I don’t like armies. They are dangerous institutions. Soldiers are not heroes just because they fight. And I’ve grown tired of saying that those who live by the sword sometimes die by the sword. But in an age when the Americans and the Iraqis and Isis can account for 40,000 civilian deaths in Mosul in […]
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CNN Crashes and Burns with ‘Exclusive’ Report on Russia Arming the Taliban…
On July 25, CNN published an alarming report: Two videos obtained exclusively by the cable news network appear to suggest that the Russian government is covertly arming the Taliban fighters that have slowly returned to Afghanistan since the end of NATO combat operations there in 2014. The report, authored by Nick Paton Walsh and Masoud […]
4 Counterterrorism Programs Slated to be Axed by House Intel Committee…
Four Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) counterterrorism programs — including a component created to investigate the aftermath of Edward Snowden’s leaks — are slated to be “eliminated or re-aligned” by the House Intelligence Committee after a comprehensive review and complaints of mismanagement arose, Circa has learned. The committee’s review of the 70-year-old military intelligence apparatus led […]
Joint Chiefs: No Change in Transgender Policy until Trump Sends Pentagon Direction…
The highest-ranking military officer in the country said that the military’s transgender policy won’t actively change until President Trump sends specific directions to the Pentagon. “There will be no modifications to the current policy until the president’s direction has been received by the secretary of defense and the secretary has issued implementation guidance,” Joint Chiefs […]
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The Trillion-Dollar National Security Budget by William Hartung…
You wouldn’t know it, based on the endless cries for more money coming from the military, politicians, and the president, but these are the best of times for the Pentagon. Spending on the Department of Defense alone is already well in excess of half a trillion dollars a year and counting. Adjusted for inflation, that […]
Are America’s Wars Just and Moral? by Patrick Buchanan…
“One knowledgeable official estimates that the CIA-backed fighters may have killed or wounded 100,000 Syrian soldiers and their allies,” writes columnist David Ignatius. Given that Syria’s prewar population was not 10 percent of ours, this is the equivalent of a million dead and wounded Americans. What justifies America’s participation in this slaughter?…
Secret Russian-Kurdish-Syrian Military Cooperation Is Happening in Syria’s Eastern Desert…
After a sweeping Syrian military advance to the edge of the besieged Isis “capital” of Raqqa, the Russians, the Syrian army and Kurds of the YPG militia – theoretically allied to the US – have set up a secret “coordination” centre in the desert of eastern Syria to prevent “mistakes” between the Russian-backed and American-supported […]
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Jordan Releases Video Showing U.S. Soldiers Surrendering Before Deadly 2016 Shooting…
Jordan’s military released security camera footage Monday of a shooting in which a Jordanian soldier killed three U.S. military trainers at an air base in the kingdom. The video had previously been shown to the families of the U.S. Army Green Berets by U.S. law enforcement but had not been made public until Monday. The […]
U.S. Navy Ship Fires Warning Shots Near Iranian Ship…
A U.S. Navy patrol boat fired warning shots Tuesday near an Iranian vessel that came close to it during a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf, an American defense official said. Iran’s hard-line Revolutionary Guard later blamed the American ship for provoking the incident. The encounter involving the USS Thunderbolt, a Cyclone-class patrol ship based […]
A Shameful Silence: Where is the Outrage Over the Slaughter of Civilians in Mosul?…
The catastrophic number of civilian casualties in Mosul is receiving little attention internationally from politicians and journalists. This is in sharp contrast to the outrage expressed worldwide over the bombardment of east Aleppo by Syrian government and Russian forces at the end of 2016. Hoshyar Zebari, the Kurdish leader and former Iraqi finance and foreign […]
ICE Chief Lists Worst Sanctuary Cities: Chicago, NYC, San Francisco, Philadelphia…
In a broadside on sanctuary cities that harbor criminal illegal immigrants, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement called them “un-American” and cited the worst: Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Sanctuary cities, in my opinion, are un-American,” said Thomas D. Homan in an interview with Secrets. By harboring criminal illegal immigrants, […]
Say Goodbye to Regime Change in Syria by Scott Ritter…
President Donald Trump has ordered that the CIA begin to phase out its covert train-and-equip program in support of so-called “moderate” rebels fighting against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The program represented the tip of the spear of a larger goal of regime change that had been the official policy of the United […]
U.S. Urges All Nationals In North Korea To “Depart Immediately”, Bans Tourists From Visiting…
Dennis Rodman will be disappointed to learn that the US is set to ban all citizens from traveling to North Korea, according to two agencies that operate tours there. Koryo Tours and Young Pioneer Tours said the ban would be announced on 27 July to come into effect 30 days later, the BBC reported. “After […]
Sanctuary City Standoff Looms as ICE Director Vows Surge…
The acting ICE director is vowing to use new resources to target undocumented immigrants in sanctuary cities – a move likely to hit resistance from mayors and local law enforcement who previously have refused to cooperate with federal authorities. ICE Director Thomas Homan told The Washington Examiner he thinks sanctuary cities like New York and […]
Hundreds of Russian Forces Deployed in Southern Syria…
Syria’s ARA news quoted local sources as saying that 400 Russian military police forces have reached the driving training center near the village of al-Mothabin and the town of al-Sanamin in Northern Dara’a which are controlled by the Syrian army. The sources also said that the Syrian soldiers have set up a temporary military base […]
U.S. Sanctions More Iranians, But Nuclear Deal Stands…
The Trump administration slapped 18 Iranian individuals and groups with sanctions Tuesday for aiding the country’s non-nuclear weapons programs, in a bid to show that President Donald Trump is staying tough on Iran despite his moves to let the nuclear deal stay in place for now. The latest attempt to clamp down on Iran’s military […]
Murder of Green Berets in Jordan Exposed Secretive CIA Syria Program Details…
“The Jordanian government had a strong incentive to gloss over the murders of the three Green Berets. Likewise, the CIA was scared of potential blowback and the exposing of their covert program,” says investigative journalist Jack Murphy, himself an Army special forces veteran. A premeditated green-on-blue attack in Jordan outside of King Faisal Air Base […]
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Jordanian Soldier Convicted in Killing of Three American Troops…
The defendant was sentenced Monday to life in prison with hard labor. He had pleaded “not guilty,” saying he opened fire because he feared the base was coming under attack. The three U.S. Army Green Berets were killed Nov. 4, as their convoy waited at the base gate. Jordan initially said the Americans triggered the […]
Trump Admin to Hit Iran With New Sanctions as Tehran Threatens Attacks on U.S. Bases…
The Trump administration is expected to ratchet up pressure on Iran with a slew of new sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic’s illicit ballistic missile program and regional support for terrorism as the landmark Iranian nuclear deal hits its two-year anniversary, according to senior U.S. officials who deemed Iran in violation of the agreement’s “spirit.” News […]
Special Presidential Envoy McGurk Briefs on Global Coalition to Defeat Islamic State Meeting (VIDEO)…
This has been a yearlong campaign in Mosul; it kind of culminated just over the last few days. I was in Iraq last week working on some of this, and very, very strong response from our coalition to support the Government of Iraq…Full Transcript – https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/07/272601.htm
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