A leading U.S. general pressured his intelligence analysts into playing down the ISIS and al Qaeda threats, according to a congressional task force…
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U.S. Spies-for-Hire Now at War in Syria…
It’s not just U.S. troops battling ISIS. Now the Army is sinking millions of dollars into private intelligence contractors for the fight…
Clinton’s VP Questions Legality of Waging War on Islamic State in Libya…
Clinton’s running mate, Tim Kaine, has said he doesn’t think the United States has the legal authority to bomb the Islamic State in Libya without Congressional authorization…
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Stash of U.S.-Made Heavy Weapons Found in Terrorist-Held Aleppo District (VIDEO)…
Footage has emerged online allegedly showing mortars, anti-tank missiles and grenades being uncovered along with a quantity of western (mostly US)-made weapons and…
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400 More U.S. Soldiers Heading to Iraq…
U.S. troop levels continue to rise in Iraq as 400 more soldiers head to the war-torn country to join the fight against the Islamic State…
U.N. Backs Secret Obama Takeover of Police…
UN Rapporteur Maina Kai endorsed a little-known and yet highly controversial practice by the Justice Department to effect a federal takeover of local police and corrections departments…
As Israel Prospers, Obama Set to Give Billions More in Aid While Netanyahu Demands Even More…
The U.S. already transfers $3.1 billion in taxpayer money every year to Israel — more than any other country by far — but the new agreement Obama is set to sign “significantly raises”…
Dept of Defense: World Order in 2035: U.S. Could Lose Ability for Global Dominance…
By 2035, the US could find itself in an environment where Russia or China may match or even exceed the West’s military and economic might in some areas, taking advantage of a…
The Obama Administration Has Brokered More Weapons Sales Than Any Other Administration Since World War II…
When American firms dominate a global market worth more than $70 billion a year, you’d expect to hear about it. Not so with the global arms trade…
Half of Gitmo’s Uncharged Detainees Cleared for Release…
In addition to the 10 detainees actually charged with something, Guantanamo Bay continues to hold some 66 detainees totally uncharged with any crime…
U.S. Launches First Anti-Islamic State Air Strikes in Libya’s Sirte…
The US military conducted air strikes in Libya on Monday following a government request to target the Islamic State group’s stronghold of Sirte…
Gen. Dunford Visits Turkey: Strongly Condemns Coup Attempt…
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph F. Dunford visited the Turkish parliament building, which was hit by the [coup] plotters before…
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My Mother Was the Victim of a U.S. Drone…
Since the day that a U.S. drone struck and killed my mother as she stood in our family’s fields, I have waited for an acknowledgement or apology from the U.S. government…
Syria Claims Latest U.S.-Led Coalition Strikes Killed 45 Civilians Near Manbij…
Syria has appealed to the UN claiming that 45 civilians were killed and 50 injured in US-led coalition airstrikes outside the city of Manbij near Aleppo on Thursday…
Turkey Alleges Former CIA Official Held Clandestine Meeting in Istanbul on Night of Coup Attempt…
Henri J. Barkey, former CIA personnel…known as the policy maker for U.S. authority, was the second top American figure who orchestrated the coup attempt in Turkey…
Declassified CIA Documents Reveal a Deadly Security State Operating Far Outside the Bounds of Democratic Control…
In June 2006, President George W. Bush told Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Michael Hayden that he was worried. The subject of Bush’s concern was a picture of a CIA detainee…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Jeff Bezos, Cass Sunstein Join Pentagon’s ‘Defense Innovation Board’…
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Amazon head Jeff Bezos and former Obama administration official Cass Sunstein are among the newest names to join Defense Secretary…
$13 Billion Aircraft Carrier Struggles with Air Operations, Can’t Defend Itself, Systems ‘Likely Require Redesigning’…
The $12.9 billion USS Gerald R. Ford — the most expensive warship ever built — may struggle to launch and recover aircraft, mount a defense and move munitions…
Last Russian Held at Guantanamo for 14 Years Without Charges Cleared to be Released…
A former ballet dancer and member of the Russian military who has been imprisoned as an enemy combatant at Guantanamo for nearly 14 years was given notice…
Four Army Soldiers ‘broke into couple’s Colorado home and threatened to kill them and their two children’…
Four US Army soldiers have been arrested for breaking into a family home and threatening them at gunpoint. The men, all stationed at Fort Carson in Colorado…