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Tag: Pentagon

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…

Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had
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Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023

  If any Ukrainian were under the impression that the White House and Pentagon were their allies, the last…

Report Says Taiwan Leadership “Most Important Factor” in Potential Conflict with China, but US Still Needed in Battle
Foreign Policy

Report Says Taiwan Leadership “Most Important Factor” in Potential Conflict with China, but US Still Needed in Battle

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023

Story at a glance… The RAND Corp. released a study on a conflict over Taiwan highlighting political leadership. Even…

DoD Report Finds Weapons to Ukraine Not Being Monitored 3 Months After GOP Assured They Were
ArchivesForeign Policy

DoD Report Finds Weapons to Ukraine Not Being Monitored 3 Months After GOP Assured They Were

June 14, 2023June 27, 2023

ITALY, June 14th, 2023. In a report from the Pentagon’s Office of the Inspector General, “thousands of defense items”…

Rep. Gaetz Introduces Resolution to Force Biden Admin. to Reveal Troop Presence in Ukraine
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Rep. Gaetz Introduces Resolution to Force Biden Admin. to Reveal Troop Presence in Ukraine

April 18, 2023June 29, 2023

It may have been one of the largest stories in the history of the country—the executive branch, informing neither…

What do the Discord Leaks Say About US-China Relations?
ArchivesForeign Policy

What do the Discord Leaks Say About US-China Relations?

April 17, 2023July 11, 2023

Story at a glance… Hundreds of classified Pentagon documents were recently leaked, including several related to America’s antagonism toward…

Number of Pentagon Bases in the Philippines Increased Under Outcry Against US Push to War
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Number of Pentagon Bases in the Philippines Increased Under Outcry Against US Push to War

February 6, 2023July 12, 2023

Under a renegotiation of an agreement known as the 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), the US has been…

China’s Newly-Completed Space Station Hosting 6 Astronauts in National First
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China’s Newly-Completed Space Station Hosting 6 Astronauts in National First

December 2, 2022July 17, 2023

6 Chinese astronauts smiled for the camera when after arriving in their Shenzhou 15 spacecraft, China’s newly-finished space station…

Pentagon Set for a Return to the Philippines’ Subic Bay Military Base in China Ramp-Up
Foreign Policy

Pentagon Set for a Return to the Philippines’ Subic Bay Military Base in China Ramp-Up

November 25, 2022

On Thursday, Kyodo News reported that 30 years to the day of the US closing her largest overseas military…

House Democrats Pass a Military Budget Set to Doom Afghanistan to Famine
Foreign Policy

House Democrats Pass a Military Budget Set to Doom Afghanistan to Famine

July 18, 2022

PICTURED: Afghanis haul off assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 2001. Now, as…

“Out of the Shadows” Comes the First Congressional Hearings on UFOs—Everything You Need to Know
Technology

“Out of the Shadows” Comes the First Congressional Hearings on UFOs—Everything You Need to Know

May 18, 2022

PICTURED: A jet fighter passes by a strange spherical object—an example of UAP, or unidentified aerial phenomena, that was…

Pentagon Blocked Release of Data a Study Needed to Prove the First Identified Interstellar Object
Space

Pentagon Blocked Release of Data a Study Needed to Prove the First Identified Interstellar Object

April 12, 2022

In 2014, an object around 1.5 feet across came screaming into the skies above Papua New Guinea before blowing…

Foreign Policy

2023 NDAA: How the Pentagon Hides Nearly $100 Billion in War Spending in Other Agencies

March 30, 2022

This is part 2 of a two-part report on the 2023 FY NDAA. You can read part 1 here.…

World News

Pentagon Fails Audit for a Fourth Time While Bill to Force Their Hand Stalls in Committee

January 5, 2022

ARLINGTON, Virginia. November 15th, 2021. Proudly announcing their self-expected failure to produce a financial audit, the Department of Defense…

Foreign Policy

State Department Request Mass-Redactions from Recent Afghanistan Waste and Fraud Report

November 1, 2021

PICTURED: John F. Sopko, the Special Investigator General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). PC: SIGAR. CC 2.0. Story at a…

Foreign Policy

$14 Trillion Spent on “Defense” Since the Start of Afghanistan War — $4.4 Trillion to Arms Firms

September 14, 2021

PICTURED: The largest honey pot ever. Story at a glance… A Brown University report reveals that of the $14…

War

From “Multiple Suicide Bombs” to “Possible Facilitator” How the Murder of Zemari Ahmadi Typifies Drone Warfare Failings

September 8, 2021

PICTURED: From top left to bottom right, the victims of the latest drone strike in Kabul. Farzah Ahmadi, age…

War

“End” of Afghan War Doesn’t Mean Generals Don’t Want to Remain Engaged

May 12, 2021

AFGHANISTAN, May 11th, 2021. CENTCOM reports that between 6%-12% of the total military withdrawal in terms of equipment and…

Trump’s Recent Pentagon Purge: Why December Could be the Most Significant Month of his Presidency
Foreign Policy

Trump’s Recent Pentagon Purge: Why December Could be the Most Significant Month of his Presidency

November 16, 2020

WASHINGTON D.C. November 9th, 2020. President Trump fired his Sec. of Defense, Mark Esper, announcing he would be replaced…

House Democrats Move to Prevent the Removal of Any U.S. Troops From 53 African Countries
Foreign Policy

House Democrats Move to Prevent the Removal of Any U.S. Troops From 53 African Countries

March 5, 2020

WASHINGTON D.C. March 4th, 2020. Early reports of a bill slated to be introduced in the House that would…


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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023

The Washington Post has reported that the US is close to giving Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles that have a 200-mile…

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But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023

When President Biden signaled his intention to bypass American law and send cluster munitions to Ukraine, Kyiv quickly provided…

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Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had

Andy Corbley July 24, 2023

  If any Ukrainian were under the impression that the White House and Pentagon were their allies, the last…

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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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