The White House announced on Tuesday evening that President Trump’s first foreign trip will be to Brussels, Belgium, on May 25. Trump will sit down for an inaugural meeting with leaders from the 28 nations that belong to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). “The President looks forward to meeting with his NATO counterparts to […]
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$596B Budget, 800 Plus Bases Laid Out in This Infographic…
Trump’s budget for 2018, proposes cutting lots of stuff, from the EPA to the NEA and even small cuts at NASA. One of the few departments that will not see any cuts was the US Department of Defense. In 2015, Politico estimated that there are 800 U.S. bases abroad. The cots to maintain this massive […]
DOD Denies it Tried to Shelve Study That Found $125B in Waste…
The Defense Department on Tuesday denied it tried to quash a 2015 study that found it could save $125 billion in noncombat administrative programs but admitted it has so far only found a small fraction of those savings. The department hopes to save $7.9 billion during the next five years through recommendations in the study […]
Military Nude Photo Investigation Expands into Gay Porn Websites…
The military scandal involving sharing of sexually explicit images of troops has expanded beyond the private social media site Marines United to a slew of gay pornography web pages with images of men wearing military uniforms engaged in sex acts, USA TODAY has learned. The broadened investigation to an increasing number of websites underscores the […]
SEAL Team 6 Attempted a Second Yemen Raid One Month After Botched Operation…
Navy SEALs attempted to conduct another raid inside Yemen earlier this month but aborted the mission at the last minute, according to a senior U.S. military official. Members of SEAL Team 6 deployed to Yemen in early March for a ground assault targeting suspected members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a group U.S. […]
The Roles of the U.S., Russia, Turkey, Iran and Israel in Syria: Moving Towards the End of the War by Elijah J. Magnier…
The US and Russia have agreed to put an end to the “Islamic State” (ISIS/Daesh) as a priority in Syria, unifying the goal without necessarily agreeing on uniting efforts and coordinating the ground attack. Nevertheless, this beginning will lead the way towards the end of the war in Syria and pave the way to removing […]
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‘Syria Fire Missiles at Israeli Jets After Airstrikes’…
Syria fired missiles at Israeli warplanes early Friday after a series of Israeli airstrikes inside Syria — a rare military exchange between the two hostile neighbors that was confirmed by both sides. The Israeli military said its aircraft struck several targets in Syria and were back in Israeli-controlled airspace when several anti-aircraft missiles were launched […]
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Tillerson: Use of Pre-Emptive Force an Option with North Korea…
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday it may be necessary to take pre-emptive military action against North Korea if the threat from their weapons program reaches a level “that we believe requires action.” Tillerson outlined a tougher strategy to confront North Korea’s nuclear threat after visiting the world’s most heavily armed border near the […]
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U.S. Soldiers Charged in S. Korea After $12M Worth of Meth Found Stashed in Ceral Boxes…
A pair of American soldiers based in South Korea have been indicted for a drug smuggling scheme after customs officers discovered $12 million worth of meth sent through military mail in boxes of cereal, said US media citing prosecutors. According to the US military newspaper Stars and Stripes, the two 20-year-old privates, stationed at the […]
‘Misguided’ Obama Counter-Extremism Program ‘Almost Exclusively’ Targeted Muslims…
A program introduced by the Obama administration to deal with radicalization “almost exclusively” targeted Muslims, a report reveals, slamming the methodology as inefficient. The FBI called the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) a step aimed at “strengthen[ing] our investigative, intelligence gathering and collaborative abilities to be proactive in countering violent extremism”…
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4 NATO Warships Arrive in Black Sea Port of Odessa, Unkraine…
Four NATO warships have entered the Port of Odessa, according to the Ukrainian Navy. The ships will remain until April 20, as NATO and Ukrainian marines engage in military competitions and peer learning. “The ships of NATO’s permanent naval anti-mine group No. 2 (SNMCMG2) have arrived in Odessa for a visit to Ukraine,” the press […]
WARNING: The Kagans Are Back; Wars to Follow by Robert Parry…
The neocon royalty Kagans are counting on Democrats and liberals to be the foot soldiers in the new neocon campaign to push Republicans and President Trump into more “regime change” wars, reports Robert Parry. The Kagan family, America’s neoconservative aristocracy, has reemerged having recovered from the letdown over not gaining its expected influence from the […]
Tillerson Unveils New U.S. Approach to North Korea While on Asian Tour…
Tillerson noted that “North Korea and its people need not fear the United States or their neighbours in the region who seek only to live in peace with North Korea.” Japan’s top diplomat said Tokyo and Washington are not planning to put up with North Korea’s nuclear and missile program. “We exchanged views on the […]
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Third Time’s The Charm – These Neocons Want Another Sunni Insurgency…
When the U.S. was confronted with an insurgency in Iraq it did not find fault with own behavior but identified Syria and Iran as the culprits. It decided to attack them too. As Seymour Hersh reported in 2007: To undermine Iran, which is predominantly Shiite, the Bush Administration has decided, in effect, to reconfigure its […]
Russia’s Response: Russian Ship Spotted Near US Coast? What About Stream of U.S. Ships Off Russia’s Coast?…
US media reports that Russia’s Viktor Leonov intelligence ship has again been spotted off the US coast, a month after it first caused a meltdown in the media. Speaking to Radio Sputnik, Russian military expert Vladimir Kozin pointed out that Moscow’s actions are a normal reaction to similar activities off Russia’s shores by the US […]
U.S. Declassifies Videos of Nuclear Weapon Tests (VIDEO)…
US authorities have declassified hundreds of videos chronicling the country’s 20th century nuclear weapon tests. The US government has declassified about 750 of the estimated 10,000 films created during the 210 atmospheric nuclear weapon tests conducted by the country between 1945 and 1962. A portion of these videos had already been made public due to […]
U.S. Ally Used $3M Patriot Missile to Down $200 Drone…
A US ally used a $3 million Patriot missile to shoot down a $200 drone purchased from Amazon.com, an American general has revealed, questioning the economic consequences of the operation. Gen. David Perkins told the Association of the United States Army’s Global Force Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama that the strike was made by a “very […]
Report: Military Drafts Proposal to Deploy 1,000 More Troops to Syria…
The U.S. military is considering a deployment of up to 1,000 additional troops into northern Syria to assist in the looming offensive to retake the Islamic State’s de facto capital of Raqqa, defense officials told the Washington Post on Wednesday. The increase would double the number of American troops in Syria and requires approval from […]
Republicans to Introduce War Authorization for Islamic State Fight…
Republicans in Congress will introduce a new war authorization on Wednesday that could put the fight against the Islamic State on firmer legal ground. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., is introducing a new war authorization in the House that specifically names al Qaeda, the Taliban and the Islamic State, as well as successor or associated organizations, […]
Assad: US Forces in Syria are ‘Invaders’ (VIDEO and TRANSCRIPT)…
“Any foreign troops coming to Syria without our invitation or consultation or permission, they are invaders, whether they are American, Turkish, or any other one,” Assad said. “And we don’t think this is going to help. What are they going to do? To fight ISIS? The Americans lost nearly every war. They lost in Iraq, […]
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