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Disturbing OIG Report: More Than 100 Vets Died Waiting for Care at Los Angeles VA…

More than 100 veterans died while waiting for care at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., over a nine-month span ending in August 2015, according to a new government report. The VA Office of Inspector General found in a recent healthcare inspection that 225 veterans at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System […]

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Soon to Be Released, Chelsea Manning Thanked Obama and Supporters for Keeping Her Alive…

Chelsea Manning, a transgender soldier imprisoned for publishing classified military information, released her first statement on Tuesday since being granted clemency by former President Barack Obama in the waning days of his presidency, according to the Associated Press. In the statement, Manning said she hopes to use the lessons she’s learned to help others improve […]

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Pentagon to Spend $8 Bln on Boosting Its Military Presence in Asia…

The US Department of Defense (DoD) ostensibly plans to increase its footprint in Asia by allocating nearly $8 billion on modernizing military infrastructure, carrying out more war-games and deploying additional forces to the region. The move comes at a time when Washington’s relations with North Korea have become increasingly strained.

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U.S. and Russia Compete in Syria on ‘Reducing Escalation’ and ‘Safe Zones’…

There is no doubt that the main players (Russia and America) are competing in Syria to secure their interests and the interests of their allies in a country that was once, before 2011, called the Levant; the unity of that country is now uncertain. The partition of Syria between the two superpowers (and Turkey) seems […]

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REPORT: 15k Sexual Assaults Were Committed in U.S. Military in 2016…

…The Military Services received 6,172 reports of sexual assault involving Service members as either victims or subjects of criminal investigations throughout fiscal year 2016…Using these rates, the Department estimates that about 14,900 Service members experienced some kind of sexual assault in 2016, down from about 20,300 in 2014…

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Trump Administration Fights In Court To Prevent Top CIA Official From Testifying On Torture…

More than eight years after President Obama formally ended the CIA’s torture program, the Trump administration is fighting to block the CIA’s new deputy director from providing a deposition about her role in pioneering the agency’s most abusive torture techniques. The Trump administration appointed Gina Haspel as deputy director of the CIA in February, attracting […]

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Finding New Homes for Lethal Drones…

At dusk I stood on a residential street with trim lawns and watched planes approach a runaway along the other side of a chain-link fence. Just a few dozen yards away, a JetBlue airliner landed. Then a United plane followed. But the next aircraft looked different. It was a bit smaller and had no markings […]

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US-Led Coalition Warplanes Banned from Syria Safe Zones – Russian Envoy…

The four safe zones to be established in Syria will be closed for flights by US-led coalition warplanes, said the Russian envoy to the Astana peace talks, where the zones were agreed upon. “As for [the coalition] actions in the de-escalation zones, starting from now those zones are closed for their flights,” Aleksandr Levrentyev told […]

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Russia, Iran, Turkey Sign Agreement on Creation of Syria Safe Zones…

Ceasefire guarantor states Russia, Iran and Turkey have adopted a memorandum on the creation of four security zones in Syria, during peace talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana. The de-escalation zones were earlier proposed by Russia. They are aimed at separating extremist groups, including Islamic State terrorists (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and Jabhat al-Nusra (Al-Nusra […]

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200 U.S. Soldiers, Military Advisors Arrive at Syria-Iraq Borders…

According to al-Mayadeen, the US forces were equipped with different weapons, ammunition, military vehicles and personnel carriers. The US claims that its forces are missioned with supporting the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Media sources disclosed in March that the US Army has deployed more forces and military equipment in the countryside of…

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U.S., UN and Jordan to Take Part in Astana Peace Talks As Observers…

The United Nations, the United States and Jordan have confirmed that their representatives will participate in the Astana international meeting on Syria as observers, Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi said on Tuesday. “Observers will remain the same,” he said. “A high-level delegation from the United Nations will come, as UN Special Envoy for…

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The Stronghold of Raqqah…

The city of Raqqah is considered one of the most important Syrian cities. The city is located on the northeast bank of the Euphrates River, at the edge of “Sharqiya Syria”, a term used to describe eastern Syria. Syria’s largest dam, the Tabqah Dam is located 40 kilometers west of Raqqah. The dam is one […]

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Are the U.S., Russia Staking Out Territorial Clout in Syria?…

On April 22, the Russian Federation Council — the upper chamber of the Russian parliament — stated that Moscow could supply Damascus with air defense systems “on a priority basis.” However, no specifics were provided. A day before the statement was issued, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad noted that Syria and Russia were holding talks on […]

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U.S. Antimissile System Goes Live in South Korea…

An American missile-defense system deployed to counter growing threats from North Korea has gone into operation in South Korea, officials said on Tuesday. The installation of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery has roiled the South Korean presidential campaign, partly over questions of who will pay for it, and drawn objections from China, which […]

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U.S. Deploys Global Hawk High-Altitude Drone to ‘Monitor North Korea’…

The US has sent a high-altitude surveillance RQ-4 Global Hawk drone to Japan, marking the beginning of a five-month deployment. It is expected to monitor moves made by North Korea, according to Japanese media. The drone landed at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Monday night, after flying from Andersen Air Force Base in […]

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U.S.-Illegally-Led Coalition Airstrikes Kill 14 Civilians in Northern Syria…

At least 14 civilians were killed by airstrikes carried out by the US-led international coalition in the outskirts of Raqqa, in northern Syria, Al Mayadeen TV channel reported on Sunday. The alliance’s Air Force delivered a series of strikes on Raqqa and Tabqa resulting in casualties among the civilians, the report said. The two cities […]

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Nonsupported Windows Operating Systems Running on Pentagon Computers…

Building and electrical systems, HVAC equipment and other critical infrastructure laden with internet-connected sensors often run on operating systems unsupported by vendors. Even as the Pentagon pushes to upgrade its information systems to Windows 10 by this year, its critical infrastructure remains woefully behind. “About 75 percent of the devices that are control systems…

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