Starbucks Corp., after facing a backlash for promising to hire refugees, plans to employ more U.S. military veterans. The coffee retailer will hire 25,000 veterans and their spouses by 2025, it said on Wednesday. Starbucks already has brought on 10,000 of them, ahead of a previously set goal. As part of its global expansion, more […]
You Probably Didn’t Notice, But Trump and Putin Are Rebuilding a Mighty Military Alliance…
The Western press is preoccupied with demon Russia. We’re told that Russia through its tool, WikiLeaks, cost Hillary Clinton the election; that Russia hacked U.S. servers, effectively installing Donald Trump as president; that Russia is blackmailing Trump over sex scandals and secret business dealings; that Trump isn’t releasing his tax returns because they show Russian […]
$596B Budget, 800 Plus Bases Laid Out in This Infographic…
Trump’s budget for 2018, proposes cutting lots of stuff, from the EPA to the NEA and even small cuts at NASA. One of the few departments that will not see any cuts was the US Department of Defense. In 2015, Politico estimated that there are 800 U.S. bases abroad. The cots to maintain this massive […]
Military Nude Photo Investigation Expands into Gay Porn Websites…
The military scandal involving sharing of sexually explicit images of troops has expanded beyond the private social media site Marines United to a slew of gay pornography web pages with images of men wearing military uniforms engaged in sex acts, USA TODAY has learned. The broadened investigation to an increasing number of websites underscores the […]
Report: Military Drafts Proposal to Deploy 1,000 More Troops to Syria…
The U.S. military is considering a deployment of up to 1,000 additional troops into northern Syria to assist in the looming offensive to retake the Islamic State’s de facto capital of Raqqa, defense officials told the Washington Post on Wednesday. The increase would double the number of American troops in Syria and requires approval from […]
SOFA Agreement with Baltic States Quietly Signed by Obama Before Departure…
The US soldiers will receive special legal treatment in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. New rules involve tax incentives, lower prices, immunity from criminal prosecution and potential conflicts with local population. The Baltic States have agreed with the United States about status of presence of American troops on their territory…
The 75th Ranger Regiment Hits the Ground in Syria for Raqqa Offensive…
After months of planning and deliberations, the 75th Ranger Regiment has been deployed to Syria to participate in the war against ISIS as the coalition closes in on the so-called caliphate’s capital city of Raqqa. Yesterday, the first images emerged of Stryker armored vehicles on their way to Manbij. This comes weeks after Rangers deployed […]
More on the Deployment of U.S. Forces to Syria’s Manbij…
The U.S. military has deployed a small number of forces in and around the Syrian city of Manbij as part of a new role to ensure that the different parties in the area do not attack each other, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday. Captain Jeff Davis told reporters the forces were stationed inside and […]
Pentagon Plan to Seize Raqqa Calls for Significant Increase in U.S. Participation…
A Pentagon plan for the coming assault on Raqqa, the Islamic State capital in Syria, calls for significant U.S. military participation, including increased Special Operations forces, attack helicopters and artillery, and arms supplies to the main Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighting force on the ground, according to U.S. officials…
The Torment of the Neocons by Pat Lang…
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