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Foreign Backers Perpetuate Civil War in Sudan, as Nation Becomes Chessboard for Others’ Interests
World & Conflict

Foreign Backers Perpetuate Civil War in Sudan, as Nation Becomes Chessboard for Others’ Interests

November 21, 2025

Months after Sudan’s decades-old civil war exploded in renewed violence, a proposed roadmap to peace aims to halt the conflict…

UN Condemns Aircraft Carrier and “Night Stalkers” On Standby for Regime Change in Venezuela
Foreign Policy

UN Condemns Aircraft Carrier and “Night Stalkers” On Standby for Regime Change in Venezuela

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025

Story at a glance… The US military continues bombing boats in international waters accusing them of drug trafficking. The…

Regime Change Awareness in Venezuela as US Strikes Fourth Suspected Drug Vessel
World & Conflict

Regime Change Awareness in Venezuela as US Strikes Fourth Suspected Drug Vessel

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025

On October 3rd, the US carried out its fourth strike on a Venezuelan vessel off the country’s coast, making…

The War Department Returns–an Overdue Reality
War

The War Department Returns–an Overdue Reality

September 9, 2025

On September 5th, President Trump signed his 200th executive order since retaking the Oval Office to rename the Department…

Space Force Conducts First ‘Orbital Warfare’ Drill as Militarization of Space Continues
Foreign Policy

Space Force Conducts First ‘Orbital Warfare’ Drill as Militarization of Space Continues

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

Approximately 700 US Space Force “Guardians,” along with 12,000 US airmen participated in the large-scale Resolute Space 2025 exercise…

Chinese 6th Generation Fighters Hint that the US Has Fallen Behind a Competitor for the First Time
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Chinese 6th Generation Fighters Hint that the US Has Fallen Behind a Competitor for the First Time

February 28, 2025March 7, 2025

It was December 26th, 2024—Chairman Mao’s Birthday—when a pair of unmarked, unidentified warplanes screamed across the skies above Chengdu,…

Beijing Concludes Large-Scale Blockade Exercises Around Taiwan as a ‘Deterrence to Sepratists’
Foreign Policy

Beijing Concludes Large-Scale Blockade Exercises Around Taiwan as a ‘Deterrence to Sepratists’

October 16, 2024

Beijing has just wrapped up large training exercises that focused on blockading Taiwan. The exercises came shortly after provocative…

Taiwanese Soldiers Still Not Taking Defense of Their Island Seriously
Foreign Policy

Taiwanese Soldiers Still Not Taking Defense of Their Island Seriously

August 7, 2024

A featured story in the Washington Post presents evidence of a case made here on WaL back in 2021: that the uniformed soldiers…

Lithuania Moves to Exit Treaty Banning Cluster Bombs Citing Weapon’s Effectiveness–Albeit Erroneously
War

Lithuania Moves to Exit Treaty Banning Cluster Bombs Citing Weapon’s Effectiveness–Albeit Erroneously

July 15, 2024

Lithuania, a small peaceful nation within the EU that borders Russia, recently announced her imminent withdrawal from the Oslo…

Relocation of the US Marines Corps from Okinawa to Guam Still Ongoing–as Are the Rapes Off-Base
Foreign Policy

Relocation of the US Marines Corps from Okinawa to Guam Still Ongoing–as Are the Rapes Off-Base

July 2, 2024July 5, 2024

The Kyodo News reported that Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has said about 100 US Marines will move to…

Would the President Be in Charge During a War in Taiwan?
Foreign Policy

Would the President Be in Charge During a War in Taiwan?

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024

With 5 months remaining until the November elections, candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump have, over the last few…

US-Philippines Insists ‘Largest Ever’ Joint Training 100 Miles from Taiwan is Not Intended to Provoke
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US-Philippines Insists ‘Largest Ever’ Joint Training 100 Miles from Taiwan is Not Intended to Provoke

May 8, 2024

Several days into an annual joint military training exercise between the US and Philippine militaries called Balikatan, marines from…

Shia Militias Finally Succeed in Killing Americas: What Happens Now?
War

Shia Militias Finally Succeed in Killing Americas: What Happens Now?

January 29, 2024

The umbrella of Shi’ite militia groups across Iraq and Syria has scored a killing blow against US military personnel…

Two More Members of Pentagon Brass Discuss War with China Openly
Foreign Policy

Two More Members of Pentagon Brass Discuss War with China Openly

September 14, 2023September 14, 2023

Big spenders among the Air Force brass are keen to buy and build their way to a war against…

Historic $886 Billion Pentagon Budget Passes House Amidst Largest Critical Recruiting Crisis
Foreign Policy

Historic $886 Billion Pentagon Budget Passes House Amidst Largest Critical Recruiting Crisis

July 20, 2023

Almost completely along partisan lines, the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the House of Reps. 219-210. It…

Idaho Legislature Demands their Senators to Find Rapid End to Forever Wars in First-of-its Kind Resolution
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Idaho Legislature Demands their Senators to Find Rapid End to Forever Wars in First-of-its Kind Resolution

July 10, 2023

Last Saturday the Idaho Republican Central Committee passed resolutions demanding an end to US military operations in Syria and…

Arizona Senate Passes Law Forbidding Use of National Guard for Warfighting Without Congressional Declaration of War
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Arizona Senate Passes Law Forbidding Use of National Guard for Warfighting Without Congressional Declaration of War

March 23, 2023July 13, 2023

PHOENIX, Arizona. March 21st, 2023. The Arizona state senate just passed a version of what is now becoming commonly…

Poland Seeks to Become “True Land Superpower in Europe” – Adds New Army Division
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Poland Seeks to Become “True Land Superpower in Europe” – Adds New Army Division

January 11, 2023July 17, 2023

The Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced recently that the Polish Army would add a new army division in…

House and Senate Agree to Add $45 Billion to Biden’s Military Budget
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House and Senate Agree to Add $45 Billion to Biden’s Military Budget

December 1, 2022August 13, 2023

A tight-lipped compromise was made recently in Congress that seems to indicate a 2023 National Defense Authorization Act heading…

Paramount Pictures (And the Navy) Present Top Gun Maverick: Coming Soon to Recruit Near You
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Paramount Pictures (And the Navy) Present Top Gun Maverick: Coming Soon to Recruit Near You

June 1, 2022

Memorial Day-weekend movie-goers have been tickled by the blatant U.S. Navy and Air Force recruiting booths set up in…

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US Forces Bomb Somalia for the 90th Time This Year: Has it Helped?

Andy Corbley November 11, 2025

“In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia on Nov.…

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Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who They’re Killing in Caribbean Boat Bombings

Andy Corbley October 31, 2025

Virtually all news outlets worldwide reporting on the Pentagon’s targeted killings of sailors in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…

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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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