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Bridge, Crewmembers’ Errors Led to Deaths Aboard 2 Navy Destroyers…

The two collisions that killed a combined 17 sailors aboard the destroyers USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain resulted from sailors not following procedures and lack of communication between officers and the rest of the ship, a Navy report released Wednesday concluded. Watch-standers aboard USS Fitzgerald were not paying attention to the right-hand side […]

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In Shocking, Viral Interview, Qatar Confesses Secrets Behind Syrian War…

A television interview of a top Qatari official confessing the truth behind the origins of the war in Syria is going viral across Arabic social media during the same week a leaked top secret NSA document was published which confirms that the armed opposition in Syria was under the direct command of foreign governments from […]

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Navy SEALs Suspected of Strangling, Killing Army Green Beret in Africa…

Two Navy SEALs from SEAL Team 6 are reportedly “persons of interest” in the investigation to determine who strangled and killed an Army Green Beret in Mali, West Africa, in June. The New York Times first reported on Sunday that Navy criminal authorities are looking into whether or not two members of SEAL Team 6 […]

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U.S. Special Operations Forces Capture Key Militant in Benghazi Attack…

U.S. special operations forces have captured a “key” militant involved in the 2012 attack on an American diplomatic facility in the Libyan city of Benghazi that left four dead and sparked an ongoing political firestorm, unnamed U.S. government officials told the Associated Press. The U.S. officials identified the captured suspect to the Associated Press as […]

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Civilian Lawyers Defy Judge’s Order to Travel to Guantánamo for War Court Showdown…

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 […]

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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 […]

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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; […]

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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…

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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