The Sunni Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has boasted that key U.S. Middle East ally Saudi Arabia is the top provider of terrorists for the jihadist group in Iraq, reports Fox News, citing Iraqi military sources. Sunni Saudi Arabia shares an estimated 500-mile-long border with war-ravaged Iraq. Nevertheless, Fox News reports that the Saudi jihadists crossed into […]
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“[Northern] Syrian War Report…
“The Syrian army’s Tiger Forces, backed by Russian warplanes, reached the Euphrates River in the province of Aleppo, liberating a large chunk of the area from ISIS. The town of Khafsah and the nearby Water Treatment Station were the most important gains. The liberation of the Khafsah Water Treatment Station will allow the Assad government […]
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Drones Threatened Nuclear Facilities…
Drone aircraft recently carried out unauthorized intrusions over Air Force and Navy nuclear facilities, and the incidents pose a growing threat, the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command disclosed to Congress Wednesday. Gen. John E. Hyten revealed the drone threats in written testimony before the House Armed Services Committee for a hearing on nuclear deterrence…
Trump Sends B-52 Nuclear Bombers to South Korea…
President Trump is sending nuclear bombers to the Korean peninsula as tensions in the region reach breaking point. North Korea and the US have been teetering on the brink of war for months after Kim Jong-un carried out a series of controversial missile launches. Earlier this week, trigger-happy Kim pushed his luck once more when […]
SOFA Agreement with Baltic States Quietly Signed by Obama Before Departure…
The US soldiers will receive special legal treatment in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. New rules involve tax incentives, lower prices, immunity from criminal prosecution and potential conflicts with local population. The Baltic States have agreed with the United States about status of presence of American troops on their territory…
Ex-CIA Officer Abandoned by Obama: Without Trump Admin, ‘I Would Be Spending Tonight in an Italian Prison’…
Former CIA case officer Sabrina De Sousa thanked the Trump administration for intervening to save her from extradition to Italy and imprisonment in a statement on Friday. “I want to extend my deepest appreciation to the Trump administration for all their efforts on my behalf. Without their support I would be spending tonight in an […]
The 75th Ranger Regiment Hits the Ground in Syria for Raqqa Offensive…
After months of planning and deliberations, the 75th Ranger Regiment has been deployed to Syria to participate in the war against ISIS as the coalition closes in on the so-called caliphate’s capital city of Raqqa. Yesterday, the first images emerged of Stryker armored vehicles on their way to Manbij. This comes weeks after Rangers deployed […]
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U.S. Coalition ‘Kills Hundreds’ of Mosul Civilians in One Week…
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State may have killed hundreds of civilians in the first week of March in support of Iraqi forces storming western Mosul, according to reports by monitoring group Airwars. Using open-source data and witness reports, the group estimated that between 250 and 370 civilians had been killed in 11 incidents […]
Gunmen Dressed as Doctors Kill Dozens at Kabul Military Hospital…
Gunmen dressed as doctors stormed Afghanistan’s largest military hospital on Wednesday, killing more than 30 people and wounding dozens more, officials and witnesses said. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack on Sardar Dawood Khan hospital, which is located near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul’s diplomatic area…
China Urges N. Korea to Halt Nuclear & Missile Tests to Prevent ‘Head-on Collision’ with U.S….
Beijing has called on North Korea to suspend its nuclear and missile activities to avoid a “head-on collision” with the US and South Korea. In exchange, Washington and Seoul should halt drills, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. “To defuse the looming crisis on the (Korean) peninsula, China proposes that as a first step, the […]
Families of U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers Killed in Jordan Seek Answers…
Relatives of three US Green Berets killed last year in Jordan are demanding accountability from the US and Jordan. The three men were killed after a Jordanian gate guard opened fire on the men when their convoy passed a checkpoint. While the US government determined the deaths of three Green Berets last November to have […]
Pentagon Plan to Seize Raqqa Calls for Significant Increase in U.S. Participation…
A Pentagon plan for the coming assault on Raqqa, the Islamic State capital in Syria, calls for significant U.S. military participation, including increased Special Operations forces, attack helicopters and artillery, and arms supplies to the main Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighting force on the ground, according to U.S. officials…
Trump Inherits a Secret Cyberwar Against North Korean Missiles…
Three years ago, President Barack Obama ordered Pentagon officials to step up their cyber and electronic strikes against North Korea’s missile program in hopes of sabotaging test launches in their opening seconds. Soon a large number of the North’s military rockets began to explode, veer off course, disintegrate in midair and plunge into the sea. […]
Pentagon: U.S. Airstrike in Yemen Killed Ex-Guantánamo Detainee…
A former detainee repatriated by the Obama administration in late 2009 was killed in recent air strikes in Yemen, the Pentagon said Monday. Navy Capt. Jeff Davis identified the dead detainee as Yasir Ali Abdallah al Silmi who was killed Thursday “in a U.S. strike in Abyan Governorate, Yemen.” Davis said Silmi was held at […]
The Silent Scream of the Neocons by David Lemire…
The T-Room here: Every now and then I come across articles that cover a topic the T-Room follows that is well written, factually based but has information that I’m unable to substantiate. This is one of those articles. So, rather than not posting it for you to read and consider and given the current hyper […]
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A Group Called ‘Marines United’ Are Hosting a Sadistic Library of Nude Female Marines…
On March 5th an investigative journalist and former Marine, Thomas James Brennen posted a startling and deplorable expose for Reveal News on an organized secret Marine Corps Facebook page that’s sole purpose is to post nude pictures of fellow Marine females. The secret group known as “Marines United” hosted possibly terabytes of pictures and videos […]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: To Help Refugees, Stop Arming Terrorists…
Representative Tulsi Gabbard called again for the US to stop aiding terrorists like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, while her guest at the presidential address to Congress, a Kurdish refugee activist, called for an end to the US policy of “regime change in Syria.” While many Democrats invited immigrants as their guests for President Donald Trump’s speech […]
Senator McCain Met With Anti-Assad Terrorists In Syria…
The news of McCain’s illegal rendezvous with militants in northern Syria was published by the Wall Street Journal on February 22. McCain’s office said his visit to Syria was an opportunity “to assess dynamic conditions on the ground” there and also praised President Trump for requesting a review of the U.S. strategy to defeat ISIS. […]
Mattis Wanted this Woman as His Second-in-Command…
Michèle Flournoy met with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in December about coming on board as his deputy, but she ultimately turned down the job. A roundtable discussion in Politico Magazine published on Monday finally reveals why: Her own conscience would have made it difficult. “When [Mattis] called me to ask me to consider ways to […]
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Open Skies Treaty: U.S. and Russia to Conduct Dueling Surveillance Flights Over Europe and Asia…
On Monday the spokesperson for Russia’s Nuclear Risk Reduction Center, Sergei Ryzhkov confirmed that Russian inspectors will be conducting unarmed aerial surveillance flights over Turkey starting this week. In a statement to Russian media, Mr. Ryzhkov clarified the mission length saying that “A group of Russian inspectors plans to carry out a surveillance flight on […]
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