It has long been known that China has helped North Korea evade international sanctions while professing faithful compliance with United Nations resolutions. Now, U.S. spy satellites reportedly captured photos of Chinese ships illegally selling oil to North Korean boats on dozens of occasions. China has again professed innocence. The Chosun Ilbo reported that the photos […]
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Session Orders Examination of Bundy Case After Mistrial Over Prosecution Bungling…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has stepped into the Bundy prosecution after Wednesday’s mistrial, ordering a third-party examination of the case in light of the latest government snafu. “The Attorney General takes this issue very seriously and has personally directed that an expert in the Department’s discovery obligations be deployed to examine the case and advise […]
Sessions Orders Review of Abandoned Hezbollah-Linked Drug Prosecutions…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered the Justice Department to dig into allegations in a POLITICO report that a series of potential drug prosecutions related to the pro-Iranian militant group Hezbollah were abandoned as the Obama administration pressed to strike a deal with Iran over its nuclear program. Sessions indicated that he was troubled by […]
UN Security Council Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea…
The United Nations Security Council voted Friday to impose new sanctions on North Korea following its most recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test. The sanctions, unanimously approved by the body, are aimed at significantly weakening the isolated country’s economy. The resolution looks to block nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum product exports to the country […]
Mattis: ‘Storm clouds gathering’ Over Korean Peninsula…
“Storm clouds are gathering” over the Korean Peninsula, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis declared Friday. And as diplomats try to resolve the nuclear standoff, he told soldiers that the U.S. military must do its part by being ready for war. Without forecasting a conflict, Mattis emphasized that diplomacy stands the best chance of preventing a war […]
U.S. Ups Border Training in Syria to Prevent Islamic State Resurgence…
The United States is developing an expanded training program for local Kurdish and Arab border guards in Syria, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East said, to help head off the “significant risk” of Islamic State fighters regrouping in the country. It’s an effort that could entail a longer term American and allied commitment. […]
Bombshell Report Reveals Up to 30% of Federal Inmates Are Illegal Immigrants…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released its findings on the immigration status of federal prison inmates, as mandated in a controversial Executive Order signed during the President Trump’s first week in the White House. The report reveals that of the 37,557 confirmed immigrants in the federal prison system, 35,334 (94%) of them are […]
A Deafening Media Silence on the Obama-Hezbollah Scandal…
Politico published a jaw-dropping, meticulously sourced investigative piece this week detailing how the Obama administration had secretly undermined US law enforcement agency efforts to shut down an international drug-trafficking ring run by the terror group Hezbollah. The effort was part of a wider push by the administration to placate Iran and ensure the signing of […]
Congress Demands DOJ Turn Over All Docs Related to Obama Scheme to Nix Hezbollah Terror Investigation…
Congress instructed the Department of Justice on Thursday to turn over all documents and communications that may be related to newly disclosed efforts by the Obama administration to handicap an investigation into the terror group Hezbollah and its Iranian benefactors, according to a letter sent to Attorney General Jeff Sessions obtained by the Washington Free […]
The Larger Meaning of Obama Letting Hezbollah Off the Hook by J.E. Dyer…
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 […]
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 […]
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