After twenty years in congress, Curt Weldon was about to become chairman of the House Armed Services Committee when he publicly questioned the accuracy of the 9-11 report. In retaliation, the Bush administration sent federal agents to his daughter’s house and ended his political career. At 77, Weldon has decided to tell the truth about what actually happened on September 11, 2001…
House Committee Passes Rule Banning Pentagon from Funding ‘Censorship’ Orgs…Why the hell were we funding them in the first place?…
The House included a rule banning the Pentagon from contracting with organizations seeking to rate or police news sites, including groups accused of unfairly targeting conservatives, in the annual defense bill passed at committee level early Thursday morning…
Armed Services Committee Says National Guard No Longer Needed at Capitol as Costs Mount…
Reps. Smith and Rogers said it’s time ‘to review what level of security is required’…
With Only These Four Exceptions, Senate Republicans Just Abandoned ‘America First’ Foreign Policy in Afghanistan…
With Americans growing ever more divided amid national upheaval over racial inequality and a global pandemic, it has perhaps never been more apparent that the United States has no business trying to fix the world with so many problems on our own doorstep. Whatever his faults, President Trump at least seems to understand this. Even […]
House Panel Votes to Constrain Afghan Drawdown, Ask for Assessment on ‘Incentives’ to Attack U.S. Troops…
The House Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday to put roadblocks on President Trump’s ability to withdraw from Afghanistan, including requiring an assessment on whether any country has offered incentives for the Taliban to attack U.S. and coalition troops. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) amendment, from Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), would require several certifications before […]
Active Duty Troops Sent to Border Instead of National Guard Because They Were ‘Available’…
A Pentagon official said Tuesday the Trump administration sent 5,900 active-duty members of the military instead of National Guard troops to the border in October because they were more readily available, after thousands of guardsmen had been deployed in April. “Active-duty military personnel were selected because the secretary of defense determined them to be the […]
Obama-Era Sequester Decimated U.S. Military; Air Force Short 2,000 Pilots…
The House Armed Services Committee on Thursday publicized statistics it says show the sorry state of U.S. armed forces aviation units and “mold-ridden” barracks. The report is a Republican effort to underscore how critical the omnibus spending bill is to war-fighters in the wake of “sequester” budget cuts. The bill pumps $47.4 billion for “get […]