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Russia: Syria Almost Downed Civilian Plane While Repelling Israeli Attack…

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Russia on Friday said its ally Syria nearly shot down a civilian plane carrying 172 passengers while trying to repel an Israeli airstrike near Damascus the day before. Moscow accused the Israel Defense Forces of using the civilian plane as a shield during its attack early Thursday. The Russian military said a civilian Airbus-320 with […]

A New Space Race? U.S., China, Russia, and Europe All Plan for Moon Bases…

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One year ago in January, a Chinese robot landed on the dark side of the moon. Since then, the Chang’e 4 probe and the Yutu-2 rover it carried onboard have been busy photographing and scanning minerals, growing yeast, hatching fruit-fly eggs, and cultivating cotton, potato, and rapeseeds in the moon’s low gravity, according to the […]

Syrian Army Progress Leads to New Scuffle Between Turkey and Russia…

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The continuing Syrian army operation to liberate Idelb governorate is leading to a new clash between Turkey and Russia. The governorate of Idleb is still largely occupied by Turkish controlled ‘rebels’ and al-Qaeda aligned Jihadi groups like Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The Astana agreement between Turkey and Russia, signed in September 2018, included a ceasefire […]

A Russian “Inspector” Spacecraft Now Appears to Be Shadowing an American Spy Satellite…

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Publicly available data suggests that a Russian inspector satellite has shifted its position in orbit to bring it relatively close to a U.S. KH-11 spy satellite. Russia has a number of what it calls “space apparatus inspectors” in orbit, which the U.S. government and others warn the Kremlin could use to gather intelligence on other […]

DOJ Admits Two FISA Applications Lacked Cause – FISA Court Requests Information on Consequences: What Other Prosecutions Relied on the Invalid Warrants?…

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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 […]

Sen Grassley: U.S. Informant May Have Received Taxpayer Funds to Spy on Trump Campaign…

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The Department of Defense may have used taxpayer funds to pay longtime informant Stefan Halper, a Cambridge University professor, to recruit members of the Trump campaign as sources in the run-up to the 2016 election, Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said in an explosive letter on Wednesday. Grassley, writing to James Baker, the […]

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