TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Speaking to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Assistant Secretary of Defense Randall Schriver on Tuesday revealed that the Pentagon expects the cost of the Afghan War in 2018 to come to $45 billion. This obviously is subject to change, in the face of more probable escalations. The cost includes $13 billion in direct cost for Read More…
As Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria continues, so too does their policy of arresting anyone seen as even sort of opposed to the attack. The Turkish Interior Ministry now says 449 people have been detained for criticizing the war on social media, and 124 more detained for taking part in actual protests. Turkey’s Erdogan government doesn’t Read More…
Speaking to Congressional Republicans during a visit to Greenbrier resort on Thursday, Defense Secretary James Mattis announced that he believes the US military needs to be made “more lethal,” and pushing for yet more money. After a massive military spending increase last year, Mattis says he wants another $50 billion tacked on for next year. He mocked Read More…
Editor’s Note: Knowing the deceptive and manipulative nature of the US government, and governments in general, we should be asking ourselves if this is a false story being put out to dispel any notion that the supposed “false missile alert” in Hawaii recently was possibly a real missile that was brought down, as many sources are Read More…
President Trump has signed an executive order that is intended to reverse President Obama’s intentions to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. Details are still emerging, but a leaked cable suggests this plan was in the offing for awhile. Trump has been clear time and again that he wants to keep Guantanamo Bay open, and that he’d like to fill Read More…
The past week in Afghanistan has been one of the deadliest in years, with several major Taliban attacks across the country, including major strikes in the capital city of Kabul, killing hundreds of people. Last Monday, Taliban stormed a luxury hotel, killing 22. Days later, ISIS hit the charity Save the Children in Nangarhar, chasing Read More…