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Pentagon: North Korean Missile New Type, Launched from New Location…

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The missile launched by North Korea on July 4 was a new type that “we have not seen before,” and launched from a location different from previous missile tests, the Pentagon said. The missile was fired from a mobile launcher and had a reentry vehicle, Reuters reported, quoting US Department of Defense spokesman, Captain Jeff […]

REPORT: Prior to Snowden, NSA Had No Clue How Many Were Approved to Download Top Secret Info…

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The National Security Agency did not know how many officials were authorized to download and transfer top secret data from its servers prior to the high-profile leaks by former contractor Edward Snowden, according to a recently declassified government report. The NSA was also unsuccessful in attempts to meaningfully cut the number of officials with “privileged” […]

10 Things We Learned About Mattis From That ‘New Yorker’ Profile…

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Defense Secretary James Mattis, U.S. Marine Corps (retired), contains multitudes. An enigmatic figure lately spotted around the Pentagon’s E-ring looking out of sorts in a suit and tie, the DOD chief has earned praise not just as a blood-makes-the-grass-grow enemy-killer, but also as a well-read, soft-spoken “warrior-monk.” Depending which breathless wing of the media you […]

Over $1B in U.S. Army Equipment Lost in Iraq Could Fall into Islamic State Hands…

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The U.S. Army has failed to monitor over $1 billion worth of arms and other military equipment transfers to Kuwait and Iraq, Amnesty International says in a report citing a 2016 U.S. government audit. The now-declassified document by the Department of Defence audit, was obtained by the rights group following Freedom of Information requests. The […]

Trump Agrees to Arm Kurds in Hugely Significant Move for Syria by Patrick Cockburn…

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President Trump’s decision to provide weapons to the Syrian Kurds, who are fighting Isis, potentially marks a crucial change in the political geography of the Middle East. In effect, the US is choosing to support its Kurdish ally in Syria, in defiance of Turkey, whose aim is to prevent the establishment of a quasi-independent Kurdish […]

Filmmaker Learns Why She Endured Airport Shakedowns for Years…

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Laura Poitras’ travel nightmare began more than a decade ago when the award-winning filmmaker started getting detained at airports every time she tried to set foot back in the United States. She was stopped without explanation more than 50 times on foreign travel, and dozens more times on domestic trips, before the extra searches suddenly […]

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