Mariam Taha Thompson, 61, formerly of Rochester, Minnesota, was charged today in the District of Columbia with transmitting highly sensitive classified national defense information to a foreign national with apparent connections to Hizballah, a foreign terrorist organization that has been so designated by the Secretary of State. According to the affidavit filed in support of […]
U.S., TALIBAN SIGN DEAL AIMED AT ENDING WAR IN AFGHANISTAN…
The United States and the Taliban have signed a peace agreement aimed at ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan. The signing could help President Donald Trump fulfill a key campaign promise to extract America from its “endless wars.” Under the agreement, the United States will begin withdrawing thousands of troops in exchange for Taliban commitments […]
POMPEO TO SIGN HISTORIC PEACE AGREEMENT WITH THE TALIBAN…
Secretary of state Mike Pompeo is soon traveling to sign a historic peace deal with the Taliban, President Donald Trump said in a statement Friday. Defense secretary Mark Esper will be signing a joint declaration affirming the administration’s partnership with the Afghan government in concert with the Taliban peace deal. The president described the ceremonies […]
U.S. Defense Agency Personal Data May Have Been ‘Compromised’…
The U.S. defense agency responsible for secure communications for the U.S. president and other high-level officials said social security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been “compromised”, in a letter seen by Reuters that was sent to potential victims…
NATO Accedes to U.S. Request to Play Larger Role in Iraq…
Responding to pressure from the United States, NATO defense ministers have agreed “in principle” to take over more of the training and advising of Iraqi troops, so that the U.S. can begin to draw down its forces in Iraq. The announcement followed a meeting at NATO headquarters in which U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper called […]
“That’s Classified!” See How Afghanistan War Lies Are Made…
The Afghan government classifies all metrics that would show its failure to reach goals, or stops collecting the information entirely, a government watchdog told a Senate subcommittee led by Sen. Rand Paul today. “Do any specific trends lead you to believe that Afghan security forces will one day be able to hold off the Taliban… […]
Just a Little Sloppy Record-Keeping? The Pentagon’s $35 Trillion ‘Accounting Black Hole’…
Over the past two weeks of coronavirus headlines and heightened global anxiety, along with impeachment coverage and after over the Super Bowl weekend Americans huddled in living rooms in blissful oblivion, a story which in more normal times would be front and center has gone largely unnoticed. To be sure, the Pentagon couldn’t be happier […]
Trump Administration Signals Afghanistan Drawdown Is Close…
Multiple signs are currently pointing toward a U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan. What they’re saying: Defense Secretary Mark Esper said today that he’s comfortable with a smaller U.S. troop presence, national security adviser Robert O’Brien said he’s “cautiously optimistic” an announcement is forthcoming, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the Afghan president to fill him […]
‘No Blank Check for War’: House Votes to Bar Trump Military Action on Iran…
On Thursday the Democratic-led House passed legislation to stop funding for military action in Iran and to repeal the 2002 war authorization for Iraq — which multiple administrations have based unilateral military actions on without the approval of Congress. Predictably, Trump has threatened to veto both bills amid an ongoing struggle in which doves in […]
DOJ Admits Two FISA Applications Lacked Cause – FISA Court Requests Information on Consequences: What Other Prosecutions Relied on the Invalid Warrants?…
An interesting ruling, brief and order from the FISA Court (Judge Boasberg) released today [pdf here] reflects an admission by the DOJ the 2nd and 3rd FISA renewal against U.S. person Carter Page were invalid – The “DOJ assesses that with respect to the applications in [April and June 2017] “if not earlier, there was […]
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