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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year
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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

August 21, 2025

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

Secret Report Shows Another Terror War Was Fought Without Any Coherent Plan: Somalia
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Secret Report Shows Another Terror War Was Fought Without Any Coherent Plan: Somalia

March 12, 2024

It’s currently the longest foreign conflict in which US troops are still engaged. Today it is still almost a…

Representatives of Congress Will Not Stand: For Any Attempts to Reduce US Militarism
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Representatives of Congress Will Not Stand: For Any Attempts to Reduce US Militarism

March 29, 2023July 13, 2023

WASHINGTON D.C. March 29th, 2023. The most recent sessions of the House and Senate have seen several attempts at…

As Drone Strikes Return, So Have Civilian Casualties: Watchdog Reports
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As Drone Strikes Return, So Have Civilian Casualties: Watchdog Reports

March 14, 2023July 13, 2023

7 civilians including 3 children, one as young as 8 years old, were killed in a suspected US drone…

Slowly But Steadily, the Executive Branch is Bringing Back Widespread Drone Warfare
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Slowly But Steadily, the Executive Branch is Bringing Back Widespread Drone Warfare

March 2, 2023July 13, 2023

Not at any other time in the 21st century has the average American kept up less with the Global…

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…

Troops to Leave Somalia Only to Remain in East Africa
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Troops to Leave Somalia Only to Remain in East Africa

December 21, 2020

STUTTGART, Germany. December 19th, 2020. President Trump’s desire to get all troops out of Somalia, as World at Large…

Trump Allegedly Wants Troops Out of Somalia — America’s Forgotten Terror Battleground
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Trump Allegedly Wants Troops Out of Somalia — America’s Forgotten Terror Battleground

October 15, 2020

 JOWHAR, Somalia. September 22nd, 2012. PICTURED: A Ugandan soldier of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) looks on…

37 Million Refugees Created by the ‘Global War on Terror’ – Comprehensive Review States
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37 Million Refugees Created by the ‘Global War on Terror’ – Comprehensive Review States

September 9, 2020

PICTURED: Iraqi and Syrian refugees arrive from Turkey on the Island of Lesbos in Greece, while members of Spanish…


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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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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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