“It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.” -John F Kennedy – As has been the case before every major world conflict a majority of citizens believe that peace will persist indefinitely and, as a civilian myself, I tend to agree that a large scale war with a […]
REVEALED: The U.S. Military’s 36 Code-Named Operations in Africa…
Many Americans first became aware of U.S. military operations in Africa in October 2017, after the Islamic State ambushed American troops near Tongo Tongo, Niger, killing four U.S. soldiers and wounding two others. Just after the attack, U.S. Africa Command said U.S. troops were providing “advice and assistance” to local counterparts. Later, it would become […]
U.S. Government Spent Over $500m on Fake Al-Qaeda Propaganda Videos that Tracked Location of Viewers…
A former contractor for a UK-based public relations firm says that the Pentagon paid more than half a billion dollars for the production and dissemination of fake Al-Qaeda videos that portrayed the insurgent group in a negative light. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported that the PR firm, Bell Pottinger, worked alongside top US military […]
$7 Billion in Equipment Looted From Former U.S. Base in Afghanistan…
The US handed over the Camp Kearney base in Paktika Province to the Afghan government in 2014, with an estimated $8 billion in equipment still inside. Today, the estimation is that about $1 billion worth of equipment is left. So what happened between then and now that cost the site about $7 billion? Mass looting. […]
DoubleTree Hotel Fired Employees Who Refused Service to Military Members…
Two employees at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton in Colorado Springs, Colorado refused service to members of the military. A sign at the bar read “NO LONGER SERVING MILITARY PERSONNEL & THEIR GUEST(S)”. One hotel guest, Justin Vames, posted the sign to his personal Facebook page saying his group of over 600 people were treated […]
President Trump Orders Creation of New Task Force to Prevent Veteran Suicides…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday establishing a new task force aimed at empowering military veterans and ending the suicide epidemic among them. “To every veteran I want you to know that you have an entire nation of more than 300 million people behind you, you will never ever be forgotten,” Trump said […]
U.S. to End Large-Scale Military Drills with South Korea…
The U.S. military is preparing to announce that annual large-scale joint exercises conducted with South Korea every spring will no longer be held, according to two U.S. defense officials. The major U.S.-South Korea exercises are being curtailed as part of the Trump administration’s effort to ease tensions with North Korea, the officials said. The exercises […]
President Trump Surprises Troops in Alaska…
President Trump delivered a surprise speech to hundreds of troops in Alaska during an Air Force One refueling stop. The president visited Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage Thursday, while en route back to Washington from Vietnam. He praised the Alaska-based troops and touted his administration’s efforts to help rebuild the military as his 2020 […]
U.S. to Leave ‘Peacekeeping Group’ of 200 Troops in Syria After Withdrawal…
The White House will leave some 200 U.S. troops in Syria after other servicemembers withdraw in the coming months, a policy reversal that comes two months after President Donald Trump ordered troops out of the country and claimed victory over the Islamic State. The remaining U.S. troops will assist local forces with security once ISIS […]
The World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon Just Rolled Off the Assembly Line…
Last month, the National Nuclear Security Administration (formerly the Atomic Energy Commission) announced that the first of a new generation of strategic nuclear weapons had rolled off the assembly line at its Pantex nuclear weapons plant in the panhandle of Texas. That warhead, the W76-2, is designed to be fitted to a submarine-launched Trident missile, a weapon […]
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