New York Times columnist Tom Friedman outraged many readers when he wrote an opinion piece on 12 April calling on President Trump to “back off fighting territorial ISIS in Syria”. The reason he gave for that recommendation was not that US wars in the Middle East are inevitably self-defeating and endless, but that it would […]
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Debunking Trump’s Casus Belli by Philip Giraldi…
Wars and rumors of wars have been dominating news cycles of late. No one should be surprised that there is a “former intelligence officer” subculture that is particularly noticeable in the Washington, DC, area. We stay in touch, communicate regularly, have lunches to discuss the “old days,” and sometimes organize to raise objections to some […]
Daesh Leaders Fleeing ‘Wrath of the Euphrates’ in Raqqa Head for Deir ez-Zor…
A string of military defeats has forced Daesh leaders to flee Raqqa in northern Syria for Deir ez-Zor in the country’s east, Ewwas Eli of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) told Sputnik Turkiye. In November 2016, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces launched the Wrath of the Euphrates military operation to liberate Raqqa and […]
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Is Washington Attempting to Involve Jordan Even Moreso in Syria?…
Jordan has insisted on a political settlement of the conflict throughout the Syrian crisis. According to Al-Hayat and Global Research, the US-led coalition could prepare an American-British-Jordanian large-scale military operation at the Syrian-Jordanian border. According to a source, the operation would involve militants trained in camps in Jordan and the US-led coalition’s forces…
Which Countries Spent the Most on Military Might in 2016?…
Global military spending rose for the second consecutive year in 2016, reaching $1.686 trillion, according to new data compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The increase was primarily centered in Western Europe and North America — the latter saw its first annual increase since 2010 — and the United States unsurprisingly continues…
Kurdish Peshmerga Receiving $20M Monthly by U.S to Pay 36K Troops…
In accordance to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Peshmerga and United States’ Department of Defense, Washington continues providing 26 billion Iraqi Dinnar (approximately $20.3 million) monthly to Kurdish Peshmerga forces, the ministry revealed. The fund covers wages for 36,000 Peshmerga troops, Jabbar Yawar, the ministry’s…
Remembering the Lost Troops of Operation Eagle Claw, the Failed Iranian Embassy Hostage Rescue Mission…
In the early hours of April 25, 1980, President Jimmy Carter made a sober announcement to the nation: An attempt by U.S. military forces rescue the 52 staff held hostage at the American embassy in Tehran since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, had ended in a catastrophic failure without even engaging the enemy. According to […]
The Entire U.S. Senate to Meet at White House for North Korea Briefing…
Top Trump administration officials will hold a rare briefing on Wednesday at the White House for the entire U.S. Senate on the situation in North Korea. All 100 senators have been asked to the White House for the briefing by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Director of National Intelligence Dan […]
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Officer Who Thinks ISIS War Is Illegal Heads Back to Court to Plead His Case…
Army Capt. Nathan Smith is trying to sue the United States over the war with ISIS because he believes it’s illegal. Except, he thinks it’s a just war that we need to be fighting. So why is he pursuing legal action? He wants Congress to officially declare war. “My conscience bothered me,” Smith said in […]
Northrop War-Planning Network Halted by U.S. Over Lack of Funds…
The Air Force has ordered Northrop Grumman Corp. to stop work on developing an upgraded war-planning network for air operations after Congress refused to approve more money for a project that’s doubled in cost and fallen more than three years behind on a key deadline. The stop-work order, effective Wednesday, pauses development of the cyber-hardened […]
The Marines’ New Heavy-Lift Helicopter Now Costs More Than The F-35…
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II is, without a doubt, the most expensive fighter craft in military history. Early production F-35A fighters clocked in at a whopping $130 million as of 2016, according to Popular Mechanics, and the Marine Corps’ order for the F-35B vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) variant will likely end up somewhere around […]
America Is Trying to Block the Path of the “Shiite Crescent” from Syria…
The southern Syrian opposition forces moved south from the city of Suweida along the Syrian-Jordanian border towards the ancient city of Palmyra in central east Syria. These forces took control of around forty villages, including al-Tanaf, one of the border crossings between Syria and Iraq. They have managed to occupy part of the Syrian desert […]
Syrian Military Camp Attacked by Israel, 3 Soldiers Killed…
Three Syrian forces have been killed in a fresh Israeli attack on a military camp near the southwestern city of Quneitra, a military official says. The attack hit the al-Fawwar camp on Sunday, wounding two others, the unnamed official told the French news agency AFP. It was not clear whether the assault was an airstrike […]
U.S. Carrier Strike Group Joined By Japanese Warships for Philippine Sea Exercise…
A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels began a bilateral military exercise in the Philippine Sea on Monday. “The routine exercise is designed to improve combined maritime response and defense capabilities, increase combined maneuvering proficiency, and ensure maritime forces remain ready to defend the region when called upon,”…
Operation Gotham Shield: U.S. Gov’t to “Simulate Nuke Blast over Manhattan” As Actual War Nears…
False flag watch is now active. A general alert is out for something major in the near or immediate future. Hopefully, it is just another false alarm, instead of another false flag. Either way, danger is at hand. Given all that is going on in the world, it is downright eerie to discover that the […]
IMPORTANT CORRECTION TO The Nerve Agent Attack that Did Not Occur by Theodore A. Postol…
This report corrects an important error in the earlier report released on April 18, 2017 titled The Nerve Agent Attack that Did Not Occur: Analysis of the Times and Locations of Critical Events in the Alleged Nerve Agent Attack at 7 AM on April 4, 2017 in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria. In my earlier report released […]
Obama’s Hidden Iran Deal Giveaway by Josh Meyer…
When President Barack Obama announced the “one-time gesture” of releasing Iranian-born prisoners who “were not charged with terrorism or any violent offenses” last year, his administration presented the move as a modest trade-off for the greater good of the Iran nuclear agreement and Tehran’s pledge to free five Americans. “Iran had a significantly higher number […]
Mattis Pops into Afghanistan, Afghan Defense Minister Up and Resigns…
Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrived in Afghanistan the same day the Afghan minister of defense quit. The visit also comes three days after Afghan Defense Forces suffered their biggest single day loss of life in the entire war. Afghan Minister of Defense Abdullah Habibi resigned Monday along with chief of staff of the Afghan […]
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Moscow Demands OPCW Explain How White Helmets Emerged Unharmed in Alleged Syrian ‘Sarin’ Attack…Yeah, How?…
No representatives of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) visited Syria’s Khan Shaykhun where an alleged chemical attack took place, so the origin of samples the OPCW claims to have is unclear, said Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov. OPCW Director General Ahmet Uzumcu said earlier that sarin gas or […]
U.S. Bombed a Mosque in Syria, Killing Dozens of Civilians, Investigators Conclude…
As my colleague Alex Emmons reported last month, Syrian activists and first responders accused the United States of killing dozens of civilians in an airstrike that mistakenly targeted a mosque in the rebel-held village of al-Jinah on the evening of March 16. Confronted with these claims, a Pentagon spokesman, Navy Captain Jeff Davis, told The […]
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