The US nuclear forces modernization program has been portrayed to the public as an effort to ensure the reliability and safety of warheads in the US nuclear arsenal, rather than to enhance their military capabilities. In reality, however, that program has implemented revolutionary new technologies that will vastly increase the targeting capability of the US […]
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Man Jailed In North Korea Warns “There’s A Lot More Americans Locked Up Here Than Anyone Knows”…
We should all hope that the current level of antagonism between the US and North Korea eventually passes, as it has many times before. But if it does, North Korea will fade from the news cycle. And with that, most people are going to forget about some of the crazy things that country has done, […]
Secretary Tillerson Meets With Russia’s FM Sergei Lavrov…
“I want to welcome Foreign Minister Lavrov to the State Department and express my appreciation for him making the trip to Washington so that we can continue our dialogue and our exchange of views that began in Moscow with the dialogue he hosted on a very broad range of topics. Thank you”…
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Lavrov, Tillerson to Discuss Ukraine, Syria in Wednesday Meeting…
Tillerson visited Moscow in April, meeting both with Foreign Minister Lavrov and President Putin. Trump praised the meeting and said that the talks were successful. However, later in April Tillerson said that Moscow and Washington had not solved any issues during his visit to Russia. The top diplomats are expected to discuss stopping violence in […]
Photos from Syria Show White Helmets and Nusra/Qaeda Are the Same Organization…
Unlike journalists associated with the Western corporate media, Vanessa Beeley has been reporting from inside Syria on and off since early 2016. In many cases, while the Western corporate press was reporting in the most authoritative manner about the alleged “crimes against humanity” committed by the Syrian government in Aleppo despite having no one on […]
Lawsuit to Acquire Trump Records on Deadly January Yemen Raid – U.S. Rights Group…
“The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today demanding that the Trump administration release documents about a January 29 raid in Yemen that left one Navy Seal and many Yemeni civilians dead,” the release stated…
Disturbing OIG Report: More Than 100 Vets Died Waiting for Care at Los Angeles VA…
More than 100 veterans died while waiting for care at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., over a nine-month span ending in August 2015, according to a new government report. The VA Office of Inspector General found in a recent healthcare inspection that 225 veterans at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System […]
Soon to Be Released, Chelsea Manning Thanked Obama and Supporters for Keeping Her Alive…
Chelsea Manning, a transgender soldier imprisoned for publishing classified military information, released her first statement on Tuesday since being granted clemency by former President Barack Obama in the waning days of his presidency, according to the Associated Press. In the statement, Manning said she hopes to use the lessons she’s learned to help others improve […]
Pentagon to Spend $8 Bln on Boosting Its Military Presence in Asia…
The US Department of Defense (DoD) ostensibly plans to increase its footprint in Asia by allocating nearly $8 billion on modernizing military infrastructure, carrying out more war-games and deploying additional forces to the region. The move comes at a time when Washington’s relations with North Korea have become increasingly strained.
What We Know About The Mysterious Air Force Space Plane That Just Landed After A Top Secret 718-Day Mission…
The U.S. military’s X-37B space plane landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, ending its record-breaking 718-day orbit with a sonic boom during its first landing in Florida. The U.S. Air Force has two X-37B Orbital Test Vehicles, which it calls its newest and most advanced re-entry spacecraft. At 29 feet long and with […]
U.S. and Russia Compete in Syria on ‘Reducing Escalation’ and ‘Safe Zones’…
There is no doubt that the main players (Russia and America) are competing in Syria to secure their interests and the interests of their allies in a country that was once, before 2011, called the Levant; the unity of that country is now uncertain. The partition of Syria between the two superpowers (and Turkey) seems […]
REPORT: 15k Sexual Assaults Were Committed in U.S. Military in 2016…
…The Military Services received 6,172 reports of sexual assault involving Service members as either victims or subjects of criminal investigations throughout fiscal year 2016…Using these rates, the Department estimates that about 14,900 Service members experienced some kind of sexual assault in 2016, down from about 20,300 in 2014…
Trump Administration Fights In Court To Prevent Top CIA Official From Testifying On Torture…
More than eight years after President Obama formally ended the CIA’s torture program, the Trump administration is fighting to block the CIA’s new deputy director from providing a deposition about her role in pioneering the agency’s most abusive torture techniques. The Trump administration appointed Gina Haspel as deputy director of the CIA in February, attracting […]
Finding New Homes for Lethal Drones…
At dusk I stood on a residential street with trim lawns and watched planes approach a runaway along the other side of a chain-link fence. Just a few dozen yards away, a JetBlue airliner landed. Then a United plane followed. But the next aircraft looked different. It was a bit smaller and had no markings […]
US-Led Coalition Warplanes Banned from Syria Safe Zones – Russian Envoy…
The four safe zones to be established in Syria will be closed for flights by US-led coalition warplanes, said the Russian envoy to the Astana peace talks, where the zones were agreed upon. “As for [the coalition] actions in the de-escalation zones, starting from now those zones are closed for their flights,” Aleksandr Levrentyev told […]
Russia, Iran, Turkey Sign Agreement on Creation of Syria Safe Zones…
Ceasefire guarantor states Russia, Iran and Turkey have adopted a memorandum on the creation of four security zones in Syria, during peace talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana. The de-escalation zones were earlier proposed by Russia. They are aimed at separating extremist groups, including Islamic State terrorists (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and Jabhat al-Nusra (Al-Nusra […]
Is North Korea Serving As a Diversion for a U.S.-Jordan Invasion of Syria? by Mike Whitney…
The United States is not going to launch a preemptive attack on North Korea. The risks far outweigh the rewards and, besides, the US has no intention of getting bogged down in a conflict that doesn’t advance its geopolitical objectives. The saber-rattling is just an attempt to divert attention from the Syria-Jordan border where the […]
200 U.S. Soldiers, Military Advisors Arrive at Syria-Iraq Borders…
According to al-Mayadeen, the US forces were equipped with different weapons, ammunition, military vehicles and personnel carriers. The US claims that its forces are missioned with supporting the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Media sources disclosed in March that the US Army has deployed more forces and military equipment in the countryside of…
U.S., UN and Jordan to Take Part in Astana Peace Talks As Observers…
The United Nations, the United States and Jordan have confirmed that their representatives will participate in the Astana international meeting on Syria as observers, Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi said on Tuesday. “Observers will remain the same,” he said. “A high-level delegation from the United Nations will come, as UN Special Envoy for…
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The Stronghold of Raqqah…
The city of Raqqah is considered one of the most important Syrian cities. The city is located on the northeast bank of the Euphrates River, at the edge of “Sharqiya Syria”, a term used to describe eastern Syria. Syria’s largest dam, the Tabqah Dam is located 40 kilometers west of Raqqah. The dam is one […]
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