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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Taliban Asks Trump on Twitter “once you’re ready to discuss your exit” from Afghanistan…
Crazy times. The media office of the Taliban asking President Trump on Twitter to reach the Taliban through their office in Doha “once you’re ready to discuss your exit” from Afghanistan. @akhbar…
USAF Begins Massive GPS Blackouts in the Western US During Largest Ever Air War Drill…
The United States Air Force is launching its largest-ever three-week premier set of air war drills, called Red Flag 18-1, starting on Friday and will conclude February 16, said the 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs. On January 26, the air war drill, known as Red Flag, officially kicked off at Nellis Air Force Base, […]
ICE Is about to Start Tracking License Plates Across the U.S….
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has officially gained agency-wide access to a nationwide license plate recognition database, according to a contract finalized earlier this month. The system gives the agency access to billions of license plate records and new powers of real-time location tracking, raising significant concerns from civil libertarians. The source of […]
Ruh Roh – Kerry to Abbas Confidante: ‘Stay strong and do not give into Trump’…
While the White House has confirmed that since the Jerusalem Declaration there has been a complete disconnect between the Palestinian Authority and the Trump administration, it turns out that the previous administration has maintained contact with PA officials. Maariv reported that former US secretary of state John Kerry met in London with a close associate […]
Turkey to U.S. : End Support for Syrian Kurdish YPG or Risk Confrontation…
Turkey urged the US on Thursday to halt its support for Kurdish YPG fighters or risk confronting Turkish forces on the ground in Syria, some of Ankara’s strongest comments yet about a potential clash with its NATO ally. The comments, from the spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, underscore the growing bilateral tensions, six […]
Syria: U.S. Strikes on Islamic State Headquarters ‘Kills 150 Militants’…
The US-led coalition against the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) says it has killed up to 150 militants in air strikes on a headquarters in Syria. A statement said the strikes took place on Saturday near al-Shafah, in the Middle Euphrates river valley in the south-eastern province of Deir al-Zour. A combination of intelligence and […]
VA Whistleblower Could Be Homeless Soon…
A prolific Veteran Administration (VA) whistleblower is on the brink of homelessness and caught up in the vortex of government bureaucracy. Sean Higgins is a former employee of the Memphis VA, who was credited with more than thirty disclosures of waste, fraud and abuse at the hospital in an article from May 2017. He’s disclosed […]
3 Alcatraz Inmates Survived 1962 Escape, Swam to Land, Letter Suggests…
A letter emerged Tuesday that claims to be written by a former inmate at Alcatraz who — along with two others — managed to escape the island prison only to vanish without a trace. The running theory about their fate is that they died shortly after stepping foot into the cold waters that separated the […]
California’s Immigrant Worker Law Hands the Trump Administration a Golden Opportunity to Curtail the Golden State…
Below is my column in the Hill newspaper on the new California law that the state Attorney General is pledging to enforce against employers who are cooperating with federal immigration authorities. There are ample grounds for either businesses or the federal government or both to bring a legal action. The arguments of California in Arizona […]
Hawaii Governor Couldn’t Warn Public of Missile ‘False Alarm’ Because He Forgot His Password…
The governor of Hawaii wanted to inform the public that they would not die in a ballistic missile attack — but he forgot his Twitter password. Gov. David Ige said Sunday that he could not access his Twitter account on the morning of Jan. 13 — while Hawaiians were reeling after receiving the false emergency […]
NFL Rejects Super Bowl Ad from Veterans Group…
The National Football League rejected an advertisement for its official Super Bowl LII programs that urged players and people who attend the game to stand during the national anthem, according to American Veterans, the organization that submitted the ad. Omitted from the programs was a full-page ad picturing the American flag, saluting soldiers and the […]
Supreme Court to Speed DACA Case…
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will speed up a case involving the Trump administration’s request to cancel the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty, moving to grab a piece of the unfolding immigration debate. In a brief order the justices said they have granted the administration’s request to hear the case even before a ruling by […]
U.S. Delegation Arrives in Ankara Amid Strained Ties over Afrin Operation…
A high-level US delegation arrived in Ankara on Monday as Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch continues in Syria’s Afrin. Tuesday’s meetings include discussions on regional co-operation and the military operation, according to diplomatic sources. Diplomatic conversations are being held between Washington and Ankara regarding Turkey’s ongoing operation against terror groups in Afrin, the Pentagon told Anadolu […]
Schumer Withdraws Offer on Trump’s Wall…
Chuck Schumer is taking his big spending boost for Donald Trump’s border wall off the table. The Senate minority leader, through an aide, informed the White House on Monday that he was retracting the offer he made last week to give Trump well north of the $1.6 billion in wall funding Trump had asked for […]
Russian Spy Ship Spotted 100 Miles Off North Carolina Coast…
The Russian spy ship, the Viktor Leonov, was spotted 100 miles south east of Wilmington, North Carolina, in international waters, according to a US military official, just days after the vessel was seen leaving the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain. Two US military officials said the Russian ship is being tracked by […]
Brand-New U.S. Navy Warship Trapped in Canada Amid Cold and Ice…
A brand-new U.S. Navy warship has not moved from Montreal since Christmas Eve and will spend the winter stuck in Canada due to cold and ice. The USS Little Rock – unveiled in a ceremony on Dec. 16 in Buffalo, New York and attended by nearly 9,000 people – has not moved far since due […]
Russia Is Offering the U.S. a Turkish “Olive Branch” in Afrin…
Turkey today launched the “Olive Branch” military operation against the Kurdish region of Afrin, north-west of Syria. The code name was released by the Turkish Chief of Staff who explained that the operation aims to prevent the spread of the People’s Protection Units and the Democratic Union Party along the Syrian borders with Turkey, which […]
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California AG: ‘We Will Prosecute’ Employers Who Cooperate with Federal Immigration Officials…
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) says his office “will prosecute” employers who cooperate with federal immigration officials to deport criminal illegal aliens from the United States. In a press conference on Thursday, the pro-open borders attorney general warned California employers of new state laws that barred businesses from providing information on illegal aliens to […]
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In Surprise Move, Pentagon Deploys 3 Types of Strategic Bombers to Guam…
Amid soaring tensions between Washington and Pyongyang, the Pentagon has deployed nearly every type of strategic and nuclear-capable bomber to the island of Guam, an American territory in Micronesia, in the Western Pacific. According to the Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs, six B-52H Stratofortress bombers and 300 Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, are […]
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