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 […]
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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 […]
REPORT: More Citizens of Saudi Arabia Have Joined Islamic State Than Any Other Country…
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…
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