Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials announced Thursday they had arrested nearly 500 people in a four-day operation targeting so-called “sanctuary cities.” The agency said it targeted individuals from across the country, in what it called “Operation Safe City,” arresting 101 individuals in Los Angeles and 107 in Philadelphia. Other areas targeted include New York […]
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U.S. Yanks Staff in Cuba After Attacks on American Diplomats…
The State Department is yanking a significant portion of its personnel out of Cuba and warning U.S. travelers that the country is not safe to visit because of mysterious attacks on American diplomats that have permanently damaged their health, according to the Associated Press. The move effectively reverses many aspects of President Obama’s policy of […]
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Was the ‘target of a Taliban rocket attack’…
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was the intended target of a rocket attack near an Afghanistan airport on Wednesday, according to the Taliban. At least five civilians were wounded when six rockets were fired toward Kabul international airport in the Afghan capital after Mattis touched down. Mattis condemned the attack as a ‘criminal act by […]
FBI: Murder, Violent Crime Increased Significantly in 2016…
Murder and violent crime rates increased significantly in 2016, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation records released on Tuesday. The agency’s Crime in the United States report shows an increase of 3.4 percent in the violent crime rate from last year and a 8.2 percent increase in the murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate. It shows […]
“Magnanimous Panda” – China’s Envoy Worried About “Dangerous Rhetoric”…
For those who have followed the months-long strategy of President Trump toward North Korea and China, the latest words from China fall squarely into place. Unfortunately for those who have not followed the approach, the consequential nuance will be lost. What is happening publicly is entirely predictable when we accept what is happening privately, against […]
White Helmets Fully Exposed as Hollywoods Favorite Terrorists – Over 200 Revealing Facebook Images in 5 Massive Files…
This is one of the main reasons Hollywood and the media are tanking right now…….they have lied about terrorists who chop off peoples heads. The White Helmets have beheaded and strangled children while conducting their false flags. George Clooney wants to make a movie about these terrorists and portray them as hero’s. Netflix has already […]
Russia to Establish New Military Base in Eastern Syria…
The Arabic-language al-Ahd news website quoted western media sources as reporting that Russia is to set up a new large military base in Deir Ezzur due to its reginal and international strategic importance. Al-Ahd added that the long distance between the Russia-run Humeimim airbase and Eastern or Central Syria and the superior capabilities and features […]
Syria: Has the U.S. Central Command Declared War on Syria?…
Yesterday three high ranking Russian officers were killed in an “ISIS attack” in eastern-Syrian. It is likely that they were killed by U.S. special forces or insurgents under U.S. special forces control. The incident will be understood as a declaration of war. The U.S. Central Command in the Middle East wants the oil fields in […]
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Trump’s War Strategy Hailed by Afghan President: ‘A difference of day and night’…
President Trump received glowing praise Thursday from Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani for the new war strategy, which was credited for turning around the 16-year war against Taliban militants and other radical Islamic terrorists. “It is a difference of day and night,” Mr. Ghani said at a meeting with Mr. Trump…
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Trump Falls in Line With Interventionism by Robert Parry…
In discussing President Trump, there is always the soft prejudice of low expectations – people praise him for reading from a Teleprompter even if his words make little sense – but there is no getting around the reality that his maiden address to the United Nations General Assembly must rank as one of the most […]
California Suing Trump Over Border Wall…
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra plans to announce Wednesday that the state will sue the Trump administration over one of President Trump’s paramount campaign promises—the border wall. Becerra’s lawsuit, expected to target planned projects in San Diego and Imperial counties, marks the latest shot in California’s…
Well, Well, Well – Beijing Calls For “Six Party Talks”…
Yesterday President Trump called Xi Jinping; CTH noted the pattern. The reason – today President Trump would be messaging toward Beijing. [There is a difference between talking to Xi Jinping, and talking to Beijing.] Well, did anyone notice President Trump referencing the post WWII “Marshall Plan” today during…
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Rocket Man – I Think It’s Gonna Be a Long, Long Gas Line…
President Donald J. Trump issued a new nickname for North Korean potbellied dictator Kim Jong-un via Twitter Sunday morning. After speaking with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, President Trump said he asked how “Rocket Man” was doing, an apparent nickname for Kim Jong-un. I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night…
On Criminal Justice, Sessions Is Returning DOJ to the Rule of Law…
Two former top Obama-appointed prosecutors co-author a diatribe against Trump attorney general Jeff Sessions for returning the Justice Department to purportedly outdated, too “tough on crime” charging practices. Yawn. After eight years of Justice Department stewardship by Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch, and…
Navy Relieves Two More Commanders in 7th Fleet After Deadly Collisions…
The Navy relieved two more commanders in 7th Fleet on Monday amid fallout from two deadly collisions involving the destroyers USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain. Task Force 70 commander Rear Adm. Charles Williams and Destroyer Squadron 15 commander Capt. Jeffrey Bennett were both relieved of command by 7th Fleet…
In Wake of Airstrike, U.S. Military Moves to Establish Communication with Russian Forces in Syria…
The Pentagon is taking additional steps to ensure that U.S. and Russian battlefield commanders are able to directly communicate with one another after an airstrike on U.S. proxy forces near Deir al-Zour, Syria, that wounded several fighters Saturday, the United States’ highest -ranking military officer said…
Navy Deploys Cyber Security Team to Investigate USS John McCain Collision…
The U.S. Navy has deployed a team of cyber security experts to join the military’s ongoing investigation into the fatal collision of the USS John McCain off the coast of Singapore last month, according to the deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare. Vice Adm. Jan Tighe, who serves as the director of naval…
2 Dead, 23 Injured in Training Incidents at Fort Hood, Fort Bragg, Camp Pendleton…
Two soldiers died and 23 servicemembers were injured in three days during training exercises at Fort Hood, Fort Bragg and Camp Pendleton, defense officials said. Staff Sgt. Alexander P. Dalida was killed during the exercise at Fort Bragg, according to Lt. Col. Rob Bockholt, a spokesman for the U.S. Army’s Special…
U.S. and the U.K. Suggest Delaying Iraqi Kurdistan Region Independence Referendum…
On Thursday, officials from the UN, the US, and the UK met with President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani to propose a plan to delay an independence referendum – scheduled on September 25 – for two years, according to Kurdish sources. The sources said that the US, the UN and the UK are […]
Taliban Attacks NATO Convoy in Afghanistan with SVBIED, Claims 7 NATO Soldiers Killed…
On Friday, a Taliban suicide bomber driving a VBIED targeted a convoy of NATO forces near the Kandahar airbase in the Trank Pul area of Kandahar province. Kandahar provincial governor spokesman Fazal Bari Baryalai said that the attack “totally destroyed” a vehicle in the convoy that was carrying Romanian soldiers…
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