On Aug. 17, the Navy released the preliminary results of its investigation into the June 17 collision between the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Fitzgerald and Philippine-flagged container ship ACX Crystal that left seven sailors dead. The report provides minute-by-minute details of the horror that unfolded aboard the Fitzgerald after…
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Leaked UN Report: Saudi Coalition Responsible for Mass Child Deaths in Yemen…
A leaked United Nations report finds that Saudi Arabia has massacred thousands of children in Yemen since the start of its air campaign in the impoverished country and now the Saudis are using their vast wealth and influence to suppress the document’s findings in order to stay off of a UN blacklist identifying nations which […]
After Years of Slammed Doors, Torture Survivors Finally End Impunity Streak…
As an attorney representing victims of torture, one of the most inspiring things I have ever seen is the sheer determination of survivors standing up and publicly confronting those responsible. That’s why I’m so elated that our clients Suleiman Abdullah Salim, Mohamed Ahmed Ben Soud, and Obaidullah have surmounted so many obstacles in their long…
McMaster and the Challenge of Sharia Supremacism…
Like his familiar bipartisan Beltway camp, he underestimates the threat. Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster is a great American patriot. I have not had the privilege of meeting him. Friends I trust who know him well, however, bear witness to his unsurpassed valor in the defense of our nation, to which attest silver and bronze […]
Syria Charges Washington with War Crimes in Siege of Raqqa…
In the past several days, US air strikes have claimed the lives of scores of Syrian civilians, including women and children, as the Pentagon and its proxy ground forces escalate the two-month-old siege of the ISIS-controlled city of Raqqa. In the latest bombing of Raqqa nearly 50 civilians were killed or wounded, according to a […]
Jet Fighter Squadron Deployed on USS George H.W. Bush Was Grounded in July Over Cockpit Air Problems…
A Virginia Beach-based jet fighter squadron deployed aboard the USS George H. W. Bush was grounded for a week in July for suspected cockpit air problems after two pilots reported “physiological episodes” on back-to-back days, Naval Air Force Atlantic spokesman Cmdr. David Hecht confirmed Thursday. The stand-down of Strike Fighter…
2 Marine Commanders Fired, 33 Others Punished In Wake Of Nude-Photo Scandal…
The Marine Corps has fired two commanders for problems within their units related to the treatment of women as the service continues to investigate dozens of Marines involved in a nude photo-sharing scandal, service leaders said Tuesday. Two of five Marine Corps commanders removed from duty in 2017 were due to a loss of trust […]
“No U.S. Warplanes Over Syria”: Congress and Pentagon Hit with 68k Petition Signatures…
A CIA whistleblower and ex-Marine Corps captain are among the outspoken leaders of a campaign to stop the US bombing of Syria before a “nuclear apocalypse” erupts out of the conflict with Russia. The National Press Club in Washington, DC on Tuesday hosted a conference of five speakers opposed, morally and legally, to US intervention […]
Is the Expanding U.S. Military Presence in Syria Legal?…
In July, the White House and Pentagon requested authority from Congress to build further “temporary intermediate staging facilities” inside Syria in order to combat ISIS more effectively. This request, it must be noted, comes in the wake of devastating ISIS defeats in Syria, mostly by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allied forces…
First “Islamic State” and Then the U.S. Breaches Sykes-Picot with One Objective: the Partition of Syria and Iraq…
Three years ago, in 2014, the “Islamic State” terrorist group (ISIS) breached the deserted frontier between Iraq and Syria: its bulldozers crossed from the Iraqi borders on Sinjar into al-Hasaka province with US-made Humvees captured during the occupation of Mosul. Just a week ago, hundreds of US Special Operation Forces crossed Iraq into Syria…
Psychologists Accused of Designing CIA ‘Torture’ Program to Stand Trial…
Two psychologists who helped design the CIA’s post-9/11 detainee interrogation program will stand trial in September for promoting the use of torture methods. Federal judges in Washington State late Monday ordered a lawsuit on behalf of three former detainees to go to a jury trial. They rejected efforts to force a settlement and prevent a […]
The Enormous Folly of Arming Ukraine…
Casey Michel responds to Michael Brendan Dougherty’s case against arming Ukraine. This is the core of his argument, and it is remarkably unpersuasive: Just like the current sanctions regime, which signals a Western unity in the face of Russian revanchism, the delivery of anti-tank weaponry to Kiev would signal America’s commitment to the post-Cold War…
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Is the Expanding U.S. Military Presence in Syria Legal?…
In July, the White House and Pentagon requested authority from Congress to build further “temporary intermediate staging facilities” inside Syria in order to combat ISIS more effectively. This request, it must be noted, comes in the wake of devastating ISIS defeats in Syria, mostly by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allied forces…
The Linear Mindset In U.S. Foreign Policy by Michael Brenner…
There are features of how the United States makes and executes foreign policy that help to explain why Washington is repeatedly thrown into confusion by unforeseen developments. Most significant is a certain linearity of thinking and action. It takes literally the proposition that since the shortest distance between two points is a straight line…
7,000 Syrian Refugees and AQ Fighters Return Home from Lebanon…
More than a hundred buses carrying thousands of al-Qaeda-linked fighters and Syrian refugees drove down a dirt road from Lebanon into Syria on Wednesday, in what was the last phase of an exchange deal between Syria’s al-Qaeda branch and Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group. The departure of al-Qaeda fighters from the Lebanon-Syria border…
No, Channel 4: Islam Is Not Responsible for the Islamic State…
Unlike most historians, Tom Holland writes books which bring the past to life. This makes him a national treasure. But I am baffled by his recent documentary about Islamic State (IS), Isis: The Origins of Violence. It argues that the extreme violence of self-proclaimed IS should be interpreted in significant ways as a manifestation of […]
Reports of HR McMasters Letter to Susan Rice Presented to Deceive…
CTH gave several warnings to be cautious and careful when reviewing political media as there are obvious attempts to push specific agenda narratives. We could tell something was up in the DC proletariat. The signals are often subtle but also follow a familiar pattern. The latest round of anti-McMasters stories are transparently part of that […]
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John Kelly Pushed Obama’s Jihad Policy Chief Out of DHS…
George Selim headed the now-defunct CVE program which tried to offer federal support and legal autonomy to Islamic political groups if they redirected Islamic immigrants and youths away from Islamic militancy and jihad. His resignation spotlighted Kelly’s decision to replace Obama’s failed policy with more direct government involvement in Islamic…
Gorka on Developing Afghan Strategy: ‘We Want to Start from Scratch’…
“First the question is: what is the U.S. national interest in Afghanistan? When we understand that, then we can tell you what our presence in Afghanistan will be like,” explained Dr. Sebastian Gorka, a deputy assistant to the president in the office of the chief strategist. “Is it going to be small special forces outposts? […]
Foggy Bottom Begins Self-Draining as “Desperate” Career Diplomats Quit…
Oh, this is almost too much winning… almost. A pearl-clutching op-ed in the New York Times declares the hurt sensibilities within the State Department are leading to multiple people quitting. Specifically citing the different managerial strategy of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and the priorities of the entire Dept. of State mission…
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