Officially, the US military never leaves troops behind. Secretary of Defense James Mattis even said literally this last week, in denying that a soldier might’ve been left behind in the October 4 Niger ambush, in which four US special forces were killed. As details continue to emerge on the incident, however, it appears increasingly certain Read More…
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A U.S. Soldier Died In Niger. What On Earth Are We Doing There?
When our soldiers kill and die in wars we don’t know about and can’t end, we’re not a democracy anymore. In our military-revering culture, it’s a strange thing for a president to start a war of words with the grieving families of slain soldiers. Strange, yes. But from Donald Trump’s campaign season feud with the Read More…
Senators ‘Stunned’ To Learn US Has 1,000 Troops In Niger
With Pentagon officials offering the first details on the Niger ambush incident, they also revealed details about the ongoing US war in Niger, including the revelation that there is an ongoing US war in Niger. Nobody seems to have known about it. Especially not those whose job it is to know. Senate Armed Services Committee Read More…
Guess What You’re Funding Now? A $100 Million Drone Base in Africa
Niger, Africa— DARPA, or the secretive Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which works under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Defense, has created some spooky technology in its time — from tiny drones called ‘Gremlins,’ to ‘implantable, wireless neuroprosthetics’ that are lodged in a soldier’s brain to offer a reprieve from PTSD and other brain Read More…