A trove of newly declassified diplomatic cables reveals a surprising degree of American involvement in a brutal anti-communist purge in Indonesia half-a-century ago. In Indonesia in October 1965, Suharto, a powerful Indonesian military leader, accused the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) of organizing a brutal coup attempt, following the kidnapping and murder of six high-ranking army […]
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The U.S. Will Invade West Africa in 2023 After an Attack in New York — According to Pentagon War Game…
When the Pentagon peers into its crystal ball, the images reflected back are bleak. On May 23, 2023, in one imagining from the U.S. military, terrorists detonate massive truck-bombs at both the New York and New Jersey ends of the Lincoln Tunnel. The twin explosions occur in the southern-most of the three underground tubes at […]
Maryland Shooting Suspect Criminal Record: 42 Arrests, 15 Felony Convictions…
Breitbart News reported that Prince also allegedly shot a man in Wilmington, Delaware, about an hour and forty-five minutes after the shootings in Maryland. In addition to the 42 arrests and “15 felony convictions,” the Baltimore Sun reports that a “peace order complaint” shows Prince was “fired from a job at another granite company after […]
Bigly Important – Secretary Rex Tillerson Discusses U.S. India Relationship…
Those who are following the Trump Doctrine, strategic U.S. geopolitical alliances, and the bigger part of the big picture for how President Trump and the administration are positioning the U.S. economy toward lessening ties with China, will note the significance of this speech and the content therein. The media will remain oblivious to it. The […]
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The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor by Stephen F. Cohen…
For several years, Cohen has argued that the new Cold War is more dangerous than its 45-year predecessor, which, it is often said, “we barely survived.” Here he updates and aggregates evidence for that argument. Meanwhile, many American participants and commentators continue to deny—for personal and political reasons —that there is a new Cold War. […]
Iraq War Victims Allege Pharmaceutical Companies’ Bribery Led to U.S. Troop Deaths…
The families of dozens of U.S. troops killed or injured during the war in Iraq filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against several U.S. and European pharmaceutical and medical supply companies, alleging that the corporations knowingly financed the anti-American militia Mahdi Army through bribes and kickbacks to officials at a government ministry controlled by the group. […]
Johnny Boy Doesn’t Like Nationalism. Rather, He Prefers “the world we have organized and led for three quarters of a century…” aka the World’s Cop…
“To fear the world we have organized and led for three-quarters of a century, to abandon the ideals we have advanced around the globe, to refuse the obligations of international leadership and our duty to remain ‘the last best hope of the Earth’ for the sake of some half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people […]
Bergdahl Pleads Guilty to Desertion and Endangering His Comrades…
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured and held by the Taliban for five years after walking away from his post in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty Monday to desertion and endangering his comrades — charges that could put him behind bars for the rest of his life. “I understand that leaving was against the law,” said […]
America’s Key Diplomat on North Korea Details U.S. Policy…
The first thing you notice about America’s key diplomat on North Korea is that he has a nice smile and a quick wit, attributes that help lighten the mood in tense times. It’s not that the questions he faced from a group of American news editors this week were tougher than those others are asking […]
U.S. House Introduces Bill to End Support for Saudi’s ‘Horrifying’ War in Yemen…
Citing human rights concerns, a bipartisan committee in the US House of Representatives has called for the US military to stop lending crucial support to the Saudi Arabian war in Yemen. The widely condemned Saudi intervention into the Yemeni Civil War has led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people, many of them […]
Five Illegal Alien MS-13 Members Charged in Maryland Woman’s Murder…
Maryland authorities discovered the body of 21-year-old Jenni B, Rivera in a shallow grave on the outskirts of Annapolis, the Baltimore Sun reported. The victim was allegedly lured to her death and then beaten by Ervin Figueroa, Brenda Argueta, Ronald Mendez Sosa, Darvin Guerra-Zacarias, and Francisco Ramirez-Pena, all five members of the MS-13 who have […]
My Plea to the Presidents of Russia and U.S. by Mikhail Gorbachev…
This December will mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the treaty between the Soviet Union and United States on the elimination of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles. This was the start of the process of radically cutting back nuclear arsenals, which was continued with the 1991 and 2010 strategic arms reduction treaties and the […]
Trump’s Remarks on New Iran Strategy…
That is why I am directing my administration to work closely with Congress and our allies to address the deal’s many serious flaws so that the Iranian regime can never threaten the world with nuclear weapons. These include the deal’s sunset clauses that, in just a few years, will eliminate key restrictions on Iran’s nuclear […]
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First Recording Emerges of High-Pitched ‘Sonic Weapon’ Linked to Attacks on U.S. Embassy Workers in Cuba…
The first public recording of high-pitched, cricket-like sounds out of Havana could be linked to the attacks on U.S. Embassy workers, according to a new report. The recording, first released by the Associated Press on Thursday, is reportedly one of several from Havana that first led investigators to believe a sonic weapon was involved. Of […]
Pakistan Secures Release of American Family Held Hostage for 5 Years…
The government of Pakistan, under pressure from President Trump to do more against Islamic terrorism, secured the release of an American mother and her family after five years captivity at the hands of Islamic terrorists. Caitlan Coleman, her Canadian husband, and three children, including a very young child, were freed from control of the al-Qaeda-linked […]
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Why North Korea Wants Nuke Deterrence by Nicolas J. S. Davies…
The Western media has been awash in speculation as to why, about a year ago, North Korea’s “crazy” leadership suddenly launched a crash program to vastly improve its ballistic missile capabilities. That question has now been answered. In September 2016, North Korean cyber-defense forces hacked into South Korean military computers and downloaded 235 gigabytes of […]
FULL LETTER: Former West Point Professor’s Letter Exposes Corruption, Cheating and Failing Standard…
The following letter was written by retired LTC Robert M. Heffington as an open letter. Heffington was an assistant professor at West Point for several years, until this past August. The letter has been circulating for a few days in private among the military. Heffington confirmed to American Military News on Wednesday that he did […]
K-9 Medal of Courage Award Bestowed on Five Military Dogs…
Five canines that served the U.S. military in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan were awarded the American Humane Lois Pope K-9 Medal of Courage in recognition of their vital service saving American lives. Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) praised the dogs at a ceremony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, the Washington Examiner reported. “By helping […]
“US Army unprepared to deal with Russia in Europe”…
OK. This article starts off like some Cold War fever dream once again awaiting the 8th Guards Army to barrel through the Fulda Gap on its way to the Rhine. However, this report is not another neocon fear piece about the growing Russian menace. It is a sober report commissioned by the 173rd Brigade commander […]
Inside the CIA’s Black Site Torture Room by Larry Siems…
There were 20 cells inside the prison, each a stand-alone concrete box. In 16, prisoners were shackled to a metal ring in the wall. In four, designed for sleep deprivation, they stood chained by the wrists to an overhead bar. Those in the regular cells had a plastic bucket; those in sleep deprivation wore diapers. […]
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