Migrant Crisis Leads to Nuclear-Capable Bombers Prowling NATO/Belarus Border
PICTURED: Tupolev Tu-160 RF-94109 over the Volga and the cities of Engels (left) and Privolzsky (right), Saratov Region. PC:…
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State Department Request Mass-Redactions from Recent Afghanistan Waste and Fraud Report
PICTURED: John F. Sopko, the Special Investigator General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). PC: SIGAR. CC 2.0. Story at a…
Apathetic Taiwanese Military Unready and Unwilling to Defend Against China
Story at a glance… Calls for Taiwan attendance at the UN increase tensions between the US and China. Despite…
Democrats Look to Give Exclusive War Powers on China to Biden After he Promises War Over Taiwan
PICTURED: “Between Chinas”: an ISS image of the Taiwan Strait at 110 miles width. PC: Stuart Rankin. CC 3.0.…
Failed Sanctions in Venezuelan and Cuba Set to be Replicated in Nicaragua, as U.S. Pushes Regime Change
PICTURED: President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega. Photo Credit: Cancelleria de Ecuador. CC. 2.0 Story at a glance… Congress is…
U.S. Inaction Puts More 28 Million People at Risk of Starvation in Syria and Yemen
PICTURED: A makeshift aid and water treatment center in south Yemen. WASHINGTON D.C., October 13th, 2021. In a joint-press…
CIA to Create “China Mission Center” to Coordinate Efforts of an Increasingly Hostile U.S.
LANGLY, Virginia. October 7th, 2021. In a statement, CIA Director William Burns announced the CIA would form a China…
The 2022 Military Budget Reveals Unchanged Washington Consensus on War and Fiscal Responsibility
WASHINGTON D.C., September 23rd, 2021. A 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has just passed the House in which…
Biden Said He Would Stop to Supporting Saudi’s War in Yemen: He Didn’t—Now These Congressmen Force the Issue
PICTURED: Yemeni children holding a funeral ceremony for Yemeni children that were killed in airstrikes. Photo credit The Guardian.…
$14 Trillion Spent on “Defense” Since the Start of Afghanistan War — $4.4 Trillion to Arms Firms
PICTURED: The largest honey pot ever. Story at a glance… A Brown University report reveals that of the $14…
From “Multiple Suicide Bombs” to “Possible Facilitator” How the Murder of Zemari Ahmadi Typifies Drone Warfare Failings
PICTURED: From top left to bottom right, the victims of the latest drone strike in Kabul. Farzah Ahmadi, age…
Afghanistan Update: Pentagon Changes Story on Drone Bombed Family While Investigative Report Reveals Failed Drone War
Story at a glance… Following a drone bombing of 10 civilians, remaining family members demand answers. Justification for the…
Witnesses Say U.S. Forces Have Killed Civilians in Several Ways Following Suicide Bomber
PICTURED: A U.S. Air Force Airman guides qualified evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support…
Afghanistan Update: Taliban Retake Provinces and Coordinate with U.S. Over Airport Crisis
PICTURED: A U.S. Air Force Airman guides qualified evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support…
Afghanistan Four Days Later: Girls Return to School and First Official Presser
PICTURED: Taliban official spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid gives a press conference in Kabul. PC: Reuters. Fair Use. Story at a…
World Governments Hash Out Positions on New Taliban Government and Evacuation Crisis
PICTURED: Taliban fighters take pictures with their weapons in the vacant presidential office in Kabul. PC: Taliban (disputed), retrieved…
Afghan War Wraps Up: Kabul Falls: New President Named: Country Holds its Breath
PICTURED: Taliban fighters take pictures with their weapons in the vacant presidential office in Kabul. PC: Taliban (disputed), retrieved…
Setting New Precedent, Judge Throws Out 9 Years for 45 Months in Drone Papers Whistleblower Trial
Story at a glance… The analyst who blew the whistle on Obama’s drone assassination program has received a 3-year…
Moon Commits to Peace Efforts as Koreas Restore Communications After Year of Radio Silence
PICTURED: President Moon Jae-in and DPRK Leader Kim Jong Un meet to shake hands across the border in the…
Russia U.S. Schedule Arms Control Talks In the Nick of Time as Missiles Continue to be Deployed
MOSCOW, Russia. July 20th, 2021. Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Tuesday that Kremlin and White House officials have scheduled…