On this day 14 years ago, former NFL player Pat Tillman was shot and killed by his fellow soldiers in Afghanistan, and the events surrounding his death still remain a mystery. (TFTP) Seventh-round NFL draft pick Pat Tillman wasted no time in setting records for tackles on the football field for the Arizona Cardinals. But Read More…
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FISA Memo Withheld, NSA “Accidentally” Deletes Bush Data & US War Machine Pushes On Despite Shutdown
Podcast: 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. Despite the continuing “government shut down” fear-mongering by all mainstream outlets, to the surprise of no Read More…
Trump Expanding Mideast Wars: 26,000 Troops In Iraq, Syria And Afghanistan
The Trump wars era brings a reconfiguration: plenty of remote warfare and far more military personnel abroad. A new era is opening almost by stealth. Its defining feature is a military expansion, ordered by the United States president and conducted by the Pentagon. Underlying it is Trump’s fusion of elements from the strategy of his two Read More…
Trump Set To Outdo Both Bush And Obama On Executive Orders
While the U.S. governmental system of checks and balances often finds executive and legislative interests at odds, the most successful administrations have found ways to work together with Congress. The breakdown of that process has led to sharply increased reliance on executive orders. Despite portraying himself as a “master negotiator” throughout last year’s campaign, Donald Read More…
The Scariest Thing About Trump’s Presidency Is How Little Has Actually Changed
Question: What would be even scarier than Donald Trump winning the election, immediately rounding up and deporting 11 million undocumented immigrants, banning all Muslims from entering the country, secretly colluding with the Russian government against the interests of the United States, covertly scheming to turn America into a white ethnostate, and the realization of every Read More…
Longest War In US History Turns 16 – Thousands Dead, No End In Sight And It’s Getting Worse
On October 7th 16 years ago, less than one month after 9/11, President George W. Bush delivered a televised address from the White House announcing the beginning of the Afghanistan War. “On my orders, the United States military has begun strikes against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime in Read More…