without three civilian lawyers who quit the USS Cole case, setting the stage for a showdown Monday with the military judge who ordered them to the remote U.S. Navy base in Cuba. Veteran death-penalty defense attorney Rick Kammen and colleagues Rosa Eliades and Mary Spears resigned from […]
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Wife of Paralyzed Soldier Who Was Shot in the Head Searching for Bowe Bergdahl…
The wife of a soldier seriously wounded while searching for Army Sgt Bowe Bergdahl has given an emotional testimony about the effects of his brain trauma on their family. Prosecutors called Shannon Allen to the stand in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Monday to discuss the injuries suffered by her husband when he was shot […]
Mattis Visits Korean DMZ Amidst Nuclear Tension…
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis visited Friday morning the heavily fortified border between North Korea and South Korea known as the Demilitarized Zone amid heightened tensions over the North’s nuclear program and the war of words between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. At the DMZ, Mattis was briefed at Observation Point Oullette by South […]
DEA Deploys Six Regional Teams to Fight Opioid, Fentanyl Trafficking…
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced Friday it has created six regional enforcement teams to target heroin and fentanyl trafficking, a day after President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. The enforcement teams will be based in communities that are facing major addiction challenges: New Bedford, Mass.; Charleston, W.Va.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; […]
U.S. Double Standards in the New Cold War by Stephen F. Cohen…
Moscow and Washington have conflicting narratives, expressed in their respective mass media and periodic “diplomacy,” regarding the history, causes, and nature of the new Cold War. Not surprisingly, both narratives are often self-serving and unbalanced. But, Cohen argues, the near-consensual version presented in the mainstream media of the American establishment particularly lacks balance…
Trump Directs State, USAID to Bypass United Nations, Deliver U.S. Aid More Directly to Christians, Yazidis in Iraq…
President Trump has issued a White House directive forcing the State Department and USAID to bypass the United Nations and stop its “ineffective” relief efforts aimed at helping Iraqi Christians, Yazidis, and other persecuted religious minorities, and instead to provide the assistance either directly or through “faith-based groups.” Vice President Mike Pence, in a speech […]
Trump’s Border Wall Prototypes Unveiled…
Nearly a year after President Donald Trump’s surprise electoral victory, the first step to fulfill the central pillar of his campaign—a promise to build a wall along the country’s southern border—has taken shape along the perimeter between San Diego and Mexico. The construction of eight prototypes is complete, and they will now face a battery […]
DEA REPORT: Mexican Cartels Dominate U.S. Drug Market and No-One Can Challenge Them…
Mexican cartels are by far the biggest source of illegal drugs flooding the US market, the Drug Enforcement Agency said on Monday. In its annual report on drug trafficking, the DEA said of the Mexican criminal gangs: ‘No other group is currently positioned to challenge them.’ The report highlighted the strength of the Sinaloa cartel […]
Defense Lawyers Quit. Not So Fast, Says War Court Judge, Who Orders Them to Guantánamo…
In a new test of the reach of the Guantánamo war court, a military judge has ordered three civilian lawyers who quit the USS Cole defense team to come to court at the remote U.S. Navy base in Cuba next week. Attorneys Rick Kammen, Rosa Eliades and Mary Spears quit their jobs on Oct. 11 […]
A Soldier’s Perspective on Bergdahl…
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who pleaded guilty to charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, will soon face sentencing, bringing him and the Army one step closer to legally resolving the chain of events that started when Sergeant Bergdahl walked away from his unit in Afghanistan in 2009. He was captured and held as […]
NSA Document Says Saudi Prince Directly Ordered Coordinated Attack by Syrian Rebels on Damascus…
A loosely knit collection of Syrian rebel fighters set up positions on March 18, 2013, and fired several barrages of rockets at targets in the heart of Damascus, Bashar al-Assad’s capital. The attack was a brazen show of force by rebels under the banner of the Free Syrian Army, targeting the presidential palace, Damascus International […]
The Air Force Says it Doesn’t Plan to Recall Retired Pilots to Fix Shortage…
The Air Force says it doesn’t plan to use new authority granted by an amended executive order to recall retired pilots to correct an ongoing personnel shortage. “The Air Force does not currently intend to recall retired pilots to address the pilot shortage,” Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said on Sunday. “We appreciate the authorities […]
Bergdahl Judge Says He Can Be Fair Despite Trump’s Unnecessary Comments…
The military judge who will sentence Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl expressed concern Monday about a new comment made by President Donald Trump about the former Taliban captive, though he insisted the soldier’s punishment would not be influenced by the president. Trump recently referenced the disparaging comments about Bergdahl that he repeatedly delivered as a candidate […]
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Dunford Reveals New Details on Fatal Niger Ambush…
A 12-man American team left the Nigerien capital of Niamey on Oct. 3 with reconnaissance mission orders and spent the night off base, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford revealed in a briefing with Pentagon reporters Monday. Dunford revealed new details regarding an Oct. 4 Islamic State ambush of the 12-man U.S. […]
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U.S. Operators May Have Chased Terrorists Before Niger Ambush…
U.S. soldiers later killed in an ambush accompanying Nigerien security forces in early October may have given chase to Islamic State militants all the way to the Malian-Nigerien border, Nigerien military officials tell The New York Times. U.S. officials denied the Nigerien account to TheNYT, instead saying they became aware of ISIS militants presence in […]
What the United States Did in Indonesia…
A trove of newly declassified diplomatic cables reveals a surprising degree of American involvement in a brutal anti-communist purge in Indonesia half-a-century ago. In Indonesia in October 1965, Suharto, a powerful Indonesian military leader, accused the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) of organizing a brutal coup attempt, following the kidnapping and murder of six high-ranking army […]
The U.S. Will Invade West Africa in 2023 After an Attack in New York — According to Pentagon War Game…
When the Pentagon peers into its crystal ball, the images reflected back are bleak. On May 23, 2023, in one imagining from the U.S. military, terrorists detonate massive truck-bombs at both the New York and New Jersey ends of the Lincoln Tunnel. The twin explosions occur in the southern-most of the three underground tubes at […]
Maryland Shooting Suspect Criminal Record: 42 Arrests, 15 Felony Convictions…
Breitbart News reported that Prince also allegedly shot a man in Wilmington, Delaware, about an hour and forty-five minutes after the shootings in Maryland. In addition to the 42 arrests and “15 felony convictions,” the Baltimore Sun reports that a “peace order complaint” shows Prince was “fired from a job at another granite company after […]
Bigly Important – Secretary Rex Tillerson Discusses U.S. India Relationship…
Those who are following the Trump Doctrine, strategic U.S. geopolitical alliances, and the bigger part of the big picture for how President Trump and the administration are positioning the U.S. economy toward lessening ties with China, will note the significance of this speech and the content therein. The media will remain oblivious to it. The […]
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The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor by Stephen F. Cohen…
For several years, Cohen has argued that the new Cold War is more dangerous than its 45-year predecessor, which, it is often said, “we barely survived.” Here he updates and aggregates evidence for that argument. Meanwhile, many American participants and commentators continue to deny—for personal and political reasons —that there is a new Cold War. […]
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