National security adviser John Bolton began the effort to remove the directive after he took up his position in April. President Donald Trump took steps on Wednesday to loosen limits on when the US government can deploy cyberweapons against adversaries, reversing Obama-era guidelines, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Trump signed an order reversing Presidential Policy Directive Read More…
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Congress Addresses Yemen, Trump Ignores Much Of 2019 NDAA & Systemic Child Abuse With MSM Coverup
https://media.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/content.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/Congress_Addresses_Yemen_Trump_Ignores_Much_Of_2019_NDAA_Systemic_Child_Abuse_With_MSM_Coverup.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (8/15/18). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it Read More…
UN Report Finds ISIS Given “Breathing Space” In US-Occupied Areas Of Syria
By maintaining an ISIS pocket in the territory it occupies, the U.S. can continue to justify its illegal presence in the country for the long-term, ultimately substituting Iran for ISIS as its new regional boogeyman. NEW YORK — A recent report from the UN Security Council’s Sanctions Monitoring Team has found that many of the places in Syria Read More…
‘War Crimes’: Lawmakers Demand Answers About US Role In Yemen Massacre
In the wake of the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition’s horrific bombing of a school bus last week that killed 50 Yemeni children and amid reports on Tuesday of dozens more civilian deaths after a new wave of Saudi bombings, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) has sent a detailed letter (pdf) to the Department of Defense Inspector General demanding an investigation into whether Read More…
Trump vs. His Own Administration?
Are President Trump’s senior cabinet members working against him? It’s hard not to conclude that many of the more hawkish neocons that Trump has (mistakenly, in my view) appointed to top jobs are actively working to undermine the president’s stated agenda. Especially when it seems Trump is trying to seek dialogue with countries the neocons Read More…
Trump To Ignore Multiple NDAA Provisions
In a 15-page signing statement issued Monday night, President Trump revealed that he intends to ignore many of the myriad provisions of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the $716 billion military spending bill. The signing statement singles out several provisions which Trump argues would restrict his control in ways he believes are needed for “military Read More…