One of the seven sailors who lost his life after a container ship slammed into the side of a Navy destroyer reportedly sacrificed himself to save his shipmates. When the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald was struck by the Philippine-flagged ACX Crystal merchant ship Saturday, 37-year-old Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr. […]
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Amazing Footage of Russian SU-27 Warning Off NATO F-16 Who Was Shadowing Plane Carrying Russia’s Defense Minister…
It’s all fun and games until your planes get shot out of the sky. Following an earlier incident when a Russian fighter came within 5 feet of a US spy plan — a NATO F-16 had to be warned off by a Russian SU-27 for inappropriately shadowing a plane carrying Russia’s Defense Minister, Sergey Shoigu. […]
After Mosul: The Coming Break-Up of Iraq and of the Middle East…
The battle against IS is a war no one will win. Here’s the real battle we should be worrying about – and fighting. All eyes are on the battle for Mosul. Will the coalition defeat the Islamic State (IS) or not? In the end, it won’t matter. If we have learned anything from the last […]
The ‘Islamic State’ Strikes Iran to Differentiate Itself from al Qaeda. Iran Strikes Back…
For several years, al-Qaeda has been keen to avoid striking the Islamic Republic of Iran since Osama bin Laden was head of the organisation. The same policy was followed by Bin Laden’s successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri, for various reasons. However, “Islamic State” (ISIS) wanted to distinguish itself from al-Qaeda, to reveal its weakness or complicity with […]
Conflicts Justified Under the 2001 AUMF, Ranked…
Of all the weapons the United States carries in its military arsenal, its most powerful might be the 2001 congressional Authorization for the Use of Military Force. The post-9/11 blank check to fight evildoers covers everything: Afghanistan, Iraq, Iraq-Syria, Syria, the other thing we’re doing in Syria now, and a bunch of stuff in between. […]
Former Navy SEAL And CIA Special Agent Charged In Federal Drug-Smuggling Case…
A man said to be a former decorated U.S. Navy SEAL and CIA special agent has been arrested in connection with an ongoing national federal marijuana smuggling investigation with major ties to Columbia, South Carolina.James Dennis “J.D.” Smith, 49, was arrested Saturday in Charlotte. On the same day, two Columbia-area brothers, Carl Rye, 41, and […]
Syrian Archives Add New Details to Henry Kissinger’s Disastrous Middle East Record…
Even the harshest critics of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad should appreciate him for his treatment of Richard Nixon’s vainglorious secretary of state, Henry Kissinger. When Kissinger flew into Damascus on the evening of February 26, 1974, Assad made him wait for hours while he hosted dinner for Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Only after […]
Russian Fighter Flies Within Feet of U.S. Recon Plane Over Baltic Sea…
A Russian fighter flew within “several feet” of a U.S. reconnaissance plane operating Monday over the Baltic Sea, a close military encounter that comes just one day after the U.S. Navy shot down a Syrian warplane. “Due to the high rate of closure speed and poor control of the (Russian) aircraft during the intercept, this […]
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U.S. Fighter Jet Shoots Down Armed Iranian Drone Over Syria…
A U.S. fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone in southeastern Syria on Tuesday, according to a statement from the military. The drone was shot down by a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle near Al-Tanf, Syria, where the U.S. is training local fighters to combat the Islamic State, and where the U.S. has already fired on […]
U.S. Pilots Operating Over Syria Won’t Hesitate to Defend Themselves from Russian Threats…
U.S. pilots operating over Syria won’t hesitate to defend themselves from Russian threats, a Pentagon spokesperson said Monday in the latest escalation between the two superpowers since a U.S. jet shot down a Syrian aircraft on Sunday. “We do not seek conflict with any party in Syria other than ISIS, but we will not hesitate […]
U.S. Navy Identifies Seven Deceased Fitzgerald Sailors…
Gunner’s Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19, from Palmyra, Virginia – Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, 25, from San Diego, California – Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville, Connecticut – Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, 26, from Weslaco, Texas – Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, […]
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U.S. State Department Releases Documents on Foreign Relations of U.S., 1952 – 1954, Iran, 1951 – 1954…
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Pentagon: No Decision Yet on Afghanistan Troop Deployment…
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has yet to decide how many additional American troops he will send to Afghanistan to bolster the deadlocked fight with Taliban and Islamic State insurgents under his revised strategy for the nearly 16-year war, Pentagon officials said Friday. Mattis, who was granted authority this week by President Donald Trump to set […]
Sailor Jumps Overboard to Avoid Being Punished for Hiding on Ship for a Week (Satire)…
The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet announced that the sailor thought to be lost at sea and found a week later hiding in the engine room of the USS Shiloh has now jumped overboard to avoid punishment for the previous incident. Petty Officer 3rd Class Peter Mims ran for the edge of the cruiser soon after […]
MintPress Meets the Father of Iconic Aleppo Boy, Who Says Media Lied about His Son…
On the evening of Aug. 17, 2016, an event that has yet to be adequately explained occurred in the Qaterji District of the Syrian city of Aleppo. Four-year-old Omran Daqneesh, as well as his siblings and parents, were injured in media alleged was an attack by the Russians – or the Syrian military, depending on […]
4 F/A-18 Pilot Deaths Tied to Oxygen System Failures, Navy Reveals…
Four pilot deaths have been tied to oxygen system failures in the cockpits of F/A-18 Hornets, the Navy revealed Thursday in an in-depth review of oxygen problems plaguing its fighter and trainer jets. The review was launched in late March after instructor pilots at Navy training bases in Kingsville, Texas, Meridian, Miss., and Pensacola, Fla., […]
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DOJ Investigating Defense Contractor BoozAllen Hamilton for Overcharging the Feds…
The government is investigating consulting powerhouse BoozAllen Hamilton for possible civil and criminal violations in how the company bills for its services, the company announced Thursday. The Department of Justice is “conducting a civil and criminal investigation relating to certain elements of the Company’s cost accounting and indirect cost charging practices with the U.S. government,” […]
Dennis Rodman Gifts Trump’s ‘The Art of the Deal’ to North Korea…
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman on Thursday gave a top North Korean official a copy of President Trump’s book as a gift for hosting him there, according to AFP. Rodman reportedly gifted “The Art of the Deal” to North Korean Sports Minister Kim II Guk alongside several other unusual presents. Rodman also purportedly gave Kim […]
ICE Busts 39 MS-13 Members in New York Operation…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents teamed up in Operation Matador to arrest a total of 45 criminal gang members. In addition to the 39 MS-13 members, the operation led to the arrest of two Sureños, one member of the 18th Street Gang, one […]
UN: ‘Staggering’ Civilian Deaths in Raqqa Offensive…
Intensified coalition air strikes supporting an assault by US-backed rebel forces on Syria’s Raqqa are causing a “staggering loss of civilian life”, United Nations war crimes investigators have said. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a group of Kurdish and Arab militias supported by a US-led coalition, began attacking Raqqa a week ago to take it […]
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