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 […]
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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, […]
Fury in Cambodia As U.S. Asks to Be Paid Back Hundreds of Millions in War Debts…
Half a century after United States B-52 bombers dropped more than 500,000 tonnes of explosives on Cambodia’s countryside Washington wants the country to repay a $US500 million ($662 million) war debt. The demand has prompted expressions of indignation and outrage from Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. Over 200 nights in 1973 alone, 257,456 tons of explosives […]
Rand Paul Teams Up with Tulsi Gabbard in Calling for U.S. Congress to Stop Funding ISIS & Al Qaeda…
The Duran has reported extensively on Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s quest to stop the US Congress from funding jihadist terrorist groups, specifically Al Qaeda and ISIS. The Democrat Congresswoman recently traveled to Syria, on a fact finding mission, to confirm that their is “no difference between ‘moderate’ rebels and al-Qaeda or ISIS – they are all […]
U.S. Carrier to Arrive for Joint Drills with S. Korea as Pyongyang Warns of ‘Merciless’ Strikes…
A US Navy aircraft carrier group is expected to arrive in South Korea on Wednesday to take part in joint annual drills, the US military announced. It comes after the North warned of “merciless” attacks if its sovereignty is violated during the exercises.The strike group will arrive at the port city of Busan on Wednesday, […]
Trump Gives CIA Covert Authority to Conduct Drone Strikes…
The T-Room here. Folks, this is not good news in our informed opinion. Everything the CIA does is covert, which means there is never any accounting for their actions – legal or illegal. For example, the Special Ops embedded in Syria are under CIA’s covert authority. There are so few news organizations that bother to […]
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Senators Skeptical of Top Marine’s Vow to Change Culture in Wake of Photo Scandal…
Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee told Gen. Robert Neller on Tuesday that they were skeptical of his promises to change the Marine Corps culture in the wake of a nude photo-sharing scandal. Neller, the Marine Corps commandant, called on victims of the “Marines United” Facebook page to come forward to assist in the […]
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‘Pivot to the Pacific’ Policy Is Over…
The Obama administration’s Pacific Rebalance effort – also known as the Pivot to the Pacific — effort is officially dead, according to a top State Department official. Asked by reporters about the future of the Rebalance, Acting Assistant Secretary of State Susan Thornton said Monday that the new administration has its own plan for the […]
60 Rep’s Protest White House Plan to Cut Coast Guard Budget…
White House plans to slash the Coast Guard budget by $1.3 billion sparked a protest letter from a bipartisan group of 58 House lawmakers to lead House appropriators on Monday — part of a growing chorus in Congress against the cut. The lawmakers, led by Coast Guard and Maritime subcommittee chairman Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., […]
60+ Countries Gathering to Discuss Islamic Strategy…
The Trump administration has invited more than 60 nations and international organizations to Washington later this month for a strategy session on how to counter the Islamic State after a widely expected U.S.-backed military assault on the extremists’ home base. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will lead a two-day gathering of a global coalition focused […]
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Yemen Is a Complicated Unwinnable War. U.S. Should Stay Out of It by Patrick Cockburn…
The Trump administration’s first counter-terrorism operation was a failure for the US and much worse for the Yemeni villagers who are dead, wounded, homeless and have seen their livestock, on which they depended for their livelihoods, all killed…
Washington Post Editor Calls for a Simpler Time ‘When Everyone Considered Russia the Enemy…’…
The Washington Post deputy editor Ruth Marcus wants us to go back to a simpler time when America hated Russia. No surprise coming from WaPo top brass. Here is the “fake news” WaPo editor’s tweet – So excited to be watching The Americans, throwback to a simpler time when everyone considered Russia the enemy. Even […]
Yet, Another Russia ‘Fake News’ Red Herring by Robert Parry…
On Feb, 27, Consortiumnews.com published an article describing misrepresentations by Canada’s new Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland about her Ukrainian maternal grandfather whom she has portrayed as a hero who struggled “to return freedom and democracy to Ukraine” but left out that he was a Nazi propagandist whose newspaper justified the slaughter of Jews. Over the […]
Air Force Sgt Cradles Military Pal ‘Bodza’ Draped in U.S. Flag…
These tear-jerking pictures show the moment an Air Force dog handler cradled his dead cannine partner draped in the US flag. Sergeant Kyle Smith, from North Carolina, bid an emotional farewell to four-legged companion Bodza after the German Shepherd was put down. A picture showed Kyle’s giving his partner a tender hug as the dead […]
U.S. Rejects China’s Proposal to Halt North Korea Nuclear Weapons…
Washington has rejected China’s proposal that North Korea could halt its nuclear weapons programme if the United States and South Korea suspended military activities in the region. US State Department acting spokesman Mark Toner said it was like comparing “apples and oranges”, but admitted that Washington had to seek a fresh approach to the North […]
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