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, […]
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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. […]
U.S. Embassy Workers in Cuba Found to Have Brain Abnormalities…
Brain abnormalities have been found in the U.S. diplomats who were victims of suspected attacks at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, according to a new report. Doctors discovered that white matter in the brains of Embassy workers had “developed changes,” The Associated Press reported. White matter allows different areas of the brain to communicate. At […]
U.S. Military to Stay in Syria ‘as long as we need to’…
The US military plans to stay in Syria as long as necessary to ensure the Islamic State group does not return, a Pentagon official told AFP on Tuesday. “We are going to maintain our commitment on the ground as long as we need to, to support our partners and prevent the return of terrorist groups,” […]
How the U.S. and France Helped Defuse Saudi Arabia’s Dangerous Gambit with Lebanon…
The recent bizarre episode of Lebanon’s prime minister resigning while in Saudi Arabia and on Saudi TV sparked confusion around the world. But few may have realized how momentous and potentially dangerous the incident actually was. It turned out to be an impulsive power play by one of the Trump administration’s most important allies in […]
Illegal Alien Killer of Kate Steinle Found Not Guilty of Murder By San Francisco Jury…
After two days of deliberations, jurors in San Francisco have found a Mexican national not guilty of murder in the killing of Kate Steinle. Ms. Steinle was fatally shot in the back in 2015; she died in her fathers arms. A five time deported Mexican national named Jose Zarante admitted to the shooting, saying it […]
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DOJ: American Caught Fighting for Islamic State Has Been Read His Rights, But Not Given an Attorney…
An unnamed U.S. citizen held for the past 11 weeks as an enemy combatant in Iraq was informed of his right to counsel, the government revealed on Thursday, but was told that “due to his current situation, it was unknown when he would be able to have an attorney.” John Doe, who was captured in […]
Top US, Chinese Generals Talk North Korea After Missile Test…
Top generals from the US and Chinese armed forces met in Washington this week following North Korea’s latest missile provocation. The meetings were held on Wednesday and Thursday, just hours after Pyongyang’s intercontinental ballistic missile test early Wednesday morning. People’s Liberation Army Maj. Gen. Shao Yuanming and the US Defense Department’s Lt. Gen Richard Clarke […]
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Those Trump Tweets: The Real Story Behind the Egyptian-Roof Throwing Video…
US President Donald Trump’s caused a storm of controversy on Wednesday after he retweeted Islamophobic clips posted by the leader of a far-right British group. But in Egypt, one of the videos that Trump posted was already highly controversial for years. This amateur video footage which Trump retweeted was thought to be filmed on 5 […]
North Korea Declares Completion of Nuclear Force After Missile Test…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared the completion of the country’s nuclear force after the successful launch of a long-range missile capable of reaching all parts of the United States, making it the country’s third and most advanced test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The missile was launched at 2:48 a.m. local time […]
Top-Secret Cache of Army Intel Data Left Exposed on the Internet…
A big trove of top-secret files from an Army intelligence project was left on a public web server with no password protection, open to anyone who cared to look, the Silicon Valley firm UpGuard said Tuesday. The exposed files included aspects of a classified battlefield intelligence platform, part of a failed $5 billion Army project […]
After Benghazi Terrorist Is Cleared of Murder — Hero Who Was There Gives Explosive Take on Verdict…
On Tuesday, it was announced that Ahmed Abu Khatallah — a key figure in the 2012 Benghazi attacks — was acquitted of 14 of the 18 charges against him. While the counts of terrorism still stuck, the most severe charge he faced, murder, did not. According to NBC News: Prosecutors said Khatallah was among 20 […]
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Indicates Upcoming U.S. Naval Blockade of North Korea…
During several months of discussions deep in the weeds of President Trump’s geopolitical strategy toward the North Korean nuclear missile crisis, CTH extensively outlined a particular economic approach that would likely surface ONLY AFTER President Trump, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley walked methodically through the sequential elements needed. The most […]
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Scathing Report Details Air Force Academy’s ‘Derelict’ and Scandal-Filled Sexual Assault Prevention Office…
Infighting, mishandled cases, questionable record keeping, alleged office romances and a lurid rumor mill led an Air Force Academy investigator to find that the school’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office was “derelict in the performance” of duties and bungled care for victims. The scaldingly critical report called for the firing of the office’s former […]
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