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Category: War

324 Tanks, Now NATO Readies Warplanes and Entire Domestic Economies for Ukraine
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324 Tanks, Now NATO Readies Warplanes and Entire Domestic Economies for Ukraine

January 30, 2023July 13, 2023

High-ranking officials of both NATO and the Russian Federation have now admitted the two entities are at war, the…

Kyiv Gets the Tanks but Will They Make a Difference?
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Kyiv Gets the Tanks but Will They Make a Difference?

January 26, 2023July 17, 2023

With Chancellor Olaf Scholtz’s decision to send 14 Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, the US, UK, Poland,…

Leftover US “Strategic Baggage” in Syria Struck Again By Drone Attacks
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Leftover US “Strategic Baggage” in Syria Struck Again By Drone Attacks

January 20, 2023July 25, 2023

Three one-way attack drones targeted the United States’ al-Tanf garrison in southern Syria on Friday morning, injuring two members…

Ukraine War will not End This Year – Nation is Already “De Facto NATO Member” and “Weapons Lab”
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Ukraine War will not End This Year – Nation is Already “De Facto NATO Member” and “Weapons Lab”

January 17, 2023July 25, 2023

In May and December, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger voiced opinions to the media that the war between…

Ukraine Arms Industry Hints at Cause of Strikes on Airfields Inside Russia—US Denies Any Association
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Ukraine Arms Industry Hints at Cause of Strikes on Airfields Inside Russia—US Denies Any Association

December 7, 2022August 8, 2023

On Monday, two separate bases deep inside Russian territory, the Diaghilev military airfields in the Ryazan region and Engels…

Public Debate Heats Up Over Negotiations in Ukraine as Winter Grips Europe
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Public Debate Heats Up Over Negotiations in Ukraine as Winter Grips Europe

December 6, 2022October 27, 2023

Story at a glance… As winter nears, leaders and lawmakers are beginning to call for negotiations in Ukraine. Other…

The Skewed Perception of Putin’s Invasion Has Led to Current Disastrous Escalation
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The Skewed Perception of Putin’s Invasion Has Led to Current Disastrous Escalation

October 11, 2022January 24, 2024

Russia has launched a massive rocket attack on critical infrastructure sites across Ukrainian territory, striking nearly every major city…

Declaring the Killing of an Unnamed al-Shabaab Leader, the US Briefly Highlights America’s Forgotten War
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Declaring the Killing of an Unnamed al-Shabaab Leader, the US Briefly Highlights America’s Forgotten War

October 4, 2022January 24, 2024

Story at a glance… An important leader of al-Shabaab was killed recently. It’s the most recent event of a…

Who Brought David Petraeus Out to Talk About Nuclear War?
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Who Brought David Petraeus Out to Talk About Nuclear War?

October 3, 2022November 7, 2023

ABC News’ This Week and host Jon Karl brought on the disgraced retired General and former CIA Director to…

The US Is Quietly Returning to War in Syria
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The US Is Quietly Returning to War in Syria

September 5, 2022December 31, 2023

Story at a glance… Three bases have been established by American forces in northeast Syria this year. There is…

Ukraine Preparing to Target Russian Fleet—and Even Crimea with American Missiles
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Ukraine Preparing to Target Russian Fleet—and Even Crimea with American Missiles

July 20, 2022January 24, 2024

In a confrontational turn, the Deputy Defense Ministry of Ukraine has said they will begin using US-provided weapons to…

Russian Forces Take All of Luhansk and Prepare For Donetsk Next
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Russian Forces Take All of Luhansk and Prepare For Donetsk Next

July 5, 2022

PICTURED: A Lysychansk building hit by a June 16th airstrike. PC: State Emergency Service of Ukraine. CC 4.0. KYIV,…

Escalation Risks Between Russia and U.S. Rise with Refinery Drone Attack
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Escalation Risks Between Russia and U.S. Rise with Refinery Drone Attack

June 23, 2022

PICTURED: Russian Emergency Situation ministry’s firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the Novoshakhtinsk oil processing plant…

Ukraine Needs $5 Billion Every Month from Allies as $1 Billion in Weapons Arrives from U.S.
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Ukraine Needs $5 Billion Every Month from Allies as $1 Billion in Weapons Arrives from U.S.

June 16, 2022

PICTURED: USS Coronado fires a harpoon missile during a 2016 exercise. KYIV, Ukraine. June 14th, 2022. According to the…

Russian Oil Sector Stronger than Pre-War Levels as U.S., EU Continue Buying
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Russian Oil Sector Stronger than Pre-War Levels as U.S., EU Continue Buying

June 13, 2022November 7, 2023

With half of 2022 in the history books, it came as a shock to many when a recent report…

For Months a Narrative that Russia Can’t Win/Already Lost Was Unanimous, Now Quietly Erodes
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For Months a Narrative that Russia Can’t Win/Already Lost Was Unanimous, Now Quietly Erodes

June 3, 2022November 7, 2023

In an interview with Newsmax, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy painted a grim picture of the war as it recently passed…

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Congressman Introduces Terms for U.S. War in Ukraine—Opens Door on False Flags

May 2, 2022

PICTRURED: A Russian ICBM and launch vehicle. PC: CC 2.0. Retrieved from nineteenfortyfive. WASHINGTONG D.C. May 1st, 2022. Congressman…

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Russia Says She’s Fighting Proxy War with U.S. — Biden Team Doesn’t Push Back

April 26, 2022

PICTURED: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. PC: 2.0. RAMSTEIN AIR FORCE BASE, Germany. April 26, 2022. Russia has stated…

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Russian Ambassador Can’t Get a Hold of US, Military Warns Against Further Ukrainian Arms Sales

April 19, 2022July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON D.C., April 15th, 2022. A formal diplomatic note from Moscow, a copy of which made it to the…

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First Truce in Six Years in Yemen Called for Ramadan, Ex-President Calls For Peace

April 6, 2022

PICTURED: Former-Yemeni president Hadi at the Pentagon in 2013. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia. APRIL 5th, 2022. Many in the world…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

Andy Corbley August 21, 2025

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…

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