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. […]
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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 […]
Trump Signs Repeal of Obama’s Social Security Gun Ban…
On a day when legislation benefiting women and black colleges and universities was signed with much pomp and circumstance, President Trump quietly followed through on his pledge to defend the Second Amendment by signing the repeal of Barack Obama’s Social Security gun ban. The U.S, House voted to repeal the ban on February 2 and […]
More Than 200 Companies Express Interest in Border Wall Construction…
Hundreds of companies are lining up to bid on building President Trump’s controversial border wall. As of Tuesday evening, 225 companies — mostly construction and engineering firms — have expressed interest in building the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a website for contractors interested in doing business with the federal government…
The United States of Permanent War by Edward Hunt…
As the foreign policy establishment continues to grapple with the consequences of Trump’s election, U.S. officials can still agree on one thing. The United States is a nation that is waging a permanent war. In December 2016, President Obama reflected on the development in a speech that he delivered to U.S. soldiers at MacDill Air […]
Alastair Crooke: ‘Obama wanted quick victory in Mosul, now it’s going to be a tough fight’…
Politicians want victory quickly, they are not prepared to wait for a long siege in Mosul to take its effect, as with the Obama administration things were put together in a hurry, says British diplomat Alastair Crooke, founder of the Conflicts Forum. In Iraq, more than 2,000 people fled the city of Mosul in one […]
Army Makes History by Putting Muslim in Charge of 14k U.S. Soldiers Spiritual Needs…
In January, Lt. Col. Khallid Shabazz received the call every Army chaplain dreams of, the call that validates years of intense study and hard work toward keeping the U.S. military in good spiritual health. He was offered the job of chaplain for an entire division, an honor for anyone in his field but a milestone […]
White House Promises Father of Slain Navy SEAL It Will Investigate Son’s Death…
White House press secretary Sean Spicer confirmed that the death of slain Navy SEAL William ‘Ryan’ Owens would be investigated, responding to comments made by his father Bill Owens calling it a “stupid mission.” “I can’t possibly imagine what he’s going through in terms of the loss of a son,” Spicer said during the White […]
Glock Files Protest After Losing Out on $580M U.S. Army Contract…
When the US Army awarded a handgun contract to German weapons-maker Sig Sauer, government officials warned that competitors would protest the half-billion dollar award. On Monday, those instincts were vindicated, as Austria-based Glock filed a formal complaint with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), disputing the decision…
McMaster Takes Charge of National Security Council…
The war party is back in power and the odds of normal relations with Russia have dropped to zero. The appointment of Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster to the position of national security adviser indicates that Trump has done an about-face on his most critical foreign policy issue, normalizing relations with Russia. General Michael Flynn–who […]
Slain SEAL’s Dad Wants Answers: ‘Don’t hide behind my son’s death’…
When they brought William “Ryan” Owens home, the Navy SEAL was carried from a C-17 military plane in a flag-draped casket, onto the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base, as President Donald Trump, his daughter, Ivanka, and Owens’ family paid their respects. It was a private transfer, as the family had requested. No media and […]
The Burn Pits: The Poisoning of America’s Soldiers – They’re Dying and the Media Is Silent…
The legacy of death and misery from the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan continues today, and, once again, Dick Cheney plays a central role. A new book by Joseph Hickman, a former U.S. Marine and Army sergeant, titled “The Burn Pits: The Poisoning of America’s Soldiers” details how soldiers and local civilian populations were exposed […]
Trump: Budget to Hike Defense Spending by $54B…
The White House says President Donald Trump’s upcoming budget will propose a whopping $54 billion increase in defense spending and impose corresponding cuts to domestic programs and foreign aid. The result is that Trump’s initial budget wouldn’t dent budget deficits projected to run about $500 billion. White House budget officials outlined the information during a […]
Yemen Stops U.S. from Conducting Special Ground Operations Due to High Number of Civilian Casualties…
Less than 10 days after assuming his office as the 45th President of the US, Donald Trump authorized the first commando raid in Yemen against suspected terrorist groups in the Middle Eastern country. However, because the US Special Operations ground missions caused a number of civilian casualties, it fuelled the anger of Yemeni population…
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